The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
SPEED OF STEAMSHIPS
LORD COLLVILLE SAYS THE BIG
LINERS GO TOO FAST.
Attention of the British Admiralty
Called to the Matter-Mat abeIes
Still on the Warpath.

Copyright 1896, by the Associated Press)
LONDON. Sept. 5.-A letter which APP
peared in the London Times on Wednes-
day last, written by Lord Colville. of Sui
ross, demonstrating against the alleged ex-
cessive speed of modern transatlantic
steamships attracted and continues to at
tract considerable attention. 1t is stated
that the attention of the Admiralty has
been brought to the letter and that their
Iordships intend to take immediate meas
ures to regulate the speed of steamships in
the Solent, and according to writer IN
the Scotsman, owing to representations
from that locality the Admiralty a couple
of years ago induced the German steamers
to go slow through Cowes roads owing to
the risk incurred by the bathers and small
craft.
1t is now alleged that the American liners
go at full speed through Cowes roads. and
a member of the Cowes urban council as
serts that the wash of one of the Ameri-
can steamers broke across the esplanade
at Cowes invading hotel facing the sea,
and he adds that frequent complaints have
been made on the subject 10 the local
authorities, who claim that the requisite
safety could be insured without adding
more than a quarter of an hour to the
length of the transatlantic voyage. In
ouiries made at the Office here of the Amer
lean line and the German lines snow these
statements to be utterly unfounded ana eVl-
IDENTIFY based on opposition to the foreign
steamships themselves and not to their
speed Al all the offices 1T was distinctly
stated that the Atlantic steamers never go
at fun speed through Cowes roads.
In spite of the official statements to the
effect that the visit of the Secretary of the
Colonies Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain to the
United States is purely personal trip, 1T
is learned that he will make point of see
ing Secretary Olney. The British embassa-
is still in England, and therefore there is
nothing to prevent Mr.. Chamberlain from
personally settling the Venezuelan ques-
zion with Mr.. Olney
The deputy of the late Russian Minister
for Foreign Affairs Chicline, who, on the
death of Prince Lobanoff- Rostovsky was
made acting Minister for Foreign Affairs
and is now with the Car, will, it is said,
possibly be his permanent successor. NJ.
Chickine is an experienced diplomat, and
former Russian minister at Washington. In
other quarters however it is said that the
Gar selected General Count Won Schouval-
off, the encouragement OF Russian 70
land who suffered from a paralytlc stroke
almost Immediately afterwards. The Cen
erals illness is regarded by the superstl--
tous as another proof that nothing rEt Ill
luck will follow the Gar as result % the
terrible disaster at Moscow during The cor
onation, when several thousand people
were crushed to death during IL Ts nlc on
the Hodynsky plain
The news from Matabeland is less salts
factory now than was expec-el last week.
1t appears that several chiefs in the Ma
toppo hills are still determined TO fight, and
several more conflicts have occurred, in
which the rebels suffered very little loss.
On the other hand, eight h':ndye1 1Mata-
beles recently surprised q loyal 61at1 ra-
troll, consisting OF five whites ana seventy
friendly natives. All the whites succeeded
in escaping, but the "frienIlies" and
number of women and children cap
tured. To make matters worse, rebel
impi, consisting of 1000 men, has assembled
ten miles northwest of Buluwayo. But it
is not considered likely that they will ven
ture TO attack the town.
Advices received here from Spain indicate
that there is considerable anxiety there at
the attitude which the Carlists have as
sumed. Their Deputies have withdrawn
from the Chamber, ostensibly as a protest
against the adoption of the subsidies to the
Spanish railroads, but it is believed that
something much more serious is looming
up in the background. The Carlists
throughout the country it is known, have
received secret instructions from the Mar
quis Cerralbo, the principal agent OF the
pretender to the Spanish throne, .Ind the
Carlist Senators and Deputies openly
stated in the Hobbies of the House that they
retired from the CnafnDer IN order to avoid
any responsibility for the events and dis
aSterS which they foresaw were arising
from the railroad subsidies. In addition.
the Carlist Deputies informed several per-
sons about the Chamber that they could
not guarantee that the Carlist masses
would not again take to the hills in Cata-
lonia. Navarro and elsewhere. Deputy Zans
stated that the direction of the CariiSts
would soon pass into the hands of their
military leaders, and he further boosted
that the CarliStS are now perfectly organ
lied in almost every province. and that
they will take advantage of every fayora-