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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13

The Former King of Benin Not Hav-
ing Very Had Time.


The dethroued King of Benin has just
been interviewed at Old Calahar, on the
African coast. by Capt Jones and
Purser Kendrick Of the mail steamer Blu
his new quarters on Mission hill, and APP
parentiy very comfortable. His house
a mud one, with corrugated iron roof
comes On 10 the main road Il Is not In
closed by the usual compound.
Ills former majesty is allowed several
servants and has lost none Of his regal
dignity he shook hands heartily with
the Englisbmen and instantly ordered his
servants 10 bring seats. Waving HIS
visitors to them. he then sat down himself
Capt. Jones was careful to avoid asking
the king any questions respecting his
captivity. His majesty has made but
little progress In the English langala ve
hello" and ''goodbye" being about the ex-
tent OF his knowledge in that direction.
\ Woman, native OF Lagos. who lives
near. interpreted for the king. lie said
he was in good health, and did not com
plain cf his treatment. During the in
terview the king wore white robe
which hung from one shoulder and fell
down - his feet. on which were sandals
the other shoulder. which the robe aid
not touch. was quite hare. The king il
NOW, II seems. a Presbyterian. and regli-
.argy attends the mission esta bliafied
rsar his house by the United Presny-
terrain body. lie had expressed much con
Germ that he could not speak IL the mis-
slonaries In their o~n language.
The King Is stu fond 81 much cere.
moniai as showing the grandeur OF his
once regal power. In moving from his
old quarters n the barracks 10 she house
row assigned f. him h. Was bedecked
IN all the SplenJoT 81 his robes and orna-
fuentS Ee arranged his wives servants
and others connected with his establish.
ulent ia professional order. ali in single
file so as 20 swell the length OF his r.
iinue. The king. who set the slow
measured pace at which the procession
should move. swung his body about In a
manner that would have graeed parish
beadle. and seemed highly pleased wher
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Recently Germany has shown very
friendly attitude toward England, ant her
2almosity toward France has led some OF
tAs more corSerH ative diplomats 10 be
l.eVe she would II necessary come % the
aia o. England IN war between tie mo
countries.
Naval expGY-s are - The opinion mat
s.ch "a war would - fought mostly or
iae sras I'd that. ewing 20 E7gisn3s ssl-
rer8or forces. France would oe compelled
- assume the defensive. The deciding
battles would In all likelihood BE fought
Fl the ceast 81 France. on Inc AHsn.ic
ana ~ ne Mediterranean where Nl-a u1-
tens nave strong fleets TEE greater part
t.. tae commerce IN the Mediterranean -
controlled by France. and TINS would fall
asy prey 10 Engian6's powerful SHIPS IN
those waters Frances greaies. nava1 sta
ton and dock yards are 1t Toulon. ard
this would without doubt Re attacked BY
;be English feet The ngSsiag On the
coast woal3 bring tg;o practical use the
. - lssa 10 ~. Sg. ana sae .sA-z44s~s~ - -
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II is not likely that the fighting would
all be done on the other side OF the water
England has gs1adge TO settle with
France on account of some of her posses
s.ons IN the Western Atlantic. and it Is
not Impossible that ut least some Of them
would be lost 70 France. Those IN par
ticular which England has had her eyes
on and have caused her no end OF trouble
for a long time are two small islands just
south of Newfoundland, al the mouth OF
the Gulf Of st. Lawrence. They are ST.
Pierre and MiQueion. and while they are
very small. having a total area OF about
e.ghty-ive square miles. they occupy a
strong strategic position.
The probable duration OF a war between
France and England cannot be estimated
as both have wonderful resources. There
is no doubt. however. that while England
would in the end be victorious. France
would make II decidedly interesting for
her before peace was declared.
FREDERIC A VERDI.
