New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
CAR AND SULTAN.
r.,tinued from Fret Page.

mir
s"S,..t,ons removed from their relations with
ms The moral force OF public opinion Is
Amen, .xerted and clearly recognized. The
Gro"s nassed when Lord Salisbury could
tine ,ske serious risks for the sake OF scoring
sn tn diplomatic correspondence.
49,. departure Of Di. Jameson and the |
VIZ" ., tie South African Company for Eng |
on" ,,srest In the Transvaal question lapses. |
N.,asnt Krueger's intentions respecting In |
!.,,v the prosecution OF the arrested Uit- |
o." ..rs and internal reforms are not known out |
snS 49,. Colonial Office II an understanding |
~" 30, reached with Mr.. Chamberlain. what
n's concerns Engshmen is the defence which
p,odes and Jameson will make when they
,,. IN London. and what measures will be
'-.oa for yindcating the authority OF the
~-own The evidence is now clear that the
..n,ont was the work Of the group Of capital
a,rsr,,y interested In the Chartered Company
=. cecu Rhodes's projects. The five men who
,uoned Jameson and guaranteed the expenses
:, ~. expedition were: Colonel Rhodes. brother
ex Premier identified with both the Char
80 Company and the Consolidated Goldfelds
counany: Lionel Phillips. capitalist. with
,.hon Cecil Rhodes Is intimately associated
CHARLES Leonard. who Is Philips's solicitor; John
u.vs Hammond. consulting engineer OF the
consolidated and Chartered companies and
o.orys Farrar. who has taken an active part In
..1ous Rhodesian companies.
,. nil be difficult for Cecil Rhodes to explain
.wav his connection with the financial ring which
a. responsble for Jamesons raid and has mis-
damaged every detail Of the enterprise. Inc
.,,rton prevails that Mr.. Chamberlain. strong
man as he has shown himself In a momentous
crisis. may not be able to resist the social pres
triU m -
no,tom. The financial interests involved are Jess
important than the prestige Of the titled figure
heads Of the Chartered Company In RESTRAINING
,rves,,gat,ne ardor Lawyers are also agreed
sns, the technical difficulties Of the prosecution
=, Jameson and the other officers are insuper
able.
Everything Is grist for Mr.. Chamberlain's mn
The Ashantee war has closed with picturssle
scene the savage king grovellng In the dust /
the feet OF the conquerors. An indemnity Il
O 900 ounces Of gold was at once demanded. So
the penitent monarch was sent with his o'iiFs
under guard to the coast. to remain prisoer
until the debt shall be paid. Meanwhile, Ht-
,.h re- esident rules and Mr. Chamberlain Is oaed
upon to decide whether he will have militry |
Governor a protectorate or chartered ON
pany There is already talk Of building Hht |
railway TO Coomassie and developing the c'uiry |
with an imperial grant
The death of Prince Henry Of BattenFrghas
drawn out an expression of universal Sihplth!
and sorrow for the Queen and Princes beacrce'
The court Is ordinarily inaccessible ''he PUBIC
except as the stilted daily Court 0rcuiar re-
cords the doings OF royalty; but wen 'he houf
of bereavement comes there seem'o De no Sc
crets and the public is admittedlhto 'he iuii
confidence Of the Queens fam' The Prince
h,,tNA {p a
court favorite, a good sportsmanind yachtsman.
He wearied Of inaction at the CURT. his oesire
for military service received nttl encouragement
IN any quarter There were rany obstacles 10
his appointment as a voluntee aid These were
overcome mainly by his resc1te oetermlnduoh
N have active service In the fd. His departure
y,- Ashantee was criticised y military men ana
,,d,cu,ed by many writersfor the press, but ne
q. nou regarded as a matyr to duty. and there
IL no disposition in any uarter 70 withhoio si"-
cere sympathy from 'e queen anu fi'"0e'
Reatrtce On the day hen the SAD tohss caiiie
a naval parade was pinned for the morning anu
a grand banquet andorivate theatricais ior 'he
evening Royalty is plated IN us recrea'io'i a'u
daily life; Its sorrow lone IS shareu oE "i'o"
whose loyalty and fection are always quicH-
ened when the shadws are deepest al court
MI. ,,un,c,naI PSiament Of London resumed
1ts sessions this wk at Spring Gardens WIN
.ome amusing bypy. Mr. Beresford Hope pro-
,o.ed 10 amend outstanding orders so that mem
hers Of the CountEouncil might keep their mats
on when seated. nd another reform procedure
s.vored was a nasure TO prevent an honorable
member from maing twenty short speeches IN
+. single afternoc Lord Salisbury's reply to the
,eso,u,,on askinwhe ther the Government wodli
,egslate respecng the water supply OF the me-
IN tho Council n the defensive. He asked for
a-aft of tho Water bill. The two parties,
which have zen playing game Of cross-pur-
,voses are skiing to compromise their differ
nrce. and aee upon some plan for buying out
the water cdpahes.
Mr. e. r. COX has not yet taken charge Of THE
rauv New" which has rounded out half
.o,,rrv ofournalism, and has received hearty
corora.u,aons from its rivals and friends. The
on, ad,,ois young man 10 take the editors
chair whh has been filled by sucn men as Dick
.rs Forer Dicey, Hl Lucy and Robinson.
hu, he , an accomplished journalist Of sound
@udome. After brilliant career at oxford he
served n apprenticeship under Mr.. Stead on
.-rhe al Mall Gazette" subsequently being
rn,,orf that journal and Of The Westminster
Cazett" He has not yet disclosed the lines OF
no,,c,,n the future conduct OF the leading liberal
1ourrl. but probably some effort Will be maze 10
onse the growing influence Of THE Chronicle
nv Tightening and popuarizng THE Daily
New"
nssell versus Notcutt, before the Court
~ Queens Bench. is I curiosity In libel
prctice. The plaintiff is an opera sing
2, and the defendant the editor and pro-
retor Of musical Journal. The cause
action is the appearance OF an adVer-
sement in which Miss Ella Russel's name was
andwiched between the names OF two other
singers in programme for concert The md-
die place was considered slight upon her pro-