The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25

tion Of system OF 100 miles OF subur
ban lines connecting Manchester, Liver.
pool, Bolton and score OF smaller town.
In the most pOpuious district of northern
. England. This project is In the hands oil
Messrs. Tom" and Albert johnson, OF
New York.
American coal and railroad magnates
are also busy here.
Mr.. Robert Pitcairn, superintendent OF
the Pittsburg division of the railroad, Is
st1l with Carnegies and President Cas-
sett Is watching developments at one Lon
don hotel, while the Baltimore and Ohio
people have their headquarters at another
hostelry. Both parties are confident that
American coal has found a permanent
place on the continent II not In England.
Every American consul In Europe has
been set to work to supply statistics as
to the possibility of finding market.
"The great drawback" said a promn-
ent member of the Baltimore and Ohio
syndicate, " Is lack of transportation. II
Messrs. Carnegie and Pitcairn can equip
fleet OF vessels specially constructed for
carrying coal, such as our iron ore and oil
fleets, and give through rate from the coal
mines to Marselles and Odasse the United
States would have the European coal
market at her feet for all time"
AS TO the period as to whether Lord
Salisbury has extended Lord Paunce-
fote's service as British Embassador
which expires In few months, there are
many conjectures as to who will sue
coed him at Washington. Sir Henry
Howard, who has been British Minister at
The Hague, and Lunemburg since 1896
and who is described in this connection
as IA straightforward diplomatist, Just
such a character as Americans like to deal
with" is rather more often mentioned
than others. Sir Henry Howard has serv-
ed more than once at the British Legation
at Washington, and his wife is a daugh-
ter of the late George w. Riggs, of
Washington. d. C. He was born in 1si3
and entered the diplomatic service In 1865
THE TRIBUNEs SPECIALS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Lord Salisbury has been at the Foreign
Office. but there are no immediate signs
that the situation in China has been clear
ed. London editors certainly are as much
In the dark as they We're when the Pre-
mier was in Vosges. The Times is keep
ing abreast with Dr. Morrison rather than
any official cues, forecasting
and condemning a secret understanding
between Germany and Russia.
IL has been the current belief in dip
lomatic circles that an understanding of
this kind would be brought about, but
1t has been based upon natural differences
rather than upon definite information
Russia and Germany acted in concert AT
the close of the war between China and
Japan and obtained naval stations and
territory. 1t has been the natural sug-
gestion that they would repeat this proc
ess in the existing crisis and there has
been nothing in the negotiations over the
of the allied forces from Pc
king to modify this inference. Practical
have been convinced that
the German Emperor, after supporting
England strongly in South Africa during
the last year, cannot be depended upon
to take up British interests in China, but
will be more likely to make terms with
The validity of sNTr. Morrisons
differences is accepted by well-informed
men in diplomatic circles. 1t Is in the
natural order of events that the German
Emperor who has ambitions of his own in
the Far East, should have a good un-
with Russia respecting the
Far East.
Lord Salisbury's own policy remains
mystery and only one thing can be assert
I'd with any degree of confidence. That is
that the British forces will remain in
Peking indefinitely. England, being with
outs diplomatic ally in the Chinese COM
will naturally maintain an at
.itude of mastery inactivity, and decline
10 send away her troops until the i'm
perial government has been reconstructed
and some effective measures have been
taken for securing the punishment of the
guilty mandarins
Press dispatches are filled with forecasts
IF the peace negotiations at Peking and
he conditions which Russia and the other
powers are likely to impose. Most Of
these summaries are ingenious guess
work, and all are premature. The demand
'or the return of the Emperor to power
9 accurately stated without doubt, but
this leaves the question of the Empress
influence unsettled and that lies at the
bottom of the present complications. The
eaGers of the Boxer revolt and Of the
imperial army can never be punished II
she retains any Influence at the palace.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia dispatch to
he Tribune from London says:
Lord Salisbury Is not known to have
made any sign respecting the dissolution
II Parliament, but Lord Roberts is evil
lently fastening the general elections. |
Dissolution is writ large across the |
,roclamations and bulletins which have |
,een received from Macadodorp in the last |
wenty- four hours.
The British commander-in-chiefs proc
amation to the Beers respecting Mr
<ruger's retirement from the Transvaal
md his resignation from office, Is an
ldr oft and statesmanllke document, which
,ar, hardly fail to be helpful in accelerat-
ng the disbandment of the guerrilla
Icops.
The statement that 5000 Beers are
prisoners of war causes surprise here,
where the number of the Dutch was not
to be over 10000.
The German and American legation
yards have returned to the ships.