The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-12

DEWET IS HONORED.
British Army Veterans Respect Him
for Ills Fighting.
WOULD GREET HIM.
He Is Looked upon as the Hero Of the
South African War-IIe Is Stln
Holding Out Against Gen.
eral Knox's Forces

ment was made upon the fox hunt after
Dewst, by veteran Of the British army
who had spent many years in India. He
said that the troopers engaged in run.
ming him to earth we're ready to cheer
for him and TO take him OIL their shout
ders and carry him in triumph to the
nearest camp as the chief of the war in
South Africa. This old soldier had been
talking with officers of the guards who
had taken part In effeotual hunts after
the willy raider and was convinced that
only true sportsmanlike spirit of fair
play and admiration prevailed respect
ing him. No other Boer commander, he
maintained, had commanded in an equal
degree the admiration of the British
army in South Africa and that when
war is ended the officers whom he has
outwitted and baffied many times would
like to join in q complimentary recep.
ton to him in London.
Further news respecting DeWet is
eagerly awaited. A rumor, which how.
ever, at present lacks confirmation. is
current that severe fighting had taken
place between his forces and those Of
General Knox. General Kitchener had
already fulfilled the forecasts Of experts
in one respect he has adopted q laconic
style in his bulletins. His dispatches
have declined in compass day by day
since he assumed the chief command
and a single sentence sufficies for the
last batch prisoners that has turned up
at Bale. This economy Of words
pleases the department..
General Roberts unconsciously digni-
fed guerrilla warfare BY devoting long
bulletin to it daily, and that General
Kitchener will minimize the Boer oper.
ations by allowing all the petty inci-
dents to pass without observation.
While General Kitchener is taciturn, he
is fairly afiame with energy.
Military men say that every trooper
in Knox's column has three horses and
that with fresh remoants constantly
available. the pursuit of DeWet into the
last ditch has been possible.
Germany has gwen more proof of her
friendly relations with England. Il is
generally agreed the imperial chancel.
\ lor's speech in the reichstag must dis
pose once for all any hopes Of European
intervention which Kruger aud his ad-
visers must have entertained. y
Mr.. Chamberlaln's vindiceti -
personal honor, which ws... ~ "
by Lloyd Georges ~
address to the hcr
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dignity as passed thTs.I
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language ~ Ps s,. pan.
oonadct had ssre v
public life and Ss
he had succeeded LII On
worked up against hiEa.
The suggestion that rdaJ
colonial soldiers who havst
South Africa should be erectet<s
don is taking practical shape, the ~
Colonial Institute, which in it's memBSc
ship Is typical Of the empire Is consider
ing several projects which have beer
formulated it's approval
The ministers are striving to shorten
the present session of parliament by ex
planning how little needs to be done.
Broderick has some estimates to present
and the chancellor of the exchequer re
quires slight increase Of borrowing
powers with but everything can be pu
out of the way by Saturday II talkativ
radicals win onlv resnect tas Enslisl
prejudice In favor Of . long ChristH6
holiday.
Joseph Chamberlain contented hid
self with court yea and nay whe|
questioned about the South African af
fairs and debate on the queens address
was allowed to limp and drag.
Mr.. Bartley's amendment relating b
the predominanoe Of one family in tn
cabinet brought up Arthur Balfour in
speech of great dignity in defense o.
Lord Salisbury. It came with goot
grace from him, because he has obtaine'
bis place in the cabinet on his owl
merits and without any references to hi
relations to Lord Salisbury. He ooun
tered Hartley's attack neatly by taunt
ing the radicals with first complaining
of the ascendancy Of Mr.. Chamberlain
in the cabinet and then talking abou
the prime minister's family.