The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-10
NEW YORK'S NEXT MAYOR
English Papers Display Great In
terest in the Contest.
INVOLVES GREAT ISSUES
England Has Trouble in Finding Troops
for Her Small Wars France After
Siam Spain II Hard Pressed
for Money.

London, oct. (? Not even IN the ta."
uf a presidential campaign In thr
United States nave the English news
papers displayed such Interest ~ thy
are now taking in thr struggle prepay
atpry Ia the rlc tion ~ a mayor of
Greater New York Even the Wrekiies
devote much spare Ia the subJ~'t. The
Spectator and the SPEAKER both print
long articles on the mayoralty contest.
Tho SPEAKER SAYS: Never since the
days NJ imperial Athens ur republican
Rome has a municipal contest involved
such important ISSUES. Mayor ur king
has had no such power as m mayor of
6rcater New York VIII have
Continuing, the SPEAKER expresses the
opinion that the success ~ the Tam
many ticket would not merely mean
victory for the plundersrs of New
York, but the triumph of thc silgprites
at the next presidential el,-ction." The
Spectator says IL breads the success VI
Tammany. and asserts THAI the cisc-
lion is a matter ~ deep Interest tn the
whole civilized world. After outlining
the immense power which IN" future
mayor ~ Greater New York viii have.
the Spectator remarks: THE success
of such AN cl~ctiNe office Nill almos,
realize Carlyle's Idea of democratic
king. ON the athcr hand. should fail
ur. attend mi. great .xneriment. 1,
vtlI h, f,at ,br,uphnut Eu,op, a. we'll
ns America and ,,iII snuna IN. doom
of m. ,.,,pl,. az democratlc salf-soy-
,rnmeni In most m,sl.rn cities"
l,ord wnls.ls\ IN. commanasr-in-
chief ~ the British forces. Is making
desperate efforts Ia sufmount tn. DIM
cnIiies which Great Britain il expert
rnciur i'm finding troops for he, numrr-
aus small Wars The government Is at
its Wits end tn secure The additional
10 oaa men which parliamept viii be
asked to Add to the pcrman, nj strength
of the army. "a shown bN the plan
elaborated hy The war uf,ic. BY which
the volunteers of Great Britain viii II,
liable for weryirr abroad in case of war.
TN to the pre-ru, II has been impas-
! slhl, Ia call for them for auty abroad
! only for IN. def.ns, Of the colonies aud
| i'm exceptional cases. The proposition,
hnwcysr. Is regarded as Threatening 70
smash up the volunteer forces. In ad-
| iition To thr proposition To make the
volunteers liable for services abroad IN
| cas-. of war. the government VIII in-
| tr,,iu,e an army reserve bill during In.
n.xt session Of parliament According
| Ia this measure ID is proposed To ouIlst
| :. .ooo recruits al an extra rate of pay.
thus forming a reliable force which can
| n. drawn upnn NJ any time for use in
The small wars.
The Rritish government is also con
siderinr the adoption of AN Internal
b,,l,ci invented in Birmingham. This
hullot is mad, of lead. and instead of
being ronical IN. ton is level and has
"A rup.likr cavity. Dn entering III.
a.sh this hullet acts ike "A punch. cut
\
| MOI cIos.
The bullet b.yins tu .xu,nd immsdi.
| .,.Iy after cut.rtup and alter A mas
| Travelled six Inches il produces A lag
| y.d hole Ihrer or four inches jn dinme.
| ter The bullet IL said To- ba Tho m, ~
| terrible known. and il il "A question
| whether its use viii b. a breach OF the
International convention
In spit, of IN. French suggesting A
| Europeap coalition e. turn Great Brit
| ain nut of Egypt the evacuation ~
| thai countIy by The Rritish troops was
| never so remote ns A is nov. Indeed
| signs poin, to TN possible disposition
| az IN. kh.diyc az Erypt. whose attitude
| lately has not b.pn as submisslVc As
| IN, Rritlsh agent and the minister
| plcuipotentIary. Lord crnmer. would
| likr I'M which event A Ilritish prot.cto.
| ,at. viii Immediately follow Russia
| n is said has -nertuallv snubbed the
efforts nf tho French TO make the
E,gNptlnu uurstinn a EUROPEAN ono.
rb. lifIruiti.. ln Nest Africa be-
,va,u tbn British and the French
which Vorr fnr.shadowpd In IN. dis.
nn,rh,s tn the associated press nn Oct.
: and have hcrn breaking since 1883
az, assuming the farm IL a French cN.
| n. aitinu ,nnsiatiny of sOo soldiers and
| : pnp curriers' ,,htrh mas started from
Porto Noyo. on th, coas, of Da concy.
for Nikki wh.nc. is prnccr.een the
IIiut.,I,nd nf Lagos according tn re-
rnrts hui n is sid thnt this movement
l. really ,o rr,nTnrcr the French tl,,ops
which are already occupying Mix,
and ,lo.s mo-, aueur Well for A s,nuuth
settlement ~ the disputes among which
ar. th, question of th" ownership nT
Ntkki. and II Is possibla the diplomats
viii awake tn ind themselves saved
the trouble of the d,llmitntions n.g,.
tintinns. nv serious events ON thu spot
fnr 1, is known IN. Rritish colonial au-
tburitias .r, taking active stems la pr,.
VEN The French force from cncrnarhipc
upnn British territory. Thus ~ m.
NarutIIs of Salisbury ard Mr.
borlaiu. Ihp secretary ~ state f,r IN
culunirs hhv" shown unt sign II
yi"ldlng an iuta of The british rlains
in the Ilint'tlaud and the authorities
a. Lagos hay" h"ru preparing fnr SOME
time past to circumycnt thc French