Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-17

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Copyrighted. 1901. by The Associated Press
London, Eng. Jan. 12,-History
fails to furnish a parallel to the Boer
invasion Of Cape Colony A whole
month has elapsed since the Republi
cans crossed the Orange River, and
still Great Britain knows next TO
nothing OF their numbers, whereabouts
or doings, and still less OF tbs objects
Of the inroad. The only thing known
with toierabie certainty is that they
sparsely Inhabited tracts, where they
escapk observation. Other large bodies
are trayersing the very heart OF the
colony.N The only logical explanation
seems to be the largely accepted idea
| that the Invasion forms part of a great
observation-disclosures of that Napoleon OF
| the war, GIN. DeWet, TO strike terror
into the British colony, which, un-
auest1onablA is nearly denuded of
| troops, and Nrust to the chapter of
accidents to Echieve such success az
| will enable theE Beers to almost dictate
| the terms of pease. The halting policy
of the invaders however, seems to
threaten to dsfeah their aims and has
enabled the hastily enrolled levies OF
volunteers $ to occdpy vital, strategic
points, while there are some signs that
! the gathering of troSps in the rear Of
the IBurghers is BEGINNING to press
Them southwark into the arms of the
British moving from Sths seaboard,
instead of attempting W drive them
back again across the arrange River,
where they might be enabled to rejoin
Gen. De Metc,s IL M Il, N ~ ffa
4 In the meanwhile. disquiating hints
are arriving of the alarming rapidity
with which the British ARMY Is vast
ing away. The long lists al dead,
wounded and diseased bear out these.
stories. while there are abundant signs
that the troops mt the front are b&corn.
+ ing stale and disconiented. The general
transportation at home Is becoming more
, acute. and the public lie becoming quite
sceptioal of the competency of the gdN-
J eminent to get the country out OF tine
wretcbed iangle.7a git elsi rs
J. Seldom has there been such a uni-l
versai condsmnatioLsoi the utterunces
Of a public man as greeted the recent
J address of the Duke OF Norfolk to the
| Pope, expressing hope of the restoIa-
| tion Of the temporal independence of the
: | Pontiff. Bitter rs have been the de-
, nunciations of the Italian press the
: comments of rhe London news papers
have been quite aslcaustic. Movements
lat York House, iTwickenhami indicate
, thatitis the intention of the Duke of
Orleans to- return to England, whence
| he has been ostraciz.d since he con-
l tgratulated Willette, the limner Of the
} caricatures grossly Insulting to Queen
) Victoria, which appeared in Paris como
Epapers. The Dukes mother, the
Countess OF Paris, is said 20 have been
. in communication with the Queen and
Prince OF Wales in the hope Of patching
lup the matter. ish, a.
The newspapers devote much apaoe
to the late Philip d. Armour. Col
Iumns of stories have been printed,
3 mostly apocryEhal as can be iudgul
/. from q sample from the Daily Chroni-
: Gle. as follows - Mr.. Armour usually
, jtook six weeks each year for driving
p 10 coach through England" 1T
I costs me, the writer quotes him as
. saying, IL fraction under 81 u day per
!. head for myself and guests for coach
= hire. /" WI
q The writer adds that Mr.. Armour
= was a. careful but not q mean man, ard
!, Htbis low estimate Of the cost of coach
J, ing was due to the fact that Mr.,
!. Armour'and the guests he was likely t.
- invite drank water OF their meals.