The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-16

lament have five times more popula-
ton and voters than the Irish dls-
tricts, and the one uppermost idea with
every conservative you meet is to min
imize Irish power in parliament by tax
ing away twenty-three seats from Ire
land and giving most Of them TO Lon
don.
''The English elections were re-
markable in demonstrating how little
there is of radicalism in the demo-
cratic spirit there. This endowment,
this disestablishment of the church
by the state, seems IN accord with
moderate progress but forms the text
of the robbery of God Every pulpit
in the Church of England Numbered
against the liberal government, and
thousands who never went to church
and scoffed at religion, rallied to the
support of the time-honOred estab-
lishment Any measure can pass the
house of lords when the Tories are
in power. and none when the Liberals
have the government, so long as the
hereditary majority exist, and Yet
Lord Salisbury distinctly challenged
the cry for ending or mending the
lords by filing his cabinet with peers.
two weeks before election, to triumph
antly show that all classes of Eng
lishmen love a lord and are overwnelm-
ingly in favor of this madeaval age in
nearly every representative govern
ment.
A large proportion of the majority
elected to the house of commons are
heirs to peers or connected with the
families of nobility
African Gold Mines.
'.The. excitement in South Africa's
gold mines equals the widest eApecta-
tons in Colorado or California during
boom times. Both London and Paris
are crazy One of the best informed
bankers in Europe told me that 10
men had pocketed in cold cash in the
past two years tive billion OF dollars
by the sale of stock or shares of these
companies. The money has come from
the confiding British public ana the
usually cautious French; $4,000 600 was
won by a man who entered the Cape
as juggier in circus and Is row
climbing rapidly the social ladder. The
stocks are constantly rising in price
and of course capitalization, and at
no distant day the bubble will burst,
scattering ruin more widely than has
been experienced for a generation.
In France.
'4The singular political event in
France has been the sudden disap-
pearance of the royalist and imperial
list quarters. A royalist gave me the
version. He said that the fear of So
ciaIism had made his people opportun-
lists. which is another name for con-
servative republicans, and by COM
mon consent they have voted that
ticket. He also said that Mr.. Faure
was the most popular and strongest
president since the foundation OF the
republic. He has more courageously
and ably fought the socialists than
any public man has ever dared to do,
and in the late election almost ami
hilated them.
'I was in Germany on the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the victory of Sedan.
The celebration reminded me of the
rejoicing with us after the surrender
at Appomattox. Houses, cottages and
stores were alike covered with flags,
and the bunting obscured the SKY.
Professions, music, illuminations and
every form of popular joy were uni
versaI. The enthusiasm was wild and
contagious 1t developed deep
seated, national and almost passionate
desire for war with France now, and
on any pretext to settle forever the
possession of the Alsace-Lorraine, and
to so cripple the French that they
would no longer be a menace to the
peace of Germany, and her military
establishments might be reduced.
Railway Congress.
"The general verdict on the inter-
national railway congress was that
our representatives were most hospita-
bly, entertained by their EngHSh breth-
rem, but that they learned nothing
from Europe which would be useful to
America
Mr. Depew told an interesting story
of a young girl he saw at LOurdes who
had not been able to work for six years
on account of a knee that was a mass
of running sores. She was dipped in
the spring and the sores healed and
she was able to walk. Her condition
before and after the miracle was at
tested to by physician who dressed
the knee and by medical student.
He said in conclusion: 1.-The general
cheerfulness and gaiety of nations
made this trip one of the most agree
able of my life. Both in England and
on the continent there was a general
prosperity and abundance, unknown
for years. Not only are the crops good,
but the world has adjusted itself more
rapidly than for a decade to the revo-
lutions of invention and discovery and
the instantaneous inter-communion
with distant markets. All classes of
people are sharing in the better times
and are hopeful for the future.
"Many sovereigns and chief Of states
who formerly were politely inquisitive
or indifferent about American affairs.
were eager in their desire for infor-
nation about our stocks and bonds.
The success of the syndicate in placing
the last issue of our government bonds
has put into many royal treasury a
miscellaneous amount of American Sc
ourities."
SWEET PEA GIRL.