The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-04


desired to make Tor publication"
Lord Roberts replied TO Lord Lans-
downe, in dispatch dated Bloemfon-
TEN, March 81, that he had suggested 10
Sir Redvers Butler TO prepare a fun nar-
rative. but that SIR Redvsrs had answer
ed as follows: Il do net al al like. The
idea Of rewriting dispatch for pubica-
ton. I much prefer 10 lsave II n the
hands OF the comnander-iR-chieG Lei
him select for publication whatever he
thinks proper"
To this Lord Roberts appended that he
would not himself oosect 10 the puolica-
ton Of paper edited as Lord I.ans-
downe had suggested. but that it might
perhaps be better 10 override General
Buffers objections and adopt the alter
native course suggested by Lord Laus-
downe. He asked Lord Lansdowne TO
wire reply. This reply from Lord
Lansdowne. dated April :. said: In view
OF Buffers objection. abandon the pro-
posal that the dispatch should be re-
written and I propose TO publish the Sc
lection described in my dispatch OF
March IS
Lord Roberts answered under date Of
April 6: Il agree to my dispatch OF Feb
ruary 13 being published"
The correspondence also contains two
dispatches referred to in Lord I.ans-
downe's dispatch OF March Is. The first
is from Lord Lansdowne TO General
Butler, dated anuary 5. representing the
impossibility OF publishing his dispatches
which contain views of the situation
and forecasts Of his intentions" and en-
phasizing the advisabnity Of sending dis
patches descriptive of the operations for
presentation to parliament. The second
is from Lord Wolseley to Lord Roberts.
dated February 6. and saying: You viii.
feel sure, agree with me that Me-
thuen's dispatch regarding Magersfon-
ieln could not be published as sent. There
are aDssages in it inappropriate 10 such
documents and it also gives information
OF Importance TO the enemy II he likes
will revise the dis9atch. but | prefer
not TO undertake this responsibility. /
suggest that you should ask him 20 can
eel this dispatch and to write another -
The correspondence does not indlca {
whether Lord Methuen rewrote the dis
patch as suggested. The spion Kop dis
patches, as published. were exactly the
selection suggested in Lord Lansdowne'
dispatch of March p.
The Times, referring TO the correspond
ence, says: Lord Landsdowne's dispatch
is a singular invitation to Lord Roberts
10 cook his opinions for the benefit Of the
unfortunate British public. Comment 10
on this correspondence IS almost super
nnnnE 'Thara e
Sir Redvers Butler as hist refusal to re-
writ a dispatch for pEblicatlon."
The Daily News says: The man in the
street, considering what he has been al.
lowed to see. win be apt to form rather
lurid ideas of what has been withheld
from public gaze"
The DailyGraphlc severely attacks Lord
Lansdowne for trying 10 shift the re-
sponsi5iiity"
The Standard mildly approves the gov
ernment's action IN publishing the eSpla-
nation, but the general opinion Il that
the correspondence should not have been
published unless in full. and the partial
publication IS, on the whole, rather badly
received
NATIVES WOES AT WATERING
Colonel Paden-Powen reports Officially
from Mafeking, under date OF April O.
that all was well there He adds: "Thlr-
teen native women tried to get away
during the night OF April - The enemy
opened fire on them and killed nine and
wounded two. I wrote TO Snyrnan. point
ing out that he shells the native stadt,
which is full OF women and children. ani
~
day the Beers have captured and aogged
them and sent them back. and by night
they shoot them down, pretending q
mistake them for night attacks. Snymau
has ont replied. The proportion Of killed
and wounded above speaks for ITSELF
other news from Mafeking details the
careful saving Of the provisions and says
there are diminished ratIons for 1900 SOUS
within the beleagured town.
The American hospital ship Maine. after
having been inspected by Lady Randolph
Churchill and others az the committee
sailed from Southampton for the Cape TO
day.
Prices today became buyoant on ths
stock exchange after a dull opening Thl,
vas due 10 a variety OF rumors. all. how
ever. requiring combination. including az
important British victory in South
Africa, the death of President Kruger ans
the relief Of Mafeking.
FENIAN SCARE N CANADA
Detroit. Mich May 3.-Locai papers 20
day print the following. dated Windsor
Ont: Colonel Holmes. commanding o.
fcer os No ! military district has 70
ceived instructions from Ottawa % have
the Twsnty-drst Essex. Fusiisrs. N,
Seventh London Fus.llers. the Twenty
sixth Middlesex and the Twenty eighth
Elgfn battalion ready 20 narch a. tw'
hours notice This step has been dssnch
advisable by the military department
owing 70 Information that bands ~ Pen
ians intend invading Canada ~ s7nf
point along the River St Clair O. DetEo!'
river. for the purpose y destroying 1fns
% the railway lines Arrangement rave
been 50 far completed that the hattaii1as
az. prepared FOR marching orders 80 AIS
time Local military a3thoTities cain
that an invasion IS not feared bat iha'
the battaIions named wll 30 nono.ized az
some point OF the frontier f9r tacfif a
. exercises only.
Ottawa. Ont Nay 2-HoH Dr. B>f3eH
minister - ru.tia. sale traizht ia re-
gard 70 = dispatch from "ln1saF station
t7at Co,one. Hg'mes received from o.
lava lrv,ructgo=F 20 hars u.8tia READY =
-zren 3. tao hours notice 20 rePe3 ZEN
!aa Invasion. that there was not % wrorf
% truth 10 81 Calenel Belmes had sp-
parent,y s~en carrylnT ost some taetlca
scheme II wh'rn General Ctf.n wss tns
father. ard Dr. iSor5eu has farnsr9es a.
expla-st8ou from c1lFnsl Eelf1es - ths
ra55-t- f.ssflehad concerning hirn. Sata-
irag IS kaoEu O, IRE matter here