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THE RAILROAD TN THE ANGL O=BOER WAR

way kept open from the coast to Lady
smith n such. indeed had been the
case, there might have been a very dit
ferlnt tale to toll
But the most interesting, II not the
most important railway figuring IN the
South African campaign Is that known
as the Belra railway. The liftoral ter
minus OF the Bera railway Is al Belra.
IN Portuguese South Africa, and con-
meets that seaport town with the town
Oh Salisbury IN Rhodesia. It was to
Bcira that General Darlington and his
division were sent by Lord Roberts, the
movement being one OF the most inter-
esting and unique features of the cam
paign. The object of this move was
threefold One aim was TO be the re-
ief OF Mafekng from the northeast;
the second aim was 70 keep an eye on
any scattered bands OF Beers who
might have been drawn OFF into Rho
desia having crossed the Llmpopo river
as Lord Roberts advanced into the
Transyaal The third and most impor-
iant object of this great northern de-
tour on the part M Darlington was The
fact that DE was expected to operate as
that mobile hammer that was 70 pound
back the main body of the Beers
against the army OF Roberts stretched
out across the republic TO the south. Il
was o fanNng movement Of a few
thousand miles 10 was a long way
round Co the Beers back door but.
thanks TO the Beira railway, one that
was not impossible or Quixouc.
IL was necessary, In the first place,
for Darlington 20 carry his troops
across a colony Of Portugal. an obvious
ly neutral power However there was
little difficulty here. for, according 10
an international agreement made az the
time OF the construction OF the road.
Great Britain was 10 enjoy certain
transportation privileges into Rhodesla.
This understanding was arrived at on
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lies In Transyaal territory. only a short
space Of IL being required TO cross that
narrow neck Of land between the L.
bombo mountains and the Indian ocean.
This road IS 2s5 miles long and has been
IN operation since 1895
Since Lord Roberts has been near
BloemfonteIn he has had 10 depend
principally upon the road which runs
from Cape Town TO De Aar junction, at
which point st meets the road which
trayCrses the Orange Free State Cpass-
ing through BloomfonteID and con-
t.nucs into the Transvaal. with us
terminus az Pretoria. Tt has been
obvious, since the defeat aud cap
turc of Cronje. that the British COM
mander intended 10 conduct a move
ment. or series OF movements. Ike those
Of Grant when, at the head OF the army
OF the Potomac. Dc made his numerical
superiority ten against the Confederate
forces Roberts second great strategic
movement the spreading of q living net
90 capture for a second time the Bocr
forces M the ne,ghborhood OF Wepener,
was not so successful as his first att
tempt az Paardeberg Tor the Beers
bad learned their lesson. and. after IN
nctng what damage they could ON the
British. ran away 70 fight another
day. n was The superior mobility 81
the Beers that was their salvation ia
This instance. for when once away from
Che railway The British must move at
"a su1ll.ike speed as compared with the
woIl mounted hurghers with Roberts
advance ucr,hw7rd into the Orange
Fraa state h.s difficulties have c0utIn-
ua.y increased Even at the present
time th- question of communication
and transportation is a serious one, FOR
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EVERYDAY RAILROAD SCENES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

June II. 1891. when a convention was
held fundamentally for the purpose Of
fixing the frontiers OF the two powers
Pm Africa, upon The taking over Of Chief
Lobengula's territory by the British
South Africa company. Under this
agreement the Portuguese government
promised 20 undertake, among other
things. the construction of a line OF
railway which should connect BhodesIa
with the sea at Beira. Great Britain
naturally, wanted an outlet for her
vast new inland colony, and this sea-
port had TO be well up the coast AL
though the original concession was
granted uominaiiy 10 the Mozambique
company IL was eventually Transferred,
through H. r. Van Laun. 10 the Beira
Railway company, a distinctly English
company which was registered IN Lon
don IN July, 1892 with debenture cap
tal only The Portuguese government
further agreed not 10 impose transit
duties higher than 3 per cent on an
British goods passing 20 and fro over
their territory
Al the time this agreement was made,
however. Il was never anticipated that
British shipments inland would be mu-
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In sMIrns NAsr FORTINE

