The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-23
ENGLAND'S ISOLATION
JOHN BULL BECOMING THE IsHMAEL
OF THE WORLD.
Support and Gaining the En-
nifty Of All Powers.

NEW YORK, Feb IA special to the
World from London says: The again dark
ening prospect for Great Britain all over the
world may powerfully and speedily operate
on the Premier's mind 10 force settlement
of the Venezuelan question along lines OF
arbitration. Russia, apparently supine for
years, Is dangerously extending her power.
This week saw her reassert her control OF
the Balkan states. The week before saw
her establish her practical suzerainty over
Turkey. The meager news from Corea, an
nouncing her occupa ton OF Seoul, indicates
that she means to defy Japan as well as
British influence in China. The italian re-
verses in Abyssinia presage the fall of
Great Britain's only powerful friend-Crispi.
France has given new and splendid assur-
ance or her stability and strength and may
be counted upon to side with Russia, unless
indeed, Great Britain has made an alliance
with the Car. Germany remains sullenly
hostile.
The dispatch from the Transvaal, intimat-
ing that the Beers, on the twenty-fifth an
niversary Of their victory over the British
at Majuba hill, will proclaim their COM
plete independence of British suzerainty
would, II true, compel war with the Trans
vaal and lead to the strong probability of
German Intervention
Inc grounding of German vessel with
Curious coincidence) Cecil Rhodes on board
In the Suez. canal, has startled England by
revealing the certainty that if a vessel were
blown up there in war ii would block the
canal for weeks. "A block of three weeks"
says the Graphic, might lose us India for
ever. Indeed, the man who declared that the
Cape Of Good Hope would some day be
recognized as the pivot of the empire may
not have been without wisdom
Cecil Rhodes really contemplated an inde-
pendent United States of South Africa.
Desperate at the loss Of power and of
recognition here. he may yet carry out that
design.
The published statement that Mr.. Astor
means to appoint an American to be editor
OF the Pail Mall Gazette proves to be untrue.
He has not, and never had, any intention
OF appointing an American. He Is on the
part of Mr. Gust if he can secure him. He
wants an Englishman of influence, because
such an editor might get important news
influence in society. Mr. Astor visited the
Gazette offices yesterday for the first time
since Mr.. Gusts departure and expressed
was being conducted Mr.. Gust has been
trying TO get money for a new paper, but
has met with little or no encouragement.
Concerning the French crisis, the Worlds
London correspondent says: "All the tele-
grams from Paris to the English press
have been for obvious reasons, hostile to
the Bourgeois. Therefore, the United
States may have been misinformed about
the real issues. The Paris Temps and
Figaro, which are violently attacking the
of newspapers which had accepted bribes
from the Panama company. Now that the
Bourgeois Ministry has secured the extra
ditiCn of Arton, some interesting revela-
tions may be expected, for NJ. Ricard will
assuredly leave no stone unturned to in
duce Arton to tell all he knows. Hence.
the supreme necessity of ,suppressing NJ
Ricard and all his Radical colleagues be-
fore the Arton trial comes on.
THE Worlds Paris correspondent under
stands on what he believes excellent au-
thority that Munir Bey the Turkish en-
months large sums of money to the French
news agencies and newspapers. To the
financial syndicate which owns the Journal
des Debats. including Leon Say and NJ.
De Rothschild among it's members. the
Sultan has granted special railway con-
cesSion. 80.
with regard to Cuban affairs. also the
Frerch press has been singuarly silent.
None, but official Spanish dispatches have
been published. An explanation is now
forthcoming. The Bank of Spain and Ho-
ish securities, which ii has been trying to
dispose Of as rapidly as might be without
unduly bearing the market Meanwhile.
says the Paris correspondent, it has freely
subsidized the chief Partisan newspapers.
on condition that they should print no un-
favorable news from Cuba"
CAPTAIN. Convas Has ApOlOgized.
NEW YORK, Feb. PA special to the
World from Madrid says: The final stage
of the Royal Geographical Society incident
was reached when Minister Taylor waived
the proffered publication of letters from
General Andea, the president of the So
ciety and CAPTAIN Conyas gave a full