The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-14
NEWS FRUM ABRUAD
Marquis of Salisbury Speaks
But Says Nothing. a..s
H8a gas3fi 7-1T7-T Il -7-7--I M3m
BOASTED INDEPENDENCE.
\ CONTEST BETWEEN PROGRESS
9Y SIVES AND MODERATES. !,
SCHOOLS THE BONE OF CONTENTION
The Engineers Strike Budget Of Monte Carlo
Shows l00,0 900 Francs Paid for Pre-
venting Suicides Election Of
President in Transyaal.

4 President in Transyaal.
Especial London cable letter. Copyright
1897 by the Associated Press.I
London, Nov. 13.-The speech of the
| Marquis of Salisbury ut the Guild Hall
| on Tuesday, last, Lord Mayors Day,
again proved him to be past master of
| saying nothing in many soothing words.
1t was essentially u peace speech and
dId not contain II single Indication as
to how far the government is prepared
to go III Indian, Egyptian, Soudan or
| Niger affairs, beyond Il general what
| can be done, will be DONE" Even the
supposed menace to France has since
been explained and was not intended TO
excite French feelings. but was merely
TO give English public opinion mild sat
ls1acton from Il pretended bluff.
The Premier's utterances on the sub
ject of international federation lead to
the conclusion that the government is
wearying of Great Britain's "splendid
! issolation" and the imperial;stic plans
of the Secretary of State for the Colo
nies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. have not
yet progressed enough TO permit Great
Britain to maintain her palicy of sela-
ration from the rest of the world.
The continental newspapers regard
distrustfully praise of the concert of the
powers, coming from the leader Of the
power which. rightly or wrongly. the
whole of Europe believes 10 have been
| the most untrustwOrthy element in it.
The progressives tend TO secuarism
and accuse the nloderateS of desire to
again bring the people under the control
of the priests and the Church of Eng
land. The moderates admit Il desire to
re-introduce denOm!national teachings
in the schools: hut they claim monop-
oily of the desire 70: economy. so far as
consistent with eff clent education. The
expenditure of the schools. under the
present board, with progressive ma
jority, shows a rapid increase in the
cost per child.
While preliminary meeting OF the
| representatives of the. striking en-
gineers and of the employers of the
men will be neld on Monday next. to
settle upon the terms of the confer
'emce arra anged through the mediation of
! the Board of Trade. the expectation of
n speedy settlement of the dispute is
hardly more sanguIne than it was Il
week ago.
The Budget OF Monte Carlo shows that
| the profits for the year ending October
31st were 5.oJ0000 francs below those
of the previous year. No reasons are as
signed for this falling off. The banks
OUTLAWS include 100000 francs to the
! Prince of Monaco; ponce and grounds
| 100000 francs; salaries 1.000.000
! francs; orchestra and sports 100000
| francs; payments to ruined gamblers
| 100000 francs. and for the prevention
of suicides 10000, francs. The number
of suicides during the year totaled UP
| thirty-fve persons.
The Saturday Review which has much
inside Information regardin. South AZ
rican affairs. believes there is II fair
working chance Of Mr.. Rhodes defeating
Kruger and electing Boer president
of Transvaal who will not be hostile to
the mining interests. 932
Had Mr.. Rho, es appeared at Bulu-
wayO. that town would have converted
the whole affair into personal tri-
umph for Mr.. Rhodes. which would
have antagonized the Beers aud would
have undonc all the pacifcatory work of
the politicians. the sole object OF which
is to defeat Kruger.
BERLIN CABLE.
Berlin, Nov. 13.-The visit of Count
Goluckowski, the Austro-Hungarian
Minister for Foreign Affairs to King
Humlert, at MonZa, and its attendant
circumstances are regarded in German
political circles as beng of the highest
Importance. The conservative and agra
rian newspapers interpret the visit as
meaning Il closer understanding between
Aushian-Hunsary and Italy and as a
leaning of those two powers towards
Great Britain. The leading organ of the
agrarans and nationalists, the Deuts-
che Zeiutung, says: f.sf fsst
I'm this we are unable to see any
thing but a weakening of our diplomatic
position. Under Prince Bismarck our
country WAS the medi1tor between RIs
sia and Austria and Austria and Italy. |
while France WAS isolated and England
was kept in check by Russia. The
lsusso- English irreconcilable contract is |
sfill EXISTING: but. France has made an
agreement with RUSSIA and Austria has |
made with both Italy and Russia. ;nl
each case over onr heads and the in |
trrilal and foreign policy OF Austria 90
hand in hand under the lead of two
Poles. Ratleni ande Goluch0wSki. who
airi III the suppression Of German in
t'flt Boersenl Courier, leading finanzI
cial organ, says: t'dra fHi8 ft"03
''AVe are approaching famine coniil
tinfts. Nictitals nave risen in price 10
surh an extrnt that the srrsteunnce OF
whole strata of the population is in
dnuht. Meat has become for rhe lahar
Ing classes, thanks u the import pro-