The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06
THE WEEK IN EUROPE.
LONDON GREATLY AROUSED BIZ
THE TkASsyAAL INQUIRY.
Editor stead Savagely Crft1cises
Chs0heriain, who, He Says,
Oawht 20 Resign European
Peaee Negotiations May be Con-
eIuded Within . Week-Aequfttal
81 yOA Tausrh Means the Over
throw Of Baron MaFschan Won
Bieberstefn.

Copyrighted. 1887, by the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 5.-The parliamentary
commission which has been incutrinx into
the TransssAl raid. is assaulted by storm
OF dsnunciation. owing to its decision not
10 press the production CT the missing
cable message between Rutherford Harris
and Cecil Rhodes and certain parties in
England The nexspapers OF all shades
Of opinion view this decision with the
greatest distrEst. and insist that the repI-
tation OF Great Britain Is involved In
thorough probing of the matter. The
ming up the work OF the committee
The Speaker says: The committee
threatens to finish the proceedings In an
ignominious and discredttabis collapse.
Unless Chamberlain can vtndicate himself
il is his duty TO resign
The Spectator says that 1t 10 difficult 70
believe the committee ever mean, bust
ness.
The most slashing attack comes from the
pen OF William Stead, who although pro-
Rhodes, urges that fun light be turned on
the whole matter. Ne heads his article
flushed Up" and proceeds in moderate
language TO describe the proceedings as a
most shameful conspiracy. which suggests
falsehcod 20 conceal the truth and misiead
the nation. declaring that the committee is
deceiving the public In order to screen Mr..
Chamberlain, who, according 10 Mr. Stead,
ought TO have owned that he winked az
the patriotic but revolutionary enterprise"
Continuing. Mr.. Stead says:
Mr. Chamberlain, no doubt. would have
had To resign, bur IL would only have been
a temporary eclipse. and his position with
the country would have been stronger than
ever. Instead OF this honest course. the
watchgord seems to have been given as
Lie. lie. lie"
Hs-k4x~ t. - %I-a
progress OF the peace negotiations ar Con-
stantinople On one side the sultan is said
10 nave adopted most unyielding attitude,
and on the other hand he is declared 10 %
showing conciliasory disposition, and 1t
is claimed that the settlement of the ques-
tons In dispute is only matter of a few
days
The Associated Press. however, learns
that the ambassadors at CofzstaGtinople
are hopeful that the negotiations VIII be
concluded II a week, the coTGflon beng
Turkeys acceptance Of the peace negotia-
tons proposed by the powers. There is
nog little doubt that the sultan has de-
cided to agree TO the evacuation OF Thes-
sally and the Turkish public Is being pre-
pared for this step. Numbers OF Greek
TnessaIIans are hiding Fl the mountains,
being afraid to return to skeir homes. fear
ing massacre and prererring death By star
walton, exposure and disease.
OF the Ethn.ke Heiarsa. or National
League of Greece. Is mooted at Athens,
where It Is said that ex-Mayor Melas in
tends 10 resign the leadership OF the So
ciety. His excuse ror the socis.sstic con-
duct 10 that IL was understood that Great
Britain would assist Greece In her strug-
gle against Turkey.
The King Of Siam, Chulalonskorn l..
who is now in Rome on his way 10 the
jubilee here after leaving England Will
proceed 10 New York In his own yacht, the
Maha Chakskrt He Will cross the United
States. staying a sufficient time in differ
ent cities TO enable his yacht 10 proceed
from New York to San Francisco, where
he will embark for his home. The date Of
the kings arrival at New York Is not
fixed.
Japan has ordered a battleship of II 90
tons 20 bee built on the Clyde She will be
"a duplicate OF the British battleship Jupi-
ter. The Jupiter Is ii,se tons and 1000
Indicated horsepower.
The Prince and Princess OF Wales,
Princess Victoria and Prince and Princess
Charles OF Denmark. left today for Sand
bingham where they entertain a large
party including the King and Queen Of
Wurtemburg. during the Whitsuntide
holidays.