Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-11
(Convrighted 1897 Associated Press.)

copyrighted, 1897, Associated Press)
LONDON. April 1O.-There are indica-
tions that the British preparations against
the Transvaal multiply in many directions.
1t was semi-offclally reported during the
week that two more regiments have been
notified to prepare for service IN Scuth
Africa, and negotiations are pending with
Scotch ship owners for their transports 10
be ready at the end of June.
Though President Kruger has court
martialed his grandson, Lieut.. Elon, Tor
using insulting language toward queen
Victoria. the most bitter comments can
be heard in the clubs and among the bet
ter classes of people here against Presi-
dent Kruger, who. 1t is claimed, has done
as much as Lieut.. Eloff to insult the
queen.
The Liberals are evidently beginning TO
scent coming troubles. and are raising
warning finger. Truth, on this subject
says: There is serious danger that we
shall drift into war with the TransVaal'
Lord Salisbury's government IS apparently
bent upon forcing quarrel upon President
Kruger. Every occasion is taken to insult
him and everything he does Is misrepre-
sented. If the outcome is not war, this Is
only because The wiser men in the ministry
have at length realized that war with the
Transvaal does not mean a contest with
a puny African tribe, but race war, IN
which a majority Of the whites at the
Cape and all the Beers will be against
US"
The recent visit of King Leopold of Bel
gium TO London had for its object. it now
appears, to conclude a contract by the
terms of which a syndicate rents for
number of years the kings splendid
chateau in Ardennes for use as a gambling
club. The grounds and park are exquisite
" attractive. and the king is to build
large hotel adjoining the chateau. The
promoters seriously believe that the place
will rival Monte Carlo. No one apparent
" protests against this extension of gam
bling dens in Belgium. which are becoming
unsavory At such places the gambling
however. is running high now over an eX-
hibition lottery in which. on Thursday
last. a iourneyman mason Of Charlerol
won 100000 francs (S20,OOO. Each CHIEF
prize has sc, far fallen to laborer and
the result is that the laboring classes are
universally investing their savings OF years
in the lotteries.
Although the programmes of the dia-
mond jubilee festivities the practically
drawn up with the suppostion that their
details will be carried out, the Associated
Press learns on high authority that every
thing is contingent upon the state OF the
queens health and she will act entirely
upon the advice of her physicians If her
majesty is not very well she will remain
at Buckingham palace. and if she takes
part in the procession and shows signs OF
fatigue she will at once leave it and aban-
don the plan of visiting st. Paul's Cathe-
dral. Then again. her majesty may only
go to St. Paurs Cathedral.
There is no denying that Capt. Mahan IS
highly esteemed in Great Britain. His
naval writings have been praised to the
highest degree and all the morning papers
have contained reviews of that officers
new book upon Lord Nelson and the Brit
ish navy of Nelson's time. II is in two
volumes of about 500 pages, profusely IL
Illustrated with plans of battles and maps,
and is more of a history of British sea
power under Nelson than a mere life of
that admiral. The reviews are uniformly
eulogistic. and the Times remarks that
Cant. Mahan's works will become one of
the greatest classics.
The authorities of the royal tournament
have accepted the offer of the Cyclist corps
of the Twenty-sixth MiddleseX volunteers
TO furnish team of men TO give displays
at the forthcoming tournament in June,
illustrating the possibilities of the cycle
from a military point of view. The per-
formance will consist Of riding over and
surrounding obstacles, firing both from he
ground and the saddle and carrying
wounded, men.
Dispatches from Vienna describe new
macksne for the manufacture of lace,
which turns out an article not distinguish
able from hand work. Hitherto, lace ma
chimes have only produced meshes in per-
feet squares. giving the lace stiff ap-
pearance. This is now abolished and 1t is
expected that the machine. which is the
invention of an Austrian named August
Matason. will have the effect of transfer
ring the lace industry to new centres.
The Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, the retiring
United States ambassador to Italy, will
be the first of the retiring American diplo-
mats to reach home. as he sails for home
on April 10.
The next dinner of the Eighty Club will
be held at the Hotel Cecil Tuesday. Sir
William Harcourt will be the guest of
honor. and is expected to make a stirring
speech in reference to the Cretan troubles.
Sir George Trovelyan will preside.