Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13

paniment Of pushing, screaming, cheer
ing and singing.
The column had hardly covered a
hundred yards when II was again in
termlngled with the surging crowds
who had undisDuted sway along the
route. Many Of the volunteers escaped
through side streets, and others stray
gled along in single file, by twos or
threes. BE- the time they reached the
Thames embankment the crowds had
become a conglomeration. womens hats
being as numerous In the mass as vol
unteers headgear.
over an hour was consumed In traV-
ersing the mile to Westminster. There
the police arrangements improved and
the multltudes were marshalled into
some kind Of order. The windows, roofs
and every other vantage point were
crowded with singing cheering human-
ity, waving banners, hats and hand
kerchefs.
Finally the column reached Nine
Elms station, bearing numberless traces
Of the difficulties OF the march. The
public was excluded, the final leave
taklngs being held outside, and the VOL
unteers entrained and departed amidst
a commlngling Of band music. and
cheering and the singing Of Aud Lang
Syne, Rule Brittanla" and God Save
the Queen"
The lord mayor, sheriffs and council
Tors, In their state robes, accompanied
by many ladies. took another special
train for southampton 10 bid farewell
to the volunteers on board the trans
port Briton. The latter arrived soon af-
ter the lord mayors party, and were
saluted with ringing cheers from a
huge assemblage on the quays as they
boarded the liner.
The movement Of Gen. Frenchs troops
in the vicinity OF Coleeberg this morn
ing is taken to indicate that Gen. Lord
Roberts has recognized the Importance
OF Gen. French's objective. namely, 10
obtain command Of both bridges across
the Orange river, and has FASTENED 10
send immediate achievements II Is
also thought 70 partially confirm the
suggestion that Gen. Buffers plans IN
clude synchronons moves In all the
spheres Of operations
About four thousand troops sailed for
South Africa this afternoon.
The London Sun today reports that
on the reasssmbling Of parliament jan
uary 80, the government will lmmedi-
ately ask for a further war credit Of
10000, 900.
Capetown. Tuesday, Jan. 9.-The duke
OF Westminster. who recently succeed
ed 90 the title and one Of the greatest
estates In Great Britain, has changed
his plans and will start for England
tomorrow.
II fe hfa fpfaVtfan haVuaNfar Ia rssfg
TO South Africa with the imperial geo
many.
New Orleans, Jan. l2.-The Iona.
Corlnthlan and Kildona. British trans
ports which took out cargoes Of mules
10 South Africa, have returned for more,
which they have begun TO load. The
CorlnthIan took out l,lS0 mules and lost
eighty. The Iona lost only seven mules
and the Kildona had an equally salts
factory trip.
From one Of the men who mad made
the voyage II was learned that the gov
eminent was we'll pleased with the expe-
dillon.
"Capetown Is all astr over the war"
he said, The people generally are
frightened over the way the Beers have
carried their ends, and opinions are ra-
Their pessimistlc as to the result. Upon
landing our mules the men who had
taken care Of them going over were IN
structed to accompany the muleteers on
shore and assist in taking care OF the
stock. We were given our pay before
leaving the ship. and many OF the men
went elsewhere and are stu in that
country seeking to work out their for
tunes as best they may. Not a few OF
them went out through the lines ana
will Join the Beers. as the majority OF
them have all their sympathies enlisted
In behalf Of that cause"