Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-31
WAGES OF BRITISH HEROES.
How England Rewards Her Soldiers
and Sailors.

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Now that the task of Lord Roberts
is over in south Africa. people are be-
ginning to discuss the reward of the
veteran field marshal. An earldom
and money gift of G250,000 have al
ready been mentioned, but time will
show what concrete form the nations
gratitude will take.
Honors fell thickly upon the retiring
commander-in-chief, when as Sir Gar
net Wolseley he returned in triumph
from the Ashanti war Of 1874 He re
ceived the thanks of parliament and
substantial bonus of e25,000, the SOW
ereign bestowed upon him 3 K. c. B.,
and the city of London gave him the
freedom of the city and a magnificent
sword of honor worth a hundred
guineas.
The short, sharp, decisive campaign
which eliminated in the victory of
Tel-el-Kebir raised 'our only general
Gas he was then called to the peer
age, with the title of Baron Wolseley
of Cairo, and the popular commander
received from the Khedive the Grand
Gordon of the Osmanieh. Further
honors awaited him in 1885 after the
Soudan campaign. He was thanked
by both houses of parliament by a
unanimous vote, and made Vlscount
and Knight of st. Patrick.
General Sir Evelyn Woods good
work in Zu1uland in 1879 got itself
recognized to the tune of a K. G. B.
and ieweled sword of honor There
was unique honor also bestowed on
the successful general. Being a barris
ter, he was entertained by the bar at
a grand banquet in the hall of the mid
die Temple. General Woods superior
in the operations against the Zulus,
Lord Chelmsford, failed to distinguish
himself, and, indeed, when the battle
of Ulundi was fought, General Wolse-
ley had already landed at Durham to
superseded him. However. Lord
Chelmsford's feelings were solaced
with a G.. C. B.
A similar decoration was given to
Sir William Lockhart as reward for
mis- brilliant services in the Afridi
campaign, where he commanded 49,
900 men-a force considerably larger
than that operating in Zululand. How
ever, the Grand Cross was supple
mented by the COMMUNICATIVE in
India.
Lord Kitchener received for the
Dongola expedition a K. G. B., the
Medjidie of the first class, and the Os-
manieh of the second class. But a
perfect shower of honors awaited the
victor of Omdurman He was raised
to the peerage as Lord Kitchener of
Khartum, made G. G. B., and London
marked her sense of his services by
giving him the freedom of the city and
a splendid sword of honor Parlia-
ment voted him a sum of 100000, and
the frantic scene of enthusiasm with
which he was received on his arrival
at Victoria Station will live in the
memory of every one who witnessed
it. 1t will not be uninteresting to
glance at the rewards WhicnLord Rob
erts has already received. For bis
brilliant work in Afganistan he was
given a Baronetcy and the thanks CT
parliament London presented him
with the freedom Of the city and a
sword of honor. Later on the hero
was successfully made d peer, a
Knight of st. Patrick, and Grand Cross
of the Star of India, and admitted to
the Privy Council of Ireland So it
will be seen the field marshal bore
honors thick upon him long before he
started for south Africa.-London Ex-
press.