The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-14

shortly be surrendered to Greece. Mr.
Gladstone. the great father of vagueness
has not said so explicitly, but he and hi
colleagues lose no opportunity Of sneerinl
at our new possessions. Financially i
has been a pretty bad speculation. Their
is a chronic deficit now amounting Il
nearly $50, 900 year. OF its valae as
strategic point, J. cannot speak, but as
is only a harbor it is worthless. LORI
BeAconsfeld WAS certainly rather san
guine In his belief that it would give u
the com !, and of the Archipelago and o
the coast of Asia Minor.
The Liberal journals, all acting unde
orders, no doubt, are doing their best t.
disgust the English public with Lord Bes
consfeld's tpfize chremo." The mill
tary Tories recommend the Premier L
swap Of G b.sltsr for favored nation
clause with Spain and trade Malta off t.
Italy for the repeal of the duty on calico
THE GOLD FEVER.
The speculative mania has broken GU
this week, chiefly in gold mines. Th'
cause is the reported discovery of q ricl
vein of gold in an Indian mine WORKED
by Glasgow syndicate. The City O
Glasgow Bank bad very large number
of shares ia this concern, and this gold
mine helped to break down the institu
ton. The shares have advanced thil
week from 910 to EOS. and new mining
companies are started every day. Corn.
wall is flooded with new companies work.
ing old tin mines and India promises Il
be the scene of new gold fever. In ex-
listing mines, the rise 10 shares during the
last few days ranges from II to 20 per
cent. Two American mining companies
ask for a million sterling. The total
amount applied for By new companies
this year is eI12, 1000, 600, and most of il
has been subscribed.
sCANDALoUs GOSSIP.
Two or three weeks sgo. Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, who takes delight in
batting the ministers, asked the Marquis
Of Harrington, secretary of state for
India, if it was true that the government
had promised Sir Frederick Roberts
e25,0O0 for his Afghan campaign. and
that, incensed at Sir Frederick's disap-
proval Of the evacuation Of Candahsr,
they had reduced the grant to 9l2, 500.
This rumor was current at the clubs,
that Sir Garnet Woolseley got ELS, 900
for Ashantee, and military people thought
it inexplicsbly shabby to value Sir
Frederick's services at only half that
sum. Lord harrington, who generally
takes life as though living bored him
Lord Beaconsfeld predicted his success
when he saw him stop ia the middle Of
his maiden speech and yAwn) Jared up
In most unexpected manner, denied the
runner with hot rage, and asked Lord
Randolph, almost in ss many worda,
how he dared to waste the time of the
House in bringing up the scapdalous
gossip Of PANTY Fair. The Earl Of
Dessrt, the editor of that lively weekly,
put rod in pickle for Lord Harrington,
and this week he brings it out. Lord
Desart says the Marquis was compelled
to apologies to Lord Randolph, and
rakes up the.old story Of Lord Harting-
ton wearing a Confederate cnckade st
Mr.. Belm0nt's house, and being called
upon to remove it. 'Tns incident !"
says Vdnity Fair in all serious ness,
will impare the friendly relations be-
tween England and the United States,
should Lord Harrington ever become
prime minister.
YE oLDE ENGLISH FAYRE.
eye olde English Fayre" for the bene-
fit Of the fund for building an extension
to the Chelsea hospital for women, held
under the active patronage of the P:in-
cess Of Wales has been SC successful that
the committee found it necessary to keep
open to-day. I am informed that the
proceeds will not be less than 100000.
The great attraction has been the Eliza
bethan and other quaint customs Of the
ladies. The assistance Of &C.
tressss, generally deemed essential in
such schemes, was dispensed with and
the public focked in thousands to see
countesses selling pincushions. Several
American ladies have served ct the stalls,
among them Lady Randolph Churchill. |
Eye fsyre" which was held in Albert |
Hall, South Kensington, was opened on
Wednesday evening by the Princess
Christian (Princess Helen A miniature
village in the old English style was
erected, the houses having long gabled |
roofs with Elizabethsn points. The
The lower floor was covered with stalls
aud the market place was represented by
q huge canvass structure with over
hanging awnings. Here ''ye lsdyes
fsyrs" kept shop, their customers beisg
knights and squires, herslds and Rrooms
Of the pslfrey, lords of the hundred and
peasants withsl. All the dresses, deco
rations and houses were Elizsbethsn:
even the gardens and terraces were laid
out in the style Of we merrie English
countree" three centuries ago.
ROMANTIC WEDDING.
Lord Houghton's Oldest daughter, the
Hon. Amecia Mines, was married this
afternoon at st. Peters, Eaton Square, to
Mr.. G. Nj. Fitzgerald, C.M.G. The
bridegroom. who is Catholic, is at
tached to the Egyptian ministration, and
resides in Egypt. It was in Cairo that
Mr.. Fitzgerald met Miss Mines, and
they became engaged sitter fortnight's
in the shadow of the r yra-
mids, as became poets daughter.
Lord HoughtOn gave the wedding break
fast at his house on Bruton street, and
large and fashionable company was in
vited. Among the wedding presents
were some very handsome souvenirs
from Lord Houghton's friends in Amer
lea.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales 90
20 Lord ROseberry's, at the Durdans,
Epson, to-day. until Monday, and thence
o ACCT for the cup day ON the 10Th.
IRELAND WANTS A DOMESTIC PARLIA-
MENT.
At the democratic caucus held at /
Memorial Hall, Harrington street, reso-
utions were passed by English members
N favor IF lo0iclafiva ipdonopdanoo g.