The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-02
HIS Lordxhip's speech Regarded nm
Admission that England Is No Lon
ger the Leading Power.
PARLIAMENT TO MEET SOON
AND THEN british JINGOEs WILL
HAVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY.
The Governments Armenian and Ven
ezuelan Policies Likely to he Crit
fciscd by the Liberals.

Copyrighted. 1896, by the Associated Press)
LONDON. Feb. LIN spite of the social
and political gloom there has been a re-
vival Of political activity, due to the APP
proach Of the ieassembling of Parliament.
Several speeches on politics were delivered
during the week. notably that o. the Mar
quis OF Salisbury at the meeting OF the
Nouconformist Unionists at the Hotel Net
ropole, on Friday. On the whole, the Mar
qslis Us said to have disappointed his warm
est admirers, especially in his exposure of
the weakness OF Great Britain in the East
and in his explanations of her reasons for
noninterference in behalf of Armenians. His
repeated acceptance of the Monroe doctrine,
however, shows that the cOmmon-sense pol
icy advocated by Mr.. Gladstone in the treat
ment OF the Venezuelan question is finding
roSt in high quarters. ana this is a most
timely showing. for public sentiment is be-
coming strongly opposed to the Premier's
attitude towards America, North as well as
South. sss
The Right Hon. George ]. Goschen, First
Lord OF the Admiralty. will. it is announced,
move the address, in the House Of Com
mons. in reply to the Queens speech at the
opening OF Parliament, and Sir John Max
well will second the motion The steps taken
by the government In regard to the Vene-
zuelan and Armenian questions will be chal-
lenged by the Liberals. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy
has summoned a meeting Of the Irish Par
liamentary party for next Saturday, and 1t
is understood that on that occasion the re-
form organization movement will be consid-
cred. Mr.. Mccarthy, 1t is said, will be re-
elected chairman.
The st. James Gazette this afternoon an
nounced that 1t had learned that the gov
eminent had settled, so far as possible. the
programme for the work of the session.
The proposals of the government, the ST.
James Gazette adds, will deal with four
groups OF subjects, national defense and in
crease OF the navy, measures for the relief
Of husbandry. Irish land legislation and the
question OF the support of voluntary schools.
Before any progress is made with these
measures, however. there will be discus
sion of the foreign and colonial policy of the
government and specially regarding the
Transvaal, Venezuela and Armenia and the
latter subject promises TO provide much in
teresting reading in view of the admissions
of Great Britain's weakness which the Mar
outs of Salisbury made last evening and
which. it is claimed. show that there has
been Q complete failure of British diplom-
acy. -
The St. James Gazette-and for that mat
ter. all the other newspapers-dwells on the
gravity of the statements made by the
Premier and admits that British Intervention
in the affairs of the Turkish empire has
resulted in hasco. The ST. James Gazette
says: Armenia was the Marquis Of Sails
bury's first failure and it is a serious one.
The failure Is chiefly Lord Roseberys and
Lord Kimberley's; but the Marquis of Sails
bury is also responsible. If he had retired
from an impossible position, the precursors,
i've months ago. of the autumn massacres
would have been avoided and yesterdays
humiliating confession of failure and i'm
potence would not have been needed"
The Westminster Gazette remarks: "Ac-
cording to the Marquis of Salisbury's
no engagement existed. If so. had not we
better confess the farcial futility Of the
whole performance and make room for
Russia or any other power which can in
huence the Sultan?'
PurcelPs Life Of Cardinal Manning" in
which he makes statements regarding the
Cardinals political and religious intrigues
which are damaging to the prelates reputa-
ton. has created such a vast amount of
offense in Catholic quarters that Cardinal
Mannings executors have issued a disclain.-
er of all connection with or responsibility
least recognize the Cardinal in the so-called
biography" Nevertheless the executors
is founded on Cardinal Manning's private
papers, which they allowed Purcell TO use
though they afterward revoked the author
the work
Nine. Stepniak. widow of the we.l-known
Nihilist. is writing biography of her hus-
band, assisted by Prince Krapotkine and
the Italian Anarchist Malatesta-
Richard Croker has twenty-nine horses
in training at Letcomberegis. near Vantage,
IN charge OF Charles Morton. 1t is stated
that Montauk has much improved on last
years form.
The spring handicap weights were pub
lished to-day. In the Lincolnshire handi-
cap the highest weight is 13O pounds and the
lowest eignty-four. Americas will carry 113
pounds, Montauk S5 pounds Rey FL Santa
Anita III pounds and Sir Excess Ill pounds
For the great Metropolitan the highest
weight is 126 and the lowest eighty-four.
Banquet will carry ia pounds and Rey FL
Santa Anita 126. In the City and Suburban
the highest weight is 1888 and the lowest
sighty.four Montauk win carry s. pounds,
sRey FL Santa Anita l24 and Sir Excess 1lg
pounds. In the Chester cup the high
est weight is l2s and the lowest
III pounds. In the Kempton Park Jubilee
stakes the highest weight is 1ss and the
carry los pounds. Montauk 100 pounds. Rey
El Santa Anita ll2 pounds and Sir Excess
10s pounds.
Mr. Whitaker Wright. an Australian
yachtsman, has offered a cup of the value
OF $500 to be sailed for during the Riviera
season and with the object of bringing
about a meeting between such big yachts
as Britannia. Satanita, Ailsa and possibly
an American yacht.
Mr.. NJ II. DeYoung. proprietor OF the San
Francisco Chronicle. and Mrs. DeYoung are
now taking stay at Constantinople, where
they have received every attention possible
on the part or the leaders OF the foreign
colony there. .
The Duke and Duchess OF Marlborough
are travelling on the Nile in "A dahabeyah.
which they have hired for six weeks.
III II now announced that the pail bearers
at the funeral OF Lord Leighton. late presi-
dent OF the Royal Academy. which occurs
at 81. Paufs Cathedral on Monday next will
be the Marquis OF Salisbury. the Prime Min
lister; the Duke OF Ahereorn. Sir Joseph Lis
ter. Sir John Millais. Hon. Edward Maundet
Thompson. Alexander Mackenzie and Gen.
eral Arthur Ellis
Deadly Hand-to-Hand Right.