The record-union., 1897-11-21
Russia CompsIs Turkey to Abandon Her
Naval Reorganization.
Austria Shes Her Castor in the
Ring, and the Sultan Quietly
Submits to Her Every Demand
Germany Flavors the Contents
of the Stock Pot With Hot
Sauce From China, in the
Shape of Landing Sailors and
Marines at KiaOchau.

! LONDON. Nov. 20 Copyrighted, 1897,
by the Associated Press).-The stock
pot of international politics has been
enriched during the last few days by
two or three bones which promise to
furnish an opportunity for plenty of
contention hereafter.
Russia contributed the first in her
notification on November 18th to the
Porte that the arrears of the
Russo-Turko war indemnity, amount
ing to f1.300,000 sterling, is un
paid, and that if Turkey in
tends to apply part of the Greek war
indemnity TO an increase of the Turk
ish armaments Russia will demand the
payment of this amount. This was
followed by q second note on the same
subject.
Austria furnished the second bone
in her demand for the payment of
arrears due the Oriental Railway Com
pany for transporting Turkish troops
during the war, the railroad being an
Austrian concern, and the arrears
amounting to 100000 sterling, at the
same time insisting upon the dismissal
of the Vail of Adana, Asia Minor and
of the Mulessarig of Mersina, the port
of Adana, the two officials who were
responsible for the indignities to which
an Austrian merchant, Brazzafolli, was
recently subjected, and also for their
share in the insults complained of by the
Austrian Consul at Mersina, who inter
fered in behalf of Brazzafolli, the agent
of the Austrian Lloyd Steamship Com
pany. to all Of which demands Turkey
submitted.
incidentally, the Turkish Government
is also said to have abandoned her
naval reorganization plans as a result
Of the second note of Russia on the
subject of the war indemnity arrears
due that country
Germany favored the contents of the
stock pot with hot sauce from China,
in the shape of the landing of her
sailors and marines at Kiao Chau os-
tensibly for the purpose of insisting
upon redress for the murder of two
German missionaries, but possibly, it
is intimated, in order to obtain a good
coaling station and harbor for repair
ing her fleet in the far East
Great Brltains part in these proceed
ings remains to be developed. Ger
many's sWoop down upon Kiao Chau
Bay has excited the Chancellories and
the advices from Shanghai are that two
steamers have been chartered there to
convey stores and materials to Kiao
Chau Bay, coupled with the fact that
the German marines are now engaged
in building winter barracks, leave little
doubt that Germany has practically
annexed Kiao Chau Bay, which, next
to Port Arthur is the mos timportant
harbor in China
The news from India is about as dis
couraging as it can be- The sudden
recrudescence of the nativity of the
tribesmen, when it was thought the
affair was about finished, shows that
whatever the British officials NAV
think, the natives of the invaded coun-
try are not aware that they are beaten.
Their supplies of ammunition and food
seem to be inexhaustible, while ac
cording to the latest evidence they
have been in receipt of a constant
supply of rifles and cartridges from
Birmingham via the Persian Gulf and
Afghanistan.
A bad feature Of the campaign is the
rapid approach of winter. 1t is already
bitterly cold on the frontier. and the
British troops are not equipped for a
winter campaign. The cost of the mill
tary operations is already estimated
at t2.5G0,0O0, and this amount will
probably be doubled by the close of
the campaign.
Satan's Invisible World Displayed"
or "Despairing Democracy" is Tho
sensational title of a sensational book
dealing with the New York camnaign
which W. t. Stead. editor of the "Ra-
view of Reviews" Will give to the pub-
lie of England and America next month
as the fruits of his recent trip across
the water. This book is 10 be = COM
panion- piece of IF Christ Came m
Chicago"