Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

MI. Gladstone their pope, infallible in wor
and act, and so they believed every wor,
he said and disbelievei all the Loyalist
said
| Colonel Saunderson has stunned Scot
land more than once, and is fully compe
tent to gauge public opinion in that coun
| try.
Politics In British Russian Affairs.
The distance between British and Russian
outposts in Asia continues to lessen. Th,
Liberal policy, broadly speaking. is to keel
them as far apart as possible, and the Tory
aim seems to be to bring them face to face
The action of Russia convinces perhaps {
majority of Englishmen that the Tory policy
is right. The Daily Neacs, representing oficia
liberalism, has ventured to express doubt!
whether the chastisement of tribesmen o
Hunza and Nagar, beyond Gilgat, the ad
vance post of Cashmere, last week, was
justified by the amount of provocation re.
ceived, to which the Tories have angrily
retorted that the tribesmen are very wicked
people indeed, given to slave trading,
brigandage and other denominations, and
that thrashing is good for them. From
which may be assumed that neither party
feels altogether easy on the subject
The views of the Saturday Regiew, a Gov.
ernment organ, are of more robust order.
I'VE are going to Hunza and Nagar," ii
says, because it is important for the safety
OF India that we should go there, and be-
cause We don't want Russia to get there
hrst; but there does not appear to be any
necessity to force ourselves on the trlbesmen
and call them scoundrels too"
Labor as a Piece of Merchandise.
A proposal to petition the Government
in favor of imposing e3 poll tax on i'm
migrant aliens has been rejected by the
London Trade Council, after a very full
discussion, and nothing more is likely to
be heard of it. The arguments which found
most favor with the members of the Council
were that labor is an international COM
modify, that aliens have as much right to
come here as Englishmen have to 60 to for
eign countries, and that instead of attempt
ing the impossible task of preventing i'm
migration, efforts should be directed TO the
practical work of bringing the new corners
into the trade unions
The DISPATCH suggested last week that
the Government would probably pick up
courage to ask Parliament to make some
provisions for Prince Albert Victor and his
bride, Notwithstanding that it gave pledge
three or four years ago to ask for no more
money for any member of the royal family,
III Vi slu duuu Vi UOU
voted to the Prince of Wales for the sup
port of his children. The Tory papers are
now preparing the public mind for q viola
tion of the Government promise, and it is
even stated that Parliament will be called
upon to give the Prince ELS, 900 and the
Princess 5000 year to help them keep
house
One Tory newspaper of some influence
sees nothing derogatory to the dignity of
the royal family in the suggestion that as
Parliament may refuse to give anything,
the Lord Mayor should forthwith start
fund at the Mansion House, with which to
dover the young couple or purchase a
superb wedding gift, sin order to demon
strate the national qualification
London's Liberality to Royalty.
The corporation of London has already
voted 2, 500 guineas for a wedding present,
which will likely take the form of gold and
silver plate, and other cities are preparing
to follow the example of the metropolis.
1t is probable that the aggregate value of
gifts from public bodies to these young peo-
pie will amount to e50,000 or more. The
London corporation gift to the Princess of
Wales, on her marriage in 1863, consisted of
a diamond necklace and earrings valued at
$4,000.
1t is nevertheless a rather difficult matter
for even Tory newspapers TO get up much
over Prince Albert Victor.
Though his fance is deservedly popular,
of the royal family. To his
fathers former vices the prospective
Prince of Wales has added some
that are more fin de steele, and he has not
his fathers geniality and amiable personal
qualities TO make him friends Radicals
who recommend the abolishment of the
throne have long said that though the pres
ent Prince of Wales might be allowed to
ascend the throne, the line would be drawn
at Albert Victor.
Prince George, who is Just now recover
ing from an attack of typhoid fever is, on
the other hand, great favorite. 1t is he
who, being reproved by his elder brother at
a ball for being too promiscuous in his at
entions to pretty girls of all ranks or no
rank at all, replied: "You may go into a
corner and whistle God Save Your Grand
mother If you like, but I am going to
lance with anyone 1 please.
Names Enou n for Family.
1t may be interesting to some people to
Know that Albert Victor's entire name and
title, as published in the official report of
lis engagement, is: ellis ROYAL Highness
Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward,
Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of
Athlone, Knight of the Most Noble Order
If the Garter, and Knight Of the Most |
-llustrious Order of st. Patrick" and that |
he Princess Mary's is "Her Serene High |
less the Princess Victoria Mary Augusta |
louise Olga Pauline Agnes"
The newspapers have much more to say
bout the Princess than about her prospect- |
b,-ehoDa SC
Radical and Tory journals, a jealous CO.
yorker with her mother in considerable
lumber of philanthropic undertakings.
Perhaps not the smallest practical token of |
Ter good nature is the fact that |
he will pleasantly sit through an anna
eur theatrical performance in the |
acred cause of charity. OF her innate
,indliness there are numerous instances |
Perhaps the best is the anecdote of her act
ng the part of the fairy princess to an old
ervant of the family reduced for a time to
monetary straits.
intellectually the Princess is endowed
bove the average of her rank, and has pro-
ted by her teaching in an eminent degree.
he is shrewd beyond her years, and even,
D to speak, beyond her opportunities Yet,
or her rank, the bride-elect has mixed but
title in society. BY far the greater part of
ne year mas peen spent IN Ine domeStlcltleS
nd mental culture of the White Lodge Of
curse, what are called accomplishments
n the Princess have not been neglected. |
he dances to perfection, she is likew Sc a
killed musician on two or three instru-
lents, but the more solid parts of knowledge
ave found in her an apt student She is
n expert linguist. and it is said has not
isdained the seyerer ordeal of logic and
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he Opinion of an Eminent German Strate-