6 JANUARY 1900, page 25

"i've Got The Order In My Pocket." [to The Editor

OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—The r old Indian story " to which you refer at p. 941 of the Spectator of December 30th is thus related by Colonel James Welsh in his "Military......

The Cost Of The American War In Men And Money.

[To TH2 EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.1 SIB,—The British will not be behind their American cousins in bearing the strain of war. Our Civil War cost (as reported by the Hon. C. Depew......

Sir A. Milner And Mr. J. Molteno.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' Sts,—My attention has been called to the following para- graph in your article of December 30th : "After the publica- tion, without leave, of......

A Domestic Otter. [to The Editor Op The "spectator. "]

Sin,—You may be interested to hear that some years ago a young otter was adopted in a country house in Ireland. A feeding-bottle carried it over its early youth, and it became......

Two Corrections.

[To rim EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —As, perhaps, interesting evidence of how closely your American readers note any slips you may make, I beg leave to call attention to......