The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-16
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/ the long-range rife and cannon, and
! could in a fortified position, hold their
own against any troops. This meant
| that if volunteers were properly reorgan-
lied in England a successful invasion of
the country would be an impossioility.
It also meant that If a proper use were
| made of the mountains on the frontier Of
! India the bigger the hostile army that
! got within those mountains, the larger
would be the graveyard they would make
there.
! RUSSIA'S ADVANCE ON HERAT
| London, Feb. H.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times, remarking
that 'it will not do to place overmuch
! reliance upon Russias official assurances
that nothing Will be done to embarrass
! England in the presnt situation of af-
| fairs" gives additional details, showing
( that the delays in the ordinary traffic on
! the Central Asian railway are not caused
/ as he has been officially stated, by snow
/ falls, but are due to the passage of Rus
/ sian troops. estimated at $1,000, who are
/ being concentrated in the vicinity of
Kushk. The correspondent adds that
most Russians are convinced that Rus
STA intends, soon or late, to take Herat"
The Times, in an editorial upon the dis
patch. says: This may not portend any
immediate action but ii can hardly be
doubted that Russia has come to the con-
clusion that the psychological moment has
arrived when pressure can be brought TO
bear on Great Britain. There is no rea-
son to suppose that the estimate of 5000
troops IS above the mark 1t does not fol-
low. however, that this implies an advance
on Herat Probably the demonstration
Is intended to cover movements Of a more
practical kind in other sections"
Looking to the eagerness Of the Ger
mans to declare through their newspa-
pers that they are not at all afraid Of
the extension Of influence IN Persia, to
gether with German interests in western
Asia in connection with the Bardad stu
alton. we must be prepared TO defend our
interests in the Persian gulf and south
ern Persia against the whole world"
WEB DAVIS No BoER PROPHET
London, Feb. I4-Te Times publishes
the following from its correspondent at
Lorenzo Marques: webster Davis. assist
an secretary Of the interior OF the Uni.el
States, has empharcally repudiated an
the Standard and Diggers' News. atrrIhut-
ing TO him the statement that. in his opin-
ion. the Beers would never be conquered.
TRANSVAAL'S FOREIGN LEGION
1T is asserted that since the beginning
of the war $500 new burghers have been
enrolled in the Transvaal. A refugee as
serts that on February 5, 100 men. in
Guiding tn Irish brigade. were sent from
Ladysnlith TO assist in contemplated
night assault on Kimberly. ana that the
Irish brigade were expected 10 lead the
onslaught Republican officials are cir
cuIsting reports that the British wish to
sue for peace. II Is asserted that Chief
Detective Mention. an Irishman, has been
interviewing prisoners from the IrishInen
IN Pretoria and urging them TO take Up
arms against the English. Another 90
hannesburg foundry has been commanded
TO manufacture shells. Some Of the Brit
ISL prisoners have been removed 10 Irene,
Just south OF Pretoria. Irene Is com
manded by one Of the Pretoria forts"