New-York tribune., 1901-10-14
RHODES AND HIS ENEMIES.
STILL ANOTHER CARD TO PLAY AGAINST
HIS LIBERAL ACCUSERS
ADVICE TO GENERAL BULLER- MACDONALD
AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMMAND.
Copyright: 1901: By The New-york Tribune)
InY 70

GBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSEl
London, oct. IA. a. m.-Business associates
of Cecil Rhodes make secret of their belief
that his correspondence with Mr.. Schnadhorst
in regard to the famous check for $4,000 forms
by no means the best card which the Cape ex-
Premier has to play against his Liberal Oppo-
nents. They assert that this sensation is as
nothing compared with what will follow If Mr.
Rhodes is forced to reply to the charges which
are being made against him. 1t is hinted that
he is in position disclose the financial rela-
uons between certain officials of the Liberal or
ganizations and Mr. KRUGER The Liberals. for
their part, believe Mr.. Rhodes endeavored to
bribe Mr.. Schnadhorst by offering to make him
present of a number OF shares in the Chart
cred Company of South Africa.
Mr.. Markham. NJ. p. who has come into such
prominence of late. delivered a speech at Kim
berley on Saturday night that should be very
interesting to Sir Redvers Butler. He said that
General Buffers international detective had
paid him visit and offered to give him valuable
information about the Trausvaal secret service.
The detective added that If Mr.. Markham wanted
any information manufactured he could manu-
facture it as we'll as anybody; but the offer was
rejected.
General Butler is. meanwhile. being urged by
his friends TO publish without delay the full text
Of his heogram TO General White in reference
to the surrender of Ladysmith.
Messrs Rhodes. Wernherr and Belt three life
governors of the De Beers diamond mines. are
entitled to One-fourth of the net profits after 80
per cent has been paid by the company in any
one year. These rights die with the holders and
it is now proposed to commute them by the pay
ment OF enormous sum. Among Stock Ex-
change men the proposition is meeting with
good deal of adverse criticism. Not one of the
three governors is good life from the point oil
view of an insurance company. and the rights
are worth $4,000 a year TO them AT present.
Information has reached here from Constan-
tnOple that a Russo Belgian syndicate has
made application to the Porte for an important
extensive railway concession in Asia Minor and
Palestine The application Is regarded as much
a political a financial undertaking, and as
designed for the purpose of combating the
growth of German political and financial inhu-
ence in Asiatic Turkey. the Holy Land and Ara
bia. The Russian Ambassador at Constantinople
is understood to be using his influence TO have
the concession granted.
The Standard thinks that the British troops
have q good chance of capturing General Botha.
Very little is known here in regard to the move
ments of the Boer commandant-general since
the failure Of his attempt the Natal frontier.
His wagons with an escort, under tfrOpeitAI
have been detached and sent eastward. Botha
with his main body marched in the same dirse-
ton for some time. only TO find that his retreat
was being cut off by one OF the British columns.
which was apparently moving parallel with
him. He then marched due north TO within 4
few miles of Piet Retief. where he is believed
to have halted in a difficult and perilous posi-
ton. He cannot break back toward Zululand
or the Natal frontier without throwing himself
right into the arms of his pursuers. II he goes
north he will touch Swaziland. and will get
into trouble with the warlike natives. He may
possibly drift away toward the west and find a
temporary refuge in the passes OF the Glands
berg. on the whole. The Standard" considers
that the Transvaal army Is in a tight corner.
"The Daily News" on the other hand. takes the
view that General Botha has got clear away.
new advance in wireless telegraphy is re-
corded this morning. The Daily Telegraph
says that Marconi has succeeded I'm transmitting
messages through the air for nearly 800 miles.
which is almost double the maximum distance
hitherto reported.
The task OF finding n commander-in-chieff for
| the Australian troops in the new commonwealth
| is giving the authorities little trouble. To
| Sir Hector Macdonald may be offered the post.
| Such an appointment would certainly be popular
| In Australia where the General has become a
| great favorite. The Australian troops have
! rather a poor opinion of the average English
officer owing mainly to his subsection TO red
| tame measures imposed by the War Office. This
| feeling however is not extended to men like
! Macdonald who have proved their capacity IN
| the field. The present visit of the. General to
| Australia may have some connection with the
| appointment l. N r.