The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-19
ENGLAND'S POSITION
She VIII Defend the Dardinelles
if Necessary.
THE SULTAN DECoRATEs RIBOT
This is Done to Emphasize the Entente With
France and Russia-Gladstone Will be
Premier, if the Liberals Win.

LONDON, Sept. Copyright, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. The
Sultan has deemed the moment opportune
to emphasize the entente between the Porte
and the Franco-Russian alliance by con-
ferring upon M. Ribot, French foreign
minister, the grand Gordon of the Order of
Osmanie and upon Nine. Ribot the
decoration OF Mechanic hefakat, an
order for ladies founded by the Sultan
himself. The bestowal of this distinction
was announced to the diplomatic circle in
Constantinople tonight. Associated with
this news the British foreign office has re-
ceived advices from Sir William White,
British ambassador at Constantinople, to
the effect that Said Pasha sent him
report from the governor of Smyrna on
the Mitylene incident with note repeating
in urgent terms the Portes request Tor an
explanation. Sir William White does not
mention the receipt of any information
concerning Sigri from Admiral Lord
Kerr, on which a response ought to
be based. The delaying of the reply
tends to confirm the belief that Admiral
Kerr acted under orders and that it was
D.
Slgrl, 1t is believed, was selected as an un-
ootrusive place to effect a suggestive DEM
onstratlon. Sir William White certainly is
not hampered In making an explanation by
the absence of a communication from the
Levant squadron. The admiralty is known
to have received report from Admiral
Kerr telegraphed through Constantinople,
presumably through the medium of the
British embassy. If Admiral Kerr acted
uuder instructions, Lord Salisbury's ex-
PLANTATION may rest upon the fact that the
Porte had long accorded the privilege of
maneuvering and drilling upon the islands
OF the archipelago. Whatever the nature
of the response, 1t will not be apologize.
The Standard in an article directly in
spired, If not written by Lord Salisbury's
private secretary, put the position explic-
lily. 1t says:
1T is advisable that the whole world
should know what the English government
will do. Russia will lull itself into q most
dangerous delusion to imagine that Great
Britain will under any circumstances
suffer Russia to obtain command of the
Dardanelles. AS long as Turkey effectu-
ally guards the straits England will not
interfere, but Immediately the government
of the Sultan in fit of timidity, perver-
sity or bewilderment, shows itself incap-
able of performing that imperative duty,
England will assuredly not shrink from
having recourse to expedients for meeting
the difficulty"
The Liberal chiefs will meet the great
party federation at Newcastle with the
question of party leadership determined.
Gladstone will accept the premiership if
successful in the general election, having
Sir William Vernon Harcourt as deputy,
with full share of the responsibilities of
the leadership. In view of the limited
physical resources of Gladstone, when the
home rule bill is carried, Gladstone
will retire and Harcourt will sue
coed as premier. Lord Spencer will
head the Liberal lords and the Earl
of Rosebury, will become foreign seore-
tary. The federation meeting that will be
held before the country is plunged into a
general election, is of exceptional import
ance. Over 1000 delegates, representing
600 different associations, will determine
their final platform apart from the pro-
gramme already recognized. The eight
hour question will be the sole prominent
point discussed. The federation com
mittee feeling the necessity of
concillating the trades are ma
neuvering for the federations acceptance
OF the elght-hour principle in the form of
local option Several Liberal associations
have already been Influenced to vote for a
restriction of the hours of labor wherever
a decisive majority of workers desire re-
Emperor William has offered the German
squadron, with or without the aid of
British or French vessels, to enforce
diplomatic representations on the Chinese
government The French foreign minis
ter proposes joint demonstration at Tien
tsen. The Chinese embassy here has re-
ceived absolute assurance from Pekin that
the Chinese government is able to repress
the anti-foreign upheaval and is ready to
offer reparation.
The theosophic fad is vanishing as
quickly as it arose. The pseudo Colonel
Desmond, who accepted challen e of
$1,000 TO demonstrate the existence of ma
halmas and produce supernatural pheno-
nina. can't be traced. Th9 ashes of Nine
Blavatsky have been divided into uhree
parts, one portion being kept here, another
being sent TO Madras and the third beirg
placed in an urn in New York
The Danish royal family meeting at
Fredensburg results in the betrothal of
the eldest son of the Grown Prince of Den
mark to Princess Victoria of Wales.