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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1899)
Vmrnmlior It. 1899. OltfATTA Men Who Lead in the Transvaal War There IB no doubt In the mind of any Englishman ns to the ultimate outcome of the struggle with the Tranavaal. Dut the officials of flio British war department real ize that the task of whipping the Doers cannot prove an cnsy one. This Is shown by the fact that they have dispatched to the scene of hostilities the man who Is consid ered In military circles the most experienced and careful at their African commanders Sir Uedvcrs Duller. In actual rank Major General Duller holds the third position In the Dritlsh army. His name Is not as familiar to Americans as are those of his superiors , Lord Wolseley and Lord Roberts. It Is an open secret In England that had the liberal party re mained In power a little longer In 1895 ho would have succeeded the duke of Cam bridge as commandcr-ln-chlef. The com pletion of a triumphal campaign against the Doers will doubtless mean that in time ho will still arrive at this exalted and honorable - orablo position. General Duller comes of solid English country stock , the class that has given England her greatest commanders. He Is a Devonshire man and Is now exactly 60 years of age. Ho Is rather too stout for the ideal military figure , but Is vigorous of speech and movement , with a bread Impas sive face , adorned with a heavy gray mous tache and set off by a pair of keen gray eyes. His manner Is cold and austere , his speech tereo and cutting. He Is a dis ciplinarian to the last degree. He com mands tout little love , but thorough respect among his subordinates. His ability both as a tactician and a field commander Is unquestioned. It Is generally believed In well Informed circles In London that the plan cf campaign put into effect against the Doers Is largely of Sir Hedvers Buller's de vising. An OIil Afrlcnii Soldier. General Duller has had a long and varied military career and Is thoroughly familiar with all the phases of African campaigning , In which , by the way , lite laurels- have been won , although his earliest field experience wan gained in the China war of 1860. In 1870 he took part In the Rod River expedl- tlcn. It was then that ho attracted the at tention of Wolseley , and began the up ward career which has led him to the most coveted If not the highest p.sltlou In the Dritlsh army. Three years later Duller was made the deputy assistant adjutant general of the Dritlsh forces in the Ashantl war In Africa and established a reputation for himself as a daring and skillful lighter. He was in the fighting against the native tribes in South Africa and commanded the mountel troops of Sir Evelyn Wood's column In the serious campaign against the Zulus. It was in this war that Duller won the Victoria crocs that diploma of personal bravery wJilch is the most prized In the British army. It Is significant of Duller's steadfast char acter that the act , or rather the acts , which gained for him the famous medal were per formed , not 'n ' the heat of an engagement , but In the coureo of a disastrous defeat. The action opened In March , 1879. Duller had been dispatched by Sir Evelyn Wood to clear the luhlobaur mountain of a force of Zulus. Ho had practically accomplished hla task , when the natives were strengthened by enormous reinforcements , and In the face of overwhelming numbers the Dritlsh were compelled to retire to avoid annihilation. The retreat was down the preclpltlous sides of tho'mountaln , and It was only by careful management that the Dritlsh force was saved from utter destruction. Hullor'n Heroic Act. While carefully guarding his troops the commander showed his disregard of personal danger by turning back three times under the flre of the closely pursued Zulus to res cue troopers who had been unhorsed , In each case carrying them out of danger on his own mount. It Is this combination of the cautious commander and the dashing soldier that has made Dullcr's success and won bin renown. It Is a noteworthy fact that General Dul lcr's most distinguished performances have been In rescuing threatened columns by masterly retreats. In the Egyptian war of 1882 when the Desert column of the Dritlsh force had been all but hemmed in at Metom- men and had lost its leaders. Duller was dispatched post haste to take command. Ho brought the column back to Kortl In safety , executing the maneuver In a way that won high praise from his superiors. In the Gor don relief expedition of 1881-85 ho served as chief of staff. This ended General Duller'a active service down to the present time. For several years he was attached to the headquarters staff in London and recently ho has held the com mand nt Aldershot , In charge of the great drill school of the Dritlsh army , where his treatise In "Infantry Drill" has served as a text book. Now he returns to Africa ns Major General Sir nedvcrs Duller , privy councillor , V. C. , G. C. D. , K. C. M. G. , to round out bis career by overwhelming the Doers. The second In command of the Dritlsh forces Is a man whose fighting record com mands the enthusiastic admiration of all Brl- tons Sir George White. As colonel of the famous Gordon Highlanders he won his gen eral's star by many a hard fought campaign In Egypt and the Soudan. Defore his as- clznment to South Africa ho was In com mand of the army in India , where he was uniformly successful In putting down native uprisings. He directed the recent campaign against the Afrldls. General White was re cently