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England mean that ono or the other Will
have to give way or take the consequences
war holds In store for them
England Is still busy celebrating u deeds
I've victory over the dervlshes In tho SOU
dan omdurman. their stronghold, has
fallen and with ii their power. England
was moving toward the south She held
sway over a country whose sands were
stained with the blood of her troops from
end to end. and she had fought Tor posses
zion Of this land foot lay foot leaving some
of her hes, men on ,he field. The way from
Cairo 70 Cape Town WAS open and the rail-
road which has been the po1 scheme uf the
forward" party was In right when an
other obstacle appeared which has rot only
put stop 10 the railroad scheme fur the
present. hat Is likely "a cause trouble ard
more hiaodshet between two of the most
powerful nations In the world The rhee K
came with the arrival n Fashoda Of the
French troops from their possessions on the
west coast of Africa In command ~ Major
Marchand. Fashoda is only q frw hun
dred miles south cf She country where the
English ana Egyptian troops in command
Of Gen Sir Herbert Kitchener sir5ar Of
Egypt. won their famous Vietory. avenEing
the death Of Gen. Gordon aad opening up
the country through which the railroad IS
to come fashoda MAS n loo the next pace
81 English attack and Gen. Kitchener was
on his way 20 thar place when Sc learned
that The French troops We're IN posse sion.
This wa me signsl for tae war cloud io
again make its appearance. Both coua-
tries have looked upon iHis part II The
Souaan for may wears with huuGrv eyes
England has f3ught Ter f. and it has cost
her dear. W.th il in her possession sae
can block the French movement from she
west n ,he east coast s~.feA France huS
long been trying 10 accomplish. knowing
thai 10 carry aiit tins f3IrnnSss "a would r,saa o.
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will not give I'D n foot Of the territory she
has gained by hard fighting. with the loss
OF SO many good men. without a struggle 20
any other nationE This sentiment has
been taken up by England's foremost men,
ard the nation IL preparing her mailed
hand 10 defend the country she has fought
So hard to conquer.
France and England have never been on
the most friendly terms. There have been
many reasons for this. France does not
Ike the idea Of England ruling in Egypt.
Then. again. France has met crushing de-
feat At the lands Of the English troops en-
mere lhan one occasion. The memory Of
these s. not pleasant To the French. and
they would like 10 even matters M. The
troops of d foreign nation have never heen
In London hut once. and that was when
William the C0nqueror left France and in
vadad England in I0661. Since then Eng
land Aas more than repaid France fer her
blow
England is always ready 80 protect what
she has gained al the point ef the bayonet
Her powerful navy and army are always
prepared n attack an untrcndly power.
The conditions Of the home country are
such that there need ~ no fear of internal
troubles whl,e the bulk 81 the fighting
forces are absent
VITA France 1t i different. The home
country. particularly at present Is On tia
though France maintains & large standing
army. most 81 Il would he needed az home
to keep the rabbie from revolving. Then.
again. as has been shown IN the aftermath
II the preyfus scandal many % the men
/ holding hjsa rank In the army are rot TO
he trusted They have their own ambitions
to ~ satisfied no matter. seemingly. at
what expense - tae nation. These causes
alone would lie sufficient TO defeat France
III war WITH England hut they are the
lesser ones as VII be seen later or.
EnElanas power les In her navy. her
wonderful system ~ government and the
legitimate ambitions a.. -er statesmen
which aye never grat!fcd az she expense 90
re nA&!on. Her navy. as viii r. seen ~
the table further On u much larger tAan
that 81 Fyarce--ir fact. 81 IS the largest
ana most powerful n the word. Her army
when compared with that - the ether
large countries - Europe. = comparatively
small f'raacs has a perverted army an9
. navy la palGl - were Numbers. The fo2-
lowing Gzutes Cf the French ara English
sr.nles Ave takeu srcrD tha ,Ales: o~i.iaf
reports. trsana's tot2l tS5ti0< strereth
! aa .au3 .a t1e - peace Ia -a.lgS WaiIe
~ a Nay bass Is wou,a reach 50 So SO
That ~ France o." peace footing -
J $50 ga h-d 81. t.me ot Var 100 ~. II vi.
