The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-28
SALISBURY AS A REFORMER.
He viii Favor Popular Election Of Part
Of The Peers.

Has Come When the Upper House
| Must Be Ended or Mendoza Bill for
the Reform of the Church in Wales to
Be introduced Split of the Irish
Unionists Over the Land Bill - The
Winter Gaieties at Sandringhah and
the Cars Illness.
London, Oct. 27.-Lord Salisbury will
speak in Edinburg on Monday in reply to
the address which Lord Roseberry is to
deliver at Bradford this evening A fore
cast of Lord Salisbury's speech, as &C
cepted at the Carlton Club, credits the
ex-prime minister with the purpose of ap-
pearing in the role Of a reformer of the
House of Lords, not on the drastic prin-
ciple of limiting the legislative powers OF
the hereditary branch of parliament. but
by providing for a house Of peers, a part
Of the members of which shall be elected
by the people, the remainder holding their
seats by right of birth. The tories have
become convinced that the time has come
when the upper house must be ended or
mended," and they hope for the creation
of second chamber, in the make up Of
which the conservative element shall still
predominate
Another scheme of Lord Salisbury's,
which he advances as an alternative to
the principle of a house of peers partly
elective and partly hereditary, provides
for a greater infusion of life into the ex-
listing House of Lords, with the proviso
that whenever a bill which has been
passed by the House of Commons shall
have been twice rejected by the peers,
the measure shall be referred to the
country at large.
The plans of Lord Salisbury, so far
as they are known, indicate that the
abridgement Of the powers of the house
of lords will be Civ en- place in the fore
front Of the election programme.
Mr.. Ellis, member of parliament for
Mertonashire, the wovernment whip give
glimpse of the official bills to be introduce
ed at the coming session in an address to
his constituents. Mr.. Ellis said that be-
sides the measure to reform the house of
lords there would be introduced bill
| for the reform of the church in Wales, an
| Irish land act amendment bill, the one
man vote proposal, the factory bill and
other labor and social measures.
The split among the Irish-UniOnists over
the land bill is decisive. Thomas W. Rus
sell, who represents the south division of
! Tyrone in the house of commons, leads the
protestant farmers of Ulster in their ad-
herence to and support of the proposals
made by John Morley. The result is that
the unionists of Ulster are breaking to
! pieces and the land lord party are fighting
| the farmers. This rupture, it is believed,
will enable the nationalists to secure five
of the seats for Ulster at the next general
| election.
The tenor of the court advlces from
| Yalta is supposed to lead to the belief
| that the arrangements for the winter en-
| tertainments at Sandringham will be con-
! tinued. The report that the invitations
| to series of house parties, which Is to
| be gin next week and extend until after
| Christmas, had been Cancelled is entirely
without foundations. No arrangements
| already made will be changed unless the
| death of the car shall become an event
| to be looked for in very short time.
| Queen Victoria receives a daily dis
| patch from the cars aide-de-camp, Gen.
! Count Vorontsoff, giving the latest news
| regarding his majesty's condition. The
| Princess of Wales also receives a daily
| dispatch from the czarina, who expresses
! herself as sanguine that the czar will be
| able to start for Corfu in about a fort
| night NJ. Beckendorff, Pussia's court
/ chamberlain, who is now at the Villa
! Mcnrepos in Corfu has received instruc-
| tons to complete all the preparations
there for the reception of his majesty
by Nov. 6,'and then to proceed to Livadia
| for the czar.
The Princess Of Wales will not go to
| her intention to do, unless she shall be
| summoned by the czarina in consequence
Of the development of the cars malady.
The queen has been very much panied by
! seeing the canards published in the news
4 papers to the effect that Princess Alix
had been forced into renouncing her faith
and processing that of the Greek church,
and also into marriage with the czarowitz.
Contrary to this, everything is harmoni-
Gus, and the mutual affection exhibited
| BY the czarowitz and the princess shows
that their union will be q love- match.
The statement that the princess has been
obliged to be re-baptzed or to anathema-
tie the faith in which she was brought
up, is absolutely untrue The cEarina
hopes that the czar will be so much i'm
proved by the time the wedding takes
place as to make 1t possible for tho GER
emony to be performed in church
Among the comments on the condition
of the car is a notable one by the Jewish
Chronicle, which says the car seeks re-
lief from disease at a spot from which he
has driven away the Jews, who were ac-
customed TO seek the restoration of their
health after having been confined in
northern towns. The Jews made Yalta
aud maintained it till driven out and
financially ruined by the peasants who
pounded them, As recently as last month
ulase, though generally as yet un-
! known, was signed by the car further
mers. The article concludes: May the
growth Of mercy be stimulated and the
cars mind be softened by his sufferlngs. "
To-day's advices detailing the route OF
the Chinese near Yalu river with little
hghting, has been expected. Mrs Bishop
a missionary at Mookden, says that on
Sept. she had seen the Chinese regiment
on their way TO the ffont, and there was
not single gun OF modern make among
them, their fire arms consisting entirely
OF antique muzzle leaders and match
locks Many Of the soldiers, she adds
were without even these their only weap.
ons OF defense being spears and bows and
arrows. During the stay Of the force al
Mookden 1t was increased 10y the enlist.
ment of able-bodied boggars and coolies
This army set off after three weeks of
drilling As the army marched out many
Of the soldiers said they would go out Ia
/ be shot.
Executions for desertion from the Chi.
nese army have been frequent. as many as
fourteen men having been beheaded i'm 4
single day The supplies Of the Chinese
army, according to Mrs. Bishop. are MOI
sufhclent for much smaller force than
| the tens OF thousands now on the march