The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17

ton OF affairs in China is daily becoming
the most absorbing topic in Great Britain.
Has Not Injured Business.
In view OF the general puhlcs concern
and the dispatches from China, II is rather
remarkable to learn that the Boxers APP
pear to have little affected the great vol
ume of business between China and Eng
land The largest house in London trad
ing with the far East, corporations, insur-
ance companies, banks and merchants are
fairly unanimous in saying their opera
tons are not interfered with.
However this section Of the business
world. and those whose capital they rep
resent. are naturally awaiting the out
come Of the crisis with anxiety. They
are apparently more disturbed over the
possibility OF the powers falling out
among themselves after the Boxers re-
ceive their Quietus than over the amount
OF damage the Boxers will wreak prior TO
that event.
Political Crisis at the Cape.
1t Is dawning on Great Britain that un-
less the political crisis at the Cape Is
tactfully and successfully carried on, the
paciication Of South, Africa may, be in,
a possible anti-Brtish agitation in
British colony similar to that which has
existed for a century ireland. reeos-
than outflanking and disarming the
Beers.
sympathies, but with many relatives on
the Boer and Bond side, said to the rep
resentative of the Associated Press that
he believed the sond party would break r,aas
the commencement OF the war. He has
only Just come to ENGLAND from t the Cape;
respected and trusted by them.
The gravity of the issues depending on
son9n ps ine ~ bs T
of Cape Colonoy can be better gauged h
this Free Stater's candid opinion than by
any censored statement from Cape Town.
sprigg Not = Fit Man.
The English papers devote many edi-
torials to the question Those which are
inspired show no desire to have Sir John
Gordon Sprigg in sole power and Mr..
schreinsr in the opposition ranks san, f1r
If he can maintain his majority. the
opinion prevails at the colonial office, and
Is expressed by almost everybody coming
from the Cape, regardless of political
faith, that Sprigg Is utterly unified in
point OF ability TO steer the colony out of
the present crisis
Pan-African Conference.
July will witness Pan-Afrioan confer
ence in London, With the object OF secur-
Ing increased recognition OF the rights
Of Great Britain's colored subjects. The
idea originated with III. s. Williams.
with enthusiastic response. and Southwest
Africa. the West Indies, Abyssinia and. II
Is said. the United States, will send rep
resentatives with a view Of looking after
the general interests Of the colored race
The demands will include a thorough sys-
tenn of education and representation and
peasant proprietorship. with espesial ref
erence to South Africa and the West In
dies.
The resumption of parliament after the
Whitsuntide recess was not marked by
any noticeable feature.
Death OF Mrs. Gladstone,
On all sides the death Of Mrs Gladstone
has called forth genuine expressions of
sympathy and admiration. such as would
scarcely have been written about any
other woman In tho kingdom The trend
OF them Is that she was the ideal wife.
Her coffin is exactly similar to Mr. Glad
stones. Both the private services at
Hawarden and the public ceremony at
westminster will be as simple as possible.
In accordance with her own ideas and
those OF the great commoner. Though
their grandson comes into possession AZ
Hawarden. II will remain q kind Of fam
ily house. Herbert Gladstone and his sis.
tiers being as free to come and go as they
were during the lifetime Of their parents
The young master of Hawarden, who is
not yet of age, Is a pleasant, merry-look
ing youth, who will leave Eton this wear
ana then go 10 oxford