St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-22
A SPECK OF WAR.
The French and Siamese May Con-
- Clude to Fight.

clude to Fight.
LONDON, June 21.-A dispatch from
Calcutta states that war is threatened
between the French and Siamese. The
Anamites, who are tributary to France,
have already come to blows with the
Siamese troops on the banks OF the Me
kong, and the Siamese are engaged in
ravsging the territory claimed by the
French that is within their jurisdiction.
Nothing has been heard of NJ. Pavie, a
French officer, who, with party of as
sistan.s, was engaged in adjusting the
boundary line. and strong apprehen-
sion is felt that he may have fallen a
such be the case, direct boStilities be-
tween France and Siam are more than
probaple, especially as the Siamese
feel but little disposed. to make
any concession whatever. Ger
man and English influences are power
full in Siam, and the Germans hold
valuable contracts that would be dis
astrouSly affected by war. The king of
Siam, however. is believed to be de-
sirous of peace, and has ordered his
troops on the frontier to abstain for the
present from any aggressive course.
From COnstautinOple comes the news
that the porte refuses to be intimidated
by the French embassy to hasten ac-
ton in the matter of the recent riots at
Jerusalem. between the Greeks and
Roman Catholics. in which the Turkish
sOldiery rather took the side of the
Greeks. The French ambassador sent
peremptory demand for redress in be-
half OF the Catholics, whose protector
France claims to be. The porte, how
ever, ignores the French interference,
and is going about the investigation in
deliberate way.
Great preparations are being made at
Amsterdam for the reception of Kaiser
William. who will visit that city on his
way to England. The HolIanders pro-
pose to show their friendship for Ger
many in a way that the kaiser will re-
member, and the old Dutch capital will
witness the most brilliant spe ctacle it
has seen in the century. Before start
ing for Amsterdam, the kaiser will be
present at the launch of new la rye
ironclad at Wilhelm'S Haven, the latest
addition to the imperial navy.
The new models for the great ma
tional monument to the late Kaiser
William, which is to be erected in Ber-
lin,near the old Royal palace or schloSs,
will be exhibited in the royal arsenal in
July. The sum collected for a church,
to be erected in memory of the late
Kaiser William. amounts to about 720,-
600 marks.
The kaiser has put his foot down
strongly against the Guelph party in
Hanover, which has of late been assum-
ing considerable boldness on account of
the relationship of Kaiser William to
the house of Guelph through his mother,
and his presumed sympathy on that ac-
count. The kaiser, while avowedly
proud of the Guelph connection and
considering himself member of that
family, has given it to be understood
that he will not tolerate any disparage-
ment of PrusSian supremacy in Han
over. and that any agitation among Off
cials favorable to the Guelph movement
mnst be sternly represSed.
w The chamber of commerce of Darn
stadt has sanctioned the establishment
ola harbor at Oppenheim on the Rhine
near Metz.
The consistory of the province of
Magdeburg has lodged a complaint
against Prof. sBornemann for writing
and publishing pamphlet which con-
tains some truths unpalatable to the
powers that be. aSy ES1
The liberal party in parliament is
favorable to the proposed revival of the
baccarat scandal, by the questions which
Mr.. Henry Peyton, liberal member of
parliament for Rugby proposes to ask
In parliament Monday.
Sailors are SO scarce that it is doubt
full whether the intended naval
maneuvers will be held, unless a suf-
ficient complement is obtained by the
detention of war ships destined for
India.
General disgust is felt at the course of
Mfr. Lewis, the stipendiary magistrate
at Cardiff. for his treatment of labor
matters coming before him. Lewis is a
brother of the manager of the docks,
and has shown in his magisterial office
deep hostility to all persons who may
have been connected with promoting a
strike OF labor agitation at the docks.