0zs Steu AZ tue trrrch army Ia t&9oe az
/ p.2cc Is sTc~e iaan tA-ce s!saex as 3arsc
! SIS th8- :oAG,a.H.5 ay England. Wh.5e tae
! Wsr gHefnc IS utAtsF four t.rcs grrater.
s.2n6 A4s reserved l<t csre.eoSea of
rl5n Nc eRve AZ t%ea uaGer f}r= and
! haye beee ;ysed. = necessary. they cousa
( lse called up0a toV active service and
/ e9a@ make a valuable addition 10 her
/ hghrrc sorcsS }3er reserves ere uae-
&.sase4 in SIZE Nc-d
Tae ..s. e; aot. ~ss.ss. Itv ~r The ausr-
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other c'sas would OF course be bonn
5arde1.
England coast is better protected than
that OF France. and IL would be almost
impossible 10 land at invading army OF
any proportions there. With the French
coast II IS different. Il Is a0new hat -arser
han that ~ her prospective adversary.
and many weak points coild tie found a
which TO Lard trooIa YET X - not likely
mat rnuch Of fh4s would IL done, IS the
transports woUii be a the mercy OF the
enemy's feet unless taey were heavily
elpvoyea II is uoJ probable that there
would lie any featng Of Importance n
tre territory which has caused the trouble
between IRE Two nations. as England
would have ittle difficulty IN sutzsa,ag
any troops that France might be ao.e TO
send into :hat country. she also controls
both entrances 70 The Mediterranean sea-
Gibraltar on the west end ard the Suez
cana! On the east end c0Is3 be- closed 10
the commerce Of France. and these OF her
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" HE Soudan ike many other parts
OF the dark continent. has been
the scene Of numerous fierce com
bats in which sns nations taking
t1art have seen Es5Ile 81 tfe<r best
troops swept into eternity aud Their mos.
promising officers killed. Not oniy mas II
been the scene Of conflicts between the ma
tiyes and the civilized troops which have
beer: sent in 20 open Is UP To commerce, but
IL has been the cause % many disturbances
between gonaa OF tie more prominent coun-
tries OF Europe wiicA have possessions
there and are anxious 10 gain control %
more, For years the eyes OF the world
have been on China and Africa particular
~ the latter place.
Many OF the nations took advantage %
the opportunities that were offered and en-
tered the country, Selling The land at the
point OF the bayonet land The mouth OF the
cannon. pressing tneir way into the darkest
section of the dark continent only to return
home and saua bile over some imaginary
injustice or dispute over the boundary line
with their next deer neighbor until the
cianking Of swords was heard. War clouds
have arigen and preparations have been
made 10 settle the disputes by other than
d.p.oma;Ic met hods. and sometimes the ma
tton@ Interested have almost reached the
striking point before the matter was adj
tas,ed and they aettled down 10 peace only
20 be startled again by the aurTyinS or
shIps into service and the active movement
~ troops 20 the frontiers. Hitherto sharp
words have passed between the representa-
tlves Of the Interested parties. and there
the matter ended. Now IL Is different.
m. hurried commissioning OF ships and
The mastering of troops both in France and
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Jewelers.. 100 sno ave. +.
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The above shows the real asht.rE
strength of both nasoas on the water
The ia bic does not Include number % the
o3d wooden vessels that h0rh France and
England stll carry On their naval lists
Taesa are obsolete and useless IS fighting
machines TIE transports ara also ex-
Guided from the lSt, as they are nos of the
hne, As VIII ue SEEN by the abave state
n9crt EDeland has -. CT i tribe over Is
par cert- more vessels than France Not
only ,h.s. hut f0e English sh.as carry
larger ana mere guns thar those W. ~ fly
tbc tyico3or of ElToue's greatest republic.
TIE tonnage 81 TIE English navy Is est
~1atsei by experts 10 0e something over
.ovasF TA.s 5cts u1c include, However.
tn~ auxiliary fleet. which IS ccynYAssed of
some of the finest and largest % the trans
nt}Ant{c ,sncrS aui The largest merchant
- ps % the Psclfc- The toanaso u ta.s
Ia 81, sar as is Known. % aeos; - r.s2
IT, tonnage II tke FEtncH naYF wa.ca
4ar5Ga-@ s.<yr1l e t@e large Sa IS under
coaSsr4ct4ots ard n-;moer of torpedo
craft NJ - os }tu}lt. IS = l:tlt ,ess than
sa 1aa. while ;1e AJAX Harry feet has ;on-
raga II ahog; 1890. France has four
submarine fo~f>t au boa.s. watch have net
proved succ ss1al Her torpedo a--,a-
gaent rouese-. = 'ookad 9poa rs ;-e ar-
ess 5n re world ard ;ae Ffe-ca ara
known - ha expert 81 re manufacture
AerGct:on.
