The record-union., 1898-02-27


1898. by the Associated Press 1.-THE
West African war scare of week age
has crumbled, hardly leaving an echo
If there is any figating it will be on the
initiative of the Royal Niger Company
which proposed that any French troops
in the company's territory shall be
elected Immediately by the company's
troops, which Captain Luggard com
mands. The company, unlike the Gov
eminent, has comparatively iree
hand, being in the position of an Ii
dividual ejecting trespassers from his
property, and the officials of the com
pany say they intend TO act vigorously
Though the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, announc-
ed on Friday in the House of Com
mons that the Cabinet was unit or
the question of West Africa, Pacla-
menta:y gossip insists that the Mar
quis CT Salisbury gained the deciding
trick of his game with Mr.. Chamber
lain in announcing the dispatch of tne
ambassador at Paris in the House OF
Lords on Tuesday, the Premier, both
in the manner and matter, taking great
delight in snubbng Mr.. Chamberlain
This is evident from the fact that the
dispatch, which in substance set forth
that France had no hostile intention in
West africa, and no knowledge OF
French troops in the Sokoto country
was not communicated to the House
Of Commons by the Parliamentary Sec
rotary Ct Foreign Affairs, George n
CurZon, for the reason that The ha6
not seen the Foreign Secretary thai
day. Certainly Mr.. Chamberlain was
most annoyed, particularly SO as man.
of the Conservatives have expressed
anger TT his false alarm.
The Irish local Government bill on the
whole is received Win general favor by
Irishmen in the House of Commons, sc
much so that the members on Monday
seemed tc be basking in the millennium
Messrs. Dillon, Healy and Redmond
find themselves more in accord tnan
for years past. Mr. Redmond. in con
versation with representative of the
Associated Press, said:
The bill. SO far as it goes. is salts
factory. 1t places the management Of
all purely local affairs absolutely in the
hands Of the people. OF course, it .s
not a substitute for home rule. On the
contrary If il works well, it will be :,
powerful weapon in our hands to for
ward home rule. 1t will prove Thai
our people are capable of governi ne
themselves with good sense and to,e1a-
ton" ~
A conference of the Irish members OF
all parties on Tuesday unanimously de-
cided 20 place the conduct Of the 1ues-
ton this year in the hands of Mr. Red
mond, who has given notice of a mo-
ton raising the whole question of Ire
lands overtaxation on the presentation
of the budget.
Prince Oscar of Sweden, second sor
OF the King of Sweden and Norway
made his first appearance on Sunday
last Is a mission preacher for tbs
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Stockholm. His Wife also addressed
the audience, which numbered about -
0CO people. Both the Prince and Prln-
cess speak fuently and simple
The Times" has just concluded the
publication of a series OF articles or
American railroads. in which its cor
respondent has bestowed unstinted
praise upon their equipment and pune
tuality. as a contrast with the habitual
hardness here. The Times CORE
spondent thinks the American excel
lence is due to one man control. Com
menting on these facts, the Times
urges English railroad men to take a
lesson from America, abolish the alb
surdly weak locomotives and increase
the size of trucks. Continuing, the
Times" says: As to the one man pow
err. we do not share our correspondents
enthusiasm. 1t is all right when the
man is good man, but an unfortunate
English investor has bitter reason to
regret boss control"
The London social season was Off
cially opened with the Princess OF
Wales levee on Tuesday and the
Queens drawing room yesterday. He,
majesty, as usual only received the
diplomats and few persons having the
entree. leaving the rest to the Princess
of Wales.
The Liberal newspapers are full OF
denunciatiops of the doings of the Duke
OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his
jcurneying from Malta to Alexandria on
r.. NJ. S. Surprise, when he donned his
Admral's uniform, necessitating the
AoioefAS VI tire tile uSSl Sdiut-
ing and the Duke being constituted Sc
Nor officer to the station, to the disgust
of those who consider the Duke to be a
foreign Prince with honorary rank in
the British navy. although he is Duke
OF Edinburgh and second son of the
Queen of England.
The Sultan of Morocco, in order to re-
arm his army with modern weapons, is
sending large portion of his unrivaled
collection of guns to Germany and Eng
land for sale.
Truth has been asked to expose
what is said to be scandal in regard
to the sale of the American cemetery al
Jerusalem by the American Presbyte-
rian Board of Foreign Missions. The
sale is alleged to have been made in or
der to replenish the Golfers of the board
and secrecy, it was added. was observed
because the sale was contrary to Turk
ish laws. Friends of Engiishmen Whose
remains had been buried there are said
to have protested to the State Depart
ment at Washington, to the American
Minister at Constantinople and TO the
Foreign Office, but it is said they have
been unable to obtain redress, and now
ask the newspapers to ventilate the
matter.
The late Signor Nicolini left the sum
of 100000 to his widow, Adelina Patti
and to his three children by his first