Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
TIRED OF THE WAR
England Would Like to End Conflict
in Africa.
Beers WILL Be DECLARED OUTLAWS
Many Americans in London Figur-
ing on Industrial Enterprises.
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP

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FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP
LONDON, September 15.-When a clear
| cut issue is again discernible in the con-
| fusion surrounding the Chinese difficulties
| there may be a reawakening of real inter-
| est, but at present China holds quite Sec
| ondary place in the public mind in England.
The parliamentary campaign is in full swing,
| but Lord Salisbury has not yet taken the
country into his confidence to balloting
day. and the consequent uncertainty gives
the stump speaking that is going on In
| every constituency an academic tinge.
So Great Britain. lacking more interest
| ing topic, has returned to the consideration
| of the war in South Africa, and the news
papers are eagerly scanned for signs of the
real end of the campaign. as Great Britain
| is tired of carnage. President Kruger's
| dramatic retreat has led the commentators
| to reannounce the close of the war; but the
| long lists of casualties and deaths in hos
| pital, aggregating 200 week, which con-
| tinue to fill up the bulletin boards at the
war office, belle their statements. the
claims hitherto made that the British losses
in South Africa have been small as COM
pared with those of other campaigns appear
| to need revision, judging from recent cal
| who finds that of the officers in South
Africa 72.1 per thousand have been killed
or have died from wounds 30.6 per Thousand
of the officers have died from disease, Whle
of the men 10 per thousand have been
killed or died from wounds and 31.S nave
died from disease.
Heavy Casualties Among Omcers.
These startling statistics not only illus
trate that while the officers and men nave
suffered approximately, equally from dis
ease, the srisks Of the officers In action
have been hugely disproportionate, and also
that the rate Of mortality in South Africa
Is much greater than 1t was in the Franco
German war. Kruger's millions are the sub
ject of disrespectful paragraphs ana long
narratives Of dispraise. The lowest esti-
mate of his wealth. lis H.tO0,oeO. invested
abroad; while some calculators hgure MS
wealth at $4,000, OO0.7- The TrarsNaal gov
eminent is supposed to have Two or three
million pounds in continental banks, when
will be boarded by the managing commit
tee, DR.. Leyds says. for a future rising,
when England is in other difficulties.
All kinds of rumors are current regard
ing the coming of American enterprise and
capital to relieve London 9 conseste1 traf-
fc. That the metropolis Is far behind every
provincial center in many things that go
to make up a moderntcity Is beginning 10
be realized by Englishmen as well as b..
Americans; and a demand Is arising Tor
new blood-American or tlc:wisa--capab'e
to attempt a journey to the city this week
to realize the costly delays and vexatiors
to which business Is subjected under pres
ent conditions. The main artery, Trafal-
gar Square, to the bank is SO torn up that
1t takes cabs and buses thirty or forty
minutes to cover journey or less than
two miles. Connected with all this congcs-
ton is the great problem Of housing the
working classes, at which the closest stu
dents of Londons social problems arc
aghast. though they really perceive that
the only remedy. sasanfthe case of lessening
the congestion Of the street, lies in a wide
spreading network ofrapid transit, which
under the count ycouQeN rules, must mere
after be subterraneeN LONDON. therefore
there is no lack of indications that Ameri-
cans are actively seeking investments In
this and other directions.
Many Americans in London.
There is scarcely a hotel in London that
does not contain important representa-
tive Of some American industry or enter
prise which he is actively engaged in pro-
noting.
There is much gossip over the statements
that Mr. Charles T. Yerkes Of Chicago and
New York has secured control Of the stock
of the Charing Cross, Euston and Hamp-
stead underground railroad, and 1t Is limited
that the denial made In this connection
Thursday by Mr.. Smith, the secretary OF
| ISOLATED Press, is by no means conclusive.
| 1t Is pointed out that there some evil
dences Of truth In these reports, and Mr..
| Yerkes' friends openly declare that he has
not only secured this valuable opening, but
that his coming to London means that he
| will control the electrical traction system
| OF the metropolis.
| Nor is London the only place where Amer
| can capitalists are engaged in electrical en-
| terprises. The next few days will probably
| see the completion of plans for the con-
| st-ucton and consolidation of a system of
100 miles of suburban lines connecting Man
chester Liverpool, Holton and a score Of
smaller towns in the most populous district
of northern England. This project is In the
hands of Messrs. tom and Albert John
son of New York.
American coal and railroad magnates are
also busy here. Mr.. Robert Pitcairn, SUI
perintendent OF the Pittsburg division of
the Pennsylvania railroad is still with the
Carnegies and President Cassatt is watch
ing developments at one London hotel,
while the Baltimore and Ohio people have
their headquarters at another hosiery.
Both parties are confident that American
coal has found permanent place on the
continent, If not in England. Every Amer
lean consul in Europe has been set to work
to supply statistics as to the possibility of
finding a market
1.-The great drawback" said a prominent
member of the Baltimore and Ohio syndi-
cate, lis lack of transportation. If Messrs.
Carnegie and Pitcairn can equip fleet of
vessels specially constructed for carrying
coal, such as our iron ore and oil fleets and
give a through rate from the coal mines to
| would have the European coal market at
| her feet for all time"
Lord Pauncefote's Successor.
AS the period to which Lord Salisbury
has extended Lord Pauncefote's service as
| British ambassador expires in a few months
| there are many con5ectures to who will
| succeed him at Washington. Sir Henry
| Howard, who has been British minister at
The Hague and Luxeihburg since 1896. and
who is described in this connection as "a
| straightforward diplomatist just such e
character Americans like to deal WITH"
is rather more often mentioned than others
| Sir Henry Howard has served more than
once at, the British legation at Washington.
and his wife is daughter of the late
George w. Riggs OF Washington D. C. He
was born In 1913 and entered the diplomatic
service in 1896
Not Claased as Circus.
| Mr.. A. B. DuvaA. the attorney for the
District, today ADVISED the Commissioners
| in the matter Of the issuance of a license