New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
THE NEWS OF LONDON.
AMBASSADOR CHOATE TO SAIL FOR
AMERICA TO-DAY

GENERAL BULLER's DOWNFALL THE
WORK OF CECIL RHoDEs-REwARDs
FOR PROMINENT CANADIANS
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London. Oct. IL. a. m.-The American EN-
bassy will remain under the direction of Henry
White for the remainder OF the year. Mr..
Choate will sail to-day for New-York. The
work has been heavy recently, owing TO the
necessity for acknowledging the hundreds OF
addresses and letters of sympathy respecting
President McKinleys death. but a dull season
is likely to ensue. Everybody at the embassy
is properly reticent respecting canal diplomacy,
and there is no official warrant for the state
ments which are constantly appearing in print
There will be treaty until Lord Pauncefote
returns TO America and brings the negotia-
tions with Secretary Hay TO a successful issue
Lord Pauncefote is influential here in
America. He has removed every obstacle. and
a canal treaty may be regarded a certainty
of the early future. and it will embody the
principle of American control clinched by
the Davis amendment to the last treaty When
th4 work is done the United States will be in
the same position respecting the Panama
Nicaragua Canal as England occupies in regard
TO the Suez Canal. with the power of closing it,
in the emergency OF war. against enemy's
ships. England may not have the treaty right
TO do this with the Suez Canal. but it would be
done if necessity should require it.
Sir Redvers Buffers outbreak has arrayed
the entire press against him. and probably
alienated the sympathy of the court already
seriously impaired The King is a stern disci-
plinarian. and has an intense horror Of bad
form. and General Butler, by his unseemly
hibition. has violated all the amenities of mill
tary etiquette. His downfall cannot be long
deferred, strong have been the Aldershot
and social influences behind him To those be-
hind the scenes the work of the master hand
can be traced in these transactions General
Buffers plan of campaign two years ago sacri-
feed everything the deliverance Of Natal
Lord Methuen sent TO Modder River, with
instructions TO relieve Kimberley, and then
evacuate il. taking the garrison and people
back TO the Orange River. Cecil Rhodes the
real defender of Kimberley. never forgave him.
Iadysmith was a long way off. but jameson
was there, and knew what went after
Colenso The inscrutable Rhodes kept silent
respecting Kimberley, but gradually turned on
the light in regard to the orders for the sur
| render of Ladysmith His hand has been out
| of sight, but to-day General Butler discredited
| by his own folly. has not a friend either at
| court in the Ministry. and the entire English
press is demanding either his resignation of the
ough military inquiry.
The text of the Rhodes-Schnadhorst corre-
| spondence respecting a subscription to the Lib
| eral party fund proves to be less sensational
| than was expected. II shows that Mr.. Rhodes
/ was a broadminded imperialist and that moth
| ing was further from his mind than attempt
| TO bribe the Liberal party. THE Spectator
modifes it's original charge in a cautiously
| nd Mr
| intention of misleading the public THE Satur-
| day Review goes further, and states that Mr
| Boyd is more than justified by the correspond
ence and that Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
ought TO apologize for giving the lie to him
| Eight appointments TO the Order Of st. Mi
| chael and ST. George were gazetted last night
| on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and
| Duchess OF Cornwall and York to Canada. Sir
| John Boyd Chancellor OF the High Court Of
| Justice of Ontario, and Louis Jette, Lieutenant
| Governor Of Quebec. are made knights Com
| manders of the Order; Joseph Pope Under Sec
retary Of State for Canada; DR.. Grant. princi-
pal of Queens College. Kingston; William
Peterson. principal of McGin College, Montreal
the Rev Olivier Matthew, principal of Laval
University, Quebec; Oliver Howland, Mayor of
| Toronto and Major Maude, military secretary
TO the Governor General. are made Companions
Of the order.
The publishers have long lists for the autumn
trade but the literary weeklies have seldom
heen duler few books of real Importance being
reviewed Mr.. Hutchinson has we'll in hand
Sir Harry Johnston's Uganda Protectorate," ."
which will be a standard work on a section Of
Africa remarkable for its geographical features.
Among the books promised are diaries OF Lord
| Ronald Cover containing anecdotes of Queen
victoria of the Empress Frederick, Lord Bea-
consheld and Mr. Gladstone; biography of
Sir William White by Sutherland Edwards. a
conplete edition of Robert Buchanan's poems.
a novel by Mr.. Crockett relating TO the Carlist
wars and a South African story by kipling'
!. !. y. T.