The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-03
THE LATEST LONDON GOSSIP
The Outlook in Europe and the
East Threatening.
British Flag Fired on in venezueIa-Rusl Ia
Has OutmanWuvred England In China
France and Russia About to Leave
England In the Luroh In the Armenian
AGair-Gladstone's Bad Break.

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LONDON, Nov. 2.-The political hori.
ION is obscured by dark clouds and the
atmosphere Is charged with the cleo.
tricity OF threatening war. In Europe
and in the far east the outlook is most
threatening and is clearly causing much
anxiety here. The advices received
from all parts are CT most pessimistic
character and the situation has been
further complicated by the report which
has just reached hero OF the firing, by
Venezuelan guarda costa, on the
Myosotis, vessel flying the British
flag, eff the island OF Trinidad, and the
killing Of her com mapder, Thomas
Garcia.
The general opinion expressed in
official circles here Is that If the Eu
rocesn powers tide over the present
criHis without coming TO hard knocks
In some part of the world, il will be
matter for sincere congratulation and
decided triumph for the diplomacy
or peace seeking nature. Naturally,
In view OF the alarming rumors cir
culating everywhere, the European
bourses have been badly alfscted, and.
d
slump" In international securities,
The newspapers here are trying to put
on bold front in face Of situation
which Is labelled dangerous" by even
The most conservative people; but, there
10 no getting swsy from tho hard heavy
fact that Great Britain is more than
likely to find herself in o state of freez-
irR isolation.
Tn the far east her diplomats have
been boldly and cloverly on N anmuvred
by those OF Russia aud in the Armenian
question it Is feared that Russia and
France are moro thsn prepared to leave
her In the lurch when it suits them and
just at the time when crisis has been
rsached and widespread revolt against
the rule OF tho sultan Of Turkey seems
10 be budding.
Consequently the Turk, falling back
upon the.prose ction, thus openly given,
or Russia and France, will not intro
duce q single real reform in Armenia,
while on the other hand the "unspeaka-
pie will continue tho work OF decimat..
ing the Christian population OF Asia
Minor.
Regarding the situation in the far
east in the highest political circles in
England, as we'll as among the central
european powers generally, no doubt
exists that exteneive concessions in
Manc huria have been made by China to
Russia. Then again /: is regarded as
cerlaln that Russia's relations with
1apan are strained to the utmost in
spite OF the rumor that the secret treaty
to their mutual benefit has been ar
rived at, and tina. Russia ia determined
that not single Japanese soldier shall
remain On Chinese soil day beyond the
term fixed by The treaty OF peace con-
cluded between China aud Japan.
recent expressions in American pub
LEGATIONS of tn" good Rill OF the United
States towards Great Britain and Russia
nave been source OF great comfort to
both nations.
The steady and old established Satur-
day .Seviow takes an alarmist view OF
the Eastern imbroglio, saying: "Wo are
face TO face with the fact that Russia
intends to seize as much of North
eastern China as she can assimilato.
while France ia resolved to extend her
rmptre from Tonkin and Siam into
South west China, and this division of
territory We cannot allow.
"la II evident that we cannot hope for
Gtrmsn aid and Eng and, In her hour of
need, will find no friends and vii! have
TO rely on her own strength. Fortu-
nately for w the increased power of our
feet will permit Lord Salisbury to
speak and, il necessary, to at in de-
fence of British interests. /. Russia at
tempts to take any part OF Manchurie.
we can reply by occupying tho island of
ohusan, and France may find it castor
to sheer at our diplomacy than risk q
war which may place her permanently
among the aecond rate powers"
me 81. James Gazette this afternoon
also discusses the outbreak seriously.
1t says: III is such as to make us
anxious to lose no time in getting our
naval and military ornaments in as
complete state Of efficiency as the cir
cumstances will allow"
The letter Of the Hon. Gladstone to
Nine Novikoff, published in the
observer on Saturday last, has pro.
duced painful impression among the
friends and admirers of the veteran
English statesman, Mr.. Gladstone
alluded to that wretched sultan,
whom God has given as a curse 70 man,
kind, waving his flag in triumph" and
the "adversaries at his feet" no added.
ARE Russia. France and England"
In conclusion Mr.. Gladstone wrote.
May God. In his mercy, send a speedv
end to the governing Turk and his
doings," etc.
These utterinRs OF Mr.. Gladstone are
generally attributed to be the effect OF
age upon the distinguished statesman
and as indication Of the waning of mis-
great faculties.