The seventh richest man 10 Ans.A
is James Henry Smith Of New iai
His fortune Is estimated az ''QAa"
Mr. smith had made millions iai ha.
self In his shrewd. close mouih'i Y.
| that gave him the name OF me s..-
Man" but recently his uncle asAr
smith Of London, who amassel 2 l-' y,
fortune In Chicago real esl.'. =
banking operations, died ana '..' =, =
the bulk Of his wealth si A'.-. ~
Hlcks.Beach announced that ne 80
duties on George Smiths estate an''-
10 $4,5O0,0O0. ,-.r
In order to avoid the death a.-'
George Smith, who lived as a. e.'' go.
recluse I'm the Reform clue 10 -. 3
and died there. decided away ml.l !
his property during his a'a l /,
SIN there was enough LEFT to yI, ~,
sum 10 the British treasury 'as' q"
he bequeathed S5j.O)0o 900 by WIZ y.-
One other heir besides james H y,
smith received large sum, eu' y, "
silent Mans" share Of the e''a,.' I'D T.'
TO his own accumulation, u, n ms
street. Is estimated to MAKE A'' ,
ent wealth $50 100000 .,, N
This places him well up an'rs N
#aHm
ten richest multImiIlionaIe.. -, n,f
United states. According 70 'a' y 'i ,,s
e oi' the highest seven men .s o. ~
fortune IN America nov stand -a ~ ,l'l n,
John D. Rockefeller S-'l'V, wy, "A ,a
nellus Vanderbilt estate estate. ~, Wllin
Andrew Carnegie ii2oo.oV,t ~ J,,s
X vanderbilt aoooolo@. soya..s,,,-s
Aston a0000OOoO. William s s n.
400 GOO GOO: James Henry siD''+
nno 00O
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come 20 a close they are destined to
play st'Il greater part "Th.s war;"
said Uudyard Kipling, speaking in this
connection. "has been a war of shunt-
ing and slide tracking, of teleeraphs and
time tables. Some day England w.ll rec
aliza what Il means 90 handle armies
and their supplies over 600 miles OF a
single three foot six inew
The Lourenco Marques road. running
from Delagoa Bay 20 the Transyaal
capital has been the line along which
Tor years the Beers supplies VI arma-
ment and ammunition have been
brought secretly into the country from
Europe and the United States Since
the outbreak OF hosuutIes &c has been
the highway into the Boer republics on
either side OF the Wall Just how many
soldiers of fortune have stepped ashore
from French and German vessels al
Delogoa Bay and gone Prstonaward
over this line 10 is Impossible 90 say
but the number has been considerable
and often old Dom Paul must have con-
graduated himself that he and his gov
eminent held the Netherlands railway
as a means Of communication with the
rest Of the world. Most Of this road
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Baden-PoweI has its armored train.
and this played i,s part IN holding back
the bcs.ag.ug Boer army under snyman
and Cronje A little 10 the south, too,
Piumer has done most Of his fighting
along the railway and made several in
encctual efforts 20 open communication
with the south. II was owing 20 his
failure In this that Mafeklng was not
relieved weeks and weeks ago.
The line running from Durham
through pietermarltzburg and Lady
smith up into Natal figured conspicu-
ously 10 the war from the very opening
Of the campaign This line was also
neatly blocked by the Beers before the
British knew what they We're about by
the blowing up OF Colenso bridge. This
put q barrier between Ladysmith and
Durham and 10 II might be traced the
series OF defeats which overlook Butler
when De left the railway and tried 90
force his way into Ladysmith by @ new
route. 10 rs indeed hard 10 say just how
the history Of the South African war
would have been changed n Colenso
bridge had never been blown up and
the line of communication had been
properly guarded in time and the rail-
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ing ahead OF him before he reached
Buawayo. The ordinary traveller pro-
ceedIug from the one place TO the other
does SO by bullock wagon or stagecoach
II he is In a hurry and wants TO pay $50
for the trip, he takes the coach. II he
wants 20 travel more cheaply and time
is no consideration, he goes via bullock
wagon
So II can easily be seen that General
Darlington had no easy task to get
down into the country where he is now
operating. A whole division taxed sore
ly the resources Of a new and lmper-
fectly equipped line. used only, as a
rule, FOR the shipment Of goods,
II was in the transportation Of the
horses that the greatest amount OF
trouble was experienced. There was
but a small number Of horse boxes,
and covered goods trucks had to be
converted into live stock coaches for
mounts and ammunition mules. When
i is remembered, too, that the Portu-
guese portion Of the road Is two foot
gauge line. Il win be seen that 70 rush
several thousand men into the heart OF
RhOiesla from the sea was no easy
matter ARTHUR J. sTRINGER
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The Part Played by the "Steel Highway" In the
Present Conflict In South Africa---Diffi-
Guilty of Transporting and Feeding
Large Invading Army.

