New-York tribune., 1895-10-20

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Ne three Powers appeared at tks end OF the
negotiations 10 have stood humby pelore tue
Sultan. with their caps In their HANDS, ash'"s
him In a whisper how lttl, he would De please"
to grant In recognition OF the conscience ..
Europe All these matters are now mysteries Vi
Diplomacy and Turkish Intrigue; but nominahy
II Il n triumph for England to have forced Inc
Iacrte 10 promise to do anything. and Lord sans
hNtyv ~ commended as a Foreign Minister VINO
,IxRes his fnfaurncc frlt st che endsof the eartn
After China and Conrtantinople British diplom-
acv Graves another conquest, this time on the
S,eetican continent. The st. Jamess Gazetc
reveals Mr.. Chamberiains dispatches 10 oir
Charles Cameron Lees TO obtain without oeiay
vote in British Guiana for two Maxim guns WIN
which the frontier Of the disputed territory couio
be defended against Venezuelan invasion: AS
the combined court OF the colony refused 10 vote
money fot afaxisns the Colonial Secretary avs
patches are only matter OF record Oh MS me-
DDS of developing what he has called the nas'ee'-
"a estates" of the Empire. Besides asking for
Maxim guns ne advised cutting roao from 'ne
upner reaches OF the Barima River to the Gu
yam River as. the best means of rendering Tie
yh,a hearing region in the northwestern district
asc.s.;n,a 70 miners This road would also facil'-
tate the defence OF the frontier AGAINST renewal
pers. II seems has ridiculed the scheme. put 'he
Colonial Secretary's admirers In the Lonuon
ntess consider him better Judge Of the mora
,nA,,enee Of Maxim guns on the disputed frontier
,han sugar pIanters ifving on mud fats.
II Is singular. at least. that the grandiose pohcy
~ restoring the waste places Of the British En-
n,re should open in practice. with a loud call Tor
artillery on ground claimed by Venezuela Lord
salisbury is expected to manage this question
with ss good success as Lord Kimberley achieved
a, Corinto in dealing with feeble Central Amer-
can state AS the Monroe Doctrine was reauceo
10 a state Of innocuous desuetude IN one quar'ei'
n is presumed that with the good ohces Oh MI
cleveland and Mr.. Bayard. II may prove equahF
powerless between the Essequibo ana 'he oi'
noco THE Tines already proclaims tha' -iue-
Monroe Doctrine was antedated by the bil"si'
claims in Guiana. English opinion Is thus rehec'-
ed by Journals like The Manchester courier
"It Is by no means cousinly conduct on the part
of tho American Government to encourage these
,renosterous claims against England though
the cxigencies Of domestic politics iurnlsh ai
exclamation which forbids any Apprehension oi
more practical intermeddling. as the dispute
turns mainly on points OF history. and there are
two distinct versions Of history involved
seems not improbable that all the gold VIII nave
been taken out Of the Yuruan district before 'he
controversy Is settled TO everybody's sauslac-
ton
The latest information respecting Nehezueia
is most aggressive. Lord Salisbury Is repor'eo
N have sent an ultimatum II President Crespo
demanding roparation fol the Iuruan incident
and announcing the British terms for settling the
boundary dispute. IT is the Nicaragua game re-
heated. with or without previous arrangement
ri mon
the Monroe Doctrine. Mr. Chamberlain and Lord
salisbury doubtless have agreed on a policy by
which Venezuela .e to be coerced oy naval
demonstration SIMILAR to the Cornto perform
ance.
eJFhe Crisis In the mining market mas peeh
checked and a more hopeful feeling prevails TO-
day The turning point came yesterday wheh
Barnat. extended unlimited financial assistance
TO the carving over Of Ba~nlto Bank shares. This
speculator was cheered il, Throgmorton-st. Tor
his spirit. Other promoters and inside operators
have been compelled 10 buy heavily and Increase
their holdings 70 avert something Ike panic
caused by the settlement Of the huge speculative
open account
Much diplomacy this week. outside of Constan-
tinople has been conducted by interviewers VINO
are as active in Europe in America. Prince
NJ de Blowitz in Paris but in the other capitals
folly Is shot as 1t flies The American Ambas-
sador has been forced by an interview to con-
tradict all kinds of statements about Brazil.
Guiana and Venezuela Sir Francis Scott cross
ing the gangplark o. West African mail
steamer. called upon to stand and deliver
fun detailed account OF the troubles on the Colo
Coast which render It probable that Lord Wolse-
ley's expedition to Coomassie twenty years ago
will have to be repeated. and troublesome Ash
antec brought under British rule. Almost sim
ultaneously another protracted talk was had
with Prince Ossooanssh. the Ashantee envoy who
has been awaiting Mr.. Chamberlain's return
from Spain. and who deIes In detail all the
criticisms Of his royal master as base nbe!s upon
an estinabe gentleman. The Governor OF British
Guinea Is expected soon In London to confer with
Mr.. Chamberlain. He will probably be drained
OF all surface information before he leaves the
ship.
News from Madagascar remains obscure The
terms Of the Queens surrender are not yet
known nor the conditions under which the Hovas
have been pacifed, II they are not still skulking
or sulking The Ministers are striving for or
gan.zing the Colonial army and introducing a
rigid protectorate. and VIII not escape hot de-
bate in the Chambers although the success OF
General Duchesne has saved them from prema-
ture downfall. The Freno1 naval programme
wIrns England that her chief rival on the seas
is bent upon increasing the strength OF her Meet
TherMinister Of Marine has warned the Budge'
Committee that the Chnese-Japanese war mas
revealed the necessity FOR swift, weil-armcd
cruisers with adequate protective amor. Inc
new programme increases the annual expense OF
the construction account s20OO,oo0, and repre-
sents total outlay in twelve years Of milliard
II francs The English meanwhile continue their
naval. preparations on e large scale. Another
splendid ba ttle-ship OF type is Being launched
to-day
French accounts OF the strike at Carman are
confused. Socialist papers make much OF the