New-York tribune., 1896-05-17
FOR SUMMER COMFORT,

THE COURT PARTf WOtNl4Su ihNH OA'
THE CHARTERED COMPANY.
70 DR.. Jim. ENGAGED TO PEEREss'-NEw
SOUTH AFRICA PoLLcY-AN OLD AS
pECr OF NEW IRISH CUES
TIoN-LoNDON so
cIETY.
rordon Nav ls-It is evident from present indi-
cations that the British South Africa Company mas
secured a new lease OF corporate lie. A pa'c" VI
pretoria telegrams which date from October were
nub,ished here to-day They entirely conrrm the
story Of the plot to overthrow the Government OF
the Transvaal but the British public does not IN
tend to let this affect them They prefer 10 ae.ep
the Governments ant-German inanuations' wh'ch
even the respectable spectator voices by saying
"Mr Chamberlain has in his possession some iaouS
which 1t would be indscreet to reveal Hence MS
euIoev of the energy with which Mr.. Rhodes had
anticipated and rendered impossible certain ue-
signs which would have prevented the expansion
of British dominion In South Africa Ihis hhe Oh
argument saves Mr.. Rhodes and justihes the HoN-
ernments inacton regarding him among many per
sons who disapprove OF the attack In the Trahs-
vaal. The members OF the Rhodesan party III Lon
don vie with each other In their attempts 10 I'M
prove their position In the eyes or the pubic ~
social and philanthropic work. Inc Duke n tnca naa
Duchess OF Fife the latter daughter OF the ffnce
~ Wales and Sir Horace and Lady Farquhar nave
been busy Ia this direction during the ,ast wech, en-
foundation stone OF a benevolent institution for
women Aside from this an energetic political can
The beautiful Countess Of warwick, formerly known
as Lady Brooke, has been working SO nara IN De
self IN She is suffering from severe headaches
which have compelled her to cancel all public work
The Marlborough Club the favorite resort OF the
Prince OF Wales. Is the head centre OF the pro
Rhodes manoeuvros. The Duke OF Fife, the Duke
of the British South Africa Company. are members
OF the club. while Mr. Belt. another prominent
director. lives only few doors from the clubhouse
The story has been circulated to the effect that
Dr. jameson will shortly marry peeress In re-
ferring to the subject To-Day asks. What
peeress?" and adds: "A more contemplate. I'm
becile and dscreditabe piece OF business than the
Jameson raid It would be- difficult TO find on the
pages of English history. Apart from press opinion
fasho nable circle. where he was snort une ago
received as one OF E9gands heToes lie \, fan hST
whose conduct involved ruin all around Inc re-
Countess OF Dudley Nobody believes the story
There has been much discussion OF late In high
political and military quarters as TO the course TO
be pursued by the British Government to consol-
date her interests In South Africa and TO maintain
her position as the paramount Power In that part
OF the world Against the opinion OF Field Marshal
Lord Woseley commandments OF Her Ma
jestys forces General Lord Roberts ana al the
other military authorities In Eng and ana Ihl'a
the Government has decided against availing hsei
OF the prepa ra that have been made for war
I'm South Africa though time ago II was CON
sldered certain by those In the inmost circle mat
South Africa would be the scene Of an armed con-
fict between the British and the cons0lda'ch lo'ceb
| OF the Afrikanders. The political and not the
| military considerations were too much Tor tho
Cabinet 10 brush aside lightly or otherwise. Ihe
Government has not succeeded In forcing Portugal
| 20 grant the concession OF Deagoa Bay as OASIS
for British military operations apart from Inc r'Sh
OF pre-emption which Great Britain hohH III i'.P''
| ~ DeaRoa Bay. The question OF cost mas po'n ,
| mari oT the trouble The fj.p0"o. inc htst oNct
| from England. has been raised 10 tWl''
| dne TO Engand though the latter ~ouh Dc moren
| a nominal quittance In Vie" OF IN" n ~ dnh
portngaI has long since been released OF IN" uep'
by default The interesting point OF IN. ma ~
however is that European Intervention enh Inn ma has
Obliged Portugal reject the BRUSH ovefnles c n,
Rrtaiin ru should be forced TO conduct operations
against the Transvaal she must as ,ne ony yy,pdton
into the nteror and Tor supplying !, , w,'n 1n co
thing necessary use Delag9a bay w.nUp b cr,,iotv
sen, id % result in undesirable entanglements win
either the frehGn Ucb Di f 70 do With the decision Of
,pa Government to .ic low and see what the ne~'
| move of the Beers VIII De-
| c,or,ment brginess In Parliament has become so
blocked as to render autumn session. at',r " s"o'
recess an Imperative necessity II inc iious' Vi
| Commons adjourns about August To- as .ne MN
,s,ers recently contemplated. 1t Is likely TO ieaVe VI,
compete all but one OF the great measures VI '"e
.esson-the Agricultural Rating BILL All me pfeSs-
ra that the Irish Nationalists have brought TO bear
on Gerald Bafour Chief Secretary Tor lre.anu. mas
failed extort a promise that the irish i.u u'''
will be taken up on It's secohu icaui'e o "
| Whitsuntde holidays.
| Timothy Healy whose mastery OF every detau OF
the Irish land question will give him the virtual
leadership OF the Irish factions during the discus
sion of this measure, says that the House shou'u
spend session Irish land and Irish education
without touching other legislative matters Inc
prospect Of the passage OF the Agricultural Rating
bill which Is In committee. In form satis-
factory 10 the great land-owning Interest mas pc
ppesIdent of the Local Government Board the
troJucer OF the measure, reducing the operation OF
the bin to period OF five years has not satisfied
the Liberals, who now demand that three years be
| the limit. Mr. Chaplin who has been severely
baed and badgered By the Tories for conceding the
| five years holds TO that period. In the opinion OF
the Conservatives the fve years concessions have
pay e G
Keeping Chaplin to his promse made curing @ tne
insist the early appointment of a Committee on
Urban Rating; The Urban Conservative members
| support this demand, and the Government must
| grant IT, Mr. Chaplin desires to refer the inquiry
into Urban Rating TO Royal Commission, instead OF
| to a Select Committee of the House. The Com
mission would sit leisurely two three years
and give the Government full excuse for lnaction
! TIL the present Parliament comes TO an end
The solid!ty or the irish members or the House or
Commons In supporting the Governments Educa-
ton bill which. of course, placed them in opposition
to their sometime friends and allies the Liberals.
has astonished every member Of the Liberal party
| who had any remaining belief that the Irish vote
| was not controlled by the Roman Catholic interest
| Why the English press should rave 1t has done
| over the action Of the Irish members this ques-
ton seems incomprehensble The Irish vote for
Home Rule Is not vote for English Home Rule.
nor anything remotely near it, 1t has always meant
TO get much for Ireland can be got without
consideration of England anything English. Ii
| is not a bargain, but balance. In their struggle
| for Home Rule the Irish have had no more valuable
| allies than the steady phaanx of English Noncon-
formists. who. although told that Home Rule