Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-15

Parliament will not meet again unit
April %, which may give time for change
in the political atmosphere. The stu
alton is now charged with electricity and
rupture between the Conservatives anC
Liberal Unionists is predicted. There art
growing differences in policy between th;
Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, the Conservative
leader in the house Of commons, and TIT
Rt. Hou. Joseph Chamberlain, the leader
of the Liberal Unionists. The latter Il
known to bitterly resent the recent criti
cisms upon his conduct which have ap
peared in different Conservative news
papers, and as result he has sounded ;
note of warning in his newspaper organ
at Birmingham, for which city he has beer
one Of the Representatives III parliament
since 1875.
There is no doubt that the Liberal I'm
ionists are becoming alarmed at the lean
ings of certain prominent members of thu
Conservative party towards what is known
here as flair trade" The Birmingham
Post the other day, discussing this featur'
of the Conservative policy declared: II,
free trade and free corn are to be put il
the balance against an Irish Nationals
parliament. then we say that the latte
would be an infinitely lesser evil than !:
return to protection"
American Racers In Favor.
Those who are in charge of the string 0!
American horses belonging to Messrs
Croker and Dwyer. which are now in
active training at Newmarket for q mum.
Der of the important events of the racing
season here, are reticcnt concerning the
date of their first appearance in public.
But the American horses are beginning
to be looked upon with more respect thar
when they first landed in England at the
end of January last. Consequently, the
chances of Stonnell, Dobbins, Don Alonzo
Banquet, Harry Reed, Montauk and 9th
ers are being quietly discussed by the
sporting fraternity.
The Newmarket correspondent of 1.-THE
Man Of the World" the mid-weekly edi
ton Of The Sporting Times. considered
by some people to be the leading sporting
paper in England, referring to the pros
poets of American horses, says: 1.-The
Americans are gradually coming ip favor
at Newmarket as their trials progress
They are certainly fine looking lot, and
there are already several good judges who
think they may give us trouble. Ii our
handicap horses are bad Stonncll may Gu:
us up as easily as Parole and Foxhall die
a few years ago. At any rate, have seer
enough to make me regard thom as OK
tremely dangerous"
There promises to be good market for
Canadian horses in England. On Thurs
day last l6 horses shipped here by j. A.
Walker of Ontario sold ut prices which
ranged frcm S120 to $500. Three other
consignments are already booked for ship
ment.
An American society has been formed
in London Oh the lines of the Ohio Society
of New York. The inaugural dinner will
take place next week. The United States
ambassador, Hon. Thomas t. Bayard. tho
United States consul general, Patrick A
Collins, the attaches of the United States
embassy and a number of all we'll know
resident Americans are on the committee
The May Drawing Room.
1t is announced that the lists for the
May drawing room have been entirely
filled and many Americans who antlci.
pated being present at court will, in con.
sequence, be disappointed and have to
await some future opportunity. The En-.
glish newspapers announce that Miss Cor.
suelo Vanderbilt, the daughter of Mrs. w.
X. Vanderbilt, and Miss Gertrude Van.
derbilt, the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, will both be pre-,
scntcd to the queen ut the drawing room
which her majesty is expected to hold in
April.
There was picturesque scene in West
minister abbey OH Thursday, when, in the
presence of 4 large congregation, Royal
Maundy" was distributed to 76 poor men
and to 76 poor women selected from the
various parishes to receive the queens
bounty. Each woman received eI Is shl.
lings and each man received 60 In ad.
dition both the men and the women were
presented with specially coined silver pen.
mics as well as with specially coined Q,