Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-21
is IN COMMISSION.
English Flying Squadron Ready to
Sail Under Sealed Orders,

Sail Under Sealed Orders,
Men-of-War Collect at Portsmouth,
England Will Protect American In
terests in TransvaaI.
| London, Jan. 1.-THE cruisers
Theseus and Charybdis, of the new fly
| ing squadron, We're put into commits
sion at Sheerness Tuesday morning
ind embarked their projectiles at Chat
ham. They will also take supplies of
powder and shell on board at Sheer
ness. The battle ships Revenge and
| Royal Oak, the cruiser Gibraltar and
several torpedo destroyers were put
| into commission at Portsmouth Tues
day morning. Capt. a. G. Curzon- Howe
has been assigned to the command of
the Revenge, the flagship of the squad
ron, which will be commanded by Rear
Admiral Alfred I. Dale. Two thousand
men, including marine artillery, were
distributed among the ships of the
squadron during the day.
| A dispatch from Malta says that 10
| British war vessels from Salonica have
arrived there. Their future destination
is not known, but it is not expected
that they will return to the Levant.
william Not for War.
London, Jan. LIT seems pretty
well established in the public mind
that Emperor William did not mean to
threaten war upon England by his mes
sage of sympathy to President Kurger,
of the Transvaal, and The reports which
were circulated a few days ago of Eu-
ropean alliance back of Germany aud
against England find little further
credence. 1t seems to be accepted that
the German emperor simply intended
TO express his opinion of the Jameson
raid in that message aud the tempot.ly
| sentiment of irritation which it caused
! him.
| In Behalf of Americans.
London, Jan. 14.-Many friends of
| the Americans at Johannesburg called
Tuesday at the United States embassy
here and made inquiries regarding
their safety. But the United States am
hassador, Thomas +. Bayard, had no
| additional news to give them.
When Secretary Olney's instructions
regarding the request made 10 the gov
eminent of Great Britain to pl Divide for
the protection of the Americans in
the Transvaal arrived Monday an at
tache of the United States embassy was
Immediately sent to the foleign Office.
There he was escorted to tue colonial
office and introduced to the secretary
CT state for the colonies, Joseph Cham
berlain. When Mr.. Olney's request had
been made known Mr.. Chamberlain inn
lnediately said:
I'VE shall be very glad to use our
good offices in behalf of the United
| States"
Shortly afterward q brief, formal
note was received by Mr.. Bayard, in
which Mr.. Chamberlain, in the most
kindly terms, repeated the assurance
that Great Britain would do whatever
was possible to protect the Americans
i'll the Transvaal.
1t is learned that official com
munications were sent to the United
States embassy Tuesday, indicating a
much better state of a fairs in regard to
| Venezuela.
| Eject of American Intervention.
| johannesburg, Jan. J4.--Mr. +. II.
King, one of the American engineers
who was among the members of the
Reform union arrested here on charges
| of high treason has been escorted To
Pref ,ria, but it is expected he will be
liberated in few days.
\ The intervention of the United States
in behalf of the Americans will, it is
believed, have a good effect on the pros
poets of the treatment of the prisoners
Portuguese Troops Slaughtered.
Lisbon, Jan. 1.-THE government
has received advices from the Portu.
guese territory of Goa, on the Malaba.
coast of India, that band of insurg-
ents surprised and slaughtered 100
Portuguese troops few days ago. The
attack took place while the troops were
passing through narrow defle, where
the rebellious natives were living in
ambush. The Portuguese force mum.
bered 1O3 men and of these only three
escaped.
| Assigned.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 1.-THE Robert
G. Grif1ith's company, oyster packers
and Gamers, assigned Monday the sixth
firm to assign within week. Assets
ebout $4,000, liabilities considerably
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