Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-28
LONDON CHRISTMAS.
;s,v,rs Of Slsot, Dark Clouds, and
Waves OF Icy Cold,
,pE VENEZUELA CRISIS oyEE.
IN, Tariff Revision Causing a Furry
ia Commercial Cirel''-Noics
on Various Topics.

ii intense ieslingof gloom has been
80, over the Christmas holidays by
M, showers Of sloet, clouds Of cruel
s,.,nness and waves Of Icy cold which
80 been tho weather features Of the
81. driving indoors Slmost every
soty bu, the homeless and the police.
men. causing the streets TO labor under
p,iufully deserted appearance. anu
=, the other hand, Masking the happy
ana. hug their frssides with IN air Of
v,l mlIsned content most pleasant TO
contemplate. IL was one OF those
ubti,lmasss you read about, but which
you do not frequently eDJsy. Howl.
d., ieeladen winds made tho interior
,Tisndon's most modest hAbltstloBt
nte a heaven Of supreme enloym
Fyefy little ChTistmas tree, ever 90
t,oi,.t. sesmed n shrine TO worship at
S0sT a glance at the black, deserted,
bitterly cold streets.
VENEZUELA EXCITEMENT OVER.
Ths difficulty between Great Britain
and the United States regarding Vons.
ziela IL slill the leading topic OF de-
p,te ln political and newspaper oir-
rlss. but the interest 10 the matter has
diminished considerably ss, from the
standpoint OF politics. the crisis IL To-
eafded ~ being over, while the atten-
lion centets In iis financial aspect.
The reports eAblod over here that
the United states commission which
will Inquire into the boundary ques'
tlsnistxpocted 10 Include ex-Ainister
Edward J.. Phelps and sx.Minister
Rlbeu +. Llbcoln, met with nothing
but approval.
According 10 one account before
sending the message the Prince Of
Wales entered Into communication
with the queen and with tho Marquis
OF Salisbury. Her majesty who has
followed every development OF the In
eldsnl with eager and anxious inter.
s.i, IL said TO have aisented readily.
The MARQUIS Of Salisbury, II appears,
wa, lees yielding, but discovering that
The action commented Itself TO the
royal family, Whose dignity was mest
concerned, lac abandoned his soruples
ABi approved not only OF The prlnce's
ie,loh, but the precise terms Of the
nttsAge.
AFRAID Oh OUR TARIFF REFORM.
Although the general opinion Is ex-
pressed IA the special cable dispatches
from tho United Slatrs that the tariff
revision bill 10 not likely to pass the
Senate, the measure has caused quite q
Aurfy In commercial circles. An Irish
Industrial organ points out that the pro-
posed Increase In Ihe duty on woolsns
will inevitably check the growing
trade and that Irish industries will
iullsf In consequence. Owing TO the
great measure OF interest csnleIsd in
Irish goods In the United States by the
exhibits made At tho Worlds Fair,
large orders have been placed with the
mills and hand loom weAvsIB in 70.
mote districts Of Donegal. All this
development Of industry will DO stlflsd
the iarii revision bill ls adopted.
COMPARING MILITARY FORCES.
The war scare has had tho eject OF
housiug iniefest In the American and
Canadian military forces anu elAloI-
Ale and more or Less accurate cOmparl.
sonl between them have heen made.
The military correspondent Of tho
G.obs says In regard to the American |
5ilceui
Their tone IL good. they arc very
kstn hni their education OF the best. 1
doubt ifany country provides 80 sound
system VI education for its young
theefs ~ the West Point academy.
Beyond that no opportun mites have |
osea given the senior OH esfs OF hand
llhg Troops on large scale, and few
AnstloAn generals have ever com.
manded more than battalion OF In. |
mnlIy OF regiment OF cavalry"
Tue Globe correspondent expenses |
.he opinion that the organized militia
net nearly 30 well trained or reliable |
Is lhe British militia.
Ihe Morning Post prints an article |
On naval questions In this United |
onItt, durlug which II points out the |
sNtged "disloyhlty and often tho dis |
honesty Of officials responsible to the |
administration Of the doekyArds and |
e,ni1ruolion Of the war ships" and de- |
sthte that the navy department 10 n |
"h''btd OF lobbsry."
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
MI, and Mrs. Gladstone started for
hhtill1 yesterday. They expect 10 AZ
ave mere al $3.50 Sunday morning.
LoIl DunrAvsn's VAlsyrle-Defender |
T2nuyyeTsy pamphlet and bis speech at |
Oailli ON the subject cAbled in full OK
u'Nely to the Associated Press at the |
"me are To be published In book form |
On honday next.
ihe queens celebration Of Christmas |
40 o'Vorne house, Isis u Wight, passed |
~ WIN The usual ghie,y.
NJ hmonR the visitOrs who celebrated |
3uLhlmaa with her majesty was tho |
puke anu Duchess OF Connauvht and |
@el children and all the little Bat. |
ehoutg children,
ueI majesty made very handsome
',shls 10 each one OF tho little |
and Ia also reported to
~, sent Christmas cArda In her own |
u'lhs 10 all her former attendants,
lug servants In Scotland, as well |
NJ muse near her pIes0nt residence.
~ queen aud the court will remain |
uoIhe house until the middle OF |
,o'usfy, when they return TO Windsor
month, proceeding to Nice.
ains Dtuiy Lane the yearly panic.
vs' which this year 10 pronounced to
,oIn eellpssd all previous efforts, was
usVeu' Cinderella was the title VI |
PRODUCTION, and enormous crowds |
nv.eu outside the theAter early iu |
lefnoou. When the doors were
y opened there was tremendous
mi o' places In tho pit aud galleries.
iowa was OF The usual b0lsteTous
"eNllion and npnlaudVd and ioinnd