Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
EXPERTS
aE No GRANGE
NO REPLY FOR NJ
AND APPEARS TO BE NO ANXIETY
on THE SUBJECT.
The English Appear to Feel Thai
the United States VIII Make No
Serious Fuss. No Matter What
Happens lin the Way of Seizures.
The General Gossip of the worlds
Metropolis.

Copyright, 1eo1. the Associated Press.)
LONDON. January 6.-The passage
of another week has apparently effect
ed no change in the condition of the
wal in South Africa 1t certainly has
not been productive of any serious de-
velopment. In England the yeomanry
are manfully contending with the diff
ficulties of the riding school. which is
putting their patriotism to the test of
falls ON the tanbark and other such in
conveniences.
Coal is getting daily dearer and the
funds of the absent minded beggars"
and others are swelling by the thous-
ands into proportions of unheard of
munificence, while the papers when not
magnifying indecisive skirmishes into
brilliant successes, devote casuel at
tention to the difficulties which have
arisen over the seizure of cargoes
bound for Lorenzo Marques. In the
latter respect the Bundesrath incident
almost monopolizes the attention, the
seizure of American -four being rele-
gated to a very subsidiary position,
and not being taken as having the
slightest possibility of producing inter-
national friction, On the whole, the
British press has taken a calm view of
the German seizure matter and has re-
fused to be
Led Into Replying
in kind to the bitter comments tele-
graphed from Germany. In this the
papers merely voice, the feelings of
the government, for at the foreign Of
flee not the slightest anxiety is felt re-
garding the actions SO far taken
against the alleged ~contraband, though
that question in abstract causes no
end OF c~ogitation, but more regarding
the effect the present decisions will
have upon future vents than by the
press of contempOraneous difficulties.
The British government believes 1t has
a good case against the Bundesrath.
But both in this instance and in the
case of the American -four, the govern
ment holds that nothing absolutely
definite can be done until details can
be learned. Even then the fine points
of law involved must be settled by the
careful elaboration of experts. In
the meantime it is possible the gov
eminent may deem it advisable to
make declarations regarding contra
band, especially foodstuffs. But such
a step is quite problematical. To
quote an American diplomat in Lon
don, who, after reading the cabled &C
counts that the United States insis-
tence upon her rights must cause
trouble, said:
How in the world do they think
such
A Complicated Point of Law
can be settled or cause any serious dis
agreement between powers so friendly
as the United States and England
Commenting on the American feel
ing. the Saturday Review says:
I'VE fear no accurate presentment
of the real feeling of the United States
regarding the war reaching this coun-
try, but there is no doubt the balance
is against us.
1.-THE administration organs and fin
ancial organs are still strongly with
us. but the latter are beginning to
waver because the war is beginning to
injure trade. 1t must not be forgotten
how completely the administration is in
the hands Of the great financier5 and
trust companies"
The arrival in the United Kingdom
of five United States government doe
tors to inspect shipping bound to Amer
lea for bubonic plague has created some
astonisment as the present precautions
against the plague were given up last
month at most OF the European ports
while no case has entered an English
harbor. At Hull, one of the ports not
assigned a doctor, a sever outbreak oil
smallpox is raging, which, so enc Unit
ed States consul informed a represent
alive Of the Associated Press possessed
far more danger than the bubonic pla-
que.
Admiral Melville writes to the Globe
ccngratulating it on its efforts to Sc
cure higher pay for naval engineers.
Read Admiral Charles Beresford il
Keeping Up His Reputation
of being odd and at the same time
thorough by attending the naval signal
ling school on board the Victory al
Portsmouth. prior to going out to the
Mediterranean.
The scarcity of coal continues 10
such an extent that four Scotch pig
iron furnaces have shut down. Iron
has reached record prices. 1t is believ-
ed that the stringency will be some
what relieved when the railways be-
come less congested with holiday traf-
dc. The continued calling out of the
reseryists has affected the railways as
we'll as the collieries. Ac~cordinging to
one large coal merchant, the miners
thnrnnrhlv ~raalizn that a restricted OIL