The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-13

made clear any fact. II was that Great
Britain does not intend to diminish her
armaments. regardless Of the czar's
proposals I'm that direction. The ener-
getic prosecution of the work of putting
the British navy on a war footing. after
the Fashoda incident is closed. inspires
speculation. some constituting II as fore
boding war over the Philippines and
others linking IL with the Chinese prob
lem and the presence of 10000 Russians
at Port Arthur. who might. conceivably.
be marched to Pekin for the protection
OF Russian interests. Others. however.
conclude that the British admiralty Is
utilizing the opportunity for maneuvers
for which parliament. under calmer con-
ditions. would not authorize the expend-
itures. Frances view of the British
armaments may be conjectured from
the persistency with which she plays
Toulon against Portsmouth.
The Fashoda incident has unques-
tionably left a bitter taste in French
mouths which the condescendingly
soothing tones OF the English papers.
which have been expressing themselves
as in dealing with children. has only
served to intensity. The French states
men and the newspaper offices of France
bewail the whole AFFAIR. and say the ma
tion has suffered a great humiliation.
They also hint vaguely at q future re-
venge. NJ. Robert de Saix OF the Afri-
can committee urges his countrymen
not to sulk, but to initiate Great Brit
aims behavior under a similar rebuff in
the Venezuelan affair. He adds that
France has given the world in the ex-
hibition of 1900 the strongest hostage
that she will not be overhasty in ac-
cepting war in the near future.
Though a majority Of Englishmen be-
lieve that only the overshadowing in
terest OF the Dreyfus case can save the
government OF France from being
forced by popular clamor to maintain
Major Marchand at any cost. the court
OF cassation. which has the revision of
the case In hand. is preserving the most
dense secrecy. But the interrogations
OF NJ. Cavaignac and Generals Mercier
and Blllot. consuming the entire week.
indicate that the court is doing much
more than making a superficial review
OF the evidence.
In the meantime. the many-sided con-
troversy RACES in the Paris papers as
hotly as ever. and the French minister
OF foreign affairs. NJ. Del Casse. has felt
that proprieties compelled him to con-
vey to the German ambassador. Count
Won Munster-Ledenberg. the govern
ment's regrets at the fact that one sheet
dragged his daughters name into the
discussion. One of the multitude of re-
ports afioat credits the court with the
determination to request the appear
ance before IL of Colonel Schwarzkpen
and Colonel Panizzardi. respectively
the German and Italian military at
taches, who have been accused OF deal
ings with Dreyfus, and another report
has II that the prisoner. beyond any
doubt. has been brought back to Paris
to confront the officers who claim to
have received his confession
on the other hand. for reasons which
are incomprehensibie to foreigners. a
led TO shift their suspicious as to the
real culprit. from the shoulders OF
Count Esterhazy to the late Colonei'
Henry, who Is supposed to have COM
mitted suicide in prison.
The newspaper men who have been
accompanying Emperor William In his
tour OF the holy land say that be-
tween that monarch's marvellous ac-
tivity and the attentions OF the Turkish
officials, who regarded the scribes as
suspicious characters, they have been
suffering a veritable martyrdom. One
of them whites that he has been accus-
toned to follow hounds afoot and has
shared the fortunes OF the American
army in Cuba. but. he adds. these were
mere pastimes in comparison to follow
ing Emperor William. The latter. IL
appears. covered the sand road from
Haifa to jana in two days. a dash
seldom attempted in less than three
days. Dead horses strewed the trail.
and exhausted cavalrymen and camels
struggled into Jana throughout the
night.
Some OF the correspondents who were
invited to witness the emperor's en-
trance into Haifa from the yard OF the
American consulate were driven OF by
the Turks. in spite of the protest of the
consul. and the correspondent of the
Italian paper. who wrote that the sui
tan was bankrupting his country to en-
tertain the emperor. while he never
paid his soldiers. was cast into prison
without any charge being made against
him, and was beaten and starved. He
succeeded. however. I'm escaping by
bribing some OF the Turks. and now
the Italian government has demanded
a heavy indemnity for the correspond
ent's arrest and i'll treatment.