St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
EUR0pE'S WAR CLOUD
1T IS EXPECTED TO BE IN EvI-
DENCE AGAIN VERY
SOON. u
RUSSIA WILL MOVE FIRST.
SALISBURY HAS TROUBLES ENOUGH
ON HAND TO PREVENT EASY
REST.
I. sARRIEN NOW ON THE ropIs.
Attempt the Task of Forming
Cabinet.

LONDON, April 25.-With the South
African, Egyptian, Venezuelan and far
Eastern complications on his mind, to
say nothing Of European entangle-
ments, the Marquis of Salisbury can
hardly be said to be free from care
or likely to regularly enjoy his sleep
undisturbed by Nightmares. The Sat-
urday Review, referring to the Vene-
zuelan question, says: ut Is incum-
pent upon us to reach an understand
Ing on the general question Of arbitra-
ton before the American commission
reports, and we can only hope that the
Marquis of Salisbury will not allow the
accepted time to slip away unused."s
The Speaker remarks: "It Is incred-
1ble that the ministers are willing to
risk further difficulties with America
when the difficulties elsewhere show
no signs of diminishing"
President Kruger's declination of the
invitation of the secretary of state for
the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, to
visit England, on the ground that his
presence in the Transvaal is required
by the Volksraadt, has cast damper
over the African negotiations, although
1t Is said today that the Anglo-Trans-
vaal relations will be greatly benefit
ted by the decision of the Johannes
burg reformers to plead guilty. Presi-
dent Kruger'S refusal, however, has
caused a great deal of irritation, and
it is felt that the Boer statesman is
simply ''nooling Mr.. Chamberlain by
his dallying answer. The latter is Sc
verely blamed for the passage in his
recent speech which described the
Transvaal government as being de-
fective and corrupt This is classed as
being unnecessarily offensive to the
Transvaal at a delicate juncture, and
the explanation of the secretary of
state for the colonies that 1t was a
matter of common repute, is regarded
as rather lame. In brief, it is the gen.
eral opinion that a serious conflict be-
tween the British and Beers must
come,
On this point a dispatch from Cape
Town received tonight says:
''All statements to the contrary, as
repeatedly asserted, the situation has
fined itself down to preparing for
struggle between Great Britain and
the 1ransvaal Ghe latter backed by
Germany for predominance N South
Africa, and up tc the present the Beers
jority. The Transvaal troops could be
placed in the field to the number Of
about $4,000 in week or So although
there is yet much to be done in the
way Of preparation; but 1t will take
Great Britain several months at least
to reach that stage of preparation,
and a great deal might happen in that
time. Mr.. Chamberlain has lost four
months Of very valuable time; Pres
ident Kruger has not lost four hours
of the same time in preparing for the
great South African coup, and it is
claimed in Boer circles here that the
Transvaal leaders will open the eyes
of the British considerably when the
right moment arrives"
The news from Egypt shows that
the dervishes along the Nile are unus-
ually inactive. 1t was thought that
they would have already attacked the
lines Of communication, but apparently
they are waiting for the khalifa's or
ders or planning a combined attack
upon the Anglo-Egyptian forces.
All signs point to a revival Of the
European war scare with renewed
force after the fetes attending the
coronation of the czar are over. An
other coup detat is believed to be pre-
pairing in Bulgaria, and by general
consent the intention Of taking the ini-
tiative is ascribed to Russia Hence
the undoubted anxiety in England
to get the Venezuela question settled
before the complications begin. The
under secretary of state for foreign
affairs, George N. Curzon, is to make
further statement i'll the house Of
commons on Monday regarding the
progress Of the negotiations with the
United States on the subject of Vene-
zuela.