The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-07
A WAR CLOUD OVER AFRICA.
FRANCO-BRITISH CLASH FEARED
IN THE LAGOS.

Active HOstilities Apt to Begin at
Any MOment-LondOn Newspapers
Vindictive Against the Ministry
for Its Hesitating POIicy-Lond IN
spectatOr Expects President Me-
T1fnIey to Precipitate War With
spnin-Hannis Taylor Severely
Criticised for His Recent Utter
nncesA
Special Gable Letter-Copyrighted by the
Associated Press.
London, Nov. 6-The African situation
grows worse instead of better. The recent
French and British troops in the Lagos
hinterland gives rise to fears that active
hostilities cannot be long averted.
The press is bitterly vindictive against
the ministry for what 1t terms its hesi-
tating policy, both here and in the Sou
dan.
The Spectator to-day repeats Its argu-
ments of last week on the subject of Cuba,
and comes to the conclusion that when
President Mckinley gives his decision it
will be for war.
Several of the English newspapers to-
day severely criticise the action Of Hannis
Taylor, the former minister of the United
States to Spain, in publishing his views
Of the Cuban question In American maga-
zines. The Pail Mall Gazette says that
HE is getting even with President Nc
Kinley because the latter did not keep him
at Madrid"
Continuing, the Pail Mall Gazette re-
marks: MIR. Taylor finds no difficulty in
forgetting that all the information he has
seen fit to divulge was obtained in his Of
fetal character there and under the seal
of secrecy"
The Sun says: zone of the inconven-
fences which result to sensitive Americans
from their system of government by the
ring and gang, is that America is often
shamed abroad by the men sent to rep
resent her at foreign courts. 1t is not
long since all international decencies were
outraged by the conduct of Mr.. Eustis,
who allowed himself to be drawn by a
reporter into a silly Dragging about the
helpless position of Canada, and now it is
MIR. Taylor who left Madrid in something
like disgrace, and is taking revenge as
shameful as it is childish in revealing the
private affairs of the embassy"
-=-8Ehife an early conclusion of the engl-
neering disputes is doubtful, there Is
scarcely room to doubt that the employers
will finally win, for the resources of the
employees are rapidly becoming exhausted
In order to win the strikers must be aid
mn
weekly. In addition to the engineering
strike, with threatened strikes in the cot
ton trade and among the railroad en-
ployes, the muddle in the labor world is
daily growing worse
The recent police records of the east end
of London read like the old days of Dead
wood, Dakota. Revolver shootings have
occurred almost daily, and on Wednesday
there were no less than four committals
to trial for crimes of that description. The
Royal free hospital recently had ten pa
tients suffering from bullet wounds. In
short, the possession of revolvers is now
so common in the east end that residents
of that district appeal daily to the mag
tstrates and police for the adoption of
measures to put on end to lawlessness.
The British officials regard the prompt
agreement arrived at between the United
States, Russia and Japan providing for a
temporary suspension of pelagic sealing as
vindication of their refusal to enter into
the conference, and as demonstration of
their contention that an understanding ex-
listed between the three countries. It is
not likely that Great Britain will consent
to stop sealing. Her majesty's govern
ment confidently expects a settlement of
the question by the United States purchas-
ing the Canadian interests.
In spite of the statement made by Mr..
Balfour, the first lord of the treasury, In
his speech at Norwich on Thursday even
ing, that the government had no desire of
aggression on the northwest frontier of
India, but sought only to maintain the
present frontier, there is little doubt that
the trial made by the punitive expeditions
now engaged with the tribemen will be fol-
lowed by the usual piece of grab. The
military despots in India demand and
public opinion in England manifestly fav-
ors permanent military occupation of
the territory practically conquered by the
British troops.
1t develops that the estate of Mrs. Mar
garet Oliphant, the author, who died on
June 25, is under $4,000. It was left to
her ad0nted daughter