The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-11
ct Is AGAIN THE QUESTION OF SU-
PREAIE INTEREST IN
LONDON
Arb STILL RECRUITING TROOPS
though SOME OF THE FORCES ARE
RETURNING, OTHERS RE-
PLACE THEM
GATE OF LORD BOBs' RETURN
81 Is as PrObIematicaI as Is That of
the Ultimate PacifcatiOn
of the TransvaaI
Colony

TONDON, Nov 1c.-South Africa
threatens once more to absorb public at
tenrion in Great Britain Lord Salisbury,
in his speech at the inaugural banquet
, of the lord mayor at the GuildhalI last
night, held out 10 hope Of Immediate pa
citication, and the return of Lord Roberts
is still problematical end is certainly a
matter of weeks and perhaps months.
One Of those most seriously interested
and best informed as to the future of the
belligerent regions, when asked by rep
rosentative of the Associated Press what
was going tc happen and how soon it
would happen, replied;
Unfortunately, [ am not a minor
prophet
That voices. the government attitude.
The ministers have given up speculating
as to when peace viii be thoroughly re-
stored and, to use Lord Salishury's phrase
anent China, they are waiting for the
situation to develop ITSELF
Generals and regiments are returning,
but others are constantly leaving Eng
land to replace them. A recruiting depot
is being established in London to supply
1,MO men for Gen. Baden PowclFs South
African police force and reinforcing &C.
tachments are constantly going to join
the regiments in the TransVaal. In con-
Junction with Lord Salisbury's open ref
C4SIACSS 10 the pOSSlDl1IN oil Great Brit
-aln being taken unaware by some foreign
power, the state of affairs in South At
rica does not breed confidence or content
ment In his lordshipS defense CT the
war office many people believed they saw
open threats to Lord WolSeley. and in the
sharp retort to Lord Wolseley's recent
criticisms Lord Salisbury drew attention
to the enforced silence in which Lora
LansdoWne (the late secretary of state
for the faults of the army officers. He
warned his hearers tfat if the criticism
was persisted IN the time might come
wher} his silence would lie broken and the
onus laid heavily and publicly OF the
right shoulders, though he deprecated
haying recourse TO that.
HOSPITAL SERVICE CRITICISED.
A curious feature connected with the
war was Mrs. Richard Chamberlain's
vigorous attack upon the army hospital
service before the hospital committee
this week. The spectacle of this some
what extraordinary sister-in-law Of the
colonial secretary sitting two hours be-
fore that grave body and teaching a man
like Justice -ROhmer his business created
little sensation. But for the woman,
who took out to South Africa 800 hot
water bags and reOrganized the charities
and who has the reputation of being the
judgment Of the Chamberlain brothers,
the task was comparatively light
The death of the maharaiah of Patiala
at Simla, Nov. S, removes one of the best
known and most interesting princes of
Anglo-Indian rule. He was the first ma
tive prince to blend the elements Of
Englishman gentleman and Indian idola-
ter. Educated at Cambridge he returned
to India and put in force in his rich
kingdom the reform which he had care
fully absorbed in England, endOwing free
speech for women establishing orphan
ages, drilling troops, sending them to
help a British expedition and teaching
them loyalty. 1t was one of the keenest
disappointments not to be allowed to
serve in South Africa. But he was not
only just, but enlightened ruler. He
became a
POWER IN INDIA,
was q fearless rider, deadly shot was
second only 10 Ranjitinshi al cricket, and
was one of the finest amateur billiardists
of. the day. The deceased was a close
friend of Lord William Beresford, Lord
Roberts and other well known people
He was passionately fond of horses and
Imported a splendid stud and an Irish ex-
pert, named Bryan, to be master of the
horse at Pailalia. With Bryan went his
daughter, and the prince fell despera tely
in love with her, proposed and was ac-
ened revolt, and the imperial government,
dreading trouble, endeavored to break off
the match. But both Great Britain and
his own subjects We're outwitted, and
eventually appeaSed, the bride embracing
the Sikh faith. Her reign was short Ac-
companying her husband during a cam
paign in the Himalayas she died of pncu-
monia. At the head of his native army
the prince brought back the body hun
dreds Of miles TO Paliala, Where the re-
mains We're cremated with all the weird
Sikh rites which this week were accorded
to himself
SUBMARINE NAVIGATION.
Mr.. Thornycroft Englands torpedo
boat builder, has expressed interes ting
opinions on submarine boat building. He
does not believe 1t necessary for England
to build submarine boats even If expert
ments of other nations have been sue
cessful He is studying the problem of de-
vising a submarine destroyer should it
even be necessary. He regards it
Evans submarine boat as the best made
yet but he doubts its efficiency even for
harbor defense.
"a she'll dropped in the neighborhood
OF submarine boat" said Mr.. Thorny-
croft, and exploded either level or be-
low 1t would afford sufficient shock TO
double up the boat. The use of a sub
marine boat of our own will not help
you to find an enemy. They are yet
too limited in propelling power to permit
them to become available and the prob
lem OF keeping a level keel under water
has yet to be solved. If [ have ever
to go on a submarine boat I would pre-
fer to sit outside"
Despite the criticism of Mr. Thornycroft
the British admiralty has decided to give
a submarine boat designed by Mr.. How
ard, of Tasmania, a trial.
Another Consuelo has been added to the
English nobility. This time it is the in
fant daughter of Lady Lillian Grefnell,
named after her godmother the Duchess
Of Marlborough.
A novel feature of the lord mayors
banquet was the presence of the mayors
of the newly created boroughs of Lon
don. The titles sounded strange. but
the ideas seem to meet with general ap,
proval. Among the new mayors OF Lon
don are two dukes, one earl, four men,
bors Of the house of commons and two
knights. The Duke of Norfolk was elect
ed first mayor Of Westminster; Earl
Cardigan, mayor Of Chelsea, and the
Duke of Bedford, mayor Of Holborn.
With such aristocratic heads the new
city hall my, It is believed, BID fair 10
rival the Mansion house.