Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-23
ROYAL GRANTS
Some Unpleasant Things will be Said,
but England will Put Up the Money.
Labouehere Suggests RetTenchment of Ex-
penses OF the Royal Family-MOve Of
Cretan Insurgents
Cable Notes.

LONDON, July 22.-In the house Of
commons to-day Rt. Hon. Sir James
Ferguson, parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office, stated that no final pro-
gramme for the maritime confe renee had
yet been agreed on with the Austrian
government.
Lord George Hamilton first lord Of the
admiralty, announced that the construc-
ton Of fifty two war ships had been be-
gun during the current year. Twenty Of
these vessels were being built in the gov
ernment dock yards and thirty-two in
private yards.
Rt. ION. w. FL. Smith, government
leader, laid on the table report of the
committee of royal grants. The report
recommends that the sum of $50 200 be
added to the quarterly allowance of the
prince of Wales. The report maintains
the right of the queen to ask parliament
to make further provision for her grand
children. Debate on the report was
postponed until Thursday.
LONDON, July 22.-Mr. Labouchere in
a debate in the house of commons to-day
on a grant toNthe Princess Louise on the
occasion Of her, marriage to the earl of
Fife, moved the rejection OF the report of
the committee and to substitute therefor
an address to the queen, reciting among
other things that the sums already de-
voted by parliament to the royal family
should be amply sufficient for all their
proper purposes, and that if further sup
plies are needed they ought to be pro-
vided through retrenchment of expenses
of the royal family, and not by fresh de-
mands on the tax payers.
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the government for les attitude, voted
with the majority of the COMMITTEE on
the royal grants.
The report OF the committee on royal
grants advises that at the proper time a
law be passed providing that future
sovereigns shah have no claim to par
liamentary provisions for their grand
children.
BERLIN July % Since an interview
between Count Herbert, Bismarck and
II. Roth, Swiss minister, the repressive
measures Of the German authorities on
the Swiss frontier have ceased.
The strike of bakers here has collapsed.
DUBLIN, July 22.-Mr Kennedy,
formerly member of parliament for
Cavan. succeeds Mr.. Sexton as lord
mayor of Dublin.
Mr.. Dickson, member of parliament
for st. Stephens green division Of
Dublin, has purchased 20, 900 acres of
land in Paraguay.
CAIRO, July 90. -Advices from AS
souan are that the position of the Der
wishes is unchanged. The British are
arranging to intercept the Dervishes at
Wady Halfa. Reinforcements have been
summoned to KhaTtoum and Dongola.
Berlin. July 22.-The hereditary
prince of Baden is dangerously sick with
Inflammation of the lungs.
LONDON. July 22.-The counsel for
William 'Brien have decided to move
for new trial against Lord Salisbury for
SANDER. Their ground for asking a new
trial is that the jury who returned the
verdict for Lord Salisbury on Saturday
were misdireCtcd.
CONsTANTINOPLE, July 22.-Bands of
Cretan insurgents have seized the towns
of Vamos and Cidouia. They expelled
the authorities of the towns and burned
the archives. number of Turkish
peasants whO fed from the district Occu-
pied by the insurgents have taken refuge
in RetymO.