communication with Mafeklng and
Kimberley and Ladysmith aud, as we
know had dyulmited the bridges at
Colsnso and Frere.
Both iD Egypt and India the British
officer had learned 90 appreciate the
potency ot the iron horse. When Lord
Kitchener made his justly celebrated
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advance 10 Khartum, he carried his
railway along with him, for, as he
knew, the railway lie had come 70 be
looked on as the seal Of conquest. In
South Africa the British had the adj
vantage OF owning and operating most
OF the railways Had the case been 9TH
erWlse their invasion OF the South Afr-
can republics would have been a fruit
less, n not a hopeless, task Even
though they finally arrived at BIoem-
fonteln or Pretoria, the English CONF
man3cr who had pierced that uuiuy.tug
country would have found himself 100
much the same predIcament as did Ma
p0eon when De faced Moscow in the
heart of O Russian winter His nearest
base OF supplies would be in some zee
mote part OF Cape Colony or Natal lie
would have found himself surrounded
by O hostile population and Dis moye-
ments embarrassed hy a cumbersome
supply train Tor in such "a country he
and his c0mmIsslrIat could never part
company
But the railways considerably chang
ga conditions and as factors u the
campaign are wen worth studying.
There are in South Africa five different
lines or portions of lines which have
figured and are sim figuring couspicu-
ous.y 100 the present campaign The
frst may be designated as the fine
which runs from Cape Town 70 Mafs-
king by way of Kimberley. The second
j g N.U
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has a liking FOR red geraniums and cal
ceolarias, and the danodll Is one Of his
pet flowers. He Is said to detest or
chids.
There are five princes actively engag-
ed In the present South African war
namely Prince Christian Victor, Prin-
ces Adolphus Alexander and Francis o.
Teck and Count Gleichen. Most Of them
have already been at the front on more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

ind forth throughout that land Of arid
plain and rocky kopje.
When war broke out In South Africa.
be military commanders on both sides
saw that the coming campaign would
% a way be a battle Of railways Il
Tag realized that the steel rain was the
Key 10 the situation. for where a rail-
way pierced a mountain range there
gas sure TO be a pass.
AZ the very beginning OF hostilitIes
me Beers saw this. They knew. also,
nat the British had the advantage IN
he matter of railways, though they re-
allied, on the other hand, that The To-
,0m0tlye was Ear more necessary 90 the
INVADER than n was TO their own army
The EnglIshman II seems. did not APP
rreclate this situation 30 quickly as he
ought % have done. The general c0udl-
lions OF affairs IN South Africa were new
10 him. Life In his little home island
had made him more or less unable TO
estimate distance a symptom of I'M
Fu'ar.ty that has always chung 90 the
Br.tsher When he first landed n
South Africa, lac had a vague idea that
Kimberley was O days march from the
Cape and that q little iaunt from ST.
mons Town would bring him mp 20
Mafekng The truth dawucd on him
with bewilderIng suddcnness The long
weary overland marches the weeks OF
toilng with heavy guns over spru!t and
kopie the days and days in dusty
trains that crawlad over brick red sun
baked deserts f1r hundreds and hun-
dreds of m.las-thesc thing an taught
the EugIshm1n That De W1F In q land
whore distance could not bs measured
with a Ten inch rule. lie found that o.
days journey or a weeks march land
"a him nowhere. lie saw Chat Doe bad
20 depend on The locomotive 20 haul
him h.th.r and th.ther $50 tho gail-
ways became the center of interest Co
him Eut DTS attention fall ou them u
ntte late. Cor before he knew where
he was the Beers had cut on railway
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iona last winter on account Of Illness
from which ne was not expected 70 re-
cover, Is now much better and VIII
probably completely regain his former
good health.
At the Confederate reunion which Is
10 be held az Louisville a chorus OK 100
negro men ana women Is TO render a
new song, entitled, Come Albumin
accompanied by a full military band
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than one occasion. Prince Christian
served IN the Ashanti, the Sudan and
other minor campaigns; Prince Alex
ander Of Teck did good work In Mata-
beleland. and his brother. Prince Fran
cis, served as captain In the Egyptian
war Of 1875.
Ex-Postmaster General william L.
Wilson, president OF Washington and
Lee university, who was sent 70 Ar
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aud operates O nursery which yields an
income OF 3i5Oo1o sufficient 20 pay al
the expenses OF the municipality, In
Guiding the cost OF conducting free
schools for the children and a free tele-
phone system FOR the people.
70 ls stated that President Kruger's
fayorte hobby Is gardening the COLI
lection OF phloxes in HE garden az Pre-
toria Is famed for It's excellence. He
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now THE can WAS ynrn

