The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
NOT ENOUGH SOLDIERS
BRITISH GOVERNMENT PREPARING
TO STRENGTHEN ITS ARMY.
Lord WoIseIey's Warning to Be Heed
ed-Scientist Who Says He Can Con-
vert Potato starch Into Sugar.
Copyright, 1897. by the Associated Press)

Copyright 1897 by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The average British
er has come to the conclusion that he is
the arbiter of the fate of Europe and holds
the balance of power. 1t must be confessed
that the changed tone of the continental
politicians and newspaper writers from
abuses to caresses encourages this assump-
ton. Even Prince Bismarck recently depre-
Gated the constant badgering and batting of
Great Britain by German statesmen and
writer's AS matters stand in the event of
war the side securing the assistance of
Great Britain must win.
In the meantime. it is evident from the
tenor of the speech of Lord Wolseley the
commander-in-chief of the British forces,
at Glasgow, on Thursday last when the
freedom of that city was conferred on him,
and from the remarks made by the parlia-
mentary secretary for the War Office, the
Hon. w. st. j. Broderick, the same night,
that the government is preparing to intro
duce a scheme for a considerable increase
in the strength of the army which will
probably call for the formation of a doz-
en- additional battalions of infantry and a
proportionate addition of cavalry and ar
tillery during the next session of Parlia-
ment. The warnings have not been sound
ed too soon. A telling instance of the mill
tary weakness of Great Britain was af-
forded at Aldershot on Thursday when the
Second Battalion of the Rife Brigade left
that camp for tour of colonial service, in
Guiding q sojourn at Vancouver. Though
nominally full battalion, there were only
slightly over four hundred men, and the
regiment will have to be reinforced from
the First Battalion of the Rife Brigade,
which is now on its way home.
An interesting experiment in smelling ma
tive ore is about to be inaugurated in the
western highlands of Ireland which are
comparatively rich in minerals. The pre-
liminary Investigations have been satisfac-
tory Beds of iron. stone were numerous
there half century ago, and iron works
were operated to turn out a high quality
of iron. but they were discontinued, owing
to the scarcity of fuel. Now the peat is
drying and a pressing plant is being erected
to utilize the turf.
An extensive economical revolution is in
sight, if the claims of DR.. Pinzen Gerling
turn out to be what the doctor asserts they
are. Dr. Gerling, a government official of
Java and formerly professor of chemistry
at the University of Amsterdam. announces
the discovery of simple method of con-
Verting potato starch into sugar. He has
IOQ2GU
the French Academy of Sciences so as to
secure priority for his invention, although
he is not quite ready. to make the details
public.
The Spectator, accepting as a fact the
report that the United States has admon-
ished Spain, finds it difficult to think war
can be avoided, adding: Apart from the
fact that pride and ignorance of the con-
sequences bid Spain defy the United states,
war is probably considered to be the best
way out of the difficulties. Were the govern
ment to propose the abandonment of Cuba
in cold blood, it would simply mean hand
ing over the country to Don Carlos, so the
government proposes to employ America as
the surgeon to do the necessary amputa-
ton which will alone prevent the Cuban
gangrene from spreading to the rest Of the
body polite After detailing Spains in
EQUITIES in Cuba, the Spectator continues:
ITO prolonge the war would be a crime,
and if America chooses to stop these hid
eous cruelties, all EngliShmen should APP
plaud and refuse to inquire too narrowly
into the reason which influenced her states
men in putting pressure on Spain"
Referring to the objection of patriotic
Americans to the admission into the Union
of Cuban and Hawaiian states and the
populations. the Spectator says: "Ameri-
cas- duty is to stop the long agony of
Cuba, and If her Constitution admits of her
doing so safely, the sooner she amends her
Constitution so that she can hold her new
acquisitions on a different footing, the bet
ter for her and for humanity"
The town of Tweedmouth, on the right
bank of Tweed opposite Berwick, is much
excited over the claim of Charles Blythe, a
local tinsmith, to the San Francisco Blythe
millions.
1t is reported that the Car has purchased
ten acres of ground near Nice, and that
he will build there magnificent villa. in
tended principally for his mother, the Dow
ageF Empress of Russia, and for his BROTH
er, the Czarevitch. but the Car and Carina
will also visit the place annually.
The Westminster Gazette says efforts are
being made to build railroad from Eltor
to the summit of Mount Sinai. The line
passes the cave in which Elijah remained
hiding while fleeing from the priests of
Baal.
Yachting circles here are in fiutter over
the inland revenue authorities summoning
the secretary of the Royal Mersey Yacht
Club for using the clubs flag on the official
stationery. The magistrates decided that
the burgee of the club, embossed ON the
clubs note paper, constituted armorial
bearings and imposed a nominal fine. This
is the first case of the kind and ii will be
carried to the highest courts. not only by
the yacht clubs. but by the cricket and BIZ
cycling clubs. Even boys displaying the de-
BILE under the ruling to pay an inland rev.
enue fee