Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-13
THE BRITISH IGNORANCE
OF THE BOER Invaders,
THEIR NUMBER AND THEIR MovE-
MENTs, IS WITHOUT PARALLEL
IN HISTORY.
HELD FREE SWAY FORA MONTH
DIsQUIETING HINTS THAT TH3
BRITISH ARMY Is DwIxD-
LING AWAY.


to furnishaa parallel to the Boer In
vasion Of Cape Colony. A months ha,
elapsed since the Republicans crossed
the Orange river. and still Great Brit
ain knows next to nothing Of thear
numbers, whereabouts or doings. and
stiA less Of the objects OF the irroad.
The only thing known with tolerable
certainty is that they are progressing
southwark, over some sparsely inhabi-
ted tracts where they escape observa-
ton. Other large bodies are travers-
ing the very heart OF the colony. The
only logical explanation seems 10 be
/ the largely accepted idea that the in
| yaSion forms part OF a great organized
scheme of that Napoleon OF the war,
| Gen DeWet, to strike terror into the
! British colony, which unquestionably
| is nearly denuded OF troops. and trust
| 10 the chapter OF incidents to achieve
such success as will enable the Beers
/ TO almost dictate the terms OF peace.
| The hating policy OF the invaders.
I however, seems TO threaten To defeat
| their aims, and has enabled the hastily
| enrolled leyies OF volunteers to occupy
| vital strategic points, while there arc
| some signs that the gathering troops
! in the rear of the Burghers IL begin
| ming TO press them southwark into the
| arms of the British moving from tha
seaboard. instead of attempting to,
| drive them back across the Orange riv-
| er, where they might be enabled To re-
| join Gen DeWet.
Meanwhile, diSqlheting hints are ar
! riving OF the alarming rapidlty with
which the
| BritiAh Army is Wasting Away.
! The long lists of dead. wounded and
diseased bear out these stories. willis
there are abundant signs that ths
| troops at the front are becoming stale
! and Disconnected; the general exasper-
| alton at home is becoming quite scep-
! teal OF the competency OF the govern
nent to get the country out OF the
wretthed tangle.
Lord Kitchener holds all the rail-
rpa lines, in South Africa having re-
| covered possASssoa-Gs-. nHs~~--
line, which had been cut January Z.
| He is organizing a force OF 30 900 ir-
! regular horse, which will occupy come
weeks. When thJ force is ready he
| will resume offensive operations.
! Meanwhile the invasion Of Cape Col
ony looks more threatening. The news
that Conmandant Hertzog has two
/ guns is rather startling, as II was
. formerly asserted that the invaders had
no guns. The deferses OF Cape Town,
| including two Al naval guns, are now
| completed and the recruiting OF volun-
teens throughout the colony is active.
| The admiral OF the Cape fleet is pre-
| pared in an emergency TO land a naval
! brigade Of 1900 men with six 4ioteh-
kiss guns.
Seldom has there been such a uni
versal condemnation OF the utteranees
Of a public man az greeted the recent
address Of the Duke Of Norfolk TO the
! Pope, expressing hope OF the Testora-
toin Of
The Temporal Independence
OF the pontih. Bitter as have been the
denunciations Of the Italian presa. the
comments OF the London newspapers
/ have been quite as caustie. Nothing
could be more contemplate than the
( Duke OF Norfolk's behavior" san the
Daily News. IF the Italian govern
ment had known he was visiting Rome
/ for the purpose Of protesting agsinst
! their presence IN their own capital
they would have been perfectly tnsti-
! fed In stopping him al the frof1va
| Not content with insulting the A1ng -
/ Italy and the people Of Rome this de-
| spicabie address algo cond<rnned the
| liberation Of italian Protesfants by the
| Italian government II would be DIM
cult for an English Catholic 10 sink
/ lower"
| Movements at York House. TEicken-
/ ham, indicate that II Is the intention
| Of the Duke Of Orleans 10 return %
England. whence he has been ostra-
| cized since ne congratulated Limnee
on the caricatures grossly insulting 70
Queen Victoria which appeared in Par
l Is comic papers. The dukes mother,
/ the Countess Of Paris. Is said TO have
/ been in Communication with the Queen
and Prince Of Wales. in the hope Of
| patching up the matter.
| The memorial, TO be used as an in
stitute by the Gordon Highianders. az
| Aberdeen. which 3frs ForbeS-LeitE.
| formerly Of New York, intends, AZ a
| cost Of 5000 to erect IN memory OF
/ her son. Lieut. Percy y. Forbes-Leith.
Of the First (RoyaD Dragons. who
/ gle4 Of IcVer recently a. NS&c16tfes
+ Natal. recalls the fact that Fyvis Cas-
/ tie (Nrs. Forbes-Leith's residenee1, is
one Of the many mysterious places In
I Scotland
said 20 Have n Curse
which invariably falls on the eld&4
SOL OF The house. For many genhe
| tions the property has failed II dss 4
scend In direct line, and wne9 Dc
| Gordon sold Fyvie Castle - IRA
Forbes-Leith II was argued ttAt the
| curse could not be Transferred 70 ar
other family. But the death Of 4
young gubaItern, al the age Of 20 fgS5
revived the gupeTstitiors Of all Abr
/ desnshire. Mira Foroes-Leith was for
merry Miss January. Of ST. Louis.
United States Consul Church Howe. OF
Paimero. who has Just exchanged posss
with Mr. c. A Johnstors. OF 5hsasad,
has found hornets. neS+ awaiting Elm
which he has since been busiIy en-
gagged in combating. During me IN
teTegnum the vice consul. who e .
British subject had undertakes 30 con-
strus the consular rules In such q man