The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10

LONDON. Nov e-(Copyrighted,
1895, by the Associated Press.)-The
diplomats of Europe are still tossing
upon the sea of uncertainty. Through
out the week the political outlook has
been murky and threatening to de-
gree not experienced for such length
of time in years past. Then again the
atmospheric conditions which have pre-
vailed here continues; fogs and rains
have added to the feeling of depres-
sion. giving London the gloomfest week
for a long time. And as if it were not
enough to give anybody the blues. the
speeches which several of the cabinet
ministers have made during the week
in various parts of the country have
not been calculated to enliven the de-
creasing spirits of the average British
err. The ministerial utterances have
been pessimistic in the extreme. no
CLINT of sunlight having streahed
through the clouds.
The gravity Of the political situation
IS recognized on all sides and there
fore the speech which the Marquis OF
Salisbury is to deliver at the lord
mayors banquet at the mansion house
this evening is awaited with the great
est anxiety.
This feeling of apprehension is not
decreased by the fact that 1t is known
that the naval estimates which will be
presented to the house of commons
when that body reassembles will be
unprecedented in magnitude and i'm
portance.
The Times in 9 leading article on
this subject yesterday which is at
tracing much attention, said: ENG
land can brook no rivalry in naval
ornaments"
The above remark to a certain degree
sums up situation which for Great
Britain is perplexing and dangerous
beyond any exaggeration.
Curzon's Indiscretion.
The apparently rather indiscreet
speech which the Hon. George n. Cur
zon, under secretary for the foreign CT
fee, delivered at Derby. in which he
alluded to the evident breakup of Tur-
key, has caused much of a sensation
abroad. and especially in Berlin, where
much significance has been attached to
It, as If it had been delivered by the
Marquis Of Salisbury himself. That
something will soon have to be done
by Turkey or for Turkey. in order TO
restore order In Armenia, where an
dICuY pI6NdliS, uODOuy lot a moment
doubts. Between this and the pat
ronizing Of the Turks, which are
among the powers, is this wide gap.
The Turk is indolent cruel and poor.
and fond Of pitting one power against
another while carrying on its alleged
policy, but the Turk is capable Of do
ing some hard fighting against the
best troops Of Europe if the religious
fanaticism of the Mohammedan is
aroused.
The King of Portugal.
King Khama. of Southern Africa. az
ter supplanting Nazrullah Khan, of
Afghanistan, as the lion of the hour
has IN turn taken a back seat. and
King Carlos. of Portugal now has the
lead in attraction in the royal and
other circles. His majesty was the
guest Of the Prince and Princess of
Wales at Sandringham, where they are
entertaining large party. Since short
" after arriving in London from Ger
many on Tuesday last until yesterday
evening when, after enjoying a days
shooting on Thursday. King Carlos
started for Balmoral in order to visit
the queen.
HOnorfng the Naffr King.
There has been much adverse criti-
rism over the dinner which the retiring
lord mayor. Sir Joseph Renals, Bart.
gave in his official capacity at the
mansion house on Thursday last in
honor of Barney Barnato. the lucky
eX-circus man, who Is just now runs
ming financial circus of his own with
the bulls and bears of the London
stock exchange, as his leading at
traction" The invitation Of Sir joseph
Renals' banquet read that he was anx-
ious to felicitate the Kaffir king on his
recent coura geous. honorable and
successful efforts to avert what might
have been a serious financial panic
Barney's efforts consisted in bolster
Ing up in his own securities different
grades OF "Kaffirs'' as the African
mining and banking shares are known.
The former lord mayors action was
naturally generally resented and the
prominent members of the banking
and mercantile community who were
invited TO the feast politely declined
for various reasons to be present.
The Times. and indeed all the lead
ing newspapers, severely criticise the
retiring lord mayor. whose connection
with public companies aroused such a
storm of protest when he was elected
and who it is supposed will continue
his speculations when relieved OF
office.
The Westminster Gazette yesterday
afternoon devoted its principal leader
to the subject, and said: There is one
Englishman who successfully combines
in his own person the two attractions
which appeal the strongest to the
English-dollars and peerage, and
when the Duke of Marlborough re.
turns. bringing his sheaves with him
the new lord mayor should publicly
receive him in the streets of London
IS BETTER.