The morning times., 1896-10-18
MORE WARsH|Ps NEE0ED
Interest Manifested in Naval
Strength Of England.
ARMING MERCHANT VESSELS
Parliament VIII he Asked To Increase
the Subsiuy-SeI- Back Tor Sociai
IurIty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aSehish'
in lyman Case May CAUSE ResiSha-
tions-Germany's Back UP.

London, Oct l7.-Since the car c0n-
pllmenIeu the very me es,orI Winch
Tie CHANNEL squauiou ailoideu nm III
his CluSS.,I- lIu.u ,sIiiO.Ni. ~ IL.i DusiS,
Increased Interest has been taken ia Tie
conuIuun OF the biltlsn navy. MI no.
sciieu, ursJ iord OF the auiniiaily, mas oeeh
devouns mucn Thought uuiins me recess
TO the Whole question OF hawai- uelehse,
anu ne Is ,.v,l.Sa wIun lie ihtciitioI, III
next years nav al estimates, oI very Coll
sIucIaUIy iu>ISasIilr, UuS sam AT liCscht
provided -Ior subslulLlnS merCIldnt vessels
10 dyI as aHueu vI.i.SIs III tiiIc oi war.
The present amount set apart Tor TINS
purpose - 40, ivU, anu iu,,'Ut mas IL ti-itl
1t will be increased TO at least toO,oU III
order 10 allow oil nInc more Nesseis par
tilpating III tne sLn. annually set as4ue.
Among the new condiliCDs imposed VIII
be not merely an lncrea sc IN the huihpef oi
ships, bat greater ein,icncy IN lhcir ibah-
ming and equipment.
IL is Ieporleu mat the price to be paid
for the new 1iIsLClass cruisers Is i91o'
0UO eacn. The nllnSsL tenLcI was Mcssie'
Armstrong;. their price being about t5oo,-
600, evluently showing lhaI thes uiu "O'
want the work. f.,
Ine social purity agitators have receiNeu
another setback from tile licensing eo
miltee of The Lonuon county couieh' M
Wednesday ana lnuis4dJ 'hc -,
tJDk action ON lIt hbIaN'AN'S'' -
yarluus uiusic halls IOr IIrenseS Tor 'ic en-
suInrr wear and, despite the objections
a,tNutcra uy n.eulUvTs tlie sUcIhi ufity
Society," of which il viii lie Recalled Mrs.
Ormistou Chant is one OF Tie leading spirits,
renewed all of Them.
TOO BROAD FOR BELIEF.
The society, winch once succeeded in
preventing the issuance Of license TO the
Empire Music Hail, has based its obIec-
tions upon a class of female visitors who
fr,.uueuJ the proI.. ciEsi4SS OF Inc hhiis-
Each woman who appeared in opposiloh
before The ConInIiJUec Tins year saii that
when she visited the proInenades III search
OF evidence she herself was Tie only re-
spectacle woman there, n statement that
was SO sweeping in its characterization
that It did not meet with belief. The
men who testified in behalf OF the society
gave evidence similar To that of the women
witnesses.
Ine uumc secretary, Sir Matthew White
Ridley, has expressed in decided terms
his views as To tie mis- Enlargement In the
ease of the so-callel dynamite conspirators,
That there has been gross bunglinG some
where is eviuenu; ana IL Is nUs lmprobabie
that the resignation of one of +he leading
officials at Scotland Yard will be an
nounced before the last is heard of the
brilliant captures Of lyman and his
friends. Moreover, the matter will cer-
1sliIiN ne Dt4oAN
Berlin officialdom is showing its teeth
toward England just now. Emperor Viii
liam has caused a notification to be made
10 certain leading German steamship lines
thai in future all steamships owned by
companies in receipt OF state subsidies, must
be constructed in German sbipyaris. The
notification. which appears 10 have been
Communicated verbally through a minis
terial channel. is said to have b5rh called
forth by the number OF vessels which
are in course OF construction by British
firms for German companies.
THE TURKISH DEBT.
In view OF the prominent part France
is now taking IN the Eastern question, II
is to De noted that she has by far the
preponderat.ng share III Turkish finance.
France owns two-tIirds of the Turkish
debt and of the Ottoman Bank shares.
Her stake in Turkey, allowing for de-
preciation in value, is now no less than
t53 ,OOu,0uO sterling. OF the fl5S 900 900
sterling of Turkish stock, at present prices
worth about f79 100000 in tie market,
67 per cent is helu by France, Il per cent
by Germany, l. per cent by England and 1
per cent by Australia.
An authority at the Vatican, writing
on the sub ject OF the depos .tion Of Bishou
John j. Keane from the rectorship of the
Catholic University OF America, SAYS that
his successor Will be chosen after the ar.
papal delegate to the United States. All
the Vatican officials believe that BishoI
Spaiding of Peoria, ILL.,, will lie appointed
to The rectorship in view of his merit in
obtaining the donation OF $500 400, made
to the university by Miss Caldwell
The Speaker reasSerts that Sir Julian
Pauncefote. the british am mbaSSador 10 tn,
United States, will he the bearer Of in
structiOnS from the foreign office which
Will secure a favorable solution of tn,
Venezuelan frontier difficulty. Sir Ed
ward Clarke, member Of Parliament from
Plymouth, solicitor general from ] $50 tC
So. IN Lord SaliSbury'S cabinet, recent
asserted that Great Britain's claim to the
territory in dispute Was untenable. Thi
view of the case by an officer of stat,
has excited much indignation among his
conservative colleagues.
AN EXCLUSIVE ORIGINATION.
If, as seems probable, the Royal Yach
Squadron comes to terms with the pro
prietors of the EoodleS Club and acquire.
the premises now occupied by that Cercl,
In order 10 start London estahlshm cnt
select cotcrles like the Marlborough ant
the Turf will have 10 look TO their iaurels
The cNclnsivencSS of the Royal Yacht
Squadron is the genuine article, there
being instances on record of candidate
falling Ia SECURE election, although strongly
supported by the Prince OF Wales: and il
the men hers arc provided with houS,
Of call in st. James street, Well as a
Cowes, they may be expected to conseryt
their privileges more JealouSiy than ever
The engagement is announced of Mr.
COningsby Disraeli, NJ. p, nephew o
Lord Beaconsficld. He is to marry :
wealthy Young lady, Miss Silver, who's
family came originally from Portugal
but have been settled in England for tw,