The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-07

Jockey-London Gossip.
London, Nov. 6-CCopyrighted by As
ISOLATED Press.)-"On the Brink is the
caption under which the Daily News to-
day editorially discusses the Anglo
French relations. and it wonders how
many times in recent years Great Brit
ain has been on the brink of war with
France. The same feeling is known TO
exist among the we'll Informed Of both
countries. The news from Lagosek,
west coast of Africa, on Thursday last,
that the French had evacuated Salli,
one OF the posts in the Lagos Hinter-
land, which had been occupied by their
troops in c0ntraTentiOn OF the agree
ment of 1885, leaving that place as soon
as the British force sent there by Gov
ernor McCallum appeared, shows how
serious the situation in West Africa
has become, and demonstrates that a
collision between French and British
troops in this instance was only averted
by the retirement of the former, and it
further shows that such a collision may
occur any day.
NILE CAMPAIGN.
Although expected, the definite an
nouncement that the Anglo Egyptian
campaign up the Nile has been aban-
dCned for the present, has been the sig
nal Cor a howl of disgust, similar in
tone TO the outburst of the Morning
Post yesterday, which paper, in a spec
tally displayed editorial article on the
subject, denounced the government for
Its hesitancy and inVertebrateness on
all great occasions" adding that the
unfortunate losses in money and blood
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when the hour is ripe to vindiCate Cor
don and to smash the Mahdi, nothing
is to be done. but baneful hesitaacy
sets IL, a moral influenza which para
lyzeS our statesmen.
Similar denunciations have been
heard even from the most ardent sup
porters of the ministry. The latter's
decision not to continue the Soudan
campaign IS attributed both to lack of
money and to the impossibility of find
ing British troops for this service I'M
til the Indian troubles are over. Any
suggestion that the Egyptian troops
have already broken the Khalifa's back
and are capable of reaching Khartoum
alone, is frOwned down. until it is be
ginning to be whispered that the Brit
isherS are agreed to let the Egyptians
know how much they are capable of
accomplishing alone. In any case,
whatever the reason for stopping the
campaign may be, it seems to be folly,
bordering or madness. to wait until
next year to accomplish what could
now. seemingly, be so readily realized.
while the dervishes and other tribes
already rescued from the tyranny OF
the Khalifa are ready to help. Indeed.
the fact that further complications are
threatened would seem to emphasize
the advisability of Fastening the re-
capture of the Soudan. There is no
doubt that
BRITISH SUPREMACY
in central Africa is seriously harassed
by the French, whose unmistaka bic
intention is to draw horizontal line
across the Soudan and cut off direct
communication between Egypt and the
British possessions in the center and
south of Africa, and the knowledge
that Great Britain is resting on her
oars VIII cause them to redOuble their
energies The Marquis of Salisbury is
urged on all sides to take spirited ac-
ton. and It is insisted that if funds are
lacking Great Britain must advance
them or even supply the amount re
ouisite TO reach KhartOum.
While the ministry is apparently
vacillating in this direction, it is show
ing no lack Of energy in the dispute
with the French regarding the Lagos
Hinterland. The foreign and colonial
officers are most buSily at work and
are closely following every detail Of
the movements made. A special map
is sent to the secretary for the colonies,
Mr. Chamberlain, every night with the
latest news and moves marked on IL
with little flags.
The news from Sald shows that the
British governors in west Africa are
determined TO stop any further French
aggressions. Immediately after the
OCCUPATION. OF SAI<T
became known at the British foreign
Office the Marquis of Salisbury sent a
strongly worded dispatch TO the French
foreign office, saying that if a conflict
occurred the responsibility would rest
with France, and he also cabled Gov
ernor McCullum to instruct the Of
ficers of the British expedition sent to
that place not 10 allow anything TO
prevent the re-occupatiOn of any Brit
ism territory thus passed on by the
French or other European forces. To
this is probably attributable the hasty
retirement Of the French troops on the
approach of the British forces.
The statement made yesterday by
the parliamentary secretary of the CO.
l0nial office, the Earl of Selfborne, that
the carrying out OF the government S
policy will have the effect of opening
the British Niger cOmpany's territories
10 all trades, shows that the govern
ment intends 10 take over these terri
tories.
QUEENS BIOGRAPHY.
A new biography of Queen Victoria.
written by Richard r. Holmes of the
S. A. the queens librarian at Windsor.
appeared on Friday. and is attracting
much attention. 1t was prepared un-
der the immediate supervision of her
majesty, and a.bounds in family Incl
dents, shows the queen has never en-
tirely abandoned the relaxations of her
earlier years, and points out that with
in the past 10 years she has sung with
Tosti and has taken drawing lessons
i from Leitch. The biography gives.
among other matters, an extract from
her majeyty's journal in 1855, describ-
ing her pilgrimage to the Invalides dur
ing her visit to Paris. 1t reads: Il
stood at the arm of Napoleon III. his
nephew, before the coffin of England's
iitterest foe. /, the granddaughter of
that king who hated him most. and
who NEST vigorously opposed him. and
this very nephew, who bears his name.
being my nearest and dearest ally. The
organ of the church played God Save
the Queen at the time. Strange and
wonderful, indeed. It seems as if in
this tribute Of respect to a departed
dead foe, old enmities and rivalries
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