Show SEIZURE OF AMERICAN FLOUR FRENCH GLAD ENGLAND IS GAINING ILL WILL OF AMERICA new york dec 27 A dispatch to the new york herald from paris says the demands that are being made in certain quarters in england for immediate action on the part of the british government to prevent the transportation por tation of supplies to the boers by way of the delagoa bay have quickened french interest in the rumored possibility of trouble between the states and great britain in consequence of the alleged seizure by british cruisers ot american flour off marquez nothing so tickles the french palate as the merest suspicion of the possibility of seeing an anglo american quarrel grow out of the transvaal war M flourens a former minister of foreign affairs in the following remarks on the subject reelects the moderate french opinion in my judgment the british naval commander acted over hastily it he made abo seizure reported such action would be particularly serious in the case ot american ships but on the other hand that american cargoes are the ones involved is sufficient ground for assurance that no new international ter complications will arise no breach of the present friendly relations between the two countries can be regarded as possible and in a very few days the episode probably will binl into significance some such incident as the one nov occupying the washington state department was to be forseen owing to the british governments natural over the trend of affairs at delagoa bay it the rumors that succor is reaching tho boers by way of lourenzo marquez are true then portuguese east africa is likely to become an interesting center ot war operations erat ions for such violation of neutrality great britain cannot tolerate downing street will probably put an end to the abuse it it exists but I 1 do not think the result will be gals loss of colony all the news from lourenzo marquez however is too vague to serve as ground for an opinion and those hero are rash who attempt to prophesy just what will be the course of events there |