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abandoned despairingly all attempts to per-
suade President Kruger to cooperate with
the imperial and Afrikander interests after
an interview between them, which took place
in 1894, and which. it Is alleged, convinced
him of the Transvaal Presidents deter
mined hostility to Great Britain. The orig
inal plan of the raid, Fort said. was to cap
ture Pretoria. Had that been carried out
the forts. ammunition and even the town
itself would be in the hands OF the reform
ers In single night. Every detail was de-
termined on in advance; but at the last mo-
ment IL seems the nerve Of the Johannes
burgers failed. Fort contends that it was
of President Kruger and the he-officials OF the
South African Republic and concludes with
pointing to the attitude of Germany sub
or the German press as evidence of the
close relations which exist between Pretoria
and Berlin.
The address of Col. Cecil Rhodes Che was
elected colonel of volunteers) to the British
South African troops at Pongo on Wednes-
day has also served TO revive the bitter
memories of the Transvaal raid He
sketched his arrangements for ending the
rebellion, building forts and raising the
that these duties do not belong to Cecil
Rhodes, but TO Gen. Sir Frederick Caring
ton. formerly British commander Of Gibral-
tar, VINO was recently appointed to the COM
mand Of the British forces operating against
the insurgent Matabeles, and to Sir Richard
Ma Ma rtn the newly % appointed admnistraSor of
Africa Company. The English newspapers
remind Rhodes that he returned TO Matabele-
land as a private person and that he has no
power from the Secretary Of State for the
Colonies, as Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain has
announced, TO move single police" Con-
sequently, the speech that Rhodes made at
Pongo is likely 70 increase the distrust of
the Beers by conveying to them the i'm
preston that ne has military administrative
powers.
rrt
ing the decision of the mixed tribunal on
the appeals Of the French syndicate against
the use Of Egyptian reserve fund for the
expense of the compaign up the Nile has
caused decidedly bad impression here. The
Times's correspondent wired that it was an
open secret that the tribune had come to
the decision that the Egyptian government
cannot make war against the Khalifa or
even resist Soudanese invasion without the
consent of each member of the debt commits
sion. This decision which, Ii Is said. Will be
ports the French T Contention 'a and & eSidentiy
means that Great Britain will have to ad-
vance Egypt the funds necessary to push the
expedition forward. 1t is true that the mat
ter can be referred to the Court Of Appeals,
but there is very little hope that the latter
VIII reverse the decision Of the mixed
than by judicial considerations and France
has more representatives in the Court Of Ap-
peals than any other power. In the mean
while the news from the front is very salts
factory TO the British military authorities
Troops and stores are advancing UP the Nile
without hitch anywhere and deserters
OF British Indian troops at Suakim has
created a strong impression In the Soudan,
as the Dervishes, 1t is stated. now anticipate
combined advance from Suakim and
Akasheh. The Khalfa Is said TO greatly
fear an attack on Berber. and Osman Digna
is reported to be greatly discouraged by his
IA
Khalifa that, unless reinforced. he intends
to retire still further from the Red sea-
The news of the troubles in the Island Of
Crete creates much interest here. The
Cretans. it is said. are apparently deter
mined not to yield until their grievances are
redressed. Advices from Greece show that
the Cretans have numbers OF sympathiz-
ers among the Greeks, and that the latter
are preparing to assist the insurgents in
Crete. Since the arrival of the foreign war
ships at Canea there has been a cessation
of the disturbances in that town The
Turkish government has issued a denial that
serious disturbances have occurred which,
In view of the wel-known facts in the
case is classed absurd The Porte de-
clares that the whole affair is simply an
incident provoked by the cavass of e
Russian consulate at Canea, who shot N
unoffending Turk. A small affray. tie
Turkish government adds, followed, ara
about eighteen persons were killed or
wounded on both sides. Order the Porte
continues. Is now restored. The Turkish
note, however. does not refer TO the gar
rison OF Vamos, which Is surrounded by
Cretan insurgents. and which will soon
yield, while the preposterousness of the re-
mainder OF the note is shown in the fact
that eighteen battalions of Turkish troops
have been ordered to Crete In order TO re-
duce the insurgents TO submission by force
OF arms. Ii is reported this evening that
the Greek government has objected to the
dispatch or further Turkish troops to the
Island OF Crete, and the ambassadors of the
powers at Constantinople are trying to me-
date In order to avoid further bloodshed
Fall of q Grand stand.
MEANWHILE. Pa, May 3o.--Durlng the
Dali game in this city to-day between the
Grove City club and the home team the
grand stand at the ball grounds colapsed