Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
PASSING WARCLOUD.
THE ANeLo-eERMAN HosTlLlrIEs AP
PARENTLY sUeslDlNe.


Marked Activity at woolwieh Arsenal
Mystify ehe Pubiic-The Letters Of the
Queen and Emperor.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-It seems pretty we'll
tablished in the public mind that En-
teror William did not mean TO threaten
ar upon England by his message Of sym
pathy to President Kruger Of Transvaal,
nd the reports which were circulated a
ew days ago of a European alliance back
I Germany and against England find lit
lie further credence. 1t seems to be ac-
,epted that the German emperor simply
Intended to express his own opinion Of
he Jameson raid in that message and the
temporary sentiment OF irritation which
I caused him. .,..
This is the general feeling apparently Of
ihe public mind, and those organs Of pub
lie opinion which are in touch with the
government have undoubtedly sought to
deepen this impression. But this still
caves unexplained the uncontradicted as
ertion that the German government did
.pply to Portugal for permission to pass
marines through Portugese territory at
Delagoa bay to the Transvaal, nor does IL
explain the unfagging preparation of war
material and equipment of war forces in
England. OF more force seems the argu-
ment Of some newspapers that the waver-
ing support Of Russia and France has ad-
monished the German war lord that the
Interpretation put upon his message by
England was putting him into hazard
Gus position.
Whether this or some other considera-
ton has altered the situation, It is certain
that the diplomatic agents Uf all the gov
ernments of Europe have been kept busy
in the last few weeks, and 1t is expected
that the full result Of their labors is not
vet in the knowledge of the public. That
England has had vision Of the destruc-
tion Of the "balance of power" in Eu-
rope, with herself in the descending scale,
is certain. Whether she has made other
strokes in the hidden field of diplomacy
besides her formidable show Of naval force
is not yet known.
Some Notes of Warning.
The first feeling Of assurance over the
better situation Of the relations with Ger
many is met by notes Of warning that
there are still possible seeds for much ran
cor and danger in the situation in the
Transvaal, and that the Venezuelan ques-
tion, is, after all, not yet settled nor any
basis agreed upon for it's settlement.
Interest in the great naval preparations
however, continues to absorb the public
mind. A report which has been circulated
to the effect that the government intends
to mobilize the volunteer forces is denied
but 1t ascertain that appeals from the war
office have recently been sent by circular
to the commanders Of all the volunteer
regiments asking them to return the prob
able number of volunteers that could be
mobilized and to state the arrangements
that would be necessary for doing So o.,
At Woolwich, below London, on the
Thames, also the great arsenal, covering
100 acres of ground, is receiving constant
additions to its great store Of naval mate
rial, and the activity in all departments
there is unabated. The torpedo factory is
increasing its output, and the men in that
department are working many hours over
time. The torpedoes, as fast as they are
manufactured, are dispatched to Ports
mouth and Dover, the former the princi-
pal naval station of England, with for
titled harbor that will float the whole Of
the English navy the latter the chief
port Of communities, ion between England
and the continent. The government in
tends, it is announced, TO have these well
supplied with torpedo boats and with tor
pedo destroyers.
Semlofficial Press Are Silent.
A Berlin dispatch to The Times says:
THE semiofficial press maintains a COM
plete silence respecting the letters Of
Queen Victoria and Emperor William.
"The Kolnische Zeitung, under the
heading Peace With Dishonor, ransaoks
the dictionary to heap abuse upon Eng
land, DIR. Jameson and the uitlanders but
rfN
left to reconcile this sort OF language with
the official assurance that the government
only desires an amicable solution Of the
difficulties.
Theodore Barth, an influential mem
Der of the reichstag, writes in The Nation
warning Germany that only France will
gain by an Anglo German quarrel, and
that England is only doing her duty in
protecting the interests of her subjects"
A Vienna dispatch TO The Times says:
1.-THE rumors Of an alliance between Eng
land, France and Russia depressed the
bourse. 1t was a trifiing incident, but IL
should serve as warning that the drei-
bund cannot afford to be indifferent to
England's attitude"
Alleged Shameful Plot.
A dispatch received from sources SYM
phbuctlC WIN bno 1EdINNdhl kONeEnlnenN
in Johannesburg asserts that the plot for
DIR. Jameson's raid and the coincident up
rising Of the uitlanders was the most
shameful in history. The blackest part
Of the plot, the dispatch asserts, was the
intention of the agents Of the Chartered
South Africa company to set loose the
savages to invade the Transvaal from all
points and to kill every white man. 1t
had been engaged that all over South Al
rica provision stations should be erected
on the line of the route, and the points
had been fixed. The object was TO destroy
Pretoria and to present England with a
fait accompH before any interference could
reach them. Sketches Of Pretoria and OF
the Rand, made by military men, It is
said, have been seized.
Ordering More Cruisers.
LONDON. Jan. 15.-The Times says that
the admiralty has invited the principal
private firms TO tender bids for ten third
class cruisers, TO be completed in one year
the armament to be wholly Of quick firing
guns. 1t has also requested all firms hav
ing government contracts to give them
| the preference over private orders.