The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
'DOINGS IN LONDON.
Reduction Of the Agricul-
tural Taxes the Parlia-
nentary Feature.
ENGLISH TROOPS FOR THE CAPE
Transvaal Treaty Violations
Corea Disposed Of Mrs.
Dyer's Crimes.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.


Day the bill of the Right Hon. Henr,
Chaplin President Of the Local GOV
ernment Board. providing for reduction
Of the rates on agricultural land Sil
Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the
Excheauer, in his budget speech Thurs
day evening avoided making a statement
as to the full extent of the landlord class
legislation that the government will sup
port. It was proposed. Sir Michael said
to devote the estimated budget surplus
of e, 1,7oS, coo to the reduction of the max
imum rate on land from four shillings
in the pound TO one shilling. Large as
this sum is Mr. Chapfin's measure VIII
involve far greater amount. The bill
proposes to reduce the whole rating one
half, making the yearly total contributed
oy the general taxpayer for the relie.
OF the landlords about f1, $50, 900. Accord
ing to the estimate OF competent author
be waged over this bill, but the Liberal
opposition Will not lessen the determine
ton OF the Conservatives to grasp what
they can while they have their foes
Torys do not think that the prospect
of spoil to be obtained under the bill
Is good enough. They want all the lanG
rates to be swept away, and take the
coming ,pill as a mere instalment OF
An analysis Of the Chancellor Of the
ExcnequersS proposals discloseS some cu-
riOus features.
English farmer or landlord will get about
double the remission in taxes on a farm
81 tne same value as the Irish farmer.
La1ndlords who have redeemed their land
under the belief that the tax would be
perpetual are not considered. AS most of
me railway companies have redeemed
al their LANDS the Liberal members of
the House of Commons who represent
Uhe railways will be certain to raise an
cutlery against the present proposals
NO session that has been held since
1892 has been SO perfectly gratifying to
the cravings of the Tories for class lob
berry sectarian education and war excite
ments.
The statement made yesterday in the
House by the Right Hon. Joseph Chamber
ialn, Secretary of State for the Colonies
that the Government had decided to i'm
meG,ately replace the troops who were
cape Town by battalion of infantry
and body of mounted men only slsirtcd
the truth. A much greater movement of
troops had been decided upon than was
indicated in the statement Of the Colonial
Secretary. Ae a conference held Thurs
day between the Marquis of Lansdowne
Secretary of State for War, Mr.. Cham
ley, and General Sir Redvers Butler, it
was arranged to gradually pour English
roops into Cape Colony and Natal. This
measure me is taken in direct opposition to
Cape Colony, and British High Com
missioner in South Africa. who has
advised the government that the rein
forcement of the British troops now in
ransyaa overnor Robnson RRsaGs wts States tas
that President Kruger has. sent COM
IN fn hi n Jo.1o ~, 49,
negotiations between the Transvaal and
Great Britain will be hopeless if troops
are sent to Cape Colony The Globe
many Liberal organs protest that the
Government ought not to show timidity
before the Beers and submit. while the
to keeping the British forces on mere
police level. The Globe suggests the
dismissal of Governor Robinson for being
too sllbservient to the Government of the
Conservative feeling.
President Kruger has sent Jonkherr
Won Boeschorton, high State official,
the charges that the Transvaa1 has vio-
lated provision of the convention of
1884 forbidding the Transvaal to grant
the British imports. President Kruger,
as was pointed out in this correspondence
some time ago. lodges this provision
oy a1.oTing large rebate in the duties
many, by lowering the railway rates on
Shipments for the Transvaal by way Of
Delagoa Bay. which is the route followed
by German goods, and by other methods
all Of which result in benefit to imports
from Germany and disastroIsly affects
British trade with the Transyasl-
state on the authority of Foreign
Office official that the relations between
Russia and Great Britain concerning
Corea are satisfactory. Lord Salisbury
n ,ot, ID
not aim to interfere in that country An
Eilglishnian named McLeary Brown. who
was recently in the service o the Chinese
customs, has been appointed to the fnan-
attached to the Chinese mission headed
by the Hon. Arson Burlington, formerly
American Minister to China. which in
1863 SO and 20 visited the United States
and the chief European powers for the
purpose Of framing treaties of amity with
those nations.
..GsnsraI' Booth. the commander Of
versary of his birth on April 10 by hold
ing a. series Of councils from early in the
morning until late at night. He has
ing the official staffs Of the Army in the
United States, Canada, India. South
Africa and elsewhere. The War Cry
gratitude to God for the Generals marvel
lous activity and energy. It says that
his zeal does not abate, and that he. .ds
ing to the minutest detail of the organi-
cation. Continuing, the paper says that
he is not afraid of the split in the army
in the United States, believing that lilti-
mately the Americans will recognize that
salvation is not national. but interna-
tional.
The developments in the case of Mrs.
Dyer, who was arrested at Reading in
connection with the discovery of the bod
les Of infants in the Thames, are horrify-
ing the. country. 1t has been proved that
since Christmas twenty children were
The others have vanished. Prior fo
Christmas many other children who had
been placed in her charge had disap-
practiced a wholesale system of infant
murder. It is suspected that she has
caused the death Of over forty children
She lived In Reading, whore she had the
reputation of piety. ABB the door Of
Witch na ao Mas wss se sas r|s5 ssneath f,s
children to come unto Me. and forbid them
not. for Of such is the. kingdom of
heaven" The police are tracking her ac-
II is definitely stated that Lord Duff
.eIif. { sasi the British Ambassador to France,
middle Of July. 80 s s''''''' '''
Colonel Lake, of Canada, will visit Eng
and In May to supervise the supplies
II arms and batteries recently voted BY
he Dominion Parliament.
TInee EsFdinana 0f 6u1gaEla VIE rs
n Cons ntinop1e, has presented to Mrs
George Washhufal. wife or The president
Sc the college, 4 handsome eold bracelet
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