Evening star., 1897-01-23
w OLC COTT'S MISSION
Said to Be Not Satisfied With the Result of
His Inquiries.
Great Britain will Not Act First aud
the United States Must
Take the Initiative.

Copyrighted. 1897, by the Associa ed Press
LONDON. January 23-It is rumored
that Senator Edward o. Wolcott of Col
orado. who has been visiting England in
the interest of binletall;sm is not quite
satisfied with the progress of his inquiries
here. He has been delayed in meeting peo-
pie, owing to their absence from town,
| and, of course. he could not be received
by the Marquis of Salisbury because he
had no official credentials. The Bimetallic
League. however. has given Senator VOL
cott the heartiest reception, and Sir Will
liam Henry Houldsworth, conservative
member of parliament for the northwest
ern division of Manchester who was the
British delegate at tie monetary confer
ence at Brussels in 1892. and Lord Alden
ham, senior partner in the firm of Antony
Gibbs & Sons, bankers and merchants and
formerly governor, now director. of the
Bank of England, have had long inter-
views with the senator. and are aiding him
in every way possible.
Senator Wolcott finds that the position
here remains unchanged from the time of
the Brussels conference. namely, that the
British government and the house of COM
mons are committed to do all in their
power 10 secure by international agree
ment the stable monetary par of the ex-
England is still willing to keep fifth of
! its reserve in silver bars. But, in spite OF
the Willingness of Great Britain, which has
been expressed to Senator Wolcott to bring
| in the mints of India into any internatio
agreement, Great Britain under no cir
/ cumstanoes, will take the initiative in call
| ing new conference, considering. as she
does, that the above offers are the first
practical step toward International bimet-
allism taken by any government She now
wants to see what practical steps other
governments are willing to take.
The continental powers are equally I'M
| willing to take the lead in calling none
tary conference, as they unanimously be-
| lieve that the United States, both by its
position and importance, must take the
initiative.
Remarkable Demonstration.
The attempt of Sir William Rose. who is
a member of the Canadian bar and who
has served in the Canadian militia to shut
out the public from the historic grounds of
his seat. Moor Park, near Farnham. Sur
rey. has created great deal Of ill-feeling,
and led 10 remarkable manifestation on
Sunday. when the gates were locked for the
first time in generations. Hundreds of peo-
| pie headed by the Farnham district coun-
cil marched to the gates and demanded
adm1ttance. When this was refused the
counc!lmen cut the bolts and chains with
chiseis and hammers brought for the pur-
grounds, cheering for the council There
was much hooting when the crowd passed
the mansion. The chains and fastenings
OF all the other gates were cut out in the
same manner.
The Expedition to khartoum.
The latest news from Cairo indicates that
the start of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition
! to khartoum may be expected within six
months The prelminaries are being ex-
ft...l
c.. the adjutant general for the forces flor
| it is no longer doubted that Butler will
supersede Sir Herbert Kitchener at the
head of the 10000 British troops who are
going to stifren the backbone of the Egyp-
tian army, starts for Khartolm he will
probably find but little to impede a rapid
| advance on this side of Berber. There Is
no reason why Kitchener should be super-
seded. except on account of his youth. Sir
| Herbert Kitchener was born in 1850 and
| Sir Redvers Butler was born in 1889 But
| II is felt that a veteran is needed at the
| head of the expedition. which is to make
the important advance about to be UNDER
\ taken. 1t Is understood however. that Sis
Herbert Kitchener win be given the COM
mand Of the army of occupation.
The Queens Jubilee.
Interest in the queens diamond jubilee
| Is augmenting rapidly everywhere with the
| universal preparations to celebrate the
sixtieth anniversary of her reign. West
| End rents have already doubled and large
numbers Of the aristocracy who usually
! let their houses for the season are remain
I ing In town. A house in Grosveno- Gar
| dens has been let by the week for the
season at sixty guineas tss15) weekly, and
| the tradesmen predict that the coming sea
| son will be the most profitable In years
| past Business Is already phenomenaliy
| active. a'-e-.-f
Recent cable dispatches from London to
| the United States stating that the health
| of the queen Is SO bad that she shows some
| evidence of insanity have led the Lancet
to declare. on authority. that sHch reports
! are absolutely untrue. and that the condi-
ton of her majesty does not give any
| cause for anxiety to her medical advisers
apart from that naturally attaching to old
| age.
Mr.. Richard. Dobel has started for OF
| iowa. The Chronicle says that Mr.. Dobell
while In England. has had exceptional op-
portunities of making known In oficiaI
ana commercial circles the earnest deAire
OF the Laurier ministry to cooperate IN
every way to establish an era of good win
| In Anslo-Amerfcan relations.