The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-31
Important Events In Two Nations Viewed
From Thelr Respective Capitals.
A STRAINED SITUATION IN AFRICA
PulIman's Will Critieixed-Crusa,,e
Against Gambling I'm Grnin-Pro.
visions OF Rhe Employ ers' Liability
sill-aovement 10 Restore Captpin
Dreyfuss to Liberty.
Copyright, 1897 by Associated Press,

Copyright, 1897. by Associated Prcss)
London, October 30 1897.
The African situations has been ag-
gravated by the French serni-on,ct,d
note. made public on Tuesday last and
reading:
The news from West Africa fore
shadows great difficulties ait Nikki and
IN Beigu. The Niger company {Brltfsh)
IS sending officers there TO incite robel-
aion and distribute arms to the natives.
In Wow OF the situation French troops
nave been dispatched to that district
from Senegal as a. preventive measure,
Moreover, the British negotiators for n
settlement of the Niger question have
pcen In Paris for over q week. and
everything points to Great Britain seek
ihs 10 let the matter drag. Seemingly,
she does not intend TO discuss the oucs.
lion: put means will undoubtedly be
round to foil these tactlcs"
II IS amusing to hear the worlds most
notorious land grabbers condemninr
france for following u similar policy.
Flnnce, however seems equally deter
lllhed not to recede. In fict, the ST.
LOUIS speech of the French Colonial
minister. NJ. Lebon. seems to show that
nhe cardinal feature Of French policy
IN Africa is the extension of Frxnoh
lniuence from the West Coast to Nlle
FhlieS and thence to Ethiopia
Much interest Is taken here In tb,
cebied account of the provisions of tbe
NH OF inc late George NJ. Pullman, and
Fhe question Is raised as TO wbctf,cr r
such precedent is desirable. Thc
Graphic, for instance sIys:
many economists opine that an ir-
Responsible heir Is the most useful check
nature has provided against the effort Q
Of the Napoleans OF Commerce to ret nj,
ahe wealth of The rroIldl into thaI1,
clutches. If all millionaires declined To
pass their savings to sons:wbo do moi
share their talent for accumulating the
terrible power of the money bag would
soon grow to dimensions endanrerint.
society,"" us
Tod Sloane. the American jockey. who
IS riding for the Lorillard- Beresford
stable here. has beeu so successf,1
lately that tho newspapers arc asking
whether the American short stir.rup and
tucked up action has not a decided ad
vantage IN the case OF sure footed ami
r IIna.S. Sloane IS still positive tllat St
on Wednesday at Newmarket.
me aaru-Erain gambling crusade Is
saklng shape in France. The Chamber
OF Deputies has appointed a COMMITTEES
so investigate and report upon the pro-
Toscd prohibition OF specuia ton I'm grain
ana arhlclcs OF food generally. Almost
al the members of the COMMITTEES are
faNorabls, ITO the idea Of stopping
gambling, but they recognize the difii,
cubtS or doing so without Interfering
"t,h legitimate speculation The COM
Hittee, however, is determined to thor-
ohEhly investigate and examine the re-
puIts or commerce ana industry, and
VIII try to detUminc where lepitimn,tn
specuation ends and, gambling COM
mcnceS
The employers liability bill, which wis
adopted on Thursday by the French
Chamber of Deputies, is of a. dramatic
character. 1t Imposes upon the employer
Hhe payment Of an Indemnity to work
mem VINO are accidentally disabled If
Hney are made idle for over four days.
IL a workman Is disabled for life the
EMPLOYER must pay him a pension of
2wo-thirds OF his wages lost I'm ihe
case or temporary disaTplcment the en- :
pioyer must pay half the wages the
workman thereby loses, and in case OF
death by accident the employer must
pay pension tn i,lhe n7orlaman's widow
amounting to 20 per cent of the wages,
ne earned. Provisions ore also made
Tor pensions to orphans and aged par
entS. In order to secure these payment s
even In the event of the employers in
solrency. the bill compels employers 40
insure their workmen against accident.
iihere seems ITO Ihc some sllbetance be-
n'nd the latest agitation in behalf of
Captain Alfred Dreyfuss. the French
artillery officer who In 1915. OH canvic :
Lion ny court-marttal on the charge of
selling important military plans to
agents of n f0reign Government, was
sentenced to imprisonment for life in q
fortress, and who is now confined on
q small island on the French grouD off
the coast of French Guiana The prime
mover In the present steps taken i'm be-
half OF hhe prisoner IS NJ Scheucrer
Kestner. one of The e-presidents of
the French Senate.
NJ Scheuercr Ecstner claims To have
irrefutable proofs Of tine innocence of
DreyfllSs, and he asserts that he knows
the REAL ctilpri. 1t IS understood NJ.
Scheurer kestnts- is determined TO raise
the question isl Parliament. He has al
ready conferred with the Ministers of
war and Justice on the subject, The
patrie, of Paris. tonight, on the au-
dhorfty OF a number of the court ma =, hal
which condemned Drsyf,rss.' declared
TRAIT the proofs of the latter's guilt in
we've q stale secret which might be-
come a casus belli.
j. NJ. Thirswend. OF Grosheck Tex,
says that when he has spell Of lnli-
gestion and feels bad and yuggish. ha
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