The following story may be t1s -I
az any rate 20 is good enough "a h
worth repeating.
According TO au precedent The b,...
car ought TO have been named AI,
der and not Nicholas, and The 49,.
that he does not bear his fathers ~.
is said 10 be- this.
Princess pagmar o. Russia. tts fr-
OF the Princess OF Wales. was rrti
TO be married 10 the Czaroall ~
olas. but Nicholas died. Thoggt b.
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~ ALWAYS are the arteries Of
South Africa. IN that land Of
~ vast distances practically an
lie must ebb and flow along
he railway line. Since the passing Of
ne trekking wagon and the prairie
chooner the railway car has been the
Hood corpuscle that has coursed back
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Soldiers IN the Italian army are all
lowed two hours IN the middle Of The
day for a nap
In parts Of India cfkes Of tea and In
China pieces Of slk pass os currency.
oxen st.ll form the CALCULATING medium
among many Of the zulus and Kaihu.
The income tax 10 lhdla Is levied on
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sH0RT CULLINos OF IL NTEREsT.

am incomes OF co3 and upward, and
then only one man 30 200 comes within
.ts scope
American tourists In Japan number
three times the total OF an other foreign
travellers and the United statcs Is held
Do h.rh esteem by the japanese.
Orea, a little city IN Sweden, owns
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..'H
'ol,.ness forbade Dis as,rg ~ '-.'
.ns lhre' generous donors ls5 y 9'1
opportunity 60 enjoy ..e ar.' my l'l g
guy the cake ana ono 5f b.s Y
handed It TO the uavll.rg er'.. 'n
so9N a piece and ate Or prs.s-.i-
eat One crumblad the Mems. ','.... o
.aem ilII to the rlor bg, t5s o.t'.
ate calmly without m.D.f.,, '-. 80
emotion. Ten minutes and ts.,. 'l
began to show symptoms =, .,. '
ii smiled benIgnauuy and w'1
man Who had not eaton. A
Your wisdom Is So great ,t.,,
compelled to preserve yw t.-s %
souvenir TO trans.endant e.m,,- "
The man was removed ar1 ,..--.
decapitaied TO The other tr. ~,
mier remarked "The caRe HAT ,.
eating is not the one you ssot t-.
which ] had my cook Initiate ma
son from which you are u4s,-.
ISIS only 10 your Imagination H.
OF no way 10 cure your present rs., i.
cept by letting you share he r..
your friend who has just lslt thsr--.
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LIS LITTLE REVENGE

1917, 2, Il Ii Hung Chang. n. c...
c ,,'l' d . oo%m.loe whose p Sr', NH.
ago. 5g 1r('' amusement som, n, ','a''a
Of the mon, cas alo,.'' a.' TIA On o.
nav, nayIns bitter agat r,, ..' iI.'aa Va
more conservative m ".a Some o b.
s present a magnificent 5g reeve. E. Is
He Put 'sIi I'D d y believe p5..sa. a ~ b
powerful machinery ~ ,' '''9 .,t al b
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ou uHud II9f uf.r5ist 81
and that you do
not love me, Tor you have said So m
never hope to take my poor bVla
place In your heart but you have 2
promise that n ever heaven bless 2
with a son he shall De named N.,a
In memory Of my brother"
SO they welded, and In 1858 thaf'f
child was born AZ the christening p
patriarch turned 90 the mother DO
cordance with the custom Of the Orb
church, saying:
and what is the name By Wiki e.
child shall be- known? Speak itaia1
given MIN ln the presence Of witness
Before the royal mother could "a
her lips to say the name 'AIsIli.a
the czarowitz said in a loud voice
Nicholas, so Oct his name be-
Thus Alexander kept bis promise
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The words Of the sons 1 a, 7 W 3. =.
alect. and the music ,,.,s s ! hoy, 3 2.
10 be simple, full Of lli' '
ody. ,,o 40 italian 80
skilled and unsk u - pu cent q si ~
come into the country
return IN the fan
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u,yr 10 nook LOVERS

