Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-01
It is Approached This Year With
Signs Of IosensIOi..ty
CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA
Surrender Of beers VIII Release
Troops for Chlna-What Lat
ter Wants

the silly season OF London journalism
is approached this year with many
signs of Iusenslbility on the part OF the
faded and oyerwrought public says the
London correspondent of tho Tribune.
The unexpected death of thg Duke of
saNe-Coburg, the always popular sailor
prince in England, although Doe proc
frssed 90 end his career Boo % minor
German court. was announced on The
day when am address to the crown was
moved in both houses Of parliament on
the moustrous crime OF the Italian ass
sasan. which has excited indignation
and adherence through thg world, and
the closing scenes of the war BOO South
Africa. with simultaneous operations
I'm as many as five fields are passing
almost without observation, and cer-
tauly oyerstraIned By uncertainties
and auMeues In China one startling
surprise has followed another In this
anuom.rabui until newspaper readers
have grown lstlgss and Indifferent Wit
nesses To- current history.
The campaign 10 South Africa is now
closely connected with China, for the
speedy surrender of the Beers viii en-
able the British government tJ take a
more decisive line ia the impending
conflict than 10 has been following.
There is probably no truth iu the cur
rent report that Lord Roberts has
telegraphed 20 Lord Landsd0|ne that
the war Will be speedily brought TO an
end. for the war office has "a remarkable
talent for Keeping lbs secrets and Lord
Roberts is not boo the habit Uf forecast
Ing events There b., however a
strong conviction among the members
Of parliament that the close of HOSTILE
ties Us boz sight
Only about one thousand burghers.
with single gun. are reported officially
as having surrendered Co Gen. Hunter
in the Caled0u Valley but the Harrl-
smith and Vrede commands will prob
ably be- brought ln with the remaining
artillery The number of prisoners is
not likely 20 exceed 5000 since there
are many desertiOus The collapse OF
the Free State forces viii Doe complete
when Gen Dewet and Mr.. Steyu are
surrounded and compelled t1 surrender
and TO Gen. B0tha has been credited
the intention Of giving up the fight
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