Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-05
MINNIE PALMER's WOE.
Frightened for Her Life Over John r.
Rogers Action-Afraid He Intends to
Kill Her-The Newfoundland Question

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| Frightened for Her Life Over John r.
Rogers Action-Afraid He Intends to
XIII Her-The Newfoundland Question
in the House of Lords.
LONDON, May 4-Minnie Palmer is regis
tered at the Hotel Victoria. this city. Miss
| Palmer was seen by reporter and she was
highly excited and nervous. In explanation Of
this unusual condition, she said: II am fright
enod for my life. am sure that Mr.. Rogers
comes here intending to kill me-" The re-
| porter asked Miss Palmer what steps she IN
| tended to take for protection, to which she re-
piled: II have given my lawyer instructions to
have Mr. Rogers watched from the very mo-
ment he arrives In London, and IL he attempts
| to molest me in any way, shall be compelled
TO take unpleasant action. My lawyer has
| given instructions at the hotel here that Mr.
| Rogers shall not be admitted. The number of
my rooms on the register has been changed,
| and have employed detective to be con-
| stantly near me when am out OF the building.
never loved Mr.. Rogers and he knows it very
well, and would never live with him again for
| any consideration. signed an agreement with
| him for the manuscript of my Sweetheart" I"
agreeing to give him % per cent royalties. He
never gave me tho manuscript, and conse-
| quently have no play to open with here"
John r. Lying Low.
Miss Palmer signed an agreement with Mr..
1ys
est. She will probably open IN burlesque at
| the Galety. John r. Rogers is still in Liver
| pool, where he arrived Saturday night. and he
is still waiting there, order to see to-nights
production of the new version Of "My Sweet
heart" He will come to London tomorrow.
Meanwhile he Is teIegraphing to all his friends
here. asking them to try to bring about recon-
ciliation with his wife.
Miss Palmer was shown some of these tele-
grams this afternoon and she said she fully be-
lieyed Rogers was plainly in love with her, but
since the quarrel she had with him in New
York, when. she claims. he chased her with
carving knife. she has had no feeling toward
him. but only fear. She intends leaving the
Hotel Victoria tomorrow, and will GO to some
quiet lodgings.
Believes He Is Mad.
Horace sedger has offered Miss Palmer an
engagement TO appear in comic opera. but she
says that she is weary of touring and intends
to remain IN London. She has been besieged
with callers, sympathizing with her and offer
ing to act as peacemakers. She says she is
greatly annoyed at these offers AS she has de-
termined to settle the matter herself and says
she Is quite capable Of managing her own
domestic affairs.
The concluding words she gave the reporter
as he left, were- Il firmly believe that Mr..
Rogers is mad, and 1 consider him capable of
any sort of vengeance"
The grip has spread largely through the
southern part of Lincolnshire county, and the
Lord Derby is considerably improved. Lord
Arthur. NJ. p, is reported better, but still
keeps to his bed; the Duke OF Richmond aud
Gordon was yesterday able to leave his room;
Sir Charles Foster is improving, and Henniker
Heaton is stronger. At York the malady is
virulent. and also at Pontefraet and Hull. At
Dewsbury. 800 children have ceased attendance
at the school and at Ripon two members of the
corporation have died At Doncastor 100 rail-
way men are affected; at Billingborough, 200
railway men are laid up; at Whitby the disease
10 ronil ruhfl in
nearly half of the children attending the
Wesleyan day school are suffering.
The newfoundland Question.
Lord Kimberly, in the House of Lords today
moved that in view of the assurances which the
Government had received from the Newfound-
land delegates that the colony would immedi-
ately pass an act which would provide for the
due enforcement Of the treaty stipulatlons ex-
isting between France and Great Britain, the
House ought not to go in committee on the
Knutsford coercive bill until q reasonable time
had been given to Newfoundland to pass the nec-
essary legislation. Lord Kimberly also urged
that the Colonial legislature would not repudi-
fore the Knutsford bill ought not TO be carried
any further.
framer of the coercive measure under discus.
sion, refused TO accede to Lord Kimberly's mo-
tion, claiming that the Newfoundland question
had an imperial character, which mrst be rec
added, however, that If Newfoundland would
pass the promised measure the bill at present
before the Imperial Houses Of Parliament
would be dropped
To Save the Colonies.
Lord HerscheIl, one of the deputy speakers
of the House of Lords, held that 1t was of prim-
ary importance in tnis connection to consider
the opinions of the colonists, il the Govern
ment desired to maintain its colonial empire.
The action OF Lord Knutsford justified the re.
lection of the bill.
Lord Salisbury said that the Government
had entered into serious international obliga-
rions with France which must carried out.
Under the decisions of the Newfoundland
courts the hands of the naval powers were
paralyzed. They could not regularly exercise
the jurisdiction which they had hitherto ef.
fected.
After some further discussion, Lord Kim
berry's motion was rejected by vote of lib to
80 Lord Herscheil moved that the Knutsford
act continue in force for only one year. Lord
iected~6I to Il. The bill then passed the com.
mittee stage.
The Bering Sea Dispute.
Mr.. Robert T. Lincoln. the United States Min
lister, spoke at a meeting of the British and
Foreign Sailors Aid Society to-day. Incfden.
tally. Mr. Lincoln remarked that he felt sure
that the Bering Sea dispute would be settled
amicably and honorably, aud in a manner salts
factory TO Doth countries Referring to the
work OF the society, he praised its wisdom and
economy in cooperating with the American
Seamans Friend Society, in mutually sustain
ing stations in foreign ports for the benefit of
scamen, irrespective OF nation or creed
Mr.. Chaplin. President of the Board of Agri-
culture. in an interview to-ds ?. said that Secre-
tary Rusks new rules for the inspection of
cattle for export would not af ect English reg
ulations for the admission of foreign cattle.
He expressed himself as thoroughly satisfied
with the reports of the expert, Mr.. Holman, as
tar I'M aad linn of Anna flo
at Deptford, and attached little importance to
the opposite decision of DR.. Wray, the Ameri-
can Governments expert at Deptford, even
though 1t was supported by the opinion of Dr.
Williams, principal of the Royal Veterinary
College of Edinburgh. He stated that Dr.
Williams. in 1879, pronounced cargo OF Amer
ican cattle free from disease. and afterward it
was found to be infected