Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27

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London, Jan 22 Copytgb gbfS lpgv,
by she Associated ffeps Ne news
that Rudyard KipilnQ and fapilly arg
going to South Africa came a y sur
prise. and III "A faeeiiounly attributed
10 the fact that they haye been drlfen
94ifoe England bin the cengsless iafi~
Cling Ia mcSic and resitntions OF his
Absent Minded iScggar a repre-
sentative az tie Assoeiaiet Rtesa
learns fltnt fhe reason which prompted
KiplinQ to 70 abroad ie his desire to-
be .iia ~ fhe death. He IS especially
desirous of meeting Cecil Rhodes. with
whom he IL on terna Of close friend-
shlr. Immediately after the relief o.
Kimberley. Moreover Kipiing VIII
ttiiine Ms trip in gathering good liteF-
arv material. But he will not nnnec-
csgarily risk His safety. aS he lntehaa
10 stay az cape TdkSn until conditions
az thefroiEt assume b more paciiic as
pecf He expects 70 saii to-day
Prince Ranlitainhji, the well known
Indian rricketar exempiified kipling
poDular story, aThe Man Who Was,1
wReE e. u s,ffilser S;ais week az Car. q
bridge Ne expressed regret III thestact
tint his countrynet were not allowed
to fight fn south Africa. lle said
e,yhen Russia comes Numbering az the
door of India the world will see what
indian cavalry can do.
Another distinguished oriental has
been stirring Up British pntrioffsln. III
this case il n no other than the Nhl-
I tfese minister who, when visiting the
Manchester stock exchange, called Tor
| cheers for thc queen. The mayor noti-
fed her majesty Of the occurrence, ana
she replied that she had heard oi@lt
| with much qualification. incidentally
1 IL n funiored the minister will be
recalled, but not on that acconntA but
to succeed III lung Chang as munster
! az commerce, change that would De
warmly greeted i'm England, though
| Chi Chen 10 Fenglu's departure wouiu
be regretted.
The Young duke Of Westminsteg ~
/ coming home from Sonth Africa. He
| viii marry Miss West, tho Youngest
| daughter of William Cornwailis West
The duke win return to South Afr'ca,
almost Immediately after his marri-
aue, IA an officer of the imperial yeos
manFy,
Grunrbic ai Mar once.
The war Office "a coming ia for con.
siderable criticism for refusing 20 nc.
1 cent offers OF private houses for the
reception of wounded from South Az,
/ rica. This patriotic movement has
/ bten snabbed by the curt reply thai
tbe wounded would be retained In hos
1 ptials until they were able 20 dispense
\ with nursing. On the other hand thS
! army surgeons employment Of roent-
Gen rays in the field OF surgery has
proved most successful and has mel
with the highest commendation. or
dcrs have been received for a frest
1 equipment and skilled operators, enc
before February it IS likely that eNerj
i column at the front will be furnished
i with d roentgen ray outfit
Another electrical advance Is tha'
i wireless teiegraphy Is rapidly gaining
\ ground. Marconi outfits are being IN
! stalled on three vessels destined fol
Il nctive service The southern coas
/ towns are patiently awaiting the ar
/ rival Of feet.
Dcring the recent visit Of Unitet
States naval attache, Lieutenant Conl
mander Colwell, to test wireless steer
Ing devices, the mayor OF that piac
I called on him and inforlned the Amer
can officer that about e200, sub
scribed by the town, lay In bEnl
4 awaiting the Americans arrival, ant
i that he. tile mayor, had PERSONAL.
subscribed another & ESQ with a viev
of entertaining the American officer
4 and men. m ~
New Heirs 90 the Throne.
While Great Britain is being depict
ed by death and war service Of repre-
sentatives OF her best families come
the announcement that the year 100
will give the queen several new great
4 grandchildren. The crown princes
Henry of Prussia has been delivered 9
son, and IN the spring the duke 9
York expects to again become q fa
ther, while several other Rrandchi
dren, il is said, are entertaining sin
liar expectations. The czar is als
once more hoping for an heir, Will
the crown princess of Greece and tii
Princess Fedora of Reuss will ais
probably add to Queen Nictoria's lon
list of descendants,
The duke of York, by the way, ha
placed himself at the disposal Of IA
admiralty and will probably receive
command. But though he intimate
y ne was desirous of duty with tke Cap
squadron, he will not attain his desir,
for the same reasons which preyente
the duke OF Connaught from going !
the front. No one is more anxious
90 out than the duke OF Cambridg
Realizing, however, this is utterl
impossible, he consoles himself b
making life miserable for the hig
war ONCE officials. He ~ continual
appearing with some new suggestio
ana IS generally being Turned over
General Sir Evelyn Wood adjutai
general to the forces, who is ver
deaf. So firmly is the duke Of Caa
bridge convinced that his advice is 2
sential to his country's eSistence th'
he viii not take his usual winter trl
to the continent.
PROF. M'GlFFERTS ANSWER