The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-29
Damp and Gloomy Weather
During Christmas Week
THE BRITISH MIND is SLOW
To Be Convinced That America Is in
Earnest
Now That This Fact Has Dawn.d Upon Thcr1
People and Press are Extremely
ConciIiatory

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-(Copyrghte led, 1898,
by the Associated Press) The sullen
weather, sleet and dampness, which have
been feature of Christmas week, seem to
have cast a gloom over politics in general,
although the Venezuelan question, chiefly
from its financial and commercial stand
points, has been uppermost in the public
mind. 1t takes some time to convince the
average Britisher of anything, and there
has been no exception in the case of inn
pressing on the minds of those in author
ity here that the United States is thor
oughly convinced of the justuess of the
Monroe doctrine as whole, although
there may be differences of opinion as to
IFS applicability to the boundary dispute
between Venezuela and Great Britain III
consequence, the zone Of the press and the
general public here is now s,rikiugly con-
clliatory and everything possible is being
done to avoid friction which might result
il further unpleasantness.
Although the attitude of the people ir
authority and those not in authority here is
peaceful, the possibilities which the future
may bring forth are not by any means
overlooked. This is shown by the stress
laid by the St. James Gazette this after
noon upon the latest advices from British
Guiana, and the commercial and military
outlook in that colony. The St. James
Gazette has from the first and I'D to the
present, had the good fortune to be dis
tinctly ahead in announcing all the de.
velopments from this side of the water in
The Venezuelan question. and there is there
fore, shrewd suspicion that it has been
more or less directly or indirectly inspired
by the secretary of state for the colonies,
JO69nh Chlmhprlain CnnSenr1ontlu
than ordinary interest is manifested in an
article which it published today giving
prominence in the mail news just received
from British Guiana, in which it is an
nounced thas at meeting of influential
residents of British Guiana, recently held
at Georgetown, capital of the colony,a d pro-
vision board of directors was appointed for
a company which is to be known as the
Bri ish chartered company, organized for
the purpose of developing the interior OF
British Guiana.
A sign of the interest taken here at pres
ent IN American military matters is found
in the fact that the Army and Navy Ca
zette today published short biographical
sketches of all the American generals
There is boom in Antarctic exp lor u !,
just now. In this city syndicate has been
formed to send a whale aud fishing eXpe.ii-
tion of two steam wha!eIs OF about 400
tons, while a smaller whaler will accom-
pany them and take "a small scientific par Y
under the guidance of Borchgrevink, the
explorer. The expedition will leave Eng
land in August next. An almost similar
expedition is being fitted out at 1 eith.
There was a big gathering today at CHS
wick of Russian and Polish eNies. us we'll
as OF English synpathizers, the occasion
being the funeral of Sergius SiepnialI, he
celebrated Russian nihliist, who was killed
while crossing railroad track there Oh
Monday last.
The St. James Gazette this afternoon
says: Hitherto the inspectors of the British
Guiana police have been uniformed civil
ians, but they will now he strengthened by
the addition of Captoin Johnston and
Lieutenant Cobb of the British army as
subinspectors. Their appointments were
announced today and are significant of The
rapid transition of the British Guiana
police into mill ary force. Captain
Johnston will instruct the negro police in
the workings of Maxim guns.
The most intense feeling of gloom has