The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

TIE union IN DANGER
English Newspapers Dis
cuss the Victory Of the
Silver Men.
DECEASED WIFE's BILL
Triumph of the Queens Pet Meas
ure- salisbury's For
eign Tour.
BIZ Gable to The Uufted prese.

| ings of the Democratic National Con-
vention in Chicago have excited much
interest in political and financial circles
| here The eoneensus Of opinion among
| the leading high-class weekly papers.
such as the Speaker Spectator and
Economist is that The victory Of the
1 silver men is serious danger to the
Union. They declare that though the
I Democratic party will be wrecked sound
| money is sure of an ultimate triumph.
There will be a long period of unrest
| The immediate effect of the strength
shown by the silver men will be heavy
gold shipments from the United States
! for some months and the paralysis of
trade. many investors withdrawing their
capital under the fear, however improb-
able. that the Democrats might win.
The Speaker emphatically says it
does nat believe in the possibility of a
second secession by a confederation Of
| the silver States Though the Demo-.
by and by it will get new and better
creed.
The deceased wife's sisters bin, which
passed its third reading In the House of
Lords last night, is great defeat for the
| bishops and other members Of the clerical
clique who have for years succeeded in
preventing the bill from becoming law.
and corresponding victory for the royal
4 family, who have been staunch support
/ ers of the measure. The bill will now
go TO the House of Commons and If it
| is not too late in the session for Its con-
| sideration it win certainly become law.
and the anomaly of what is strictly legal
| In the British colonies being Illegal sn
| the United Kingdom will be done away
| with The decisive majority for the bill
! " votes, shows that a great change has
/ come over the House of Lords. which
| heretofore has thrown the bill out with
scant courtesy. The bishops were ont in
iuA force last night to throw their in
nuenee against the measure, and their
s1orts We're ably, but unavailingly. sec
ohded py the Dukes of Argyll, Norfolk
and Rutland, Viscount Halifax and the
o5ner peers who form the clerical ciiuue
Lore Salisbury has arranged to leave
London early in August for the Riviera
Parliament will not have adjourned he
| fore the Premier starts. blf reaso1s 81
AFatsh ana or State also expedite his de-
pdfture Special Importance is attached
| At the Foreign Oface to his sojourn in
| the Riviera Recent commuriea tffrs from.
the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
the Duke Of Sermoneta expressed fhe
qeslre % nave personal conference with
LORD salisbury with the view, 1t is un-
ueIstood, to discuss the Anglo-Italian re-
laflons in all their bearings Lord Sails
1ury has received an important statement
from the Duke of Sermoneta setting forth
me pofcy OF the italian Government con-
cefning the retention of Massala the un-
derstanding with England for naval CO.
operation IN maintaining the balance of
power in the Mediterranean, the French
10 r fffN--I IrxE rfs7~zt - =
mentS of France upon Tripoi The Italian
Government deemed conference with
the English Premier so urgent as to lead
TO an offer of the Duke of Sermoneta to
come 10 London IL Lord Salisbury found
1t advisable The prudence of such a step
was apparently questioned at the Foreign
Oft1ce, so the meeting has been settled to
take place at a time when the ministerial
holidays begin, and when the interviews
VIII have less an aspect Of formality
Nothing less than a wider and clearer un-
derstanding between England and italy
specially directed against France is anti
cipated in English official circles from the
conference. The result will bring England
Il Is expected. into closer relations with
the Drsibund, and lead to some startling
developments of German policy in East
ern Africa. In the recent debate In the
Italian Chamber of Deputies the Mar
quis de Rudini, the Prime Minister, spoke
Of the understanding with England as
the complement to the conclusion of
Italy's pact with Germany and Austria.
Neither Prime Minister Rudini nor Lord
Salisbury is likely to disclose the exact
nature of the negotiations now proceed
ing, but it may be accurately surnlised
that ON the English side they aim at OBJ
tanning the support of the Triple Alliance
in resisting the Russo-French demands
for a co-dominion in Egypt, and On the
italian side in getting England pledged
to oppose France in further territorial
extensions In Northern Africa.
II all goes well with the expedition
full force in September, the Italian occu-
patton of Kassala win terminate on jan
uary l, 1897. The Anglo-Indian contingent,
which is still at Suakim, viii be partly
transferred to Tokar and Turikitat, and
will operate towards Kassala sinultane-
ously with the advance of the expedition
gp the Nile s,,ns nrom po9goaa Tae ss Me
inforced by English troops to carry Bar
Der and Khartoum. The appointment Of
Sir Rsdvere bulisr to tne cnisI COM
settled as announced some time ago, that 4
he should leave. England for Egypf about /
the middle Of the current month. The /
success with which General Kitchener /
has. conducted the operations hitherto /
has led to a movement in the War Office +
in favor of giving him the command of |
though Sardar OF the Egyptian Army, is I
only Colonel in the British Army. He /
Is seff-assertive and frankly ambitious,
and has powerful friend IN Lord Woise-
advance suddenly to the high rank that |
would pertain to the command of a +
strong British force would challenge
criticism So his friends at the War
Once hesitate to back him up with the
government
The Irish I.apd bill has been fixed to go I
into the committee stage on July Is.
Mr.. Gerald Balfour. Chief Secretary for
ireland. continues to negotiate with the
landlords and the Nationalists for a
compromise on the measure.