New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-01
REAL WAR IN AFRICA.
FIGHTING IN ZULULAND NOT OF
GUERILLA CHARACTER.
nNE SOURCE OF BRITISH wEAKNEss-A
YACHTING EXPERTS VIEW-DRAMAr1C.
,corv-,rn,, 1901 BY The Nev-York Tribune
TILL aI-S

YACHTING; EXPERTS VIEW-DRAMArIC.
ccopyrirh,, 1901 BY The New-Hork Tribune
ley CABLE TO TBIBUNEl
London, Oct. !. l a. m.-While Lord kftch-
tners order prohibiting the carriage OF pianos
and kItrhen ranges with mobile columns is ex-
citing the rIdicule Of the French and German
nress n does not indicate the real source of the
weakness of the British campaign in South
Africa Military men who know the secret his
tory Of the operations assert that the luxurious
habits of the officers have been a less serious OBJ
stacIe than the lack of harmony and esprit de
CORDS They state that the British officers have
always stood by each other and worked together
until this campaign. but that they have been
pulling apart and intriguing against one another
during the last year. Military feuds and jeal-
ousies We been the chief obstacles encountered
by Lord Kitchener. If these candid friends Of
the British army correct in their judgment.
The defence Of the Zulu forts however, the
details are now explained. indicates that the
army remains in good fighting form The ac
counts are contradictory, and there are missing
links in the narrative. but despite heavy losses
il is evident that gallant stand was made at
Fort italia against superior force. The Beers
have again displayed great bravery and deter
mination in attacking strong positions under
Botha's leadership. and have dispelled the illu-
sion that their operations he described
guerilla raids.
The War Office is drawn a second time into
emphatic denials of any want of cooperation
and harmony between Lord Kitchener and the
military authorities at home. The rumor mongers
are not silenced. but assert loudly that where
there is SO much smoke there must be some
enbers of fire.
Expert opinion respecting the Cup races is
clearly expressed in the following statement
made to me by an English yachtsman who has
prizes in many regattas:
am more hopeful than 1 Thursday
night. although ] did not then overrate the i'm
portance Of the Columbias lead in her drifting
match, with streaks and pate es of wind. |
have myself won prizes under = .lllag conditions.
and have known that the result offered in
dication Of the merits OF my yacht. What has
encoura ged in Saturdays contest is the evil
dence 1ba+ the Shamrock more than held her
own in windward work. and Fairly outpointed
the Columbia, something that no challenger for
the Cup has ever before succeeded in doing.
Moreover as / read the accounts of the race, it
IS evident that the Shamrock held her advantage
so long as the wind lasted, and that the Coium-
bia crawled up and Won when 1t was narely
more than q drifting match The conclusion that
! draw is that the Shamrock will win whenever
there is wind enough to allow her TO prove that
she is the superior yacht both in windward work
and in running I have paid no attention to the
charges made against Captain Barr for attempt
ing Ia crowd CAPTAIN Sycamore unfairly and I
regard Saturdays contest as equally creditable
10 the love Of sport and fair play In both coun-
tries.
Public interest in the races has been greatly
stimulated by the closeness of the last contest.
and the Embanknent will be densely thronged
tonight
A good deal of mystery surrounds the recent
occurrences IN the Persian Gulf. In estimating
the Importance of recent news in regard to the
situa tion the Vienna correspondent Of THE
Standard points that il is we'll to
member what is happening in the distant prov
inces of The Turkish Empire. The question of
the future the Caliphate and of the Mahom-
etan people constantly occupies the attention Of
Sultan Abdul Hamd. and it is remark
able that his views the subject
are readily accepted by the chiefs of
Mahometan tribes who formerly would have
laughed at the idea of allegiance to the Sultan
o Turkey. For instance. some of the chiefs in
the interior of Tripoli who emphasize their fall
ing in with Abdul's an-Islamic scheme,
even promise TO allow soldiers to be recruited
for the regular Turkish army. By keeping in
mind the Sultan's general ideas the will
be avoided of connecting Turkish action in the
Persian Gulf with German o other schemes. IL
is reported that an agreement has been arrived
at by which Great Britain and Turkey will in
the future act together to preserve the peace at
Koweyt. This will mean considerable change
in the situation in the Gulf. Turkey secures
q position which she did not formerly possess.
Scottish students would seem to hold aloof
from Mr.. Carnegies munificent university
scheme This is the effect of the executive
committees report just published.
Runor comes from Cardiff that the near
future will witness huge amalgamation of
British and Spanish iron and steel interests In
order to do battle against the encroachment of
the American Steel Trust on the European mar
ket Inquiries made in London have however,
failed TO substantiate the existence of such a
scheme.
E S. Willard is highly pleased with the new
play written for him by Louis Parker, and has
decided to open his season in Canada and the
United States with il. II is entitled The Card-
nal" and the first performance will be witnessed
IN Montreal. Mr.. Willard is in fine health and
snirits and expects to sail for America the mid