The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09
is IN SCLLEN MOOD
BRITISH PREMIER RETURNS TO
I4IS DUTIES IN THE FOR
EIGN OFFICE
SEEMS TO BE DISCOUNTED

Does Not Like the Way the FashO-
da Affair Was Conducted and Is
Suspicious Of Conditions in Chi
ma - Political Significance of
williams Visit to Palestine
American VaIor at Manila.
LONDON, Oct. S-The Marquis of
Salisbury has returned to his duties
a the foreign office in an unusually
logged mood, a complete antithesis of
his ordinary gentle treatment Of the
officials. He was extremely disgruntled
at the way official matters concerning
China and Fashoda have been coming
out, although politicians Of all shades
of opinion have been bitterly complain
ing at the almost complete ignorance
the country has been kept in regard
ing all foreign matters. This was par
ticulaIly 50 Of FashOda, and it was the
want of confidence of the government
with its own supporters that has been
expressed by the newspapers against
the climb down by Great Britain which
they evidently fOresee. The condition
of things in China has also been a
theme for lamentations at the Marquis
OF Salisbury's iVertebrateness. The dis
patch of COssacks and field guns to
guard the Russian legation at Pekin,
IN addition to marines as sent by the
other embassies, is considered very sig
Fifc2nt The British premier, however.
seems to realize that trouble is brew
ing in the East, as large quantities of
war stores are going to Hong Kong,
while the tirSt-claSs cruiser Terrible
has been ordered to join her sister ship,
the Powerful, on the China station as
soon as present repairs are completed.
These cruisers are the largest in the
world.
Disquieting news from the TransvaaI
has reached the British foreign office.
President Kruger has commanded
British subjects in the TransVaal to
join the burgher force sent against the
rebellious chief Mpfeu, who is prepar
ing for battle on a large scale. All the
roads in Northern TranSVaal are held
by armed Kaffirs, and the Beers are
likely to have a difficult task. President
Boer has the letter Of law on his side
in ordering British subjects in the
Transvaal to join the burgher forces,
but the British declare they will refuse
to fight for the Beers while they are
disfranchised.
GERMANY IN ASIA MINOR.
The political side Of Emperor Will
Iams visit to Palestine is attracting
close attention here. Germany for the
past twenty years has had an eye on
Asia Minor as her part of the spOils
when the Ottoman empire collapses,
and the German emperor, since the Ar
menian trouble, has obtained a strong
fOothold in that part OF the world. The
Germans have obtained railroad land
and other concessions in Asia Minor
and are generally showing a disposition
to settle there permanently. The Eng
fish newspapers express the conviction
that Emperor Williams idea is to fos-
far i- n cot nd hon
Turkey collapses Germany will justly
claim a slice Of Asia Minor from the
Aegean sea to Arabia, where there is
room for 10000, 900 German emigrants,
who would otherwise go to the United
States or to the British colonies. The
Spectator points out that Emperor Will
nam's first idea of Germanizing the
TransVaal, South Brazil and parts Of
Africa failed. The project failed in
South Brazil owing to the dread in
Berlin that it might lead to war with
America. The Spectator adds:
IF. however, America had been par
alyZed with European war, as seemed
for few hours possible during the
Venezuelan dispute, Germany's oppor-
tunity would have arrived. The ques-
ton of possibility Of permission to &C
qUire Cuba met with an angry negative
and we have little doubt Washington
has been asked to cOnciliate Germany
with share Of the Philippine islands,
The Spectator concludes with remark
ing:
emperor Williams frequent change
of object accounts for his non-success
while his efforts in different directions
have reused or are rousing the sleep
less distrust of Great Britain, Russia
and the United States
AMERICAN vALOR.
The Times IS publishing a series of
letters from Manila describing the
American achievements there. It's cor
respondent, referring to American vol