The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01

Kruger has become very friendly to Eng
land since he lost his brief hope OF German
support, kindled by Emperor Williams tel
egram He is probably an honest fanatic,
but he is in the hands of a ring all rich,
whose object is to squeeze as much as pos
sible out OF the foreigners"
Cecil Rhodes is on his way back to Eng
land. Having lived down the enmity of a
portion of the Liberals and the Noncon-
formists, he is likely to dictate the gov
ernment's African policy.
A report comes from usually well-in-
formed source that the British government
contemplates being represented at the
Cars peace conference by the Prince of
Wales, the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord
Rosebery, aided by military and naval com
missions. If true this will give the project
immensely greater Importance than it has
yet attained, and is probably due to the
personal influence of Queen Victoria Ex-
cept VIM T. Stead, who has thrown his
whole energies into the leadership Of the
peace conference propaganda, the mass of
British subjects are skeptical on the whole
subject.
The Island of Crete is the scene of an ex-
pertinent similar to the one to be tried in
Cuba. Prince George of Greece, who was
formally installed this week as high COM
missioner of the powers, seems to appre-
ciate the fact that he has an opportunity
to advance the prestige of Greece as we'll
as his own personal prestige. He has be-
gun to rule with an iron hand. The prince
found the island honeycombed with relg-
ious and political factions, each threatening
outEages upon its enemies. He quickly or
dered the soldiers to adopt drastic meas
ures, and announced that he would suppress
disorder even if he had to turn the whole
island into barracks. His policy and Chris
tian rule are so distasteful to the Moslems
that they are leaving in droves, and there
is prospect that the island will soon be
populated solely by Christians, and that it
will enjoy a prosperity hitherto unknown
to it $50
The officials of the United States embassy
are clearing up the transactions in ships
made prior to the war A firm of brokers
has sued the former owners of the cruiser
Diogenes, now the United States cruiser To-
peka, demanding 10 per cent. of the price the
United States government paid for the yes
sci, which, it is claimed, amounted to &55,O00,
on the ground that they brought her to the
notice of Lieutenant Commander Colwell,
the United States naval attache here. Col
the case and testified that he had known of
the cruiser before coming to London. More
over he added, the last brokers offered him
options, whereupon the suit was abandoned.
The United States embassy is preparing to
sue the owners of two Golfers which Lieut.
Smms the United States naval attache at
Paris, purchased while temporarily in Col
wells place while the latter was suffering
from overwork. Simms paid part of the
price of the colliers, but they were not de-
uvered. 1t is expected the owners of the
steamers will refund the money.
The Rothschilds, acting chiefly on the ad-
vice of Mr.. John Hays Hammond, the Amer
lean engineer who was in prison, sentenced
to death and subsequently reprieved and
released on the payment of heavy fine for
connection with the Johannesburg troubles
at the time of the Jameson raid, have en-
tered into gold mining on the west coast Of
Africa, which they believe to be one of the
greatest of the worlds fields. They have
sent a force of engineers there under the
leadership of a young Californian named
Hoffman, and prospecting work will be con-
Quoted on a scientific basis Hammond pre-
diets that Africas gold output next year
will be $1O0O 900, which is said to be far
beyond CALIFORNIA; high-water mark.
Mr.. Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies and Mrs. Chamberlain dined ana
slept at the Osborne house, the Isle of Wight
residence of Queen Victoria, tonight.
The lord provost of Glasgow has charged
three commissioners, Messrs. Crawford,
Simons and Mason, to visit the United
States and lay before President Mckinley
and his Cabinet particulars regarding the
Glasgow exhibition, to be held in 1901, in
order to insure adequate American repre-
sentation. The commissioners will sail for
New York on Jan. 7 on board the American
line steamer St. Louis.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph, whose dispatch this morning deals
at great length with the Royalsts' hopes
and chances, says: Both Prince Victor
Napoleon and the Due dOrleans are burn
ing to be up and doing. Should an oppor-
tunity present itself, it is not impossible
that the two pretenders might attempt to
appear in the same moment The authori-
ties, however. are exercising the utmost
vigilance along the seacoast and the land
frontiers"