The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-08
RECASTING THE
MAPS OF EUROPE
Speculation on the Italian
Failure the Only Topic
in Europe.
AUSTRIA LEFT ISOLATED.
Also Leaves EngIand's Hold on
Egypt Very Precarious.
Fears That Germany VIII side with
France and Russia-British Much
Disguised With the Ashanuec
SpoiIs-EngIish Liberal Party
badly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o.
Brienv the Theatrical Novelty of
the Week.

the Week.
LONDON, March 7.-(Copyright, 1886, by
the Associated Press.)-The disaster suf-
fered by the Italian troops in Africa has
caused a great sensation in Great Brit
ain and is thought likely to lead to a
fresh advance by the dervishes into upper
Egypt. General Baratieris defeat must
have an enormous moral effect in Africa
and diminish considerably the prestige of
European troops of all nationalities.
The defeat at Adowa, moreover, serious
~ affects Italy's position in Europe polit-
ically and financially. AS to its bearing
on the dreibund, a number of contradic-
tory reports are in circulation. On one
side, Russia, France and Germany are
reported to have to come to some sort OF
an agreement upon their course in the
future; on the other hand. it is said to-
day that Austria. is alarmed and is urging
Germany to cement a better understand
ing with Great Britain. The latter suppo-
st1on is likely to be correct but the ac-
complishment of Austrias plan looks diff
cult as things now stand. II it is true
that Russia and France have been secret
ly assisting King Menehk against Italy,
IL would seem natural that Emperor VIII
iam who has been
LEAVING No STONE UNTURNED
to bring about more cordial relations be-
tween Germany and Russia, should side
with the latter power and France in
joint endeaYor to crush ItaiyS colonial
aspirations in Africa, and by so dong
strike a blow at Germany's leading colon
ial rival, Great Britain.
According to a leading provincial news
paper, Italy has applied TO Great Britain
Tor assistance, chiefly financial, and re-
port has it that a large Italian loan Will
soon be doate1 in London. In addition,
I important communications are said to
have passed between the TWO governments
relative TO the possible movement OF
Egyptian troops about the Upper Nile.
Military men here express much SYM
patty for ally. in her Il oubles, ami sever al
former British army officers have al
ready offered their services to the Italian
government for duty in Africa.
4 number OF American ladies will be
present at the first drawing room of the
season which will be held at buckingham
palace on Wednesday next, by the Prince
of Wales, representing the queen. They
Duchess of Marlborough, the Lady Ben
nett, Mrs. Henry White Mrs Ritcfie of
California, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Clara Curtis,
of Boston, and others who will be pre-
Sented in the general circle.
The Ashantee spoils have arrived at
the colonial office and are very disap-
pointing. The whole lot is said to be not
worth more than $4,000. A number of the
articles are hollow gold, instead of solid
gold like those captured on the previous
British expedition to Ashantee The in
ference is that the supply of Ashantee
gold has greatly diminished recently.
! Three chief objects are King Prempehs
crown, made of gazelle skin, lined with
yellow plush, each side of the lapel of the
crown being ornamented with pure soft
gold, representing skulls and jaw bones
nE h. FllN1n tod
golden goats horns; the eXecutoners
gruesome badge of office, ornamented with
gold representations of headless bodies
and with the eXecutioner holding a
drawn sword in the center and the exc
cutioner's sword, deeply blood stained AMI
with the hilt ending in a huge gold ball.
The army estimates, published yeSter
day, show expenditures amounting to
t2O,94O,7 40, an increase of 100000 over 1885.
NEXT POINT OF DANGER.
The secretary of war, the Marquis of
LanSdoWne, in presenting the estimates
stated that recent events in east Africa
make a reduction of the British garrison
Yin Egypt improbable.
The marquis added that especial efforts
were being made to provide the artillery
with new converted guns, and that the
/ recruiting for 1895 was satisfactory with
the assertions numbering the fewest on
record.
The attention of the first lord of the
treasury, Mr.. a. j. Balfour. will be called
next week, by Mr.. T. j. Bowles, member
! of parliament for Kings Lynn Conserva-
tive. to the statements in the Spanish
! press, that in the event of war between
Spain and the United States, Spanish
/ privateers will prey upon American com
merce. Mr.. Bowles will ask whether, in
view OF the complications and injuries
! which British trade would suffer in such
/ an event, or in the case of war between
| Great Britain and country which has
not acceded the declaration of Paris, the
I government would consider the whole
! effect of the declaration of Paris and the
advisability of Great Britain's withdraw
! ing thereform.
LIBERAL PARTY SPLIT.
! The young Radicals have broken out
into revolt against the policy of the elder
/ leaders of their party The dual leader
! ship between Lord Rosebery and Sir Will
/ liam Harcourt is the source of dispute.
/ Mr.. Henry Labouchere and others have
| long protested against the radical Chat
! is the term now generally applied to the
] Liberals by the great Conservative ma
, iority) leader being in the house of
! lords. majority of the Liberals, al
| though dissatisfied with the leadership
| of Lord RoSebery, believe that Sir Will
! liam Harcourt viii not remain long in
| parliament and therefore they are dis
! posed to choose rs a leader either Mr.
John Morley or Mr.. Henry Asquth The
! Radicals, however are also dissatisfied
with the machinery of the party, espec-
tally with the power of the whips who,
they urge, should be associated with the
advisory committee. The radicals have
! held a meeting in the house of commons
| and have adopted a resolution embody-
] ing the grievances. 1t has been sent
/ to Sir William Harcourt There is a pros
pect of a cleavage in the party unless
/ the leaders are conciliatory. There will
/ be a meeting of the gold standard mem
! bers of parliament next week to consider
| the necessary measures to be adopted in
order to oppose the motion to establish
an international bimetallic currency,
which is to be debated on March H. 1t
| is understood that Sir Michael Hicks
| Beach has announced his intention Of OPP
| posing the motion and the leading gold
] standard members intend to call upon
/ Sir Michael before the day of the debate
! to induce him to change his mind.
POPE UNFRIENDLY.
! According to the Daily News, the at
| titude of the DoDe towards the Anglican
orders will possibly be marked by a
change in a few weeks. Cardinal
| Vaughan and Canon Noyes have pro-
! duced a trenchant report dealing his
torically with the whole problem, and it
! convicts these orders under twenty heads