St. Paul daily globe., 1896-01-08
BRITAIN IS HRNlp0.
WARLIkE MEASURES IN PREPAR-
ALTON FOR POSSIBLE EMER-
GENCIES.
FLYING SQUADRON READY.
SIX SHIPS ARE HELD TO SET SAIL
AT A MOMENTS NO.
TICE.
EMPEROR WILLIAM IS FIRM
He Will Not Recognize Amy Claim of
suzerainty Over the Trans
vaal.

LONDON, Jan. THE Times makes
the following announcement: Orders
have been sent to Portsmouth, Devon
port and Chatham for the immediate
commissioning of six ships to form a
flying squadron, the object of which is
obviously to have squadron ready for
any required emergency. 1t will be
composed of two first class battleships,
two frst-class and two second-class
cruisers. Probably the Royal Oak and
the Revenge will be chosen. The pos
sibility of the commissioning of such a
our resources are better than was sup
posed, and is proof that our naval or
ganization has greatly improved of late
years. 1t has also been decided to dis
patch a naval force to Delagoa Bay,
but it is unknowA whether it will be
composed of vessels from the cape or
from the East Indies"
In an editorial the Times hopes that
the Mediterranean fleet will be with
drawn from Salonica and ordered else
where and prepared for emergencies.
1t congratulates the country on fore
going news and, with reference to a
reiteration by it's Berlin correspondent
Of the statement that Germany had in
tended to land marines at Lorenzo
Marques for the invasion of the Trans
vaal and had only abandoned the in
tention on hearing of DR.. Jameson's
defeat, the Times says:
"This is grave statement, and we refuse
to believe that Portugal would have lent her
self to such a move. But 1t proves that Ger
| many's interference was one not the result of
sudden indignation at DR.. Jameson's action
but had been medtated and discussed. and pre-
sumably concerted, with the Boers Emperor
Williams Indignation he
garded in the light of Diplomatic histrionics
1t is tradition of German policy to prepare
a coup secretly and then to give It an air
of coming about by an unfortunate accident
There is grave reason to suspect that she has
long harbored hostile designs. This theory
will explain the Beers extraordinary OBJ
stinacy in refusing moderate concessions to
the Uitlanders" a
TROOPS FOR THE CAPE.
The Daily Telegraph announces that
1t has been decided to intercept the
troops in transit to and from India
in order to send reinforcements to the
cape. 1t also states that troops will
be sent from England, and that first
class cruiser has been ordered to Del
agoa bay. The correspondent of the
Standard at Aldershot believes that
there is question Of calling out the
army reserve and a portion of the mi
litia. The Duke of Connaught and the
chief staff officers, this correspondent
says, are busy at headquarters, and
are In constant communication with
the war office. A special dispatch from
Berlin says that DIR. Leyds, the Sec
retary of state of the Transvaal, has
received a dispatch which states that
the Transvaal demands from England
an indemnity of half a million pounds
for DR.. Jameson's invasion.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-The Globe this
evening prints some sensational news
under these scare headlines: activity
in the War OHice-Anticipated Military
Measures The Globe states that the
war office sent special messenger
this afternoon to TIE colonial office,
and that it is rumored important or
derS are pending The feeling here
| against Emperor William and Germany
on account of the formers dispatch of
congratulation to President Kruger,
apparently ignoring British suzerainty
over the Transvaaei republic, continues
among all classes Of people, and the
war sentiment against Germany rises
as time passes. Lady Warwick has
written a letter to the Times on the
subject It is understood that the ar
senals and dock yards are being over
hauled. Emperor William is a mem
ber of several exclusive English clubs,
including the Royal Yacht Squadron,
and in some Of them the demand for
his expulsion Is already very loud.
Letters have been published in the
newspapers demanding that he resign
his colonelcy in the Royal dragons.
There is no truth in the story that
the British government is hurriedly
drafting troops to Cape Town. In the
first place there is no necessity for it,
as all the troops that might be needed
could be drafted to Cape Town from
neighboring British colonies.
DIED FROM FITS wOIrNDS
Among those wounded in the fight