The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-29
ON THE OTHER SIDE
Great Britain Has Her Troubles Up
and Down the Elrth.
KRUGER is ACTING QUEER
Germany's Conduct Not Liked In
London and Things Are Mixed
Another Birthday for Bis
marck Coming.
KRUGER is ACTING QUEER
Copyright. 1896. by Associated Press.

| Copyright. 1896. by Associated Press.
LONDON, March 2S.-Politically, the
past week has been a most exciting one
IN what relates to Egypt. the Mata-
peles, the speech of Joseph Chamber
lain, the Transvaal and Madagascar.
Ihen came the resignation of the
french minister for foreign affairs. M.
Berthelot, Gaping the news sheaf of
the week. In some quarters consider
able Importance is attached to the res
ignation OF Nj. Berthelot, and 1t is in
terpreted as being one of the outcomes
| OF Frances abortive action in attempt
ing to prevent the use of the Egyptian
reserve fund for the expenses of the
Nile expedition. 1t had been previously
rumored that the French cabinet was
divided regarding the policy to be fol-
lowed in regard to the Dongola expedi-
uon, and the result, which has been a
decided rebuff to France, led to such
an outcry In the French press against
the Bourgeois cabinet that somebody
had to be sacrificed In order to appease
the public, and so Berthelot was
thrown overheard.
The Marquis of Salisbury undoubted-
ly scored over France in the matter.
but the feeling of satisfaction expert
enced must be considerably tempered
by the knowledge that Germany's at
titude Is solely influenced by Italy's
predicament, and that there is no love
for England in her support of this
country. The accounts given of the
campaign by the wounded soldiers
VINO have returned to Italy have in
creased the unpopularity of the Afri-
can schemes of certain of Italy's states
men, and there are evidences of a re-
ViVal OF the agitation against prose-
cutting the war.
In regard to the situation in the
Transvaal, the Capetown dispatches TO
the Times are most disturbing, and IL
IS evident that something is going ON
which may lead to an explosion of more
Iar-reaching consequences than the
Jameson affair. Everything points TO
the fact that the Transvaal is prepar-
ing Tor some struggle, and there is a
ieellng mere that rupture of amicable
relations with the South African repub-
lie is looming up on the horizon most
clearly. 1t is believed that President
krueger cannot be induced to visit
england. The Beers are arming and
are listening entirely too much to the
advice of German advisers to be pleas
ant to the statesmen. and, in short, the
south African situation is the cause of
extreme anxiety to the hnanciers and
others Interested in that part of the
world
There is a suspicion that the Mata-
peie rising lS indirectly or directly the
work of the enemies of Great Britain.
and. OF course. the Dutch and German
agents come in for blame Enemies of
Cecil Rhodes, the former premier of
Cape. Colony, says he comes in for a
snare OF the suspicion which seems at
present to attach to almost everything
and everybody connected with South
African affairs.
The American tourists are beginning
to arrive in London. Prominent among
them will be Mr.. and Mrs Chatfield-
Taylor of Chicago, who will arrive in
the British metropolis this week from
Spain where they received much atten-
tion. Mr.. and Mrs. Chatfield- Taylor
were received in audience by the queen
regent informally, at the royal palace.
Her majesty spoke of the relations be-
tween Spain and the United States and
deprecated the interference" of the
latter country in Cuba
The annual fur sale, at which the
best furs in the world are disposed of
and which are attended by wholesale
buyers from all countries, was very
successful
Prof. Daniel Giraud Elliott, of the
Field Columbian museum, Chicago, left
here yesterday for Alden on a scientific
expedition into Somalitan and Gala
land. He was accompanied by Carl
Akelri, taxidermist of Chicago, and
Mr.. Dodson, of the natural history
London