The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-01-26

ed States during the war with Spain.
There has not been a map OF the
scenes OF hostilities published in any
paper obtainable. People have to con-
tent themselves with certain anti
Quated maps that do not give half
the places nor any OF the railways
that have been built during the last
five years. The advertising maps do
not contain places or mountains, but
the maps from Browns South Africa
give the mountains OF size. but on too
small a scale"
My correspondent goes on TO say:
ave here. as a rule, cannot get any
thing but a one sided view OF the
skirmishes, engagements and battles.
To form a correct view OF any battle
one should look ut il from an impartial
standpoint. reviewing the statements
OF both sides. Rarely if ever do we
know what the English losses are. and
we only know SO much OF the Boer
loss as IL is thought hit 10 let us know.
For instance. | have not seen IL pub
lished what the BOer loss was on Oct.
10 at Mafeking. which a Natal paper
gives as 5S killed and 400 wounded.
This may not be correct, but when
number like 50 is mentioned il would
appear as IL they knew something
about il. The Boer way of fighting is
like that followed by the Sioux in the
Black Hills and must cost less OF
Beers life than English. | presume
you obtain more news than | do. There
is no competition In the matter OF
news. and often we are fed on such
rumors At which the burghers them
selves are angry, and judge justly SO
from what hear from friends OF mine
returned from the front. / have more
than 100 friends in the field. half on
one side and half on the other. Provi-
sions and meat are plentiful and
cheap"
One thing which has kept everybody
anxious is the question as 10 whether
or not the native races would be i'll
duced 10 participate in the war. This
would be an extremity more barbarous
than the worst kind OF projectiles pro-
hibited by 'ihe Hague agreement. and
IL is not thor ght that either British or
Beers will iLcite any African savage
race To dcT:rdaTiOns which the sight
OF blood night put beyond check or
control. There is much talk, however,
about British importation OF semibar-
barous warriors from India. They are
nominally British subjects, and 10
bring them into service would not be
so severe n shock 10 the civilized world
as would be felt should the South At
rican savages take To the warpath.
Some of the East Indians are expert
cavalrymen and might do efficient
service as rough riders on the prairies
OF the Transvaal.
The condition Of affairs in the be-
sicged towns may be judged from an
other extract from a letter written by
NV correspondent in Johannesburg:
IF | was not in business still. and
could get an appointment as such.
should like TO go To the front and send
back sketches OF the country where
the battles are fought.
Recently | made arrangements with
three Americans To occupy my house.
| had got them in all right. but they
moved out the next day because in
that ward they make the cOmmandeer-
ed special police do hours shift in "a
hours. The day before they had been
requiring an hours shift in "a. The
reason they would not stay was be-
cause in other wards they had been do
ing only 4 hours shift in "a and even
% hours. There is no pay attached ..
this compulsory service, and IL on"