Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-10-03
COUNTING THE COST.
Great Britain Finds thai the South
African War was Very
Expensive

1soHEVH OCt. Zt.-Ine preparations
here 10 welcome On their return 10 Eng
land from South Africa the few hundred
men who constitute the City Imparia!
yo,unteers have entirely mon0poiized
Engiand's attention this week, ban shing
from notice matters of international i'm
Port. Although this, about half regi-
MEET Of LondonerS, brokers. clerks and
Others, has not performed any very hero
ic feats, thousands Of people are pouring
/ into London in order to witness their
! homecoming, and windows along the
/ line OF march have been sold at prices
almost equal 10 those demanded at the
! time CT the jubiee procession. In addi
/ tion decorations and examinations cost
! ing many thousands OF pounds have been
! prepared and business and even traffic
1 will pa suspended PA cticallv the whole
4 day when they arrive, and Monday night
4 viii doubtless witness q repetition of
the Mafeking carnival The announce
4 lnent of the n0narriyal of the volunteers
/ and the consequent poStponement Of the
/ pageant was a great disappointment to
/ many thousands. People from all parts
4 of the country are now aiDlessly parad-
/ ing the route. The tnrOngs are 50 great
4 that business is practically suspended
/ and traffic disorganiZed. 1t is pointed
ont that the intense patriotism
/ would be better appreciated were the re
/ turning soldiers more representative OF
4 the forces in the field or if there were not
/ hundreds OF colonial volunteers who have
/ fought i'll South Africa walking the
1 streets of London. unh0nOred, unnoticed
/ caused some bitter reflections TO he east
on the mother country by the colonial
! secretaries in London, the justice Of
/ which has been acknowledged by several
| llberal-mlnded organs. while the regular
| army are NOT too pleased that the cream
! Of public enthusiasm over the return OF
/ troops should be secured by small body
| of volunteers which it is freely asserted
/ cannot compare with several Of their reg
! ular units.
Buller's Triunphal March.
! The next big celebration will probably
/ occur Monday. November 10, when Gen
| Butler is due at Southampton He viii
| receive the freedom of several cities ana
| will doubtless have triumphant prog
ress, though the reception which will be
| accorded to Lord Roberts will, of COURSE.
eclipse the celebration which will attend
I Buffers return to England. Lord Rob
! erts Is expected in December, and the
same month. representative of the AS
| soclated press learns another distin-
guished Britisher, Cecil Rhodes. will re-
| turn from South Africa In pursuance
Of his determination to adopt IA self-ob-
| lteratng policy until the war is entirely
| over, it is likely that Mr. Rhodes home
coming will be quieter than that of the
most insignificant private of the City I'M
| perial volunteers
| In the midst of the preparations for
celebrating the return of the victorious
! soldiers 1t is not astonishing that people
generally fail to realize how extremely
costly and long drawn out was the struc-
/ gle in South Africa. Statistics carefully
| prepared up to date by one of the arg-
| est insurance companies show that pro
| portlonately, more Britishers were killed
than the Germans lost in the war of
| lSl0-1 with France. while the proDor-
! ton of those who succumbed to disease
was three times as great
| Among the rank and file the Germans
/ mad % per cent. more men killed. but
| from disease Great Britain suffered G3
/ per cent. heavier than the Germans. This
| increase IS OF such magnitude that even
The climatic differences fail to account
/ for 1t. 1t is asserted that had Great
Britain put in the field as many troops
as Germany did against France and had
maintained proportionate casualties her
mortality would have reached $1,000
men.
Governor of Orange River Colony.
1t is asserted that Maj Gooid-Adams.
the British commissioner in Rechuana-
| land, Will be made governor Of the Or
ange River colony. Gen. Butler is slated
e resume command of AlderShot. Gen.
Kitchener, it is said, will Temporarily
| succeed LoEd Roberts in command of the
troops III South Africa, but will it is
| further asserted be eventually replaced
| by Maj,-Gen. Lyttleton and Kitchener
Will then be likely to come home and as
sumo the duties of adjutantg general
Lady William Beresford formerly Lii
! ian. Duchess of Marlborough has
| brought action against the young Duke
of Marlborough To recover the money
| which she spent in improving Blcnhcm
| palace during the life of the last duke.
| The matter came up originals when the
| present duke succeeded 10 the title. hut
owing to the friendly relations existing
| between the duke and his Ste0mOther
| it was temporarily arranged Since the
/ dukes marriage 70 Consuelo Vanderbilt.
| 1t Is reported, an eStrangement has
grown up between Lady Bercsford and
/ her stepson. On more than one occasion.
| ii IS said. the young American duchess
/ Snuhhed her countrYWoman LADY BprCS-
| ford was formerly Mrs Louis Hammers.
/ ley of New York;. until the latter deter
mined she could not submit 10 such
! treatment any longer and she now asks
the law to compel her s;epsOn 10 ~.
turn the amount she spent on BIenheim.
To Annul Marriage.
! Another aristocratic lawsuit which will
/ shortly he heard in camera is the appli-
/ caIIGn OF tne MafCnlOneSS or AngipSea
| to have her marriage to the marquis
who is head of the Paget family, de-
claycd null. They only became man and
| wife in 1898, but il was strictly mar
riage of convenience between cousins ar
ranged for the sake of inheritiag proper
| ~ which otherwise could nor have been
touched by either of them They both
agreed to live their own lives Appar-
entity this extraordinary arrangement did
not work we'll in more ways than one.
/ 1t is asserted that the marquis agreed to
| give his wife t5U00 the first year and
$4,000 the second year and 50 on. until
| the allowance reached 10000 a year.
I However. the alleged allowance was
stopped almost immediately Lady An
/ glesea, who describes herself 'othecwise
/ Chetwyud,' her maiden name. now
wishes TO Get out of the bargain, and. it
/ Is rumorcl. if successful, She will marry
| Count Herman Won Hatzfeldt.