New-York tribune., 1901-09-11
RELIEF FELT IN ENGLAND
BELIEF IN MIR. M'KINLEY'S RECOvrry
c. EST 'ss'f GENERAL. ~

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA-RHoDEs's DE-
: FENCE NOT YET KNowN-METHoDIsr
80 a. e1ee CONFERENCE.
r Copyright: 1901: By The New-YOrk Tribune, ..
tar CABLE TO THE TRIBUSEI
London. Sept II. 4 a. m.--Public interest," l.,
American affairs has abated since the Prass-
dents marked Improvement has offered promise
OF. his speedy recovery. Long dispatches A..
still printed from Buffalo by the press, but tbera
is a reversion TO other sources of news IT,,
movements of royal figures on the Euronaan
stage. especially the Car and the Kine a.
made prominent No special precautions hava
been taken for the protection of royalties a,
Fredensborg, where large family party Ia :,
progress.
Exaggerated reports supplied from Franco
respecting the safeguards which will be reouira5
during the Cars visit. These contrastes o.
fects delight the old Tories who are happiss,
when they are declaiming against the insecurity
OF republican institutions and in reckoning the
number of Presidential victims of assassination
The truth is that the European police never lose
sight of anarchists. and constantly exchange
information about their Vaccinations gained
through spies F-
The South African war after few day, n,
neglect also receives attention from the press
Lord kftchener's bag is discussed as nonchal-
antly as though he were out for partridges on
the Scotch moors. While the weekly repor, 10
favorable owing TO the capture Of Lotter's com,
mando. there is no evidence that the war will
end by proclamation next Sunday Nearly
all the columns are moving through empty dis
trcts. and there is nothing to indicate the i'm
pending surrender of the guerillas.
Lord Roberts flls forty-two pages OF The
Gazette" with fresh list of names of officers
and men who have rendered meritorious service
in South Africa. and as an apology for the
length of the list he draws attention TO the
number of troops engaged and the duration OF
the war. The good work of Colonel Yule who
conducted the memorable retreat from Dundee
to Ladysmith. is at last officially recognized
The absence of this officers name from the pre-
vious lists caused much comment in military
circles. The services of the American scout,
| Burnham. are also acknowledged
Several large buying orders for American Sc
| curities were received here yesterday from New
York. ]. Pierpont Morgan is understood to
have placed his orders in London.
Nothing has been he rd about Cecil Rhodes's
subscription to the political fund of the Liberal
party since he agreed to send for the text Of the
correspondence. Mr.. Rhodes has been enter
tanning shooting parties in Scotland and Mr..
Boyd has not returned from Germany. Their
friends assert that THE Spectator" raised
storm in a teacup and that Mr.. Boyd's attempt
to tackle it ftg reproaching Mr.. Rhodes with
subscription to the Irish campaign fund
blow off his own bat. and also that Mr. Rhodes
neither inspired nor desired reference to-
political subscription to the Liberal party. They
affirm that Mr. Rhodes In reality has contempt
for the wies of press engineering. and Is In
cIned to doubt whether British journals have
any influence.
Lord Roseberry has not been drawn into the
controversy. His friends assert positively that
when Mr.. Rhodes made subscription of s5,OD
to Mr.. Schnadhorst's war chest and imposed the
condition that there should be abandonment
of Egypt Lord Rosebery knew nothing about
the matter They admit that Lord Roseoery
heard OF the subscription not long afterward.
and they conclude that most Of his colleagues
were conversant with the facts
The EcumenicaI Methodist Conference had
a field day against modern unbelief. Dr. Joseph
Agar Beet. of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
discussed the line Of conflict and effective tac-
tics against infideIity and Bishop Hamilton de-
! iivered a short address on "SeCularism and
| Christianity" Professor Shaw. of Canada, con-
| tinued the assault upon modern indiferentism.
| and Dr. j. Nj. King. in spirited address. DE-
/ clared war upon apathy.
| There were many incisive five minute speeenes
/ from Americans. Evangelistic work IN large
| cities was discussed in detail by the English
4 Wesleyans at the evening meeting al 81 James
| Hall. l. ~ e.