New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
ROUNDING UP BOERS.
RESULTS OF LORD KITCHENER'S NEW
PLAN-coMMANDo CAPTURED.

MURDER OF NATIvEs-ROYAI. PROCI.AMA-
TIoNs BY COMMON CRIER-PEER
TO MARRY AMERICAN GIRL.
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fBY CABLE TO THE TRIBuxE.I
London. Dec. II. l a m.-Lord Kitchener has
not had to wait long for some result from his
new plan Of operations against General Botha
by constructing line of blockhouses between
Greylngstadt the Natal-Johannesburg Rail-
way, and Brugspruit, the Delagoa Bay line
He has had General Bothas force inclosed in
an Of ten thousand square miles. with.
roughly speaking, hundred miles of protected
railway forming the north SIDE hundred miles
of blockhouses the west side. a hundred miles
Of railway the south side and the Swaziland
border the east side. Over this restricted coun-
yesterday Lord Kitchener was enabled to report
the capture Of practically the whole Bethel COM
mando by General Bruce Hamilton Seven
Beers were killed and 131 were taken prisoners.
AS in the case of the capture Of the laager at
Oshoek last week. General Hamilton surprised
the commando after a night march. Lord
Kitchener sent the news from Standerton, where
he presumably went 10 direct the operations.
prepared, bw Lord Kitchener respecting the fire.
o,1ent murders Of ,5rerrled natives by the Beers.
Some OF these criTr.es of a revolving de-
scripticc III Erc1r!nE. referring to this dis
patch in q s--ech ;u Glasgow last night. said 1t
was perfectly clear thet the murders Of kaff1rs
were not committed by the Beers in moments
Of passion but part of organized sys-
tenn to cover the tracks OF guerillas from pos
sble information.
Londoners will to-day have field day In the
matter of royal procIamatfons. It Is announced
that four of them will be read by the common
Crier from the steps of the Royal Exchange dur
ing the hour usually devoted to luncheon The
proceedings promise 10 be unusually interesting
More than sixty years have elapsed since the
date of a coronation proclaimed. and the
message from the King proclainns next years
ceremony should in itself be sufficient to justify
the attendance of an abnormal crowd of specta-
tors Then there are also in addition the arms
of the Prince of Wales and the coinage TO
be proclaimed compared with which the an
nouncement of the meeting of Parliament is a
matter of ordinary moment. The quaint cere-
r1ony will take place in the presence of the
Lord Mayor.
The official announce yuent of Mr.. Yerkess vic
tory the Metropolitan Railway Company is
published this morning. There is no reason 10
doubt that the Metropolitan Board will Loyalty
accept the decision. The scheme OF electrified
ton is OF a gigantic character It's total cost
for both systems is estimated 1T S1o.oW.0o.
and two years will elapse before the work on the
District section which is the shorter of the
two is completed. Mr.. YerI<es proposes TO build
the biggest generating station in the world 1t
viii he Of 10000 horsepower, and VIII work all
the Yerkes London tubes in the districts of
B-ompton and Piccadilly. the Great Northern
and Strand and the Charing Cross and Hamp
stead
Liverpool shipowners convinced that the
American Ship Subsidy bill will do them serious
injury II II should become a law. They are al
ready suffering from the effect of the bounties
given by the German Government 10 ships en-
ea2ed exclusively in the Atlantic trade.
Another important step has been taken in
dayelopine the r,evc route Ireland authorized
h5 Parlis Irlent which may at no distant date
provide the quickest way for mails and passen-
gers between London and New-York. The con-
tract for the erection of pier thousand feet
1,ng a- Rosrlare. near wexford has been closed.
This pier is a portion of the scheme in which
the Great Western Railway, Of England, ana
the Great Southern, of Ireland are concerned
fast line OF steamers is to run between FISH
guard on the Welsh coast and Rosslare, ana
the idea is seriously entertained in certain
quarters that this is be the American man
route of the future.
It is believed that something VIII soon De
heard of Sir Christopher Furness's proposals
as to a fast Canadian mail service Sir ohris-
topber is already credited with having CON
tracted for the building in Great Britain VI d
dozen steamships for American owners.
The Earl of Donoughmore is to he the, next
British peer to marry American girl his
marriage with Miss Eleanor Grace daughter "i
NJ p Grace, of New-York, will take place III
London on Saturday week
MISS GRACE LIVES IN ENGLAND
Miss Grace is the second daughter of Michael r.
Grace 3 brother Of ex-Mayor William r. Grace OF
This CITY She has made her home in England win
her narents for several years and her family anu
that of the Earl of Donoughmore have been on
friendly terms the father of the present Earl ana
Mr. Grace being Jointly interested in Peruvian
finances.
COWWANDER YOUNG REBChED.