Russ 4 - = s3vocg sly = France and
10 E,eh. would lend her YatGahie ass 81
anes Il war between France and England
should 1e aaela-ss. England stands aloas
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Third \ class ...........
Third II class touly partly
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Sleeps ana unciassified cru.s-
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Torpedo boat deStroyers .....
torpedo boat Catchers (sea-
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Torpedo boats. second class
Torpedo boats, tnird class. q.
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Several Of The larger ships aad 4 num-
her Of the torpedo boats in the French
list rs given here are under construction
ana VIII not be ready for service for some
time. Many OF the torpedo boats in the
English lsst are under construction and
unavailable for service. \ summary OF
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Copyright, 1888. by r. i. VERDI.
. He Soudan. Ike many other parts
OF the dark continent, has been
the scene Of numerous fierce com
bats In which tAs- nations taxing
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war. in company with several armed mer-
chantmen. but Marshal Peixoto found the
little craft I'm poor condition for service
when they were locked at Rio de ia
metro. II was weeks before the damage
to the boats could be repaired. but when
they were again fit for service they
proved the strongest part of Peixoto's
fleet.
Naval men all over the world are
watching with interest the progress OF
the Spanish torpedo fleet now at Cape
Verde islands. Opinion Is divided as to
whether the fleet put In at the islands for
strategic reasons. or because the COM
mander believed that II would be fool
hardy to attempt to go any further.
Should the Spanish torpedo feet continue
on Its way to American shores. IL Is not
believed here that IL would be a formida-
BILE lighting force. now that our coast line
Is protected by h~igh-power and rap d.
fire guns. submarine mine fields and small
boats equipped as torpedo boat destroy
ers. as well as by searchlights and heavy
batteries of rapid-fire guns. In fact. naval
men believe that IL would be suicidal for
the Spanish torpedo fleet to attempt to
put In at any Cuban or American port.
The fleet must lave coal. and IL would be
next to impossible for IL to secure coal on
this side OF the Atlantic. SPANS torpedo
fleet out In the Atlanti is I'm the same
position as the man who swims away
from shore until his strength is gone and
then signals to shore for helm.
Down in Cuban waters. in Rear Admiral
boats ready for ,nredis.o ssr,tco 80
mos, among then, a. ,ha por,ar -,
the finest esamnIes ~ tornedo hoa, 80
struc,ion I'm the world Sbs vs. r. g.,
hiph-sneed vessel ~ h.r 80 80 ha 49,
10 IN. navy Sh. was Ian,ch.d ~, g,
p 1896. and early last year was sent out
for a sneed Of ~ Lno,. 90 y. ms,n,ainsd
in reneat.d trials oysr y ,s@riis aonrss
bu, m. Porter m.tn,.in.d ssna.d 80 d "a
KNOTS n N = 81. mill r,n This a. oa,i,aIan,
10 a snasd a, "a I s,s,n,a raI.s IT, 30.
Is aImost noissIass and viu 10 tn,.IuahIa
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Nmomg the Club W@mem.

The tourist department of the Wom-
ans III spent its last day with the
Japanese on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Hall read a paper on Japanese
drama, effectively illustrating the sub
ject by a descriptive visit to one of the
theaters in the capital. Miss Richards
presented an interesting subject in her
paper entitled over Hill and Dale
an account of the flora and fauna of
Japan. Mrs. Reuger discussed THE
Mikado's Playthings-the Army and
Navy" and touched also upon the gov
eminent of the empire. japan VS..
