Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
Bscsut Contentious Contributions 10
the Stock Pot.
RUSSlES CHECK TO TURKEY.
IUsria'S Lowering Of the Crest Of
the Same Bird.
GgRNlNY'S SXOOP ON CHINA.
Il is Hard to SEQ What Rival Powers
are Going 10 Do About II.
BRITISH AFFAIRS or MOMENT
Question Of The Increase Of the Army,
and The Bad News from India.
BRITISH AFFAIRS OF MOMENT
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LONDON. November 2O-The stock-pot
- International politics has been enrlcheo
airing the last few days by two or three
t.,rss which promise TO furnish an oppor-
.,,,,,v for plenty OF contention hereafter.
ppssia contributed the first, In her hou-
ccatlon OF November 18th to the forue
.ho, the arrears OF the Russo turkish war
,-ser,ritv amounted to G1,SOOCOO, ana
,,s, ~ Turkey intends to apply part OF
,he Greek indemnity to an increase Oh inc
turkish ornaments Russia VIII oeihahu
,,o navnenr of this amount. This was
.,,,ousd by a second note on the same
subject to-day.
Austria furnished the second BONE III
her demand for the payment OF the d
ears due the Oriental Railroad Company
o., TRANSPORTING Turkish troops during
enc war. this company being an Austrian
concern. and the arrears amounting -
rgao no NJ tho same time Insisting upon
,hs dismissal OF the vail Of Adana ASIA
Minor and Of the Mutessarif OF Mersiiia'
the port Of the Adana, the two oi'i'i''4S
,yho were responsible FOR the indlgnities 10
which an Austrian merchant, Braz%aAoii'
noe rseently subjected, and also for ther
sharo IN the insults complained OF by the
Austrian Consul at Mersina, VINO inter
,.rAA in behalf of Brazzafoli, the agent
q, the Austrian Lloyd Steamship com
conv 10 all Of which demands turkey
submitted. l.
accidentally. the Turkish Government is
also said to have abandoned her haVal
,lans as a result of the second note Oh
Russia ON the subject of the "ar-ihuein-
n,tv arrears due that country.
Germany favored the contents OF 'ho
stoclx-pot with hot sauce from emma III
the shane of the landing Of her saiiois
and marines at Kaio-Chou' on the On''
Tu peninsula, for the purpose Oh i'si'
ING upon redress for the murder Oh t"o
German missionaries but, possibly "''O'
e. Is intimated, in order to obtain gnu
co,lne station and harbor for repairing
her feet in the far East.
TURKEYS swELLED HEAD.
r,,-kev,s had case of swelled head Is re-
sponsible for two of these coh'eH'
cortributions to the simmering OF the po-
rt,cal pot. Her easy victory over Di0ee0
had 40 rehabiitated the Sultans prlue
that he had almost arrived at the Oeilei
.ho+ nv following the advice of Captaih
ntaban. the author of "Sea-Power in HIS
tory" and making his navy strong Aui
-, roigbt become the seventh great
,otver and lterate herself from the op
noyious tutelage of Christian dohihdtion
Germany offered to supply that country
with the necessary arms, ammunilioh' onu
,,niforrns I'm return fer about 70 per cent
80 the Greek-war indemnity. Then Russia
saw her chance TO check the prog esS "a
German influence at Constantlnopie; rol
the past twenty years she mas he ,r'l-, ~
,no ~ II as a club TO force Turkey
a. 40 her bidding, and now again. put
an a more summary fashion, Russia mas
reneated the operation, and has killed. wv
birds with one stone-nameiy' sli"l Ply
oheckinq Berlin craftsmanship ana PIE
venting Turkey from emancipating hei-
self from dependence upon Russia
Naturally this has been a bitter pm toi
Germany 10 swallow, losing as she uoe9,
considerable prestige and big contracts
at the same moment. s
Great Britain's part in these pi''''
ings remains TO be developed.
GERMANY's swooP.
Germany's swoop down upon kiao-Chou
Paw. China, has excited the Chahceio''
snd the adyices from Shanghai that TWO
steamers have been chartered 10 convey
stores and material in Kaio-Chou Bay
coupled with the intimation that the Del-
man occupation OF that place Is appa-
rently TO be more than temporary coioI
10 which is given by the fact tnat H
man marines are now engaged III ouliuihs
Germany has practically annexed hlao-
Chou Bay, which. next TO Port ArthuI' 10
the most important harbor in emma
"A a fait accompll is an almost unan-
swerable argument in the East, IL is dlIn-
cult 10 see what France, Russia 1redl
britain. and Austria can do In the mat
ter. unless they set 10 work ana graz
other portions OF the Chinese empire.
Under these circumstances diplomats are
asking what the United States. whose
interests in the East are advancing by
leaps and bounds, says Of the seizure OF
Kiao-Chou Bay.
BRITISH AFFAIRS.
The British Parliament reassemDies
during the SECOND week Of February, three
weeks later than originally intended. Inc
principai tasks OF the session Will De the
Irish local government bill and the re-
form OF the London County Council, re-
ferred 10 by the Marquis Of Salisbury IN
his speech on Tuesday last before the
National Union OF Conservative Associa-
tions when the Premier asked his near
ers II they wanted TO be governed IKE
New York city.
Then Parliament will be called upon 10
legislate for the army, the question OF IN
creasing its strength, appealing most ur-
gently 10 the country generally There Is
a widespread demand that the other |
questions be shelved. and that the ses-
sion be devoted 10 the army.
II Is a notorious scandal that millions |
Of pounds sterling are wasted annually |
out OF the enormous total OF &1,VoOOO |
expended upon the army. AS result |
the country has entirely lost confidence |
In the War Office. and there is univer-
sal cry that the Cabinet take the matter |
IN It's own hands and introduce work. |
ulanlike bill. embodylng definite and |
consistent theory.
SALISBURY ON LONDON.
The Marquis Of Salisbury's proposition |
10 smash" the London County Council. |
as already referred to. has raised a storm |
throughout the land. and the British Pre-
fnier NOW "a evep a .uOraa giaudered man /