The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
When COmplaCent He Is More Danger
GUS Than Ever.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HARMONY
Iord ChamberIain's Announcement That
England " ould Take Khsrtoum Causes
Irritation-Thc Prince OF Wales Plan
TO Celebrate the Queens Jubilee.

s,6o,r.e scheme Of reforms. which is 70 DO
forced upon tho Sultan by all inc
Powers has been completed ana unani-
p,ouslv agreed upon. This IS coupled with
tho really ominous news that the SUI
tan IS IN complaccnt mood and READY 10
consent 10 anything. IL has been learn
"a by bitter experience that thl7 lIane
- mind on the part of Abdul Hamd Is
,ho most dangerous OF all and is usually
preliminary 10 most fanatical oulDIeah
Of cruelty.
close upon this announcement comes
Yesterdays uprising IN Crete, which IS
bv for the worst that has occurred IN that
unhappy island. il ls not possible 10
hold tho Sultan responsible for these out
RACES for the present SITUATION ia N4c'0
is I'm the nature Of an interresnum'
The international force which IS 10
,-,,arantee tho reforms in tho island has
NOT vet been organized. and the sltualioh
ts extremely awkward, Greece, whose
ouerrel with Turkey has been dra"l"s
rapidly acute from day 10 DAY mas Io'
hesitatcd 20 take quick advantage oA ne
.xccsscs of the Turkish soldiers III lho
island and has sent all her available iilVa'
force there This is a disuhcuy pciti5
ent move and it is probably intended 'hdt
tbo suitan shall interpret IL as such. IL
he retaHates ass is probable, thcIe WIZ 10
presented complications Which Wlll qul.N-
~ force the hand of the great Powers
THE CUNNING SULTAN.
In dealing with the whole Turkish ques-
ton this fresh and unanicipated uill-
Guilty will naturally put aI"'A ~ "
the harmony between tho powers Whlch
is of only recent and tender existence.
The cunning Sultan is fully aware OF
this and he viii be only too glad to de-
stroy the unity Of purpose among his
moro powerful mentors 10 tie expense
OF a row with Greece Iie viii De fur-
ther encouraged in his efforts by the
latest friction over Egypt caused by the
recent note from Russia and France re-
earding the expenses Of the Egyptian
English expedition TO the Soudan
II Is quite true that the Powers cannot
well be working harmOnously at COnstan-
tinOple and Quauelling bitterly at Cairo
at ono and the same time. The Egyptian
situation. by the way. was at last put
mp before the world in plain language by
the Chancellor Of tho Exchoquer last
night in a speech. announcing hte inton-
tions Of the British Government. lie
sroke with snconcealed contempt OF the
decision Of the mixed tribunals ordering |
tho return 10 the Egyptian Treasury Of |
the money advanced for the Nile eXpcdi- |
tiOn. and forthwith declared that Great |
Britain was fully determined TO take |
khartoum. Moreover he gave notice 20 /
the world with significant emphasis that |
when England made up her mind what |
was the right policy I'm regard 10 Egypt |
she would not be worried out of II by such |
difficulties as a refusal of money.
This language IS already causing great /
irritation and much bellicose language in /
various places ON the continent. hut /
whether it viii have Wnfaverable influence /
upon The agreement I'm regard 10 Turkish |
affairs remains 20 De seen. The situation |
as a whole. including the Cretan difficulty /
and the Grecian-Turksh quarrel viii de-
mand the most diplomatic skill. and. !
perhaps. sharp physical action within the
next few days FOR Co.'S successful handling. |
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
How 10 celebrate the Queens jubilee IS
a question which IS apparently para
mount in the British mind just now. y
multitude Of suggestions have been J de.
most Of them absurd, and many of them
undignihed. 10 say the least
The Prince Of Wales plan. announced :
to-day, IS for London 10 celebrate the
jubilee by providing for the annual de-
nciency Of more than half million dol
lars in the expenses Of maintaining the
hospitals OF the metropolis.
This viii undoubtedly command popular
sympathy and great support The Lon
don hospitals are supported almost OK
clusiVoy by private funds and subscrp
tions. The Prince of Wales appeal VIII
easily bring forth the necessary sum TO
cover the deficiency. but if Doe has in
mind q fund which win yield am annual
income of half @ million dollars. the un-
dertaNng IS indeed gigantic one. Even
a. three per cent. which is hich Ete
OF interest iu this country. the 'um
necessary would Doe SlGG)00oO.
10 has been decided that the principal
feature of the celebration I'm June shall
1o another great ceremony n Westmn-
ster Abbey similar TO that Of ten years
lRo. IL viii probably Doe in the nature
of "ro-croWnlng" Her Majesty before /
NE most illustrious assembly OF the
worlds rulers which can be got together.
The Abbey viii De closed early next
month, when extensive preparations Tor
he ceremony Will be begun.
There have been many hard things
about the British War Department this
week. and especially i'm connection with
he Government proposal 20 increase the
army of 5000 men az an expense of TWO
ana nan million dollars annually. 10
has been plainly insinuatcd. even by usu-
4i} rialnCh Tory journals that the War
lihce Us scandalOusN Incompetent and
t''t' Hi" tNifAln OF htiN lllt exposures.
WAR ALARMS.
The war alarms of thc last year have
n, Ned The Government 90 d0 something .
Tor the ueienco OF London. which at pres J
mt Is at the mercy of any force which ( {
-an hrcak through tle naval barrier-.
The war bloaUt introduced this week p
contains Vote OI about half 81 million . 1
iCilars Boa order tlat thirteen central
magazine Tor Which land has already
.Ctn Thought may Dee completed q
Nothing like Notifications VIII be con- Z d
.tructed, hut simply dDfenclbic store I Ga
lCvles. In which entrcucling tools. camp d
and munitions ~ Nlr will bs ,
,ept ready 10 ho issued in an emergency
o the Volunteers and militia en- whom
: e task OF defending the positions would
all. Ultimately the positions would hayo
o be strengthened hy earthworks. but ,,
heSe need only Do thrown when the dam
.er Of attacks seemed imminent
The building OF tho trans Siberian rail-
Dad ~ causing complete reOrganiza-
ion OF the Russian convict system The v
resent rules are that eNl4ed offenders D
hall be sent 20 nearer or farther parts r
Z Siberia. according 20 the article Of the q
ode under which they were convicted .,
he appointed place OF eXilcs Tor lighter .
Fences Is nearer European Russia than :
or serious crimes q
CONvICTS CAN ESCAPE.
II is not very difficult. even now. for
TENDERS who are courageous enough and 4.
mo are provided with means OF support !,