The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-26

battle and disease the mortality during
the campaign was "A 90
War was declared against Persia in 1853
because she had violated treaty The
English captured Bushire, 8Iohamrah
and Ahwaz and thug secured the indie
pendence of Herat
Peaceful England was still suffering
from the effects Of the Crimeaa war,
when in 1856. the Indian mutiny broke
out. and quickly established its claim 70
form one Of the most horrifying pages
/ OF history
A teeming empire, blended from many
explosive elements and controlled by a
/ handful Of aliens-that was the story A
violation Of religious prejudices set the
spark-the use Of hogs fat for the cart
ridges served out TO native soldiers
/ How. after many horrors had been per-
/ petrated, the English, figurativeIy speak
Ing. few a. the throat Of the instruction
I and strsngled the life out Of it is MAJ
/ ter OF history. Sir Colin Campbel's tri-
! umph was not achieved without serious
J expenditure OF men and money.
/ Hurrying on the heels OF the mutiny
| came the second Chinese war. Indeed
/ the latter had been in its preparatory
( stage when the former broke out-very
| luckily, as il happened. since II enabled
! troops on the way 10 China TO be diverted
| &c aid in subduing Mana Sahib. The
| trouble with China this time was that
the Emperor desired TO deny himself the
| privilege Of receiving English and French
ENJOYS at Peking.
| To force upon him the society OF these
functonsries, nineteen British warships
! peDpered the ferts al the mouth OF the
Peiho River The forts peDDered them
back. four boats were disabled and all
ran aground
When they had recovered from their
surprise the English and French sailed
up the river toward Picking killing as
many Cinnamon as possible. The Chi
nese showed their reprehensible instincts
by capturing LOT Of English and French
soldiers under flag OF truce and treat
ing them so badly that thirteen OF them
died
When he saw the English and French
cannon within easy reach Of his capital.
the Emperor said they could send as
many ENJOYS as they pleased. BY way
Of reproof for his cOntUmacy. the Eng
lish burned the imperial palace. which
covered many miles of ground and was
mine OF priceless Chinese art treasures.
That happened in 1851. Two years lat
er the English IN New Zealand were en-
gagged in a stubborn war with the Mao
us. the splendid race that originally in
ha5ited that Pacific group. Goaded by
the incessant deDreGations Of the white
man uDon what lands remained TO them
the MaOris had risen in revolt Many Brit
ish lives were lost in storming their pal
isaded villages; but there could be only
one result, and today the Maoris ara fast
approaching extinction.
There is no little grumbling in the
House OF Commons when a bill was pre-
scented guaranteeing the colony S5.ooo,Gp9
for the expense Of the war, but it was
passed just the same
Less than a wear elapsed. and again
Britons were falling before a dark-skin-
ned foe These were the Ashantees in
South Africa
For once il may be said that at least
the pretext OF the war was a good one.
Soma slaves OF the savage king had Ia
ken refuge on British soil. and. in accord
ance with British tradition, they might
never be Surrendered. The King Of TIE
Ashantees. who did not know about Brit
ish traditions, was angry al the loss Of
his slaves and marched his troops 10
within forty miles of the frontier
An expedition was dispatched against
him.
England's next war. five years laster,
was in another corner Of the same con
tinent. The Abyssinian expedition hard
" deserves TO be called a war. and yet
It attracted a great deal Of attention, and
cost $50 coo 90.
King Theodore had imprisoned at.Mag-
dala, his mountain capital, several Eng
ush persons. including Capt Cameron,
the British Consul at Massowah. As no
persuasion could make him release them
he is said 10 have been vexed because /
Queen Victoria had ignored a - posal
Of marriage he had sent her-Sir Rob
ert Napier was sent from Bombay with
2 strong force.
Their march Of 100 miles among pre-
cipit0us mountains was a fine military
achievement. but the battle that followed
in front ofAagdala was not fierce enough
to be exciting. Not a single Englishman
was killed, and only nineteen were
wounded.
once more. in the year 1874. England !
found herself embroiled with the Ash /
antees
The English forced their way n Coo .
massia. his black Majesty's headquarters, (
and not only extracted from him what
had b. en- required IN the first place, but /
also reformed him in the matter Of hu- +
man sacrifices.
Another war in Afganastan was the /
next military development Of the peace J
ful" reign. As in the case with the Chin /
ese Emperor and the ENJOYS. the Amer (
objected 10 receiving an English mission T
Therefore the mission" which bore a /
strange resemblance to an army, forced /.
its way over the frontier and invaded +
the country. The Ameer fed from Ca
bull AT rs first approach. His son made I
q treaty % peace with the Invaders. but +
this was followed by a popular rising. .
involving the massacre Of SIR l. Cava- I
gna-t the British Envoy, and his STAFF. f
In that same year England encountered +
her first thrashinE in the part q The
world which she IS now trying u make
her own The Zulus rose against her
over q territorial dispute. and under their +
warrior king. CetaHayo. inflicted de-
f5at that s-ung the English people Ike (
q bull Win. To obtain revenge was +
mere matter 0f money and men IN the
end Cetewayo was captured and his PEG /
pie pounded into submission
A pathetic interest attaches 30 this war /
because ~ che killing IN ambush q young F,
Louis Napoleon
south Africa was destined 70 be The
theatre Of blood shed for some years A. +
Ter that How The Beers took up srrns .
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