Show IBURARMIIS 5 TO S CRUSH BOERS S t Each One Equal to the Trans vaals Entire Strength I BULLER DETERMINED DETERIINED lULLER 7 TO TAKE NO CHANCES Feared That General Joubert Will Resort Guerilla Tactics o Believed That They May Abandon Their Artillery and Become Mobile Mo-bile a Condition That Would Prove Greatly to the Disadvantage Disadvan-tage of the Imperial Porces Satisfaction Sat-isfaction I London Over the Settlement Set-tlement of the Alaskan DisputeS Dispute-S 1 Copyright 1S99 by the Associated Press London Oct 21The stirring developments devel-opments of the week form a vivid contrast con-trast to that wearisome period of procrastination crastination and suspense which preceded ceded the outbreak of th war though parliament has quickly and dramatically dramatic-ally sanctioned the momentous action of the cabinet The first battleworthy of the name has been fought and an army corps Englands military effort in this century is now on the way bent upon administering a eternal quietus to South African unrest The thrilling scene In the house of common of a member of the cabinetmaking cabinet-making an impassioned defense of his own honesty against the imputation of deliberately involving England in wa the farreaching significance of the intimation in-timation by the cautious prime minister that Englands rule throughout the whole of South Africa must be absolute abso-lute and many other striking points in an epochmaking week have been almost al-most entirely obscured by the overwhelming over-whelming interest of the sharp meagre bulletins bearing date of Ladysmith that tell of victory and of how many died to gain it Historians may dismiss a insignificant insignifi-cant the military operations which have so fa make the progress of the war but for the people of England these and those of the immediate future have transcendental importance Attention On Glencoe Glencoe and Ladysmith irresistably rivet national attention and when the average Britisher tires of lauding the pluck that won Fridays battle and still keeps the flag flying over Mafeking he reverts to the universal query What will While do next Sir Redvers Bailer last weeks idol has almost passed out of the popular mind although that general despite the fact that he is in midocean and unaware of what befell the Boers at Glencoe appears to be the main factor in the situation The Associated Press is reliably Informed that his lat act before leaving was to cable Sir George Stewart White forbidding any British advance pending the arrival of the army corps I is understood in army circles that General White believed himself quite strong enough to advance strng enouh aance through Laings Neck Sir Redvers Bullers prohibition if carried out resolves all prognostication intO the simple statement state-ment that the extent of Boer upon etent aggressiveness ag-gressiveness depends the number and I nature of the engagements that are to mark the next months fighting Probably the Boer movement was curbed by the defeat a Glencoe but it seems reasonable to believe judging from the determination and fanaticism of the Boer forces that they will sooner or later any way before Bullers corps takes the field return to the field with redoubled aggressiveness in a desperate attempt to break the backbone o General eral Whites forces having previously endeavored to weaken it b y feint and flank movements Plans of the Boers Such a supposition regarding the Boer plans Is based upon the belief that Comamndan j < General Jouberts main object is to break up 1 rout General Whites command before the British reinforcements arrive But it is possible the wily Boer general has carefully concealed strategy strat-egy which heintends to carry out in an unexpected direction and that the attack at-tack upon General White on Friday I was merely intended to deceive the British as to the main objective Reliable I able news fromthe Boer Is so hard to I secure in London that it is impossible impossi-ble < to predict with any degree of certainly I cer-tainly what the next few weeks are liable to brinsforh The Associated press learns that the lan of Sir Rcdvers Buller subject to finding onihhrarrival i that the complex Jd Jori of the campaign is not entirely changed aicr to have four divisions each a little atoflS In itself and each capable of meeting the full strength of the Boers As his forces will exceed 80000 men this Is regarded as feasible With three armies he intends to invade the Transvaal from different points possibly leading the principal force through the Free State sending the others to hold Natal Predict Gunila War Expert military opinion as ascertained ascertain-ed by the Associated Press is inclined to favor a single line of operations unless un-less the invader has a tremendous preponderance pre-ponderance of strength Although few are willing to criticise General Bullers admitted military genius without I Knowledge of the information upon which he has based his estimate for the Boer forces there is a growing feeling that the war will eventually resolve Itself self into a guerilla campaign and many references are made in this connection to the progress of the American forces in the Philippines Several Englishmen who have lived among the Boers but are now in England Eng-land assert that the Boers will never stick to their artillery and there is a unanimous feeling among those who know the Transvaal and its inhabitants that the Boer artillery will cut a small figure only after the first month The explanation of this is twofold In the first place most of the Boers are unaccustomed to fighting according to the methods required an conjunction with heavy artier and secondly most of them are armed with the rifle only Comparatively I few have bayonets I bayo-nets revolvers or swords and it is a military impossibility for men to standup stand-up against a cavalry charge unless they possess some arm in addition to the rifle Hence the only alternative when cold steel threatens is to desert the guns 7 gnsWould Would Be Advantage to Boers Advate oer I is not believed that the Boers will suffer so much by the loss of artillery as might at first be thought Unencumbered Unencum-bered by guns they regalni that mobility mobil-ity which in the previous war proved such a thorn in the side of our organized organ-ized troops IIZe trop S A splendid instance of the spontaneous spontan-eous cooperation or army and naVy i given In the action of Captain Lambton commanding the British frt las protected pro-tected cruiser Powerful while on the way to the Cape Calling at Mauritus he found a line regiment that had been ordered to Durban unable to leave for want of a transport Without waiting Instructions he embarked the whole regiment on board the Powerful and landed them at Cape Town making an j Mjtljli extra quick passage for their benefit The Saturday Review commenting upon the Alaska modus Vivendi says The talk of AngloAmerican good will which has been indulged in even more freely than usual during the week is mere moonshine so long a the Alaska boundary