The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-01
ON ''BOBS" BACK
The Government Party in Eng
land Hopes to Go In
At the Next Election on It's
Success in Africa.
YOUNG HAY POPULAR
Has Managed to Win Friendship
of Beers and British.
Hope For Mrs. Maybrick's Free
dom is Again Revived.

Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press.)
London, Sept. Pending the discov-
cry of the diplomatists as to how to
best wash their hands of the Chinese
embarrassment, public interest is mo-
mentarily diverted to the nations pri-
vate affairs, and the wearisome war in
South Africa, the outbreak of the bu-
bonic plague in Glasgow, the wide
spread disturbances and disaffection in
railway circles and the dissolution of
parliament are all receiving much at
tention. It is considered evident from
the speech of the Right Hon. ST. John
Broderick, under secretary of state for
foreign affairs, made on Wednesday,
that the government considers the end
of the war close enough to the horizon
to justify looking beyond it and pre-
pairing for general election. There
fore an authoritative pronouncement on
the subject of the dissolution of par
lament is expected at an early date.
Whether Mr.. Broderick's anticipation
that Lord Roberts present movement
will have a decisive bearing upon the
length of the war is justified or not re-
mains for the present matter of con-
lecture; but there is no mistaking the
intention of the government to utilize
any appreciable military success and
ride into office again on the back of
"Bobs," who. it is expected If all goes
WELL will be able to return in October
in-chief, and incidentally to aid in the
election.
Lord Roberts emphatic commenda-
ton of General Buffers strategy at
Machadodorp looks suspiciously like a
desire to restore public confidence pre-
paratory to the devolution of the future
conduct of the campaign upon the
shoulders upon which it originally rest
ed. In connection with the ultimate
settlement of TranSvaal matters, recent
arrivals from South Africa think it pos
sible that the services of United States
Consul Adelbert Hay might be advan-
tageously used.
HAYS POPULARITY.
Young Hay has managed to please
both the Beers and the English said
Louis DeVilliers, a kinsman of the Cape
Colony chief Justice, who has lately ar
rived to a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press. when Hay arrived at
Pretoria public opinion had been made
difficult for him by stories or ms Eng
Iish sympathies. The Boer feeling was
SO intense that statements that Hay
was no better than an English spy We're
readily believed; but he behaved with
such quiet and good sense that ne
speedily got the respect OF the Boer OF
ficial class, while he did not part with
his original opinion that the Br1tons, IN
the main, were right in the war An
American lady of the keenest Boer SYM
pathies added to Mr.. Hays first per-
plexities by making a regular campaign
to win him to the Boer slde- FalHng IN
this she gossiped freely of his alleged
pro-Rritish purposes, but he outllVed
this. was helpful to the British prison
ers. and lately, under British suprem-
acy has interposed more than once N
the interest of the Beers
tangible result of the recent visit to
Mrs. Florence Maybrick at Aylesbury
prison of DR.. Clark Bell, of New York
the prisoners counsel, and a representa-
tive of the Associated Press was the dis
coyer.y of a hitherto unknown letter
from the late Baron Russell of killoWen,
70. Trc
MAVERICK reaffirming his belief in his
clients innocence and vigorously declar-
ing his conviction that she had been un-
fairly condemned. This letter has since.
been made the basis for new memorial
praying for Mrs. Maybriclx's release and
so strong is Mr.. Bells belief IN the force
of this document that a copy OF 1t has
been sent personally to Sir Matthew
White Ridley, the secretary of state for
the home department at his summer
home in Northumberland, accompanied
by the request that he give it his earliest
consideration. DIR. Bell started for the
continent. more than satisfied with the
effects of his visit to England. He has
not only succeeded in seeing his client
for the first time since her incarceration
but has since secured for Mrs. Maybrick
an interview with her mother (BaronesS
De Roques).
A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE.
The discovery of the Russell letter is
regarded s. important,not because many
people doubted his sincerity, but because
it is couched in such terms as to pre-
clude any question of his belief that she
was unfairly tried. Mrs. Maybrick's
friends say DR.. Clark Bell feels the nlys
terious influence of opposition some
where which hinders a successful re-
suit. The late Mr. Bayard evidently felt
this when he declared the case had
reached the end of diplomacy, and sub
sequent ambassadors also met It, But,
many recent evidences of leniency
toward the prisoner incline her friends
to believe that her incarceratio will not
be prolonged.
The overflow of homebound Americans
this week is limited by the capacity of
the st. Louis and Etruria. The former
takes an interesting list of passengers,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould. Mr..
and Mrs. Wayne MacVeigh, Justice
Gray, DR.. Schrady, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5.
E1kins of Philadelphia and Sousa's band,
which has just completed continental
tour. Sousa has been in London this
week, but resisted the temptation to play
in England as he expects to return here
next season, when he will probably ap-
pear at the Glasgow international expo
sition.
1.-The band" said Sousa, seemed quite
as popular at Frankfort, Cologne and
Berlin as at Paris American music is
always most welcome. Though my. ir-
tically received in Germany, a brass
band that can accompany a violin solo is an
unknown thing in Europe, where at
temptS to use military bands to play
concert music are not always pleasing.
Such an instrument as the Saxaphone is
unknown in Germany and the vast num-
ber of reeds which secure the violin ef-
fects of the band are an innovation
which surprised many
Nearly every continental city has pre-
sented Sousa with a civic flag and
Frankfort sent delegation to London
Thursday TO personally present him with