New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-23
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT.

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C,rCrr puODrs Great Britain seems 20 shake
70 its foundations whenever Cecil Rhodes steps loot
| on the island. lie Is the biggest man IN the KING
| dom to-day. Peers. Cabinet Minister'S promoters
! with Munchausen schemes. duchesses craving lot
TIPS on "Kaflrs" (South African securlties). work
men who cherish dreams Of emigration and bishops
socltous for African SOULS haunt his hotel and beg
| for even the brefest interviews, as though he mad
! already realized his aspiration. The popular MIND
| credits him with being the potenate OF the African
| Continent An nconsderate Newspaper has de-
! scribed how Mr. Rhodes his meals to the ac-
! commitment OF business dismissed a couple OF
| rnl!Ionaires while he cracked egg. sold mines
over his beefsteaks and ate oatmeal while organic
! ms a company two. II was therefore suggested
that the breakfast hour the surest time 10 sec
him. and the result Is that while he breakfasts his
secretaries repel the invasion of moSs OF impor-
| tunate Spectators
! The Cabinet met Friday especially 10 discuss
! Mr.. Rhodess scheme FOR government guarantees
! OF the Cape-to-Cairo railroad and telegraph Mr.
lain the Secretary OF State for the Colonies and SIR
cheQuer Mr. Rhodes says fl0.Jn.0o0 will cover the
entire cost Of the work. and there Is little doub,
and raise all the money he needs in the city. Be-
fore the projectors in the matter there VIII
but the Imperiaiists NAV be backed to drive over
the so-oalled Little Enslanders" who are prepar-
ing an opposition to the scheme. declaring that the
Rhodesian Empire Is making for gigantic nasco.
and that MI Rhodes wants the government 10 M
rad into a railroad through a wilderness They
and the revival OF newspaper outburss against the
oppression Of British subjects in the Transvaal by
the Beers.
BRITISH GRIP on AFRTCA-By slow steps 81
not TO arouse the violent antagonism OF. the
Powers. but IN pursuance Of definite plan. Great
Britain IS tightening her grip North Africa
The Egyptian Convention so far the Soudan IS
concerned accompishes all that those who prodded
tho Marquis OF Salisbury 70 declare a protectorate
could have desired. Great Britain longer gov
erns through the Khedive She becomes n CO.
equal ruler and ignores the Mixed Tribunals. This
means that the Governor-General is responsible
only to Downing Street and Parliament. The com
does not annex the soudan-she palms It like a
sleght hand professor Is specimen OF the
Britain. regards Great Britain's progress toward
! absolute sovereignty in Egypt
SAMOA AND THE PHILIPPINES Samoa com
mands but small interest in Great Britain, and the
belief seems TO prevail that the dispatches magnify
the importance OF the consus battles and that Ger
many will manage gracefully to disavow the acts
OF her agents. A diplomat remarked that Germany
is filing for the United States the role Russia has
played IN the eyes of the AnGloIndan. that OF the
consprator 10 be looked for behind every
cloud. The British Government. however. welcomes
the Samoan incident another link OF the Anglo
American understanding which they so DESTROYS
of fostering
ignorant OF American politics. ana seriously dis
cussng the possibility OF President Mckinley APP
pointing Englshman to govern the Islands.
They argue that It IS impossible to find in America
character Of the FipiHos and suggest the name Of
living IN England being eminently qualified and
willing to take the post Some hnanciers are be-
Philippines Ernest Ruffert the head Of I.om-
bard-st house. who bought large tracts Of land
ISOLATED Press:
The land ia useless under the present conditions.
We could plant crops with the possibility OF the
natives destroying them overnight, The United
Of the Islands without an army Of hundred thou
sand men. They might buy the native leaders: but
must rebuy them periodically. The end OF the
matter will be that the United States will sell the
Philippines.
DELUDED BEARS.-A majority Of the London
spectators handling American stocks have been
badly bitten through pinnng their faith 10 the pre-
vailing idea that reaction and drop in prices
must soon come. This prediction has been fostered
by the financial papers. For weeks they have been
declaring that the phenomenal advances were art-
fetal and could not possibly be maintained speak
ing of the boom" sarcastcally IN such terms as
the American mania" The result has been that
many professionals have been caught the bear
side selling Americans for a fan which failed 10
rnaterialze They found that the heavy selling OF
the Venezuelan and free silver periods had
left enough stocks here 20 meet their orders. and
they we're forced 10 buy in America at advanced
prices.
SIN, the Stock Exchange here adheres to the opn-
ION that the "boom" will be overdone that the ebb
viii set in in the natural course Of events and that
Il cannot be far distant The "Statist," in a
what alarmist tone points out that the unprece-
dened amount Of american capital employed in
Europe, ten or fifteen millions, chiefly IN London
and Berlin may be withdrawn at it's owners pleas
ure and that possibly American speculation will
BeS9e a so hHe it ' he sn he paper fears serious
shipments New-YOrk would send up rates In
Europe.
CIVIC AND MILITARY FAME.-Great Britain
presents vivid contrast between the potency Of
civic and military fame. To put It badly, Glad
stone dead is quoted 10000 in the memorial mar
ket while Kitchener alive easily commands fl2009o
The promoters of tho Gladstone Memorial, who ex-
pected 10 secure 10000 TO establish libraries In the
principal cities through popular contributions. are
greatly depressed the results OF the appeals 10
the people. After several months these appeals
have only resulting IN collecting one-tenth OF the
sum desired But IN the case Of Kitchener. who
caught the Empire with the iaurels OF day spent
in moving down thousands OF savages by the
perfection Of military discipline and machinery, the
British climb over one another IN their eagerness
10 pour money into the college for Blacks" other
wise the Gordon Memorial College Khartoum.
10 educate a people they have never seen, in
country they never cared FOR. as a tribute to the
conqueror. The Gladstone fund however, Will be
made up by wealthy men, who will gladly give
their money but who are grievously chagr!ned at
I tho lukewarmness OF the peOp.e who called MIN
leader and whom they expected TO contribute
spontaneously.
CHURCH CRISIS. - When the conservative
churchmen who persisted in shutting their eyes 10
the theological controversies read the headlines in
THE Times" and Spectator" Crisis In the
Church OF England they were compelled 10 recog-
nize that the agitation against the mass and con-
fessional" started by Kenst and carried on by
Harcourt had come 10 a pass demanding settle
ment The Bishops, being finally driven 10 crap
pie with the problem. met at Lambeth Palace last
week and discussed the policy Of issuing n mani
festo While he deepest secrecy surrounds the