Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-26
8 fHE SITUATION IN ENGLAND.
The Trouble Which Great Hritain is Ex.
perlencing in Africa. Causes a Demand
for Better Understanding with the
United States
Copyright, Associated Press)

iVi ottier UNDERSTANDING Win uDe
United States.
Copyright. Associated Press)
London, April 25.-With the South
African, Egyptian, Venezuelan and Far
Eastern complications on his mind, TO
say nothing of the European entangle-
ments, the Marquis of Salisbury can
hardly be said TO be free from care or
likely to regularly enjoy his sleep un-
disturbed by Nightmares.
The Saturday Review, referring to
the Venezuelan question, says: 1T is
incumbent upon us to reach an under
standing on the general question OF ar
bitration before the American commits
SIGN reports, and we can only hope that
the Marquis of Salisbury will not al
low the accepted time 10 slip away un-
used"
The Speaker remarks: 1T is incred-
ible that the ministers are willing TO
risk further difficulties with America
when the difficulties elsewhere show
no signs of diminishing"
President Kruger's declination of the
invitation of the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain,
to visit England, on the ground that his
presence in the Transwaal is required
by the Volksraaad, has cast damper
over the South African negotiations,
although it is said to-day that the An
glo-Transvaal relations will be greatly
benefited by the decision OF the Johas-
nesburg "reformers" to plead guilty. 1t
is declared here chat this determination
was reached Upon advice from high
quarters, and in order not to give the
Transvaal any further annoyance, and
the announcement that the other
counts against the prisoners have been
abandoned is interpreted as indicating
that the authorities have accepted the
prisoners plea as an apology.
President Kruger's refusal, however,
has caused a great deal OF irritation,
and it is felt that the Boer statesman is
simply 'fooling" Mr.. Chamberlain by
his dallying answer.
The latter is severely blamed for the
passage in his recent speech which de-
scribed the Transvaal government as
being defective and corrupt. This is
classed as unnecessarily offensive to the
TTansvaal at delicate juncture, and
the explanation of the secretary Of STATE
for the colonies, that it was a matter
of common repute, is regarded as rather
lame.
II is the general opinion that g
serious conflict between the British and
Beers must come; but the Thansvaa
will delay the moment until fully arm
o1 mi foi
the memory Of Jameson's raid is effaceC
from the minds of the Afrikanders and
the younger men Of the TranSvaal are
ready to turn against the so-called an
tiquated class at the head of affairs.
The news from Egypt shows that tht
Dervishes along the Nile are unusually
active 1t was. thought that they would
have already attacked the lines of com
mrnication; but apparently they are
waiting for the Khalifa's orders or are
planning a combined attack upon the
Anglo-Egyptian forces.
There is no let-up in the work of for.
warding ammunition and supplies t
the front, and the most untiring activ'
ity is witnessed on all sides. A specia
fleet of light draught steamers will soon
be placed upon the upper Nile.
All signs point TO a revival of the
European war scare with renewed force
after the fetes attending the coronation
of the Car are over. Another coup
d'etat IS believed to be preparing in Bul.
garia and, by general consent, the con.
dition Of taking the initiative is as.
cribed to Russia. Hence the undoubted
anxiety in England to get the Venezue.
Ian question settled before the contin-
entail complications begin.