appointed governor of Gibraltar , but the present Transvaal difficulty cnmo up to claim his services before he departed to that post. post.Tho The general Is G5 years of age , but Judg ing by the vigor of his preparatory opera tions in Natal , there Is plenty of fight left In him still. His Intimate knowledge of the Indian forces that are relied upon to < Jo much of the fighting In the present conflict Is expected to make him a valuable com mander In the Transvaal. Like his superior. Sir George White wears the Victoria cross and numerous other decorations that testify to his personal valor. On the other side , the Dritlsh find opposed to them a leader whose military experience Is ns long , If not as varied , as their own and who Is certainly a worthy foeman. Gen eral Joubert , the commander of the Trans vaal troops , comes to the present conflict with the prestige of having twice whipped the Dritlsh. He was In command of the Doers nt Majuba hill , In which engagement , aside from the question of bravery , the Doer forces displayed the better generalship. General Joubert is now nearly 70 yeare of age. His period of service to the Trans vaal Is nearly ns long as that of President Kruter himself , and ho Is the most Influential man In the Transvaal next to the president. It Is a curious fact that neither of these men Is of Dutch descent , Kruger being of German origin , while Joubert comes of French Hu guenot stock , which Is one of the strains i GENERAL SIR GEORGE STEWART WHITE. that has gone to niako up the South Afiican Doer. The general Impression of Joubert Is that ho Is an Ignorant man , who Is qualified only to bo the leader of a bushwhacking force. Dut I have It on the authority of n man who has known him Intimately In tbo Transvaal that General Joubert Is perhaps the best Informed man among the Doer lead ers. Ho possesses great native sagacity , has visited Europe and knows much better than most of his countrymen the strength of the power against which the Transvaal Is fight ing. JoiilJi-rt AViiH AKnlnut AVar. It la a significant fact that General Jou bert has opposed war with England , ba- lleving that in tlmo it would bo pO3Slblo to realize a South African federation Inde pendent of England , but on friendly terms with her , without an appeal to arms. Now that the struggle Is on , however , ho doubt- lese will do his best to lead his countrymen to victory. As hli Immediate subordinates General Joubert has six division leaders or field com- mandurfi. Chief of these la Commandant Jult Cronje. Cronjo Is of middle age , a burgher of wealth and Influence. Dut ho Is a man of no education and of violent preju dices whcse hatred of the English Is equalled only by his contempt for them. It was to Cronja that Dr. Jameson surrendered on the occasion of his memorable raid , and he Is regarded as the most active and , next to Joubcrt , the most able of the Doer leaders. From present accounts the Deere will ba abla to put In the field all tola about 33,000 men. These are all mcunted ; they are not burdened by heavy artillery or by a heavy commissariat. They will bo fighting practically on their own ground. Therefore they should be able to hold their own against the troops which England will put in tha field and there should bo some very pretty fighting , in which the result is by no ononns certain to bo always the same way. " " * ' R ' # - \ > - y ' r'- ' ' PRESIDENT M'KINLHY ADDRESSING THE PEOPLE AT HURON , S. D. , OCTOBER 14 , 1899. Photo by D. 0 , Root , MAJOR GENERAL SIR REDVEUS DULLER. Pointed Paragraphs Chicago News : Only a woman's temper can equal the warmth of her love. Foolish sayings now and then are uttoroil by the wisest men. It Is the things that nro made to look at that cost the most. Don't put In too much tlmo standing on dignity or riding a hobby. A thoroughgoing egotist Is usually devoid of the sense of humor. Ignorance Is more powerful In the hands of some people than knowledge. The small boy will never become recon ciled ( to tbn horseless circus. Even a tramp may admire pictures , but ho Invariably draws the line at wood cuts. Lots of men acquire fortunes by being kept too busy to spend the money they make. A Bunch of Short Stories Ex-Governor H. S. Thompson of South Carolina , who has Just returned from a tour of Europe , tells this story : "When I was traveling In Switzerland , a native of the of the towns in which I stopped , who had evidently been told where I came from , approached preached mo at the hotel and said : 'Excuse me , sir , but will you gratify my curiosity by telling mo what it was that the governor of North Carolina said to the governor of South Carolina ? 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The senate has always been c"ntrnllcd by lawyers , who nro the aristocratic class of the United States , and Dlalno was at a dlH- ndvantfifio because ho did not belong to the ntvfosslon , relates ox-Senator Ingnlls In the Philadelphia Post. The law lords were disposed to disparage nnd flout him , but ho wan disrespectful to thn verge of Irrovoranco , "Doc < the senator from Malno think I am nn IJIt ( Idiot ) ? " roared Thurman , In re- nly to an Interrogatory put lo him by Dlalno n"o dav In the Pacific railroad debate. "Well , " bellowed Dlalno , "that depends entirely nn the answer you make to my question. " Mnrnt Hnlstoad , the creat Journalist of wnr times , has begun tolling again the Htorv of how ho went down to General Wlllfnm T , Fhnrrnnn'H headquarters once for the "latest pon-n frTn the fivnt. 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