Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22


No one seems to understand the situa-
ton better than st. Clair McKelway, ed.
itor OF the Brooklyn Eagle, who recently
wrote Il letter to The Times on the subject
the substance of which was cablcd at tho
time. In an interview here, Mr.. Nickel
way said:
1.-The new parliament will have a clcai
Tory majority over all groups, including
the Liberal Unionists. The things voted
down and out here are sumptuary theories
Of trade union politics and socialistic ex-
perimcntation. The things postponed
from present consideratiCI are Home Rule,
the disestabliShment of the English church
md the abolition or alteration of the
House of Lords The matters brought to
tle front are the Poor Laws, a policy OF
largcss rather than local liberty for Ire,
land, vigorous colonial development and
eventually, bi-mctallism The latter how.
ever, in favor of the international use OF
silver only on its value in gold"
The leaders of both parties have assured
Mr. McKelway that no change need be ex
pected in the unaffected friendship OF
Great Britain toward the government and
people of the United States, especially as
the latter, it is added, has ceased to be
The recrueng ground for any political
party in Great Britain.
Everett's Defeat Explained.
The Times publishes a long letter ex-
planning the defeat of Richard T. Everett,
who has represented southeast Suffolk in
the Liberal interest for several years in
parliament. Mr.. Everett is much inter
estcd in the United States, rs it was he
who introduced the bill in February las.
to have Great Britain appoint delegates t.
monetary conference, and it was princi
pally owing to this action that Senator
Wolcott of Colorado succeeded in having
his resolution passed, by which the United
States appointed delegates to the proposed
conference.
According to the story in The Times
Mr. Everctt's bimetallism was not tho
cause of his defeat, but it was brought
about by the fact that he had advocated
the passage of local veto measure.
Prince Francis Of Tcck, whose reckless
plunging on the turf has long been notori.
Gus, has finally landed into scrape. AL
though he and his family are poor, he re
Gently bet 900 to { with well known
bookmakcr on a horse which was gcner
ally regarded us an absolute certainty, but
the horse lost, and the prince was unable
to pay. A great scandal followed in club
dom, and finally the Prince of Wales tn,
Duke of York and Prince Adolphus OF
Teck, who married the daughter of the
Duke of Westminster paid the 10000
and Prince Francis will be sent to India.
1t is regarded as certainty that the
Duke of Connaught will be the new com
mandcr-in-chief of the army in succession
to the Duke of Cambridge.
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan is at the
Savoy hotel. He is greatly improved in
health since his visit to Carlsbad and will
spend fortnight in Wales previous to re
turning home.
ExMayor Hugh }. Grant and his bride,
of New York have returned here from
Switzerland and will sail for home at tho
end of the month.
There promises to he shortly the biggest
rush for steamers ever known. Many
Americans are returning a month earlier
than they intended owing to the impossi-
bility of securing passage on the principal
steamships in August, September and
October.
Prince and Princess Hatfield during the
week gave dinner in honor of NJ. II.
DcYoung. proprietor of the San Francisco
SHiohicfc; anu MIS-. iJc L Dung ana Sif
Henry Irving gave a supper to Mr. and
Mrs. DeYoung at which Hon George J.
Goschen, the new first lord of the admir-.
atty, and many other prominent English
men We're prominent.
New Lunches With Collins.
John c. New, formerly consul general
in London and proprietor of the Indi an.
apolis Journal, lunched with Patrick a
Collins, the United States consul general.
on Thursday and spent some time in his
old Office. Mr.. New thinks home rule ia
shelvcd for the next 10 years. He adds
that the defeat of John Morley, ex-chcf
secretary for ireland, is an emphatic ind.
cation Of this.
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg eEd Gotha.
who has always attended Mrs. Ronald's
musicales, before his departure Or Thurs
day personally decorated Mrs. Ronalds
with the Coburg order in recognition OF
what she has done for music here.
AT the Prince of Wales hackney sale
last week, the house party at Sandring-
ham included William Waldorf Aston
MI Robinson, the South African million
alre, who bought the Dudley House. the
Duke and Duchess of York and the Crown
Prince of Denmark. Both Mr.. Astor and
Mr.. Robinson bought heavily.
A movement is on foot, headed by An