The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23

leased.
Despite the line of Mr.. Curzon's state
ment IL is not clear that any other power
could prevent Russia from obtaining alb
solution from her promise. The situation
threatens another humiliation for Lord
Salisbury. The Independent journals. in
pondeIdng over the unexpected reverses
that the minister has met with in his for
eign policy, evolve the following: Lord
SaliSburys reputation as a foreign minis
ter was almost wholly due to the belief
that he was the favor1te English states
man OF the triple alliance. Under him
British action in outlying parts of the
world used to always count on the benev-
olent neutrality of the triple alliance.
Lord Salisbury would have liked this to
have continued during his present minis
try, but the new policy of continuity in
the British foreign policy compelled him
70 prosecute Lord RoSeberry's Armenian,
Chinese and Japanese policies with the
result that he disDleased Germany. The
elimination of this displeasure was En-
peror Williams message to President kru-
ger Of the South African republic, which
here.
Public opinion wil not tolerate the idea
OF a British r'apprOchment with Germany
and working entente with France Is
impossible without the approval of Rus
sIa, RUSSIA owes Lord Salisbury many
personal grudges, dating from the nego-
| tiation of the treaty of Berlin. Russian
Journals now recall a public speech made
| by Lord Salisbury in 1855, within few
| weeks OF his becoming prime minister
/ Tor the first time. In this speech he de-
clared Russia as being bankrupt in
| pocket and reputation, and many similar
| utterances made by him are recalled in
ulplomatlc circles. The belief grows that
/ he will shortly withdraw from the post of
Foreign minister, but that he will retain
| the prime ministership. Lord Lands
| downe, formerly governor general of In
9la, Is most likely to succeed him in the
| foreign Office.
The greatest secrecy is maintained re-
| garding the landing in England Of DR..
| Jameson and the officers who accompan-
raid into the fIFanexrQpl A
| most of reporters have gone to Plymouth,
| where the transport Victoria is expected
| 10 land the prisoners. Some of them
nave been there for days awaiting the
arrival of the party in order to interview
them It is expected, however, that the
authorities will outwit them. 1t is be-
been ordered to at slow speed
So as to arrive at midnight
ners direct to special train, which will
| hurry the party to London. The object
| OF the authorities Is TO prevent a demon
! stauon or sympathy and they think that
/ this VIII be effected by bringing the pris-
| onerS to London at an early hour. Among
the fourteen prisoners on the Victoria is
| only one American, Maj Heany. Am
! bassador Bayard has been notified by the
/ government that he would be freed i'm
| mediately, as the government does not in
| tend to include him among those who will
| be prosecuted.
1t is unknown when the steamer Har-
! lech Castle, with 800 of the rank and file
of DIR. Jamesons expedition on board. will
| arrive, but when she does, all the prison
ers aboard Of her will be set at liberty and
sent to their homes. Several Americans
| are among this party.
Consols to-day bordered on the astound-
| ing price of 10.
| Sydney Gedge, a conservative who re-
| presents Walsall in the House of Com
mons, will on Monday propose to Sir Mi
| chael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the ex-
| chequer, in view of the high price of con-
soils and the intended heavys expenditures
| in the navy that the government shall i'm
mediately bring in a bill enabling the ex-
! pected large surplus i'm the budget to be
used for naval purposes, instead Of apply
| ing It to the reduction of the national debt
| by the purchase of consols. Mr.. Gedge's
| proposal will become Immediately popular
| The budget surplus will probably amount
| to 100000 The papers adduce expert sta
tistics to prove that the national debt is
being paid off unreasonably fast.
The grounding of the German steamer
Kansler at Ismailia for several days,
completely blocking the traffic of the canal
to all but vessels of light draught. has
| opened the eyes of the British govern
ment to serious condition of affairs. The
| grounding of the Kansler was doubtless
| due to pure accident, but il is now clear
| ashore at good speed, or if the officers
of vessel should scuttle her or blow her
up, the canal would be blocked until It
could be cleared, an operation that
would probably occupy three weeks. In
| some eventualties such a delay in the de-
| parture of warships and transports might
result in the loss of India to the British
| crown. Three or four Italian Transports
| having on board troops to reinforce Gen.
Baratier1, the governor OF Erythrea, who is
conducting the operations against King
| Menelik of Abyssinia, were detained at
! Ismailia, 1t being impossible for them to
get by the Knasler.
There is much discussion over the pro-
poSal of Rt. Hon. A. j. Balfour, first
| lord of the treasury, to change the pro-
| cedure Of the House of Commons. Fri
days have hitherto been set aside for the
| discussion of members private bills. Mr..
| Balfour now proposes that henceforth Fri
| days shall be devoted to the discussion of
| government estimates, which must be
| completed in twenty Fridays. The older
! conservatives join with the Irishmen in
| strongly opposing the proposal Mr.. Bal
| fours plan is based on an article written
/ by Mr.. Chamberlain, the colonial secre-
| tary, which was published in the Nine
| teenth Century in December 1880. The ar
! ticle was entitled. "Shall We Americanize
Our InstitutionS?"
The Anglo-American arbitration COM
mittee have requested the United Press
| to publish the following cablegram sent
| by the committee to the chairman of the
arbitration demonstration held in Phiia-
delphia to-day:
men, who are celebrating Washingtons
| birthday. We join with you in doing honor
| to your national hero by advocating fra
| ternal union through a permanent court
| of arbitration for the peaceful and honor
| able adjustment of all differences arising
in the English-speaking family. (signed)
/
| of Durham: Lord Playfair, Very Rev F.
! w. Farrar, dean of Canterbury; Sir John
| Lubbock, Lady Henry Somerset, Mrs
! Fawcett, Rev. Hugh Pricehughes, viii
liam r. Cremer, DR.. Clifford, DR.. Parker,
pastor of the City Temple"
The election in the Montrose burghs to
| fill the vacancy in the House of Com
mons caused by the. retirement OF ]. s.
| Will, liberal took place to-day, and re-
| suited in the return of John Morley, who
was chief secretary for ireland in the
| last Gladstone cabinet In the last gem
eral election Mr.. Morley stood in New
| castle-Upon-Tyne, but he was swept un-
der by the great unionist wave which
carried that party into power with a ma
| jority of 1872. The vote to-day stood: Mr..
Morley, liberal, 4565; Mr.. John Wilson,
unionist 2,572 Liberal majority. 1893. All
| the last election Mr. WINS majority was
| 1,1S2. This Mr.. Morley has Increased By
| S61, although a stout fight was made
against him on the ground that he was a
| supporter of home rule for Ireland and
| had no interest in affairs relating to the
affairs of Scotland, where the Montrose
| burghs are situated.
The parliamentary election in South
| ampton that was necessitated by the un-
seating of Mr.. Tankerville Chanberlane
independent conservative who was un-