New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
1ONDON NEWS AND NOIES.

o,,.d -, he events o. the last fortnight peru"
during which the statesmen wero supposed 'n "a
enioyine their holidays, but whic"
series OF Notwithstanding pubic events ,.c-
,r.a c1a,.s neace iescript. the tragicaI reopen
Ing Of tho Dreyfus case. the AngloGeImana ne
rnen the re;cona9es6 OF IN crete and the dis
i,ssaI Of III Hung Chang from The Chln.se 9r end
once we're ali cooressed into t the desaed as
on the dag which their birth
c.rsrs OF THE CARS PRoPOsAL-Thc
closer tho Cars rcscrlpt is scrutlnzed tho ihoie
,oonlo here are confirmed in the belief that II IS
,be outcome OF tho Anglo American iriehosn'r,
which is patent 10 every one ana inc nloiO '@p'D
growth Of Anglo-tierman cordlalty' "Hl0" 10"
been IN the air for year past
The Secretary of state for the Colonies JoscP"
Chamberlain. when interviewed on his arrival ~
New-York voiced :he sentiment prevailing "he'
10 remarked that there was something peculiaL
about The disarmament proposal conlnE rom a-Sed
IoSo as lullaby. Istcndcd to lure Great Britain
back to the policy Of DRIFT ron , ND 20 cause
sIuch greater faith is placed in the pending nsgS,
,,attons betvVeen london and St Petersburg, when
presaee a friendly agreement in regard to CHINA
than in the Cars millennium
CERMANY'S OPPOSITION.-As for Germany
real opinion I'm snite Of official platitudes ana syn"
pathy. Emperor Williams speech at Porta on oep-
TENDER s. when he announced that the Des' secu'
tty for peace was the maintenance OF s'ahuihs
army ready for action does noi prsSnTe M
immediate expectation Of universal elsa ~
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HEAVY BLOW TO FRANCE-It is dihicult. al
n distance to realize the heaviness OF 'he pio"
the Russian Utopan proposal mas dea' ri"n0e "'i.
Frenchmen The after now see how lIghty 'hei
olv regards obligations 10 them. and all hops ana
illusions in regard 70 the lost provinces nave oee
diesipated in a moment The shock has been 60
rude that Russia mas oeSrr Ceston for a compro-
mise whereby AlsAce- Lorraine would DE neuudl,,
Germany and apparently removing the Necessary
for extensive iments The schenle IS @9 biSS
French self-esteem will consent 10 give up ITS
aspirations while Germany sun h orrain 70 is neces
gary for the security Of the western Douhud'9 u
the German Empire.
DANGER FROM FRENCH TROOPS IN EGYPT
The dramatic news received from Omdurman TO-
day showing apparently that Fashoda' on the
White Nile. about four hundred miles south VI
Khartoum, has been occupied by white io7ce'
causes the greatest sensation here. If. rs there
seems little room to doubt the troops occupying
TINT place are French. this will prove disastrous
setback to the British victories on the Nile, ana
at once dsposos Of ihe question of British water
way TO the Upper Nile. or course. 1t Is possioIe
Major Macdonald. but this IS most unlikely, ~
the latest news received from eahua
Macdonald
Msy But It was added, he was expected TO re-
sumo his expedition IN few days. towever IL Is
e eSISSm Say. covered the six hundr,d miles over
difficult country from Uganda 10 fesnoGa IN ms ms
only one small steel boat with which 20 navigate
the Nile.
FEARS OF A CONFLICT-Amost every one re-
garded the stories OF a French expedition unoer
Major Marchand being near Fashoda as being
nothing more than bluff but now there Is Ht'ie
l.. Nha
that British gunboats have started for Tashoda
opens the question whether a conhict Is lkoIy 10
occur between them and the force e S ceuRRs sa9
strons. young French officer may open fire on the
gunboats.
FASHODA'S STRATEGIC VALUE.-The stra-
tcgic value of Fashoda has always been insisted
upon as being great. Scientists and geographers
have repeatedly p9n'sa out the and the
course Of the river. so az 10 make Lower EGYPT
whose very existence depends on the Nile. water
less desert.
CORRESPONDENTS TO THE REAR-Addition-
al evidence of the fact that General Sir Herbert
Kitchener expects serious and important events TO
grow out Of this feature in the African stu-
alton comes this afternoon with the news that the
rs Eh Ee S have been
ordered TO return Immediately TO Cairo.
ENGLAND'S POsITION-If the French should
Great Britain or France must back down in order
70 avoid war Successive British Cabinets under
Lord Beaconsfeld, the late William e. Gladstone,
Lord Rosebery and the Marquis OF Salisbury have
warned France that Great Britain will consider
Great Britain took General Sir Herbert Kitche-
ners victory very calmly. There was not even a
display OF fiags.
THE SIRDAR UNPOPULAR.-Many interesting
anecdotes of the victorious General are published
80. til all nc
ability. he is unpopular with the Army. even
among those serving with HIM He has difficulty
I'm getting aidesde-camp. and he Is absolutely
merciess in regard to work. But ne does not spare
himself in this respect, and he brooks contra
diction or advice. His brother. Colonel Kitchener
who has charge Of the transportation of the ex-
petition, shows some Of the Sirdar's qualities.
General Kitchener will probably receive grant
Of sl2J 600 and be made vscount. pref mn-
airy 10 elevating MN 10 the PGerase, when ne Is
KhartOum.
CRITICISM OF THE COMMIsSARIAT-While
the transport and commissariat departments OF the
British Army. as exempifed by the admirable
conduct OF the Soudan campaign. appear TO be
beyond reproach in active service, there is lack
OF allegations that there was a serious breakdown
during the recent army man9uvres on Salisbury
Plain In the first place, owing 10 the resources OF
the War Office being inadequate TO the demands.
tho contract for the catering was given to Sir
Thomas Upton. and If the reports are to be be-
lcved tho soldiers suffered considerable prvations.
Indeed 1t would seem. some OF them suffered so
much that they committed offences, preferrng
prison TO the treatment they receiving on
salisbury Plain. This is corroborated by the fact
thar the military prisons in the neighborho0d
were so overcrOwdcd that the officials declared they
xould not receive any further prisoners
Besides this the sufferers from sickness and
accident complain Of great neglect. They say they
were without food and drink for hours or until
civilians succored them.
TOURISTS FOR KIiARTOCM.-The tourist
agencies are already planning trips 20 Khartoum
which this week has demonstrated TO be less than
nine days from London Last Saturday General
Kitchener dispatched Colonel Hope from Omdur-
man the former Dervish stronghold on the River
Mic near Khartoum TO Cairo and he accomplished
tho journey in eighty-seven and half hours.