The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-19
CIRCUS MANS LUCK
Entered Cape Town as JuggIer
and Dabbed in Mining Shares.
HE WON FORTY MILLIONS
Monroe Doctrine and European
Politics

New York. Sept. 15.--Chauncey M.
Depew landed from the steamer City
of Paris this morning. Being inter-
viewed he said;
1.-THE excitement in South Africa s
gold mines equals the widest specula-
tions in Colorado or California BOOM
ing times. Both London and Paris are
crazy. One of the best informed bank
ers in Europe told me that 100 men
had pocketed in cold cash in the past
few years $1,000, 900, 900 by sale of stock
or shares of these companies. The
money has come from the conflding
British public and the usually cautious
French. Forty million was won by a
man who entered Cape Town as a Jug
gler in a circus, who is now climbing
rapidly the social ladder The stocks
are constantly rising in price, and of
course capitalization, and at no distant
day the bubble will burst, scattering
ruin more widely than has been exper-
fenced for generations.
POLITICS OF EUROPE.
Mr.. Depew said something of SEN
sation was stirred up among the anglo
maniacs by an interview which he gave
~ ehN iToiihoil PdPtlS. Sllt VI Tie QutS-
tions, What is the American idea of
home rule and how generally are Am
orleans of one mind upon that subject ?'
Mr.. Depew spoke of this as follows
My answer was substantially that
home rule is the corner stone of our
institutions, and our people are practic-
ally unanimous on the subject; that
we were heartily in favor of the Eng
lish speaking people leading the world,
and willing that the British empire
should have the first place in the affairs
of Europe, as of Africa and Australia,
but we would never consent nor per-
NIT the control or occupation by a for
eign power or union of foreign powers
of the republics of America.
EMBARRASSING VICTORY.
"Of the members of the house of
lords, all but 25 are conservatives or
tories. A conservative leader said to
me: We have won a great and a
rather embarrassing victory without
making pledge or promise. We had
no platform and no affirmative prin.
ciples. We simply assaulted the in
competency of the liberal government
But while the conservatives are safely
ist is already making matters uncom-
Portable for his tory partner.
"A large program for local self-gov-
ernment throughout the United King
dom and for a broad scheme of state
socialism or paternalism and plans
more or less vague, for the benefit OF
what they call the laboring classes,
are maturing. The restless brains of
Mr.. Chamberlain and his friends are
disturbing the rest and comfort of the
conservatives.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Our recent trouble with the British
foreign office over Nicaragua and Ven
ezuela, increasing interest in foreign
relations and the possibility of an ad-
ministration which will enforce the
Monroe doctrine, have created a new
and unusual interest in the affairs of
the United States. This is evidenced in
the Times appointing Mr.. Smalley as
its special correspondent in the United
States and printing several columns a
week of his cables. The statesmen of
both parties would like a sort of an
offensive and defensive alliance with
us. They want our help in China and
Japan and in the difficulties arising
out of Russia, German and French hos,
pitality and aggressions in the east
and would gladly bundle all American
matters into our hands in exchange for
such an understanding. a.
GAIETY OF NATIONS.
"The general cheerfulness and gaiety
of nations made this trip one of the
most agreeable of my life. Both in
England and on the continent there
was general prosperity and abundance
unknown for years. Many sovereigns
and chiefs of states who formerly were
politely inquisitive or Indifferent about
American affairs were eager in theil
desire for information about oui
stocks and bonds.
1.-THE success of the syndicate ir
placing the last issue of our govern
ment bonds has put into many a roya'
treasury miscellaneous amount OF
American securities"