Evening star., 1896-02-29
DR.. NM'S WELCOME
Pages in the London Papers Devoted
to Him. s'F4
His ARRIVAL TEE WEEKS SENSATION
A General Laugh at the Poet
Laureate's Effusion.
INCREASING THE NAVY

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| LONDON. February 2.-The arrival in
England of DR.. Jameson is the sensation OF
the week. Pages in the newspapers are de-
voted daily to the subject Of the invasion Of
| the Rand, the secret arrangements supposed
| to have been made to accomplish 1t, and
| the approaching trial Of the leader of the
raiders and his associates. The charge of
| warning against friendly power brought
against DR.. Jameson when he was arraigned
f; IA the Bow street police court Monday last
| Is based on the foreign enlistment act of
1870 which was passed to provide for the
| Fenian raids into Canada from the United
States
A precedent is found in Gen. Sandoval and
Sir w. L. Calls naval expedition against
Venezuela in 1887. Their vessel, the JUS
titia, was fitted out at Antwerp and sailed
and battled with Venezuelan vessel. Gen.
Sandoval was sentenced to a months con-
| hnement as f1rst-class prisoner and to nav
| fine Of $500 (s2. 500.
DR.: Jameson will be defended by Sir Ed
ward Clarke, O. C.:-Sir F. Lockwood O. C.:
Mr.. Edward M. Carson, Q. C., and Mr.. c. F.
Gin, and Sir Richard Webster, O. c.: Mr..
X. = f1nlay, Q. c.; Sir Charles Mathew.
"; u, and others will prosecute the raider
II Is understood that DR.. Jameson's de-
Tense will be that he was called upon by the
REFORM committee to assist in maintaining
order at johannesburg. that the COMMITTEES
was actlng under the Transvaal flag, the
boer ofncials having withdrawn, and that.
moreover, the men accompanying him did
not nre until they were attacked
AIred A. Austin, the poet laureate is
sun meeting with much ridicule, especially
regarding his effusion in regard to Jane
sons raid. So much SO that the matter
nnaly reached the house of commons yes
teroay, where Mr.. j. Parker Smith, liberal
4hiohlst member for the Patrick division of
l<dnafkSn1re he
formation regarding the laureatesh,p. He
suggested that Mr. ANstin's patriotic bal
lads should be submitted to the censorship
or the lord chamberlain, or he airily added
some other minister"
Inc flrst lord of the treasury, Mr.. A. J.
batour, in replying for the government
said he did not think that any department
OF the government was especially ouaIified
Tor poetfcal censorship.
For British Seamen.
The United States ambassador. Mr..
Ihomas F. Bayard, was one of the speakers
at the meeting Of the Seamen's Hospital
Society which was held at the Mansion
House yesterday. Replying to the chair
man. Sir Donald Currie. founder Of the Cas-
Tie Line and Intimate friend of Mr.. Glad
stone who remarked that the queen, the
car and Emperor William were supporters
Of the society. and that it now had the good
VIII OF the President Of the United States.
as expressed by the presence of Mr. Bay.
ara. the latter, dwelling upon the sailors
sense or brotherhood, said: "At sea there
are no such things as troublesome boundary
disputes. contested spheres Of influence.
buffer states or othef conditions of diplo-
macy. Scarcely day has passed without a
by America to English seamen for heroism
Tor rescues upon the nigh seas When I
was attending to my duties In Washiagton
remember how there was a constant cur
fpf pvVlrr
Britain to sailors of the United States.
Such acts are healing differences and
strengthening the friendship between the
SAILORS. and may be the means of binding
friendship and good feeling in the homes
on both sides of the Atlantic"
Warm and Frosty.
The weather during the past week has
been warm and frosty by turns and is row
warm again. There have been a number of
ministerial dinners. but the reception which
will herald the opening OF the season will be
the Prince of Wales levee next week. IT
will be the occasion for an enormous gath
ering OF royalty and aristocracy, and the
Duke CT York, the Duke of Connaught.
Prince Christian and the Prince Of Teck
will be among those present.
The Maharatah Of Nepaul promises to be
the lion OF the season IL he comes to Eng
land. as arranged, for he will bring with him
| princely suite of natives. .
II Is now definitely announced that the
Prince Of Wales. out Of respect for the
memory of the late Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg. will not race his cutter Britannia In
the Riviera regattas. He will merely take
pleasure cruise in the Mediterranean.
incidentally 1t may be added that the
Riviera is less favored by Britishers this
year. They complain of the anti-British
feeling, and are gravitating to Cairo as a
rule.
1t Is announced that Emperor William has
decided to visit Cowes for the purpose Of
| racing his new Meteor the cutter being
built for him by the Hendersons of Glasgow,
Under the shed used for Valkyrie III and ac-
cording to the design of George l.. Watson,
during the famed regatta week of the ROYAL
Yacht Squadron. Such being the case, It is
admitted that he will need much tact in
order to avoid unpleasant manifestations.
Increasing the Navy.
The new commander-in-chief. Gen. Wolse-
ley, in the address which he made Thurs
day in this city, advocating increasing the
navy as Great Britains first line Of defense
expressed the opinion that in the event of
war it would be impossible to sever the
food supply of Great Britain. His chief ar
gument was that all the fleets in the world
would not prevent our American cousins
who are always looking out for money,
and who have an eye to the main chance,
from running into our harbors with cargoes
of wheat and flour.
Returned From Ashanti.
The British troops which formed part Of
the Ashanti expedition returned to London
on Thursday in a dilapidated, though not
battered. condition. They were enthusiast
ically cheered as they marched through the
city from the docks where they landed to
their barracks, in the west part Of Lon
don.
Col. Lake of the Canadian staff has met
with very favorable reception here, and
Lord Wolseley has settled that Canada is
to have magazine rifles with which to re-
arm the Canadian militia. But, although
these rifles are to be manufactured in Eng
land, the Dominion government will have
to pay for them. e
The Canadian minister of agriculture is
now in this city In search of health
The only theatrical novelties of the week
were the premiere at the Lyceum Thursday
of For the Crown" which made a hit,
''Forbes Robertson scoring great success,
and Mrs. Patrick Campbell not being con-
sidered strong in her part, and the Weldon
Gross-Smith premiere Wednesday Of 1.-THE
Romance Of Shop Walker" by Buchanan
and Charles Marlowe. The play is Of
strong character, but Gross-Smith's part
earned him only q moderate success
Appointed o Clerk.
Miss Annie Scott of Green Bend, Kan..
rf1 80 F.