Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27
SOLDIERS FROM
SOUTH AFRICA.
tOndOn Preparing a Welcome for
the Imperial Volunteers,
MORTALITY AMONG TROOPS.
Exceeds that Of she Germans In 1870
Cost OF the War Enormous Was
LongDriven out

London. Oct 2l--The preparations
here to welcome on their return TO
England from South Africa. the few
hundred men who constitute the city
monopollzed Engalnds attention this
week. banlshing from notice matters
Of International import, Although this,
about half a regiment OF young Lon
doners brokers, clerks and others, has
not performed any very heroic teats,
thousands of people are pouring into
London IN order 10 witness their home
coming and windows along the line Of
march have been sold at prices al
most equal to those demanded at the
time of the jubilee procession, In ad-
dillon decorations and illuminatiOns
costing many thousands Of pounds
have been prepared and business and
traffic viii be practically suspended
the whole day when they arrive and
Saturday night will doubtless witness
a repetition Of the MafekIng carnival,
INTENSE PATRIOTISM.
Il is pointed out that the intense pa
trlotlsm which all this Is supposed to
signify would be better appreciated
were the returning soldiers more repre-
sentative Of the forces in the field or II
there were not hundreds Of colonial vol
unteers who have fought in South
Africa walking the streets OF London,
unhonored unnoticed and uncared for
This circumstance has caused some
bitter reflections 70 be cast on the
mother country by the colonial sections
In London. the justice OF which has
been acknowledged by several liberal
minded organs. while the regular army
men are not too pleased that the
cream Of public enthusiasm" over the
return Of the troons should be secured
by a small body OF volunteers which,
It Is freely asserted. cannot compare
with several OF the irregular units.
NEXT BIG CELEBRATION
The next big celebration will probab-
ly occur Monday, Nov. 10TH when Cen
Butler Is due at Southampton. He will
receive the freedom Of several cities
and viii doubtless have a triumphant
progress, though the reception which
will be accorded 10 Lord Roberts will,
Of course, eclipse the celebration which
will attend Buffers return to England.
Lord Roberts is expected In December.
and the same month. a representative
Of the Associated Press learns. another
distinguished Britisher. Cecil Rhodes,
will return from South Africa.
In pursuance of his determination to
adopt a self-obliterating policy until the
war is entirely over, 1t is likely that
Mr.. Rhodes homecoming win be quiet
er than that OF the most Insignificant
private Of he city imperial volunteers.
GREAT COST OF WAR.
In the midst Of the preparations for
celebrating the return Of the victorious
soldiers It Is not astonishing that the
people generally fail TO realize how ex-
tremely costly and long drawn out has
been the struggle In South Africa.
Statistics carefully prepared up 20 date
by one Of the largest insurance COM
panles show that proportionately,
more Britlshers were killed than the
Germans lost In the war with France
OF 1901, while the proportion Of those
who suooumbed TO disease was three
times as great Among the rank and
file the Germans had 50 per cent more
men killed but from disease Great
Britain suffered So per cent heavier
than the Germans. This Increase IL Of
such magnitude that even the climatic
differences fail 20 account for II. II Is
asserted that had Great Britain put In
we held as many troops as Germany
ald against France and had maintained
proporuonate casualties her mortality
would have reached 3935g men.
II Is asserted that Major Goeld
Adams the British commissioner In
bechuanaland, viii he made governor Of
the Orange River colony Gen. Butler
Is slated 20 resume command OF Alder
shot. General Kitchener. Il Is said. will
temporarily succeed Lord Roberts ia
command Of the troops in South Africa
out VIII II Is further asserted. be
eventually replaced by Major General
iL-ylueton and Kitchener VIII then be
nkely 10 come home and assume the
auues OF adiutant general,
SIMS REEVES AN IDOL.
The death Of Sims Reeves on Thurs
ay last at Worthing removes an idol
Of the British public, who, for thirty
FEARS. eclipsed any prlma donna Of
lhes' days. Lengthy obituaries and
"reminiscences Of the famous tenor APP
isaI on all sides. But pathetic fea-
escaped attention. Reeves caught a
chill few days ago and Il developed
INTO Bronchitis. But his condition was
- improved Thursday morning that he
vas not believed . be In danger. Mrs.
reeves, who Is many years younger
lhah the deceased tenor. TO whom she
was married IN 1895, after the death OF
hs Hisl wife, left her husband In a
-"o4eat home IN Worthing 70 sing In
LONDON for the benefit OF the survivors
ot halsclava. just as Mrs. Reeves
commenced singing Kathleen Mavour-
leth' telegram was received at the
Shsater announcing the death Of Sims
NesVes' When the song was finished
ana the applause was az its height.
tnt news Of her husbands death was
broken 70 Mrs. Reeves, but the audi
.hee ignorant OF this behind the scene
sTseedy, Kept on demanding encores.
me widow was removed from the
'hea'er on the verge Of collapse.
MARLBOROUGH SUED.
Z, Lady William Beresford formerly
ttalian Duchess OF Marlborough has
u,OSsht action against the young duke
t Mariborough TO recover the money
Mni-A she sepnt IN improving Blenheim
- -f''rN VIZ AAAf klliif OF Allf last
uuke' The matter came up originally
Nhen the present duke succeeded 10 the
tltle. but owing TO the friendly relations
eAlstlng getween the duke and his step.
msother u was temporarily arranged.
Ss,hce the dukes marriage 10 Consuelo
Nehderoilt, II Is reported, an estrange-
uuieht mas grown up between Lady
oeresiord and her step-son. on more
man one occasion, II II said. the young
Nnerican duchess snubbed her country.
woman, LADY Beresford was formerly
Mrs Louis Hammersley OF New York;.
uhul the latter determined she could
,ol submit 70 such treatment any
I9n-er; and she now asks the law to
compel her step-son 20 return the
amounts she spent on Blenhelm.
ARlsTocRATIc DIVORCE SUIT.
Another aristocratIc law suit. which
Nlll shortly be heard IN camera. Is the
spphcation as already cabled TO the As.
ISOLATED Press Of the Warehouses OF
Ahglesey, TO have her marriage 10 the
marquis. who IS head Of the Paget
family, declared null They only be.
cane man and wife In 1898 hut N was