The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-20
DOESN'T USE A "GUN."
Lord Randolph Churchill Denies the
Story That He is n Victim of the
Morphine Habit.

San Francisco, Aug. 19.-The Exam
iner publishes an interview with Lord
Randolph Churchill in which he de-
morphine. and says that report was
maliciously circulated through spite.
81 have suffered acutely," he eX-
planned, from nervous prostration and
insomnia, brought on by the extreme
tension of public affairs and constant
attention to party interests long after
I should have abjured public speaking.
I feel very much better now than when
1 left England. My appetite is excel
lent and | sleep well, so that 1 have no
doubt that when my tour is completed
shall be able to return home ard re-
enter politics entirely restored. The
Bar Harbor incident was entirely fic-
titious, and the purported interview
with w Gilbert. formerly of the Glou-
cestershire cricket eleven, published in
a Chicago journal, was a fabrication
from beginning to end. L may say,
once and for all, that ny illness has
resulted entirely from ove"wo"6. Act
ing against the advice of my physi-
clans, l continued to make public
speeches until l broke down The trip
to South Africa was made IL the hope
of recuperation, but the fatigue of the
journey was hardly beneficial.
America has done lie a deal Of good
I like the country and the people, and
have gained every lay in strength
and mental equipoise during the past
two months"
Lord Randolph's visit to India is of a.
semi-official character. He has letters
from her majesty the Queen, as well as
from the Prince Of Wales, and his prjn-
cipal mission is to look into matters
regarding the loyal rajahs.
Notably, I shall visit" said Lord
Randolph. 1.-The maharajahs of Alwar,
Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur in Raj
putana, in whose capitals are many
celebrated Jain temples of great an
tiquity. This is not my first trip to
India. I visited the empire some years
ago, and was piloted about by Sir
Lepel Griffin. But l did not see half
of what I desired, and this time / shall
proceed as far as British Burmah.''
These loyal rajahs whom Lord Ran
dolph intends visiting are young men
of the highest Importance in the Indian
empire. They have all been educated
at Mayo college, which is near Amir.
This is an experiment of the govern
ment, intended to give the young ra-
jahs of Rajputarla- an English training.
1t was founded by the Earl of Mayo,
and has had a. most powerful effect
upon the political aspect of India.
In speaking of Lord Rosebery, Lord
Randolph said: 1T seems to me that
his present position might remind one
of the well-known jest in Punch years
ago about Lord Beaconsfield: Why is
the present government likely to fall?'
Because its mead is dizzy There is no
doubt that Rosebery first made his
mark when acting as Gladstone's lieu
tenant in the famous Midlothian cam
paign. Then it was that he realized
that he had some backing in the per-
son of Mr.. Gladstone. and without
doubt aspired to the premiership. Mr.
Gladstones support has been the key
to Rosebery's success
In parting, Lord Randolph said: 81
trust that you realize that 1 am not
the mental and physical wreck which
the American newspapers have de-
scribed. Had I been, would not have
attended the Royal academy dinner a
few days before leaving England.
am on the road to complete recovery
and as I said before, / trust before
many months are over to re-enter the
English political arena"