New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
KITCHENER NOT IDLE
HIS GIGANTIC SYSTEM on
HOUSES IN AFRICA
/ CURIOUS CHAPTER OF IRIsrz No.
LONDON IN A GREAT DARKNESS
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" ~ 'ANIAI DARKNESS
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fBY CABLE TO THE TRIsUyr
LONDON, Nov IL, L a. m.--The Cova-
may nave been lost in the fog, but Lord Ir,,-a
ener KNOWS where the battalions are ana
not peen disheartened by repeated failu-s.
overtake or entrap the guerilla leaders u
latest dispatches with the sidelight thrown nv
them in the detailed reports of the o,o...a
OF the army explain what is going on ;, C-,Aa
Africa The clearance of the Dutch distro.a oa'a
that the enemy could not maintain sv,,a.-.''
hostilities in them was the chief object
the year: driving the scattered bands Of -. -
las against the lines of blockhouses wbera .s-
enemy is forced 10 surrender in small gror-
the supreme end of the close of the wear ~
magnitude of the system of blockhouse line,
not been appreciated by military writer's aa-a
There is complete network of railway dafaD,s-
for the protection of the lines Of comnunic,-
ton. and also transverse barriers across -.
Orange River Colony, from JacobsdaI to Lad,
brand; from AliwaI North to De Aar and .bs-
to Kimberley, and in the Eastern and Wss.s.
Transvaal with Heidelberg and MegaIissb..-
as centres The surrenders reported from wss
to week are mainly due TO the sweeping mox.
ments of mobile columns toward these bloch
house lines. The Beers with their talent N,
adapting themselves 20 new conditions are -
verting from irregular to regular warfare and
after scattering their forces are now niassins
them for attacks upon rear guards of columns
and isolated garrisOns. Botha and De Wet ara
following the same tactics. But the bands Of
Cape rebels against whom General French "a
operating too widely dispersed to Cooper
ate with one another a new feature Of Ktch.
e1er's campaign is apparently the organization
of a fresh series of mounted columns with the
lightest possible equipment. and probably with.
out guns for hot pursuit Of the enemys forcs
and the capture of the leaders-Steyn De Wet
Botha, De La Rey and Kemp There are no
practical results OF the new tactics. but with the
reinforcements ordered already the way
military men are hoping that the collapse Of the
Poer struggle will come in due time. It is no
ticeable that neither the end of the year nor the
meeting of Parliament Is mentioned ths
limit of hostiities. out the coronation in June.
The nominations Galway made yesterday VIII
bring about a sharp contest between Colonel
Lynch and Mr. PIunkett. Colonel Lynch fought
on the Boer side and if elected 70 Parliament
will be exposed to trial for high treason II he
undertakes to claim his seat His candidatura
is one of the boldest attempts Of the National
lists to defy British opinion Mr. Plunkett lost
his seat in Dublin az the last elections after
taking broadminded view Of the Irish agra
rian questions His defeat by soldier Of forr-
une who took up arms for the Beers will %
one Of the most fantastic incidents OF ths
checkered history Of Ireland
The evangelist Cooke, who is preu1aturey an
nounced as another American Moody. will open
to-day at Bloomsbury Chapel an extended evan
geIistfc missionary tour Of the United Kingdom.
He will he supported by the Rev j. R. Cortts,
an American Baptist
Bishop Gore will have a warm welcome IN ny
new di,cese of Worcester Canon knox-Litties
who has differed from him respecting the con"
centratior camps will be one Of his heartiess
supporters.
The black and yellow fog which had oeen
thtckening throughout the day became nor'
ror OF great darkness toward midnight ACES
dents have been frequent. train services ~
moraIized. a series of fashionable weddings up'
set. theatres emptied. week end Journeys in'ei'
rupted. and the unfortunate LOndoners fals
suffocated with smudge- y. s'