The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17

Coomassie and King Prempeh. The army
is particularly keen on the subject. OF
course, it has not forgotten that Wolseley,
Wood and Butler all made their first ten
strike in former Ashantee campaign, but
for the rank and file such an adventure
offers nothing but discomfort, malaria and
probable death by fever, and yet the most
furious volunteering zeal. has been dis
played III every barracks in England. The
whole white force will be small picked
body Of about 800 men, a score of the best
fellows between "a and % years OF age be-
ing selected from each of a dozen or more
regiments. q:
But the West Indian troops and 600
native porters swell the column to impress
sive dimensions. 1t is not expected how
ever, that they will see much fighting, for
the King is believed to be certain to sub
NIT. The net result will probably be a
new set of medals for the survivors and a
deeper bIotch of British red on the African
map north of the Gold Coast. -.
The assiduous way that Chamberlain is
advertising himself over this and numer-
.ous other colonial NJ alters does not escape
attention. official letters from his depart
ment show that his secretaries are. speak
ing of him as his Enninence with awe, as
if he were barely subordinate. to royalty
itself, and he prints these, every one. Not
William O'Brien himself had finer talent
for getting his name in the. newspapers.
Even the casual. press report that the
Duke and Duchess Of York may go to
Australia next year is turned into peg on
which to hang note that Mr.. Chamber
lain's influence is said. to have had a good
deal to do with this decision.
f As these dispatches said from the out
set, it was this itch for popular advertise
ment on n=Chamberlain's part which gave to
the Venezuela matter its only possible
show of Importance. The theory is that
Salisbury and the other Tory Ministers
submit to this noisy brummagem bounce
in colonial affairs as a price for Chamber
lain's acquiescence in domestic and CONT
mental affairs that they are more concerned
about. Some time there will be a.limit to
their patience.
:; Senator Lodges exposition OF the Mon
roe doctrine to an interviewer here has
not profoundly interestedthe British pub
lie. Even the paper printing the inter
view passed a silently satirical comment
ON it by getting w. T. Stead, who now
spends most Of his time in being photo
graphed with ghosts on negative, to
write reioinder.
Cardinal Manning's biography, based
largely on his own written notes, journals
and intimate correspondence. will be out
this month. it has unfortunately: been
decided, however, to omit an important
document, which he wrote in 1890 for the
express purpose of inclusion in these
memoirs on the subject of the Jesuits,
whom he disIiked. This action is defended
on the ground that the publication would
provoke a controversy and give pain to the
living, but that will hardly convince the
public that the Cardinal S views in the mat
ter should have been gnored. In its revela-
tions of his inner character, especially
during the conversion period, the work is
described as of exceptional interest.
Still another uniform edition of Mar
ryat's novels brings out the striking state
ment that over 100000 of his books are
still sold annually. l..
Meredith's "An Amazing Marriage" !"
out to-day, gets a few hasty reviews which
seem to foreshadow its acceptance among
the top flights of his genius by the inner
cult of his admirers, butnotto be SO popu-
lar as '''Lord Ormont and His Aminta"
undoubtedly has been.: :.
Poor old George Augustus sala is said to
be on his death bed, while the papers are
giving kindly notices to new edition of
his cook book, which lays particular claims
to authority on what may be eaten with
out damage TO health. Sala has been for
years the least healthfuI looking man that
one could meet on Fleet street, bit it was
his unhappy financial failure in setting up
paper ofshis own which broke his nerve
and strength. =. HAROLD FREDERIC.