The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-08
HAS A SQUALLY LOOK
THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD Ex-
PANDING TO BIG PROPORTIONS.
Possibility that 1t May Let Loose It's
Flood Of Woe and Destruction
Before Many Weeks.
GERMANY'S EMPEROR BOLD
HE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE BRITISH
sUzERAINTY OVER TRANsvAAL.
His Unexpected Attitude Arousing a
Bitter Sentiment Among All Classes
of the English Nation.
EXCITEMENT AT LONDON
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS ARE EvI-
DENCE OF A SERIOUS CRISIS.
Secretary Chamberlain Confers with
Chief Editors and Then Visits the
Queen at Her Winter Home.
MANY ALARMING RUMORS
BRITISH ARMY RESERVES AND MILL
TIA MAY BE MOBILIZED.
MANY ALARMING RUMORS
BRITISH ARMY RESERVES AND MILL
TIA MAY BE MOBILIZED.
Fleet of War ships Preparing for an
Sent III south Africa at Once.

LONDON, Jan. s-The world has not
heard the last of the Transvaal incident:
indeed. if appearances do not nislead. the
dogs of war may bark in earnest before
the incident passes into history All sorts
of rumors were in circulation yesterday.
many and Great Britain had be-
come strained to the danger point.
Another was that this government
had decided to send fleet OF war ships TO
South Africa. There is more or less basis
for both leading rumors
Yesterday afternoon a dispatch was re-
ceived from Berlin saying: AT a special au-
dience which DIR. W. j. Leyds. the Secretary
of State of the Transvaal. had with Emperor
William to-day his Majesty declared that he
would not recognize any claim OF suzerain-
ty over the Transvaal. Great Britain. by
the treaty of 1894. cahas suzeralnty over the
Transvaal republic" This news did not
tend TO allay the war scare here. The feel
ing against Emperor William on account of
his dispatch of congratulation to President
Kruger. apparently ignoring British suz-
ertainty over the Transvaal republic. con-
and the war sentiment against Germany
rises as the time passes. Lady Warwick
has written a letter to the Times on the
subject Emperor William is a member of
several exclusive English clubs, including
the Royal Yacht Squadron, and in some of
them the demand for his expulsion Is al
ready loud. Letters have also been published
in the newspapers demanding that he resign
his colonelency in the Royal Dragons.
WARLIKE ACTIVITY.
The war scare was further increased last
evening by the Globe, which printed some
sensational news under these headlines:
Activity in the War Office. Anticipated
Military Measures" The Globe then stated
that the War Office sent a special military
messenger to the Colonial Office. and that
it was rumored that important orders were
impending. 1t also stated that dispatch
received from Aldershot said that the gen.
eral belief. almost backed by proof pre-
vailed there that the authorities were con-
sidering the mobilizing of the army reserves
and part OF the militia. The men employed
in the ordnance stores were all very busy.
In lire with the above the Times this
morning makes the following announce
ment: Orders have been sent to Ports
mouth. Devonport and Chatham for the
immediate commissioning of six ships to
form a flying squadron, the object
of which is evidently to have a
squadron ready for any required emer-
gency. 1t will be composed of two
first-class battle ships, two first-class
and two second-class cruisers. Probably the
Royal Oak and the Revenge will be chosen.
The possibility of the commissioning of
such squadron at moments notice shows
that our resources are better than was sup
posed. and is proof that our naval organi-
zaton has greatly improved of late years.
1t has also been decided to dispatch a naval
force to Delagoa bay, but it is unknown
whether it will be composed of vessels from
the cape or from the East Indies
A GRAVE STATEMENT.
In an editorial the Times hopes that the
Mediterranean fleet viii be Withdrawn from
Salonica and ordered elsewhere and pre-
pared for emergencies. The Times congrat-
ulates the country on the foregoing news,
and. with reference to a reiteration by its
Berlin correspondent of the statement that
Germany had intended to land marines at
Lorenzo Marques for the invasion of the
Transvaal. and had only abandoned the in
tention on hearing of DR.. Jameson's defeat.
the Times says: This Is grave statement,
and we refuse to believe that Portugal
would have lent herself to such move
But 1t proves that German interference was
not the result of sudden indignat ton at DR..
Jamesons action. but had been meditated
and discussed and presumably concerted
with the Beers. Emperor williams indg-
nation must accordingly be regarded in the
light of diplomatic histrionics. 1t is a ira
dtion of German policy to prepare a coup