The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-12
Copyrighted, 1897. by Associated Press.)

Copyrighted. 1897. by Associated Press.)
London. Eng, Dec. II, 1897.
-Four Cabinet Councils In q week are
calculated to arouse comment; but II
must be admitted that the Marquis OF
Salisbury and his colleagues fave q mul-
tiplicity Of matters more or less urgent
ly calling for a settlement With France
trying to tilch slices of African terri
tory which Great Britain Is In the habi;
Of calling her own and Germany loosen
ing the cinch Albion has always claim
cd to have in China. while Great Britain
herself Is trying 10 grab little more
country at various other points and
with the preparation of the Legislative
programme, the ministry has no lack of
worries. .lE
The announcement which the ST
y James Gazette made on Wednesday, last
Fauthoritatively, that the British gov
ernment does not expect any further
trouble with France regarding the upper
mile regions, France agreeing ito accent
the situation, Is uncontirmed and prob.
= ably unfounded. as there is no lack Of
evidence that France Is deliberately
pursuing the task of sel2lng the upper
waters of the Nile, above Khartoum,
thus cutting the British line of com
munlcation between Cape Town and
Suez, and the powerful colonial party
in France threatens to upset the Meline
Cabinet should it recede from this enter
prise.
All the forces 'Jf General Sir William
Lockhart, the British commander on the
Indian frontier have been withdrawn
70 the Bara Valley for the winter Thus
the largest and best equipped force ever
assembled in India has failed and the
whole work will have 10 he repeated in
the spring About 1,4QO officers and
men Killed or wounded, 30 000. 600 of ru-
pecs spent In loss, and British prestige
weakened on the frontier, are the. de-
pits against which a few mud huts and
sangers blown up and probably several
thousand natives killed. are the only
apparent credits.
Rumors, too precise to be guess work
are current To the effect that the Earl
of ElGin, early next year, will retire
from the Niceroyalty OF India and he
succeeded by Lord George Hamilton.
whose Indian secretaryship will be fill
Ell by Lord LanSdownc, the present Sec
retnry Of State for War This would
ne Il good party move. as It would en-
htaoie the Marquis of Salisbury to place
at the head of the war office n sl,iIIad
taxpayer as we'll az The army. and ma
terially smooth the path for the in
tended proposals for military reform.
~ IS intimated that Joseph Chamber
IAN may he transferred from the Colo
NAL to the War office. his place being
siEen as sop TO the MARQUIS of Lon
oonderry, whose kicking qualities are
NOT appreciated by the ministry
Lieutenant II. T.. Peary. the American
explorer, has taken the town bv storm
though he arrived here unheroldo1
newspapers. geographers and
scientists are at his disposal Asa Inod.
ing Eeosrapher said to Il repressntntiv.
OF the Associated Press
Lieutenant Pcary has won oil o,
nearts by his modesty, courtesy ana
learning. We put him on the same n,a,,a
as Or. Nansen. and have tbo ,,t,,,oo,
confidence in his plans ''''''
FRIDAY afternoon Colonel Hay had .
tons conference with the Marouis NJ
salisbury at the Foreign office on no
SUBJECT OF the Bering sea. THE ir,ar-
view was amicabIe on both sides. h,,
nothing definite was arrived nj 80
Later In the afternoon Colone, ana
MIS-. hay proceeded to Windsor u.ha,a
bney received special marrs of 80
lion. Tho United States Amh,ss,dnr
ana MS wife dined at the Queens taI1,
Soionei hay sitting next to Her Nm las.
~. one was most kind and cordial
me conversation lasting an hour Aftnr
ulnner the Queen convcrseu with Nc
Hay In the same cordial manner