The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
DEAN is AFFRoNTrD

Minister Conger's telegram has intro
duced into the situation ALREADY renlete
with uncertainties and perplexitieS q
still further cement Of tioub- that bae
turned the experts completely topsv-
'ufFE. The greatest sufferer in this re-
spect is John Colet the venerable dean
Of St Pauls. few hours after the
Associated Press dispatch, giving tno
news Of the receipt of a message from
Minister COnger, was published. the s,o,-
efaihent Issued notice that the deans
projected memorial service on Monday
Tor tie victims OF the Pekin massacre
was unlc1taken without it's sanction
simultaneously letters appeared IN the
papers from relatives of those at Pekin
saving TIE dean had exhibited indecent
haste, while the aristocratic Morn4no,
Post denounced the cathedral dienftarv in
terms almost as strong as 1t had applied
to the Boxers themselves, whereupon the
dean got up his back and declared that
1t was too late to cancel the services
but that owing to pressure from high
quarters today he had consented to IN
definitely postpone it..
RUSSIA'S BURDEN
According to the statist. Russia Is like
~ to bear the brunt of the financial bur-
den of the crisis, on account of the prob
ability that that government would be
obliged to incur large outlay to pro-
tect Siberia, while. if the government
should attempt to hold Manchl1ria the
output would be still greater. This, the
Stat1St says, however, would benefit other
&C hi
1hat much Russian gold will have to be
sent to London, Paris and Berlin, part
~ to meet the interest of the Russian
debt held abroad, and partly to pay all
the obligations Russia has already enter
ed into, or is about to enter into In that
way the money markets may be relieved
to greater extent than is now calcuIat
ed, for, If Russia let's go of say twenty
or thirty millions sterling, it will be an
immense addition to the funds in the
markets of Europe"
The Staust also says 1t Is likely the
Bank of France will raise the discount
rate to 312 per cent. and declares that
the position of Germany is greatly i'm
proved
WEEK in PARLIAMENT.
The week in parliament was marked by
still another backdown by the govern
ment in Withdrawing the clause of the
army bill making volunteers available
for service abroad Such a sweeping
change in the constitution of the force
met with strenuous opposition on both
sides, and, after pleading for the proposal,
the under secretary Of state for war
George Wyndham, meek1y withdrew It,
This was another instance of the GOV
ernments amazing Inability to feel the
pulse Of the house Of commons and the
nation. The Star, Yoicing the opinion Of
the advanced radicals, approved the
withdrawal Of the clause, but fails to
see how imperialism could oppose 1t fer
you cannot assert your hegemony in
China. your sHzeraiaty in. Africa, claim
the golden stool Of Ashanti teach France
her manners, and WELD a longer spoon
than Russia, without either counting dis
aster or facing CONSUMPTION
The hospitals commission has started
the work of examining patients who have
returned to England frarn South Africa
Experts will start for South Africa at
the end of next week
SOUTH AFRICA: WAR.
David Lloyd George. member for the
Carnaron district, elected the fact in the
house of comnuons, the other day, that
over 1900 troops have been sent to South
Africa since the capture of Pretoria,