New-York tribune., 1901-08-03
WARFARE TO BE SAVAGE.
APP CHAMBERLAINS ANNOUNCEMENT
IN PARLIAMENT.
,.,n1-sTRIAL PROGRESS IN ENGLAND-CoN-
TENTS Or THE AUGUST PUB
LEGATIONS.
Copyright; 1901 By The New-York Tribune)

TENTS Or THE AUGUST PUB
LEGATIONS.
os1rvrfeat; 1901 BY The New-York Tribune)
IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEl
rondon Aug. g. / n. m.-The statement made
bv Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons
last night with regard to the war in South
AFRICA was received with loud cheers from his
s,,nnorters The prompt action of the goverc-
-.snt in teIegraphing General Kitchener that an
poers found guilty of killing natives employed
~ the British forces We're TO suffer the death
snaltv is generally approved Of although some
raonJe affect to believe it will lead to further
t.rbarities by the Beers toward any white
.,,soners that may fall into their hands. In
snv case a new phase of the war has been en-
..red upon The policy of leniency on the part
n General Kitchener has become a thing of the
-.st and armed Beers will in future be treated
:. brigands There is much bitter discussion in
nd ont of Parliament. but the most reasonable
,svr is that the guerilla warfare has reached the
..a of decentralization where Boer commanders
,onnot be controlled by either General Botha or
ur Kriieer. II has been expected from the out
sst by South Africans that the final stage OF
the campaign would be characterized by acts Of
5ssperation on the Boer side. So intense is the
dssire TO have the campaign finished that even
.he atrocities would be welcomed by many If
they could be convinced that these were signs
,bat the end of deplorable war was in sight.
The Mali publishes a rather startling dis
match from its Cape Town correspondent with
reference 10 the strength of the Boer forces in
Cane Colony. Some time ago official state
rnent in the House of Commons put the number
II Cane rebels at one thousand. but according
IN The Nails" correspondent, there are seven
m eight thousand men in Cape Colony fighting
against the British This estimate seems an
extravagant one, but il agrees roughly with
that of Mr Kriiger's encourage
The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs went yester-
dav with large party of English and American
rpests Of the British Westinghouse Electric and
Linotype companies to Manchester, where they
were received by the Lord Mayor at noon ana
entertained at a banquet in the evening. Inc
foundation stone of the new extension or the
Linotype works at Altrincham will be laid by
the Lord Mayor OF London this morning. and
early in the afternoon he will conduct similar
f,nc,jon at Trafford Park where Westinghouse
works are under construction on vast scale
and will speedily bring Great Britain into line
with the progress and practice of electrical en-
p-neering in America These new works, which
will he modelled after those of the Westinghouse
conpany at Pittsburg. will include six immense
rActangular foundries. an imposing central office
and large storage building. About five thou
sand worknen VIII ultimately be employed in
the manufacture Of electrical engines and appa-
ratus and the marvels wrought at Pittsburg
will be reproduced in Lancashire. England.
after 4 long period of neglect and inertia, VIII
be released from dependence upon America for
electrical supplies.
As the August publications have been gener-
alv anticipated by forecasts during the last
three months the lists now contain no surprises.
There are many novels by unknown writer's, and
not few medical and religious works, but not
many books of real Importance The Cassels
will publish the opening number Of new serial
in tVenty-one parts, entitled Pictorial Britain
and Ireland" Edinburgh will be the subject OF
the first number. with many illustrations. samp-
son Low & Co. will produce about the middle OF
the month the first number Of magazine TO be
known as The Connosseur." 1t will contain
articles On Sir Charles Tenants collection. hall
marks on old silver, engravings, stamps Shef-
feld Mate and old furniture, with two colored
plates and many illustrations. Horace Town
send will sail for New-York to-day 10 take
charge of the American edition that Constable
is planning Of the new edition OF George Mere
dith's novels. and the Macmillans are arranging
for eight or ten additional volumes Of the
English Men Of Letters" series. report that
Maurice Hewlett is writing a play for Nine
Bernhardt is premature. He is working on a
novel similar to Richard Yea a-and-Nay based
on Mary Queen of Scots. Nine. Bernhard asked
him to dramatiZe IL for her, but probably there
kno definite arrangement. Nearly all the novel
lists have left London for long holiday
The Au-British Pacific cable scheme has taken
an important step in advance. The government
BIN authorizes the sum of 100000 to be
snent on 9 line connecting Vancouver with New
Zealand and Australia The cable will be CON
trolled by special board, including representa-
tives of Canada New South Wales queensland,
Victoria and New-Zealand-
The total absence Of violence and disorder or
the part Of the strikers is regarded here as q
notable feature in connection with the manner In
which the struggle between the United States
Steel Corporation and its employees is being con-
Quoted The hope is expressed that the British
strike leaders will in future conduct their opera
uons on similar orderly lines.
The call of the High Commissioner for Canada
for twenty thousand men from this country t'
assist in harvesting the immense wheat crop OF
the Northwest provinces. will possibly be fulli
answered. A large number of men made in
eeiry al the Dominion Office yesterday, and
thene is reason TO believe that fully as much in
'etest has been excited in the provinces
boERs NOT CRUEL. SAYS KRUGER
TIE CONCENTRATION CAMPS WILL CAUSE THE
WORLD TO sHUDDER. HE SAYS.
Paris, Aug 3-The Figaro publishes long
interview to-day with Mr. Kruger. After deny
ing the cruelties charged against the Beers IN
LORD Kitcheners report. Mr.. KRUGER declares
mat the atrocities OF the concentration camps
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