The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
And is Discussing New York's
Mayoralty Election.
ENGLAND NEEDS MEN
ron ITS VARIOUS SMALL WARS
IN PROGRESS.
TO ADOPT AN INTERNAL BULLET
frances Colonial Schemes --Hannis Taylor
Persona Non Grata--Big Strike

frances Colonial Schemes. .-HannIs Taylor
Persona Non Grata--Big Strike
Imminent.
Copyright, 1897, by Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 9.-Not even in the case
OF a presidential campaign in the
United States have the English news
papers displayed so much interest as
they are now taking in the struggle
preparatory to the election of mayor
Of Greater New York. Even the heavy
weeklies today devote much space to the
subject. The Spectator and the Speaker
both print long articles on the mayoral-
u contest. The Speaker says:
"Never since the days of imperial
Athens or republican Rome has mu-
nicipal contest involved such important
issues. Many a king has not had so
much power as the mayor Of Greater
New York will have,"
S. Continuing, the Speaker expresses the
ofkEion that the success of the Tam
many ticket would not merely mean vic
tory for the s.plunderers Of New York, !"
but the triumph Of the silverites at the
next presidential election"
The Spectator says 1t breads the sue
GEES Of Tammany and asserts that the
election Is q matter Of deep interest to
the whole civilized world. After outlin-
ing the immense power which the future
mayor Of Greater New York viii have,
the Spectator remarks:
"The success of such an elected Of
ficer will almost realize Carlyle's ideal
H. 8 Il Ht,sr. 4h< ~ fhnv hox, n .
should failure attend this great expert
ment, it will be felt throughout Europe
as well as America and will sound the
doom of the principle Of democratic self
government in vast modern cities"
i Lord Wolseley, commander-in-chief of
the British forces. is baking desperate
efforts to surmount the difficulties which
Great Britain is experiencing in finding
troops for her numerous small wars.
That the governmentiis at its wits end
TO secure the addItienai 10000 men
which Parliament will be asked to add
to the permanent strength of the army,
is shown by the plan elaborated by the
war office by which the volunteers of
Great Britain wilEtbe liable for service
abroad in case of war. Up to. the pres
ent it has been impossible to call upon
them for duty abroad, I only for the de-
fense of the colonies and in exceptional
cases. The propositions however, is re-
garded as threatening to smash up the
volunteer force. sas sse ls ssess
The British government is also consid-
ering the adoption OF an internal bullet
invented in Birmingham. This bullet is
made OF lead, and instead of being conf
cal, the top is level and has cup-like
cavity. On entering flesh, this bullet acts
like punch, cutting a clean., round hole
which does not heal.
1t is question whether its use
would not be breach of the interna-
tional convention.
In spite of the French Balloons DIES
sal suggesting a European coalition to
turn Great Britain out of Egypt, the
evacuation Of that country by the Brit
ish troops was probably never so remote
as 1t is now. Indeed, signs point to the
possible deposition of the Khedive of
Egypt, whose attitude lately has not
been as submissive as the British agent
and minister plenipotentiary, Lord
Cromer, desires, in which event q Brit
ish protectorate will inevitably follow.
Russia. it is said, has effectually
snubbed the French effort to make the
Egyptian question an European one.
The difficulties in West Africa be-
tween the British and the French, which
were foreshadowed in dispatches to the
Associated Press on October z, and
which have been brewing since 1889, are
assuming definite form. The French ex
pedition, consisting of 500 soldiers and
1000 carriers, has started from Porto
Noco, on the coast of Dahomey, fol
Mikki, whence it proceeds to Hinter.
land of Lagos.
The French officials are said to have
pressed natives of Lagos and theil
canoes into service of the expedition. Al
Lagos is a British colony, this action
upon the part of the French is not like
ly to pass without strong protests. Thus
far the Marquis of Salisbury has not
shown a sign of yielding an iota of the
British claims in the 'Hinterland and
the authorities at Lagos have been pre-
pairing for some time past to circumvent
the French plans. They have already
sent numerous reinforcements of troops
and gunboats to the front and on Fri
day they ordered Capt. Frederick Lu-
CART, thoroughly experienced officer
of the Royal Niger Company, to go to
the front. All the steamers from Liver
pool to the west coast OF Africa are TAX
ing officers, troops and large quantities
of munitions of war.
In addition to this attempt at colo
NAL expansion upon the part of the
French in West Africa, France is ap-
parently to swallow the kingdom of
Siam. The Temps, organ of the French
Foreign Office, enumerates the points in
dispute with Siam in such a manner as
to lead to the belief that the French gov
ernment intends to try and force Siam
into vassalage, unless Great Britain in
tervenes.
An American diplomat, who has just