The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09
DID NOT REALIZED WHAT THEIR.
SLAP AT SALISBURY WOULD
MEAN.
LANsDowNE IN TRAINING.
RUMOR SAYS He Is THE PRE-.
MER OF THE NEAR
FUTURE.
LAND BILL is EXPECTED TO lass
Action of the Lords Was the POIft-
zeal Sensation of the Week
i'm London.

i'm London.
LONDON, Aug. S-The conflict in
the house of lords over the Irish land
bill has been theEpolftical sensation of
the week. The newspapers are full of
the subject, and there is much specula-
ton as to the outcome 1t is long
time since a government has received
such slap in the face from the peers,
and the ministerialists have taken a
very serious view of the situation.
However, on Friday the situation
somewhat improved as result of the
cabinet council which considered the
critical state of affairs and decided to
practically restore the measure to it's
original condition on it's return to the
house of commons, and 1t is now hoped
that the landlord people have been
persuaded to refrain from further con-
test. All the newspapers today take a
more hopeful view of the case, and it
is expected that compromise will be
arranged which will yet admit of pro-
roguing parliament on Saturday, Aug.
10. The peers seem somewhat amazed
at the position in which they find
themselves, and one of them who voted
against the government said:
II did not imagine that so much
chagrin would follow the government
defeat or that so much stress would be
laid upon the Unionist alliance, requir
ing the peers to sink their individual
opinions in a matter touching their
pockets for the sake Of Unionist pres
ov,I e.. I, -
when the bill returns from the COM
mons, the peer landlords will find that
they cannot give way in their private
interests in favor Of the greater party
needs
In reference to the debates in the
house of lords on the Irish land bill
there is the curious fact that the Mar
quis of Salisbury completely resigned
his functions as slea1er of the house
to the secretary Df state for war, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and this, says
the ST. James Gazette, lends force
to the impression that Lord Lans-
downe is in training for the leader
ship of the house Of lords If not for
the premiership ~-1-~ss
Friction regarding the inquiry into
the affairs of the British Chartered
South Africa company has arisen by
the appointment of Ward Blake, M
P. for the South division of Longford
to membership of the commission, as
he is unsatisfactory to the Healyites,
who want their own nominees.
Much amusement has been caused
by an incident In connection with Lii
Hung Changes visit to the house of
commons The Chinese statesman s
gaze, 1T appears, wandered over the
leading commoners, the speaker, Sir
VIM. Hafcourt, Joseph Chamberlain
others until 1t rested upon the unas-
Stunning person of VIM. McEwan, mem
Der for the Central division of Edin-
burgh and member of the firm of
McEWan & Co., the well known brew
ers OF that city. Ii Hung's eyes i'm
mediately frightened and he asked
Tor information as to the identity of
Mr.. McEwan and was somewhat dis
appointed to learn he was only a. hum
BILE member of the house. - It appears
that the Chinese envoy was deceived
by Mr.. McEwan's brilliant waistcoat
now the fashion, and imagined that
he must be parsonage of high rank
A phrase which Ii Hung used in his
speech before the China association at
the banquet rendered him at the
Hotel Metropole last night is comment
ed upon today. He Is looked upon as
having pleaded for the assistance Of
England in case the independence of
CHINA IS THREATENED
from within without, when he said
our interests run parallel We
should like to be able to reckon upon
the support Of the commercial power
Should our independence ever be
| threatened from any quarter
This Is interpreted here as referring
to Russia and to the French from the
direction of Tonquin,e and the Daily
Chronicle says His words have a
political significance which cannot be
missed. That Lii Hung after enjoying
| the unstinted and even overdone hos
pitality of these two nations should
appeal to Great Britain in q thinly
yelled phrase for help against them if
necessary, is the most striking fact
of his tour here"
Advices received here from Abys-
sirtia Indicate there Is a prospect Of a
reopening of the Italian war in the
autumn. King Menelik is apparently
preparing for hostilities and has re-
Gently received largeEquantities of arms
and ammunition. Consequently, the
italian commander, Gen. Baldissera, is
CSl1CAIlHS Win sjLne government at
Rome with the viewsof the adoption Of
the necessary counter measures
Intense interest. is being manifested
in Europe over the developments of
the instruction in Crete, where gem
eral fighting is expected at any mo-
ment. After denoEsncing the Marquis of
Salisbury for breaking away from the
European concert by refusing to join
in q blockade OF the island, foreign
opinion seems TO he changing, and
the French press admits that the
British premier stopped Europe from
committing gross mistake and STIFF
ling the legitimate struggle for Cretan
liberty. In England the whole country
sides with the Marquis of Salisbury,
and would willingly see. Crete detached
from the Turkish empire.
kilograms received here declare that
Heraklion, which is filled with Mo-
hammedan refugees, only needs a
spark In order to set a general mas
sacre going. although the presence Of
the British and French warships In
the harbor is apparently having a