The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-20
|Copyrighted. 1896. by the Sun Printing
and Publishing AssociationD


and Publishing Association)
London, Dec. Gothic opinions OF Lon
don evening papers do not count for
much but 1t IL not without interest to
note mat their comments to-day are by
no means particularly friendly to the
niteu states, and In this respect they
echo the Views of four LOndonprs out Of
I'VE. Their dominating idea Is that the
United states will force virtuous peace
rowing ana humane Spain into declaring
war. and that the Americans will suffer
severely before they will be able TO or
Eani"e their forces to take the offensive
"a prospect which Is by no means dis
nleasing here, IL any one may judge
from the opinions expressed to the Sun
reporter mt the Spanish Embassy here
this afternoon.
THEY TRUST TO CLEVELAND.
Responsible Spaniards do not expect
any serious trouble with the lIuited
Grover Cleveland. They are confident
that he will shield them from unpleas-
antness over Cuba as long as he is mt
the White House. and the promise to
nave the rebels wiped out OF existence
long before Mckinley Is inuugurated
rhis belief Is so strongly held at the
London embassy that the Sennte's COM
mlttce resolution caused them no con
ccrn AS their normal hours of business
are from : to in the afternoon the eX-
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be estimated without mental fatlrue
The Secretary OF the Embassy found
tine from his labOrs to praise an article
IN to-day's St Jamess Gazette. and MS
ne views OF the writer Is that Spain will
sit quiet and do nothing to provoke the
United states. II may be fairly inferrpd
thn this Is the prevailing opinion i'm Of
nclal Spanish quarters. The Embassy
had; however. received no news of any
kind. either from Madrid or Washing
rtn a
NEARLY a PANIC ON CHANGE.
lf IT had not been for the fact that the
action of the American Senatcs For
r,En uo,hmlttec anent Cuba was made
known here ON Saturday. which is al
ways an off day for business men. the
London Stock Exchange would have had
Il hrst-class panic day. AS il wax. things
We're pretty lively during the few hours
the exchange was open and after official
houfS lhcrc were excited dealings in the
street, despite the gloomy weather and
severe frost. which kept the older opera-
Tors indoors. y funny feature OF Inc
matter Is tina; everybody was taken
completely hy surprise. one would have
p"en excused for SuppoSIng that thcrc
were no cables between the tinted
states and England; that copious re-
ports ol what was going on i'm Wnsh
'netnn had not been cablcd during thc
Whoie week. The average Stock Ey-
20 'l''i'i'pl apparently nlu not the
slightest knowledge of all This win tha
result that he spent a good deal OF tbis
AFTERNOON IN cursing American Doliti-
ciahS Tor npsetting his little plans. AZ
'cr business hours in the Stock EN-
chanGc. people took courage 10 discnss
ne situation, and there seemed some
thing Ike unanmity of opinion that
c'"fNpody had made fools OF themselves
by allowing bogey to scare them half
"ut .L ot their Wits. 1t is pretty certain
,hSre'ore; tlat when action Is really
'akrh IN Washington. London operators
Wiii again he taken by surprise. and
mat there will be u panic. from which
men able To keep their heads cool will
hc certain To profit.
lLTlMATuM TO THE TURK.
1t IS understood that NJ. Nelldoff.
RUSSIAN Aihbassador 10 Turkey. had an
huuIence with the Sultan to-day, and
that the ultimltum OF the great Dower,
Is either in His Majesty's hands now or
VIII be by M"nday. but up To the mo-
iheht OF cabling. nothing beyond this Is
known with certainty. Owing to tele-
graphic delays the Sultan will be given
Il Iaf time TO consider the ultir1atum
ana take counsel. and coercve action
by the powers may be further DELAYED
but that such action is implinent is
proved again to-day. If proof were
needed by the significant movements Of
me allied fleets and the military ac-
tivity at Odessa and ScbaStopol. which
all the stringent precautions of the Rms
sian authorities have been unable to
entirely conceal and by admissions in
official quarters where the truth IS
known.
The Daily News to-day confirms from
more than one source the accuracy OF
the version of the situation cabled last
week: Had not NJ. Nelidoff been un-
avo!dably detained in ST Petersbure :,
crisis would have been reached by 10.
day.
ANOTHER PUBLIC SERVICE.
The latest service rendered to bis
country by that eccentric politician
Henry Labouchers, editor OF Truth. has
been the exposure OF a scoundrel known
for years past as the king of Begging
Letter Writer'S" This fellow, Revego
Brooks. was formerly n Methodist par
son, who, becoming discontented with