The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25
Has Some Old Grudges Against the
Beers to Settle, and May BE Given q
Chance to Lead the Army.
PRINCE RUDoLPH'S DEATH
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE SUICIDE
OF AUSTRIA'S CROWN PRINCE.
International Council of WOmen-Eu.
rope's Demand for Gold-Social
Gayeties I'm London.

Copyright 1892 by the Associated Pressl
LONDON. June A.--The rafting of swords
in the scabbards grows more pronounced.
though the War Office refuses all informa-
ton regarding the Transvaal situation and
declines to either confirm or deny the re-
peated, circumstantial assertions of the
closetings OF the British military leaders or
the dispatch of this that regiment TO
Cape Town. The ministers. however. have
been unable to successfully parry the null
titude of questions raised in the House OF
Commons with the intention Of getting
some inkling Of the governments intentions
A reply of the parliamentary secretary for
the War Office, General Wyndham. yester-
day evening. is considered portentiously
significant. He was questioned as to the
truth of the report that the British garrison
in South Africa was to be gradually in
creased to 10000 men. Had the government
wished to give a pacificatory answer with
the view of allaying the anxiety here and at
the Cape. the question offered an ample op-
portunity, but Mr.. Wyndham replied in two
words: mo, SIR
The truth is that whatever plans the gov
ernment has decided on, the ministers re-
gard 1t as impolitic to contradict reports.
however extravagant. of its warlike inten-
tions. because Of the reverberations. These
reports cannot fail to produce at Pretoria an
effect which it would be foolish to impair by
hasty denials or ratifications. AT the same
time daily, almost hourly, kilograms ar
irving announcing energetic preparations in
south Africa for all contingencies.
While 1T is not true that Gen. Sir Redvers
Butler has already been appointed to COM
mand the expedition, there is no doubt he
will make big bid to command the expedi-
tion. He has been heard to remark in
private conversation that he reserved him.
self for 'go" at the Beers to repay them
some old grudges. In any case, the patience
of everybody Is rapidly becoming exhausted
and the situation is daily getting more in
tolerable. In fact. It has become so dan
gerously acute that it must be speedily
ended or meHded.
The big military expenditure of So, 1000 900
provided for in the military works loan bill,
introduced into the House of Commons June
q. has caused some alarm among tax
payers, although 1t is admitted that por-
tion Of the expenditure is absolutely neces-
STATED by the increase in the army.
The contrast OF the proceedings In the
House Of Commons and at The Hague peace
conference has also been much commented
OIL Wulle a great dedi Oh DISSATISFACTION mas
been aroused by the intimation conveyed by
the proposed Notifications of the harbors
tfat Great Britain cannot rely on her navy
TO defend her coasts. Rear Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford strongly opposed the for
tifcations. taking the same grounds as
Capt Alfred T. Mahan, u. s. N, that ex-
pendture ought to be voted to mobile in
stead Of fixed defenses. saying he thought
that If Great Britain was unable to attack
her enemies at sea the empire would not last
long
The debate raised the important question
of colonial contribution to the imperial de-
fense. 1t is pointed out in official quarters
that the expenditure of the United Kingdom
on imperial defense has been increasing Of
late years by leaps and bounds, large part
going into the pockets of colonial merchants
in payment OF supplies to the garrison and
squadrons, yet their contributions are mi
croscopic. In connection with the proposed
barracks 1t Is interesting to note that the
war officials have been closely inspecting
the Rowton house with the view of adopting
the cubicle system instead of the present
barrack room where the troops live
throughout the twenty-four hours.