The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-01

IL, Dali. LOT OBVIOUS reasons IL re Kept Sc
cret. I am told by those who kao thst
the home secretary is mora afraid of 8
terrible disaster 10 ocean steamship:
which carry this freight than of any.
thing happening to public buildings here
Numerous informers in the pay of the
government send him every item of in
terest respecting "skirmishers" and the
general belief among Officials is that
the movement Is not very formid-
able except as means of ex-
tracing dollars from sullible
Irish-Amerieans. But If the authorities
on your side do net keep a sharp lookout
for the shipments of dynamite, we NAV
hear some day OF an ocean steamer laden
with American tourists going the mys-
terious way the City of Boston did. The
Liverpool police inspector who has q
hand in the arrest of McGrath and Nc
KeVitt, arrested for. attempting to blow
up the town hall there, said the other
day that the home office arrangements
we're 80 perfect that Englishmen had
nothing and Americans everything to
fear from the deVilish traffic. Qfcourse,
he said, The steamers are English prop
erty, but what's tho loss of a vessel to che
destruction OF passengers or to the havoc
that would be wrought on New York or
Boston whaTves by an explosion from
conclusion in handling?
It is understood that several agents in
London who were acting in Keene's inter
est to bear" American stocks, have re-
celved orders to cover their shorts in
double quick time, while others SIAM
peded on Friday after Don in panic.
Keene has not Increased his influence here
By his recent tactics and all attempts 10
get up following for him in, London
have failed. he Will henceforth be rec
oned sort of Daniel Drew, without
power or influence. Cable dispatches say
he became frightened on Friday and
bought everything, in his desire 10 get
out Of the market He is now advised
by London firms to make what he can
out Of horse-racing, and leave the bust
ness OF dealing in stocks to more capable
hands.
HerGLd'S London. Ihad an interview
with the King OF the Sandwich Islands,
at Clardis' Hotel, before his departure for
the continent. His majesty expressly
desired me to contradict the rumor that
he was travelling for the purpose of dis
posing of the Islands. II prefer" he
said, Ito preserve independence in the
kingdom"
The promoters of the projected Lon
don international fishery exhibition for
1858 desire me to say they fully expect
governments support, and that they
hope to make the exhibition q greater
success than that OF Berlin They say
Americans made such a splendid show
at Berlin that it is to be hoped they will
make an equal one in London. The ex-
hibition will probably be held at the
Crystal Palace.
lhe question of free trade UersuS pro-
lection comes more and more to the front,
and Is being very earnestly discussed in
manufacturing towns, Even leading lib
eral papers write against free trade.
Among them is the Newcastle Chronicle,
Joseph Governs paper, which, without
the PRINCIPLES Of free trsde,
would protect English industries.
The Edin burgh COurGat says there
cannot be the slightest doubt that the
battle of free trade has now to be fought
over again, and though the so-called fixed
principles of the abstract theorist of
trade and commerce will have 10 submit
to considerable modification in the course
Of the ordeal, 1t is not question for party
discussion. 1t is q matter of pressing
and vital importance, involving the veal,
If not the very existence OF the nation.
Theopponents of free trade have hit upon
3 good rsllying cry and wstchVord in
the phrase % free trade, under which
heading the Morning Post is publishing
some striking letters.
Lord Lonsdale has postponed his Arc
tic cruise in the Newport, the sister ship
Of the Pandora, this year. BE is merely
going for three months cruise in the
Baltic, sailing in his old yacht, the
NoTtIslGDl6TiG. I ~
Congresses and con fereBces are Just be-
ginning in various parts of Europe. The
worlds conference of the Young Mems
ng at Exeter Hall. The American dele |
yates arrived at Neville on Tuesday. and |
after a short tour through Ireland,
.eaehed London to-day, taking in STRAIT
on their way. The inter-
rational medical congress will open in
London on Tuesday Then follow the |
itersry congress at Vienna, the geo.
graphical congress at Venice, social |
cience congress at Dublin, and the |
,burchJ congress at Newcastle. The west
'rn international congress has just closed |
It Liverpool.
Ex-Pres!dent Hayes is expected in
london late in October to be present at
he ceremony Of unwilling the memorial
# the late Sir Francis Lysight, which is
o be placed in City Road Chapel
London is crowded with Americans.
The hotels are full to OVERLOOKING. La
'ouchere's paper is surprised that some
individual does not build a
srge hotel and conduct it on the Ameri-
an plan. 49,
London, 31.-A committed is forming
Inder the lead of the Duke Of West
Minister, to erect monument to Dean
stanley IN Westminster Abbey.
London, 1.-Thos. b. O'Connor is ex.
'ected to start ten days hence on an
American lecturing tour In the interest of
he Irish land agitation. The prospect of
'arnell crossing the Atlantic grows daily
nore probable.
1t is stated the police are very reticent
egarding the memorandum book found ]
4 the possession of McGrath, one of the
nen indicted for attempting TO blow I'D
be Liverpool Town Hall, but it is be-
eved the book contains series of mem
randa relating to steamers and articles
Q come by them frem America, and in
lew of the discoveries OF the Internal
machines. 1t Is inferred that the informa-
on which the home secretary obtained
I the expected arrival Of such machines
Ias actually obtained from perusal of
memorandum book.