Other Nations was the basis of SOM
interesting remarks by members of the
department.. The position of Japan
amongst the nations of the world, her
relations to the powers that be-" and
her possibilities i'm the future. were
subjects hat followed out h lines
of thought in Mrs. Rueger's paper. and
formed a fitting close to the study of
the japanese.
Before the programme for the day
was entered upon the president intro
duced an unusual n unannounced
feature, by dividing the house into two
sections, one to take the affirmaG ve,
h other the negative, in a debate on
the advisability of teaching patriotism
in the public schools. This innovation
pioNCu GIL diiuSihS IL PIoIlldDlS pdIt
of the days work. for The members
rose to the occasion with unruffed
calm. The treasurer announced ulat
The next meeting is the last of the
year for the regular payment of
monthly dues, and ii is hoped that
each member will make 1t a point to
complete her quota on that day, 50
that all accounts may be closed.
The mex meeting promises to be
~ 1T thA nDe taraatfa1 In tho oil. n
year. as 1t marks the beginning of a
new era in the club life of Montana
an era of closer union and more init
mate relations between the women's
clubs of the tat Reciprocity, good
fellowship and the brotherhood of man
are embodiments of the spirit of this
age, n among clubs the plan of send
ing from one to another the results Of
research n study has gained great
popularity. To this end the woman's
club set aside the first meeting in
May as Reciprocity Day" and
requested a paper from the
Housekeepers' society of Boze-
man and one from the Nineteenth
Century club of K~alispell. The Dark
Ages" by Mrs. Foote Of Kalispell, and
True Hospitality" by Mrs. Thomas
Lewis of Bozenan will be read at the
next meeting.
The programme at the Homer club
on Monday afternoon was one of rare
interest. Mrs J. p. Her6/fcks read
the first paper. Her subject was the
Mission of Modern Libraries" which
Mrs. Hendricks treated i'm her usual
bright and entertaining mansler.
Miss Hattie Grove wrote of Women
in Journalism" Miss Grove toll of
the efforts of the pioneer women jour
nalists and showed how the Iabors of
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the G.. f. w. c. for -four years. there
by having ample opportunities for OBJ
servation, in reply to the question,
What is the influence of the club upon
family life?" says: II do not think
that the tendency of club life-except
in extreme cases-is to lessen the af-
fection of a woman for her home or
to weaker her interest In it: | do.
however, think that women with large
families should be very careful i'm as
Stunning large public duties, and that
young women with growing families
should, in no case. be asked to do 30.
There are plenty of women in the
world whose children are educated and
settled. or unmarried women who have
not these duties, who can assume the
position of leaders; n 1t Is rar wiser
for the club movement to select such
women" The next question asked
was: DO you consider the club a
good training chool for the young
woman who has her own way to make
in the world, either by profession or
business" Where the club for young
women is entirely s~elf-governed, self
supporting. | think it helps the menu
bers to a perception of the community
of life: but l am sure that any club
which has the least suspicion of char
ity or patronage connected with IL is
a dire failure. " l fin that
trades unionism among women in this
ountr is not a success and I dc not
believe IL ever can be, unless certain
social features are connected with IL.
The woman's club seems to me to fur
nish a form of organization capable Of
being developed on the lines of mu-
tual benef and with a social feature
which all citizens OF "A republic desire
To introduce into their organizations"
Mrs. Henrotin urges young women to
become club members because lit in
creases their interest in life. strength
ems their sense of responsibility and
takes them occasionally into an at
mosphere outside their social duties,
TO which they often attach an exces-
sive importance. 1t gives them a bet
ter conception of relative values. In
club life women are getting the most
needed lesson Of all 10 work from
h top downward. to reach the mass
hood of all women. and help bring all
together on one plane-to be. in fact. a
strong. helpful elevating force"
THE restrictions of social ethics are
powerful drawbacks TO intellectual i'm
provement; the social star never
grows to any mental. height, nor even
makes a good book-worm grubber:
therefore, we welcome the woman who
thinks for herself and speaks TO the
point on all occasions. IL contributes
more to the Advancement of the club
to discuss and exchange views on triv-
ial subjects thar 20 be too incommuni-
cative. Never consent to be a silent
member of you club."-Dr. Georgia
Merriman, Ohio.