The herald., 1896-04-12
As Business and Industry Stead
lily Improve
THE MAVERICK RESOLUTION
Produces q Large Crop Of Sarcasto
Newspaper Comment
Though 1t Is Admitted the Prisoners Chsneeo
Grow Brighter
Secretary BaIfour Will Seek to Sslvs the Inst
Question by Permitting Purchase Of Laa6
by the Occupying Tenant - Political as4
Social Hatters
Associatsd Press special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, April 11.-Copyrighteds
1896, by the Associated Press.-The ims
provement in trade shows In the re-
turns for the first quarter of the pres
ent year and has been greeted with
great satisfaction, and it is pointed out
that the increases are due to an ALL
around development of trade and in-
dustry. In addition there is q promise
of further progress being shown dur.
ing the current quarter. ~
The returns show that the imports
have amounted to e112,259,342 against
G100.827 800 for 1895. The exports fOE
the first quarter of 1886 were E6l, 1888, ,0<1.
against 452, 2,720.3 .361 last year at the same
time.
Only two import decreases are in
dutiable articles of food and drink and
raw textile materials. The home ex-
ports increased in every instance, and
moreover the increases present faik
advance in prices. Besides, there has
been an expansion of trade in many in
stances.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Call
in the United States senate in the case
of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the Ameri-
can woman who is undergoing sem
tence of Imprisonment for life, after
having been convicted of causing the
death of her husband by poisoning. has
produced many sarcastic comments in
the press. Some of the newspapers
here intimate that the senate inter-
feres with everybody's business. But
the friends of Mrs. Maybrick IND q
portion of the press think the senate's
action will be beneficial to the unfortu-
nate prisoner.
The Echo, for instance, says: While
the senate's action will, for the present.
harden the so-called judicial mind OF
England, yet it will compel a partial
reinvestigation of the case by the press
of this country, which will ultimately
move the home officers, and it is proba-
BILE we shall see a same result with re-
gard to Venezuela. The home Office Will
be compelled by the commotion on both
sides of the Atlantic to alter it's policy.
and when additional light has been
thrown on the case we may expect a
reprieve after a sleepy delay.
The friends of Mrs. Maybrick are se-
we're in their criticisms of United States
Ambassador Bayard. They even go so
far as to say that Mrs. Maybrick would
have been free by this time had any
other man occupied the post of am
bassador of the United States here.
They claim that Mr.. Bayard is so afraid
of tranSgreSSing what is termed 'diplo-
matte usage" that he hesitates to take
action in the matter. Although the
w petlllOu Will WSlS MY oiss~
natures was transmitted through Mr..
Bayard by the state, department.
neither the foreign office nor the home
office informed the United States ems
basSy of it's recent decision in the May
brick case.
Mr. Gerald Balfour. the chief secre-
tary for Ireland on Monday next Will
introduce an Irish land bill of far largeN
scope than that brought forward BY
John Morley when he was the chief Sec
retary for Ireland in the Liberal admin
istration. 1t proceeds on the principles
that the purchase by the occupying ten
ant is the ultimate solution of the land
question in ireland. Mr.. Balfours task
has been easier by the increasing de-
mand for land. while agitation is be-
coming decidedly at discount. The
savings banks deposits in ireland now
amount to nearly $4,000. 900, the highest
figures ever recorded. Besides the bulk
of the 'evicted tenants have returned to
their holdings, and Smith Barry, as an
example, has just come to terms with
all his agricultural tenants in Upper
ary and other important settlements
are in progress.
The question of abolishing the office
of lord lieutenant of Ireland and ap-
pointing a member of the royal family,
possibly the duke of York. the heir pre-
sumptive, to reside permanently in Ire
land, is again being agitated. The ques-
ton will be raised shortly in the house
of commons. II is said that the scheme
finds favor with lrishmen of all parties
and that it is very popular in Ireland.
President Kruger has ordered a small
brougham from a firm of London car
riage builders, a fact which has caused
quite a little comment. But President
Krueger has not yet accepted the invi-
tation from the secretary of state for
the colonies. Mr. Chamberlain, to visit
this country, and instead of matters as
suming peaceful aspect there is still
much talk of sending an army corps to
South Africa.
Matt Adams of Denver, Colo. who is
in custody pending extradition proceed
ings on the charge of having embezzled
SAL 900 at Denver, was relnanded at the
Bow-street police court today, pending
the arrival of papers in the case from
the United States. The sum of $3.50 was
taken from the money found upon
Adams when he was arrested at South
ampton on his way to Cape Town. the
money being used to send his wife and
servants home.
The Bimetallic league has issued
manifesto urging the bimetallists, in
view of the recent discussion in the
house of commons, to redouble their
efforts to educate the country. The
manifesto concludes: Great Britain
having now approved the principal OF
interna tional bimetallism as necessary
to the prosperity of her commerce, the
time cannot be distant when she will
recognize her only true position is in
the van of the movement"
Empress Frederick of Germany, it is
announced. intends to spend much time
in the future in England, and Is neso-
tiating for the lease OF the duke Of Buc-
cleilch's beautiful palace near Windsor.
The prince and princess. of Wales will
be TIE guests of the marquis and
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