Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
JlNG0 SPIRIT RIFE
British Politicians and Newspapers Busy
Discussing Venezuela.
CHAMBERLAIN JUSTIFIES GRABBING
Declares it Necessary for Protection from
Commercial Rivals.
lANDSD0WNE WANTS AN ARMY INCREASE
Expects Big Loan to Be Authorized Next
Session of Parliament.
lANDSDoWNE WANTS AN ARMY INCREASE
AUSTRIAN ARRESTED IN THE SoUDAN
British soldiers Capture Lieutenant
Hartmann Disguised ns II Dcryish-
Prince of wales Pnrty's Mig
bag of PartridIcs.

Copyright 1896. by the Associated rress)
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE past week has
been full OF political interest. In addition
to the Guildhall orations Mr. John Morley,
Sir John Gorst, Mr.. Henry Asquith, Mr. Jo-
seph Chamberlain, the marquis of Lans-
downe and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach have de-
livered speeches of considerable interest
Venezuela naturally has been the chief topic
OF discussion, and the newspapers have daily
printed comments upon the different devel-
opments of the question. The ST. James Ga
zette incidentally published a letter suggest
ing that the boundary dispute between Hon
duras and Mexico be treated on the same
lines as the Venezuelan difficulty.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, colonial secre-
tary. addressing the Birmingham Chamber
Of Commerce last evening. described the Ger
man commercial competition as being "ab-
surd,' and defended the acquisitions of re-
cent years upon the part of Great Britain
OF enormous territories as being necessary
in order to forestall her rivals, who would
close them to English commerce" The re-
marks of the secretary CT state for war the
marquis OF Lansdowne, before a meeting Of
conservatives at Bristol, have also attracted
increasing the expenditures for the army.
which, he asserted, must be put upon the
same level of efficiency as the navy. The
war secretary also expressed the hope that
ot the coming session Of Parliament the bill
authorizing a loan of C, 900 600 (S25, 600 000)
for military needs would be passed
The marquis of Salisbury will go to Wind
sor on Monday to visit the queen.
SALE OF FRAN RELICS.
The auction Of the surplus stores OF the
Arctic exploring steamer Fran at Christiania
on Monday last attracted much interest
Tins of meat, soup and vegetables were
eagerly bought as mementoes OF Nansen's
expedition. Each article had a label on 1t
reading: "Fram-1s93-1S96," and a fac sim
lie OF Nansen's autograph. Several of them
fetched many times their market value.
The proceeds were handed over to the guar
antors OF the expenses of the expedition
Mr.. John Dillon has written a letter
strongly opposing the scheme for creating
an Agricultural department for Ireland. as
advocated by Mr.. Horace C. Plunket. NJ. p.
conservative, one of the commissioners of
the congested district boards of Ireland, etc.
who sailed for America in the New Yorl,
on Tuesday last
a meeting in favor OF protection will be
held at St. James hall, December TO- Rt.
Hon James Lowther, conservative member
of Parliament for the Isle of Thanet. dlyi-
sion of Kent, will preside. He is a former
chief secretary for Ireland, and is an ardent
protectionist.
General Booth of the Salvation army an
nounces from Melbourne Australia, that the
army is to extend its operations to the whole
of the Malay peninsula.
kilograms from Egypt state that an Aus
trian officer has been arrested by the Brit
lsh near Suakim He was disguised as n
Dervish, is said 10 be named Hartmann, and
was formerly a lieutenant in the Austrian
cavalry. Now, however, the dispatches add
he ranks as an emir in the Dervish army.
GOING TO THE SOUTH POLE
Naval Lieutenant de Gerlach, the organ
izer and leader of the projected Antarctic
expedition, informs the Associated press that
he will start from Antwerp on July Is, on
the steamer La Belgica. The expedition
will be on the same lines as WandelTs Arctic
expedition, and will take with it a perfect
set of apparatus for scientific observations
together with three years provisions
Mr. John Hays Hammond, the American
engineer, who was prominently connected
with the reform movement at Johannesburg.
called at the United States embassy TODAY
and said he had now arranged to stay in
England for three years.
A member of the prince of Wales party
at Sandringham, says that before lunch on
a recent morning, 1000 partridges were shot
He adds that the days total was 5000 birds
killed.
Mrs, John W. Mackay, who has been i'll
in Paris, has gone to the south of France
She will spend the winter there and in
Itl1y