The age-herald., 1897-11-07
AFRICAN SITUATION
 IS GROWING WORSE And a Collision Between France and
 Great Britain Expected. THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS Predict That MCKinley'S Decision as to
 Spain Will Be War. EDITORS ROAST TAYLOR AND EUsTIS Striking Engineers Will Lose 0ut-Cry Against Carrying Pistols inlondon Suburbs
 Britain Wants to Sell Her Seal In.
 terests to the United States.
ROAST TAYLOR AND EUsTIs

London, Nov. 6.-The African situation grows worse instead of better. The re- cent narrow escape from collision be- tween French and British troops in the Lagos Hinterland gives rise to fears that active hostilities cannot be long averted. The press is bitterly vindictive against the ministry for what it terms it's hesitating policy both here and in the Soudan.
 The Spectator today repeats it's argu- ments of last week on the subject of Cuba and comes to the conclusion that when President Mckinley gives his de- cision it will be for war;
 Giving Vent to Their Spleen
 Several of the English newspapers to- day severely criticised the action of Hannis Taylor, the former minister of the United States to Spain in publish ing his views of the Cuban question in an American magazine. The Pail Mall Gazette says that he lis getting even with President Mckinley because the latter did not keep him at Madrid"
 Continuing the Pail Mall Gazette re- marks: MT. Taylor finds no difficulty in forgetting that all the information he has seen fit to divulge was obtained in his official character, and therefore un- der the seal of secrecy"
 The Sun says: "One of the incon- ven.iences which result to sensitive Americans from their system of govern ment by the ring and gang is that Amer ica is often shamed abroad by the men sent to represent her at foreign courts. It is not long since all international de- cencies were outraged by the conduct of MT. Eustis who allowed himself to be drawn by a reporter into silly brag- ging about the helpless position of Cam ada, and now it is MT. Taylor who left Madrid in something like disgrace and Is taking a revenge as shameful as it is childish in revealing the private affairs of the embassy"
 s Strikers Likely to Lose Out
 While an early conclusion of the en- gineering disputes is doubtful, there is scarcely room to doubt that the en1- ployers will finally win, for the resources of the employees are rapidly becoming exhausted. In order to win, the strikers must be aided by the public to the amount of s5O,O00 weekly.
 An addition to the engineering strike with threatened strikes in the cotton trade and among the railway employees, the muddle in the labor world is daily growing worse.
 A Cry Against Pistols
 The recent police records of the east end of London read like the old days of Deadwood, Dakota. Revolver shootings have occurred almost daily, and on We'd nesday there was no less than four com- initials to trial for crimes of that de- scription
 The royal free hospital, recently, had ten patients suffering from bullet wounds. In short the possession of re- volvers is now so common in the east end that residents of that district ap- peal daily to the magistrates and police for adoption of measures to put an end to lawlessness.
 Johnnie Wants to Sell Out
 The British officials regard the prompt agi cement arrived at between the United States, Russia and Japan, providing for temporary suspension of pelagic seal Ing aS vindication of th:ir refusal to enter into the conference, and as a demonstration of tbsir contention that an understanding existed between the thre= countries. It is not likely that Great Britain will consent to stop sead- ing. Her majesty's government con 1fdently expects a settlement of the ques- tion by tb5 Unit:,i States purchasing the Cana dian interests.
 Merely a Rusc
 
 In spite of tfle statement made by Nil. Ba.four. the first lord of the treas ury, in his speech at Norwich on Thurs day evening. that the government had no motive of aggression on the north welt frontier of Inlita, but sought only to mairtain the prlsent frontier, there is Mttle doubt that the trial mads by th- punitive expeditions now engaged with the tribesnsen, will be followed by the usual piece of grab. The military s. pots of India demand and publc opinion in Great Britain manjfestly favors O permanent military o:kupation of the territory practicaIy conquered by the British troops
 It develops that the estats of Mrs Msrgaret Ohphant, au.horess, who dfed on June 25 is under $25,000. It was left to her adopted daughter.