The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29
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hole IF there had been more such admin
istraton in Natal ID had been better for
the service and the success of our arms
But war has constant eye-openers for the
observant Echoing a truth with which I
have long been familiar, Gen. Kelly-Ken-
ny remarked to me the other day: 7 have
been wofully undeceived In many things
in this campaign Men I had thought
were splendid fellows who would have
gone anywhere and done anything, have
betrayed themselves as the rankest frauds
and those I had expected little from have
done great things. War gives you the
measure Of men in an astonishing way
Mr. Burleigh's nlluson TO the escape or
two thousand Beers refers, seemingly, to
the two thousand men, with the best OF
horses. who left Gen. Cronje on the night
of Feb o. FIVE days after 1t was thought
that he was completely surrounded. Con-
tinuing, MIR. Burleigh, writing March 6,
says:
"Our friend the willy Boer Is at his own
congenlal game along our front. Every
rough kopte and defensive position he Is
industriously terrifying. I have ridden
out and seen him digging trenches, build
ing stone walls, erecting sand bag re-
doubts mounting cannon and preparing to
receive us in the direction he hopes we
shall advance. For such country he
has made choice of the strongest posi-
bile lines. The eighteen miles he Is In
trenching southwark from the Molder skip
from range to range OF low, strong kopjes.
North of the Modder. upon other hills, he
has detachments watching us and guns
in empla2ements upon table topped hills.
HIS righ< rests upon large, fiat hill. his
center and left among nests OF conical
kopies. where he can hide his men and
conceal his cannon. Yesterday (Mareh
. I watched the Beers at work for hours.
Vsgsa.k
affairs between our cavalry and them. To-
day a few guns were fired by either side,
and the cracking of musketry went on
for hours The ranges were long, and
consequently little damage resulted.
Some ten days ago smart thing was
done by a subaltern in Roberts Horse
that deserves more than passing. record.
A body OF Beers Fastening to Cronje's re
lief were met and turned back by French's
energetic cavalry. The enemy In their
flight passed by several low kopjes where
Roberts Horse had pickets One of these
slated them from a 600-yard range. a
young officer, nearer 2,000 than coo yards
from the Beers, seeing there was no
chance of the enemy coming his way. took
u upon himself to ride out with thin
squadron 10 within 300 yards OF the re-
treating Beers. There he dismounted his
men and began firing rapidly into the en-
envy. emptying half hundred saddles.
The Beers halted returned the fire. pick
ed up most Of their wounded and put them
in wagons; but the officer stood his ground
and the enemy trekked, leaving him vie
tor. or such born soldiers are good lead
ers made.
There are said 10 be symptoms OF horse
sickness about. but take II. so far. hum
ger Is its worst form. and that, with over
work. has dotted the veldt with the car
cases OF animals, poisoned the air OF
old camps ana brought hither such onin-
Gus swarms Of yuituros. ! fear the amia-
bic Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals would despair 81 US and IT.
Eeif were its Representatives here; they
would have 10 much that In Impossible 20
attempt 70 put right II Il suggestive Of
q more than healthy appetite 70 see horses
Wildly browsing upon African heather and
scrub. ~ Dlunging for the straw easing OF
Old bottles and hamper siuninR"
~ an Example u he deadl ness Of rife
IRE from bshlud Entertainments a. short
fanRes Standard correspondent. writ
luG from Osfoutein. Mach 7. u ne Siege
- Dfn. fr0nif, says
"coi nanDsy made an extraordinary