The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

reputation Of Great Britain is involved IN Il
thorough probing of the matter. Inc Dauy
News publishes a regular Indictment against
the committee and asks why the lattef mas
not insisted on the production OF the ca
BILE MESA ges or of the colonial office copies
of these messages: why the committee mas
not insisted on the production or the conn
dental communications between the cqion-
ial Office and Sir Hercules Robinson tLoId
Rosmead) the then Governor OF cape Col
ony, why Lord Grey, who conducted most OF
the Negotiations with the secretary OF state
Tor the colonies, Mr.. Cham berlaln, was not
ed, and why Mr.. Rhodes was NOT Ie-
called and questioned about the cable mes
sages. The Daily News also cites a num-
Der of cases where clews and questions @I-
fecting the colonial office connection with
the affair were not followed up or We're
not asked, and concludes. The committee
has been q committee of no inquiry. IN
less it reconsiders its decision it Will cover
itself with TidlCUie and contempt ana Stllke
ment.'
The weekly newspapers are equally en-
phatic in summing up the work OF the com
mittee. The Speaker says: Ihe commit
tee threatens 10 finish the proceedings IN
an ignUmnlous and discreditable collapse.
The inquiry can only be regarded as q
tfasco and must necessarily confirm, in the
opinion OF the world. many charges made
against MIR. Chamberlain in connection with
the raid. The evidence proving or dlspIoN-
ing the charge that Mr.. Chamberlain was
cOgniZant OF the inSurrecuonary movement
at Johannesburg. and that he was prepared
TO use the British forces TO assist the move
ment, has been rejected by the committee
with the connivance of Mr. Chamberlain
himself, and unless he can Vindlcate hlm-
self it is his duty to resign.
The Saturday Review says: ne com
mittee has brought the methods OF Parlla-
ment in committee into dlscredlt and mas
lessened the respect with which the House
of Commons has hitherto been regarded. Inc
blame for this pretentIOus taSCo must ran
upon Mr.. Chamberlain. He proposed the
committee and his chosen court mas Deen
unable even to clear his own chaT4cter
The Spectator says that it is difficult to
holt
The most slashing attack comes from the
pen of William r. Stead, who, although
pro- Rhodes. urges that full light be turned
on the whole matter. He heads his article;
flushed Up" and proceeds in lmmoderate
language TO describe the proceedings as a
most shameful conspiracy Whlch suggests
falsehood to conceal the truth and mlslead
the nation declaring that the committee IS
deceiVing the public in order to screen Mr..
Chamberlain, who, according 10 Mr.. stead,
s"ought to have owned frankly that he
winked at the patriotic but revolutionary
enterprise" Continuing, Mr.. Stead says:
Mr.. Chamberlain, no doubt, would nave
had to resign. but 1t 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
watchword seems to have been given as,
Lie! Lie! Lie!
The King of Siam, Chulalonglsorn l. who
is now in Rome, on his way to the jubilee
festivities here, after leaving England viii
proceed to New York in his own yacht, the
Maha Challkr He will cross the, United
States, staying a sufficient time IN dlfefent
American cities to enable his yacht to pro-
c6ed 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 battle ship of 11,0OO
tons to be built on the Clyde. She will be
a duplicate Of the British battle ship Jupiter.
The Jupiter is of 1890 tons and 1900 in
dicated horsepower She is in course of
construction. and is a sister ship of the
Magnificent Majestic and Mars. She carries
four tWelVe-inch guns, twelve siX-lnch
quck-fring guns, eight twelve-pounders,
twelve three-pounders and eight rapid-flre
guns Of samller calber. Her coal capacity
is ], 800 TONS and she is manned by q crew
of 757 men. Her speed is to be over seven
teen knots, and she carries nine inches of
harveyized steel armor on her sides, from
fourteen to nine inches Of harVeyized steel
armOr on her bulkhead, from fourteen to
six inches of harveyized steel armor over
her gun positions and her deck plating is
four to two and half inches in thickness.
The Jupiter has five torpedo tubes.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prin-
cess Victoria and Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark left London this after
noon for Sandringham, where they enter
tain large party including the King and
Queen of Wurtemberg, during the Whttsun-
tide holidays. Next Thursday the biennial
sale of the Prince of Wales 5 hackneys will
be held at the WOlfOrten stud farm. His
royal highness will, as usual, take the chair
at the luncheon which precedes the sale.
From Sandrigham the Prince and Princess
of Wales go to Ascot for the race week aft
er which they will return to Marlborough
House for the jubilee celebration.
Ogden Mills, brother-in-law of Whitelaw
Reid, the special envoy of the United States
to Queen Victoras diamond jubilee has
secured the Earl of LonsdaIe's London resi-
dence, IA and 10 Carlton House terrace
(Which was hired by the British govern
Inent for the use of Ii Hung Chang during
his months visit in August last to this
country for the use of Mr.. Reid during his
stay in England. Lord Lonsdales house
contains a wealth of art treasures, said to
be equal to that of any house in London.