gentleman once received .. :
from an Acquaintance WD 80 10 tn .
mat the object Of bis cav --slcb Be ~
borrow a certain BOOK &. VIM ilsrary
sure bis friend had in bis ,,s lot1r
Il have IT, sara '.' ,',s Il 70 ",
question, "but ] cannot " VA s.e8 3, u
for / have made a rue s y hans nsTs
laws ie Of the Modes and f'i'
10 lend a book - ,,sltor
because people never l, 7 VOID 9. :,
To prove the point TO you ~ r.i flt
, yS1 to '" You 'I see aer. sso1 S.so
S nmes. and ali Of them wei,
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bo,,,s"1 aa
plot Tbs,A
rls 0n Pc
ful '
being ,a
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tN- dk tilleNl was
anarranged one
the princess low
ed her hance.
and It was a
grief 10 her
Therefore, when
on his death. 90
was decidedthat
she should mar
ry his brother
Alexander One
day that young
prince found her
sobbing before a
portrait Of his
dead brother
"Dagmar" he
said gently
forgive me- /
know ! make
you unhappy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
SING SING WANTS TO CHANGE ITS NAME
MASS MEETING TONIGHT WILL coNsIDEF
DRAWING A PETITION TO THE LEGISLATURE.

MASS MEETING TONIGHT WILL CONSIDER
DRAWING A PETITION TO THE LEGISLATURE.
The citizens Of the village OF Sing Sing are TO
take action tonight at a public meeting In re-
gard 20 petitioning the Legislature TO chahge lts
present name Sing Sing. TO Ossining- Ossining Is
the name Of the township in which Sing Sing Is
The name ossining is Of Indian origin, as Is also
Sing Sing, which. it is said. came from the name
Snchs.''
The movement to change the name Is lostereo
by the merchants Of the village, who maintain that
the name Sing Sing carries 10 the outside world no
other meaning than that OF the penitentiary. which
is situated on the river bank south Of the limits
OF the village proper. While the census shows
big increase in the populations of other towns In
Westminster County in ten years. Sing Sings popu-
latiOn has decreased from 1858 I'm 1890 to 1888
This is due 20 the fact that manufacturers cannot
be induced TO there because they say their rivals
I'm business would assure people that their goods
made in Sing Sing. and purchasers would I'M
mediately have the impression that the goods were
prison made, and would not buy them
II II complained that the newspapers thfoughout
the country in heraldng happenings at the prison
invariably use such headings as Shocked TO Death
at Sing Sing, Escaped from Sing Sing or
Typhoid AT Sing Sing. SELDOM placing the word
synonymous with prison.. and people owning
property and country places near the village object
While many 40 not favor the change to Ossining,
still they desire change. and will accept whatever
change the name Ia Weskora was started three
years ago, but the did suit and the idea
was dropped The meeting tonight VIII be held
under the direction of the Board of Village Trus-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
THE SPEEDWAY.
C. X. G. BILLINGS ENDS THE SEASON BY
BEATING ALL COMERS WITH
HoNTAs CRoOKE. 200.

All the horses the Speedway yesterday were
frisky and full OF life. c. K G. Billings. after
sweeping the road with his chestnut PAGER. Hontas
Crooke. e:09 started for his home in Chicago. and
his big string of horses will follow him In two
express cars to-day His road horses 10 be
shipped to Cleveland where they will be prepared
for next seasons amateur sport by Charles Tan
ner Mr.. Billings never races for money or prizes
In his farewell performance on the Speedway yes
terday Hontas CroOke defeated two of the fastest
PAGERS in New-YoTk. One was Moth Miller. 29ll2.
driven by Or. David Randen who paid s., 100 for
him at the Garden last month DR.. H. D. ellis
famous Speedway PAGER Jack 212l4, Jared even
worse than Moth Miller. In another trial Jack
and Whistle 2:2O. beaten away OF by the
stallien.
ElIert Franker. Rightwood. Major Greer and Ag-
gle Medium were other horses that Mr., Billings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
ATHLETICS.
y rs GyMNAsrrc SEASON.

The gymnastie season OF the New-York University
Athletic Association will he regularly opened on
"Wednesday evening. when the annual gymnastic
exhibition will he given at University Heights The
return OF J. Relcher. 'ol to the team has greatly
strengthened Il and there is little apprehenso on
in regard 10 the outcome OF the season.
The annual dinner OF Field Chapter Of Phi
Delta Phi legal fraternity. connected with New
Work I-nIversity was held at the Arena Saturday
night Fx-Iudge Ernest Hall. president OF the
Aiumni OF the University Law school, ana elght
~ the undergraduates initiated into the mys-
teries of the fraternity: At the dinner DT; Isaac
lessor Leslie j. Tompkins. Professor Frank A
Erwin ex-Assembyman H. J. Andrews. r Neville
Van zandt II Brace Chittenden '0ls George *.
Weeks 'Oi and W. y. Mahony, '02, spoke