question remains unsettled American obstinacy ha resulted in a temporary arrangement which Sir Louis Davies the Canadian minister of fisheries and marine says cannot be dignified by the name of modus vivendi Such an arrangement in itself is a menace men-ace I may break down at any moment mo-ment and what would happen then So far a diplomacy Is concerned we are at a absolute deadlock The Alaskan Question Despite the foregoing there is no doubt that the AngloAmerican entente ha received much impetus by the action ac-tion of the United States government in undertaking to look out for British interests In the Transvaal and although al-though Americas refusal Ho perform that function would have raised a howl it doe not deter the general feeling from being one of satisfaction and gratefulness to the United States The weekly papers and all serious minded publications voice the general abuse of the sensational war reports appearing in the daily press especially in the London afternoon journals The Speaker devoting a long summary to the numerous fakes perpeterated says And all this from organs of British opinion which last year stood aghast at the crudities of American joumal ism and which this year poured contempt con-tempt on the infatuation and deceit of the Paris press The London county council has adopted adopt-ed the conduit system of electric streetcars street-cars on the projected large extensions This is the first time a English corporation corpo-ration has adopted this method overhead over-head wires being in use throughout the United Kingdom The innovation was only accomplished after considerable opposition ColumbiaShamrock Race Sir Thomas Liptons failure to win the Americas cup ha caused scarcely I more than a oassincr regret for the British triumnh in South Africa has robbed that defeat of its sting Public interest had also been practically killed by the repeated failures to bring off the race and the forecasts of the yachting yacht-ing experts that the chances of the Shamrock were slim The most noticeable notice-able feeling is one of general satisfaction satisfac-tion that the contest ended without a row rowMajor BadenPowell brother of Colonel Colo-nel iBadenPowell the British commander com-mander at Mafeking has caused mader a revival vival of the discussion regarding flying machines by drawing attention to the importance of the one now being constructed con-structed in Germany by Count von Zepplin He describes it as resembling the slender skeleton of a huge battleship battle-ship made of aluminum containing a large number of balloons Attached to this frame are cars of the same metal met-al Its total lifting capacity is about ten tons enabling the vessel to carry stores sufficient to remain in the air several days Seventy thousand pounds have already been spent in the construction con-struction the plans having been approved ap-proved by the German covernment Malor BadenPowell says it is hoped to drive the vessel at the rate of vesse twentytwo miles an hour Navigation In the Air This according to M royal engineer and flying machine expert interviewed by the Associated Press kills tlie force of Major BadenPowells previous assertions as-sertions for the British authorities hold that no flying machine can hope to attain success unless a speed of thirty miles is reach Navigation even a short distance from the earth and under normal condition is held to be impossible unless the power developed de-veloped is equal to the currents which circulate on the average at a speed of thirty miles an hour and often above that figureS figure-S General Benjamin Harrison and Mrs Harrison spent themorningin exploring explor-ing the tower and going over theroyal courts of justice This evening they itnCsc the performance of The Gay Lord Quex On Monday General Harrison Har-rison will dine with Mr Arthur J Balfour Bal-four first lord of the treasury and government leader in the house of commons and on Tuesday with United States Ambassador Choate On Wednesday night he will be tendered ten-dered a banquet by the president and council of the London chamber of commerce com-merce at the Hotel Metropole at which Mr Choate United States Consul General Gen-eral Osborne Mark Twain Mr Maxim Lord Woleeley Mr Balfour Mr Earle chairman of the American society in London and other notable people have been invited to be present General Harrison was entertained at dinner on Thursday evening by King Oscar of Sweden and Norway He will sail for the United States accompanied by Ir Harrison on Oct 28 Rumors of Royal Engagements Rumors of royal engagements and marriages multiply I is now said that the czarowitch has fallen in love with Princess Margaret of Connaught with whom he has been associating n great deal in Scotland t The announcement of the betrothal of the Austrian Archduchess Stephanie to Count Elmer Lonyay former secretary secre-tary of the Austrian embassy in Rome seems to be correct I is said that her sad experiences as the wife of the imperial im-perial Crown Prlncp Rudolph whose tragic death with Baroness Marie Vet SOIL was one of the great scandals of Europe made her thoroughly disgusted with the formalities of court lfe Emperor Em-peror Francis Joseph and King Leopold of Belgium have both given their ap proal to the marriage Count Lon > ay threw up his diplomatic career shortly after becoming privately engaged to the archduchpcs and he has since beer preparing pre-paring aC5ne for his royal bride < Vanity fir predicts the forthcoming divorce of Prince Herbert Bismarck who since the death of his father ha resumed his bachelor mode of living In Theatrical Circles The uncertainties of theatrical production pro-duction were never better exemplified than in the chilly reception given Hal Caines The Christian which despite its success in the United States and the reception given it at Liverpool has totally failed to meet the requirements of London theatregoers On the other hand Mrs Langtry has successfully moved The Deg nerates to the Gar rick theatre With the Kendalls in the United States with Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry en route for America and with Mr Wyndham awaiting the completion com-pletion of his new theatre the music halls and melodramas have everything their own way with the solitary exception ex-ception of Beerbohm Trees production of King John at Her Majestys theatre the-atre S Ei Capitan celebrated its 100th performance per-formance on Wednesday evening and left London for the first time on Thursday Thurs-day to be presented at a special matinee in Brighton returning to London fog the evening performance The autumn handicap season on the turf has proved remarkably successful from the point of view of the Americas i jockeys with the exception of Sloan who has had nine consecutive losses this week At the same time Loates who heads the list of English jockeys has sustained sixteen consecutive defeats de-feats Both the Reiffs and Martin are now regarded as prominent figures in the English racing world Riley Gran nan sails for the United States today |