The herald., 1896-02-02
IN VcTOR|A'y DOM|N|ONS
The Social Gloom Relieved by
Political Activity
PARLIAMENTARY SESSION
will Deal Largely With the Govern.
ment's Foreign Policy
British Intervention In Turkey Admitted
to be . Failcre--Notes of Ameri.
cans Abroad
AysociA,ed Press speclal wire.

cans Abroad
Associated Press sneclal Wire.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-(Copyrighted, 1895, by
the Associated Press I'm spite of the So
cial and political gloom there has been a
revival of political activity due to the ap-
proach of the rc-assembling of parliament.
Several speeches on politics were deliv-
/ cred during the week, notably that of the
marquis of Salisbury at the meeting of the
Nom -Conformist Unionists at the Hotel
Metropole on Friday.
On the whole the marquis is said to have
disappointed hia warmest admirers,
especially In his exposure of the weakness
Of Great Britain in the east, and in his ex-
PLANTATION OF her reasons for non-interfer-
ence in Armenia.
The Ri. 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
Maxwell will second the motion. The
atand taken by the government in regard
| TO the Venezuelan and Armenian questions
will be CHALLENGED by the Liberals.
Justin Mccarthy has summoned a
meeting of the Irish parliamentary party
for next Saturday, and it is understood
that upon that occasion the reform organi-
| sa,ion movement will be considered. Mr..
| Nc Carthy, it IL said, will be reelected
| chairman.
The St. James Gazette announced this
| afternoon announced it had learned the
government had settled, 20 far as possible,
| the program for the work of the session.
| The proposals. of the government, the Ga
sette adds. will deal with national defense
| and increase Of the navy, measures for the
relief of husbandry. Irish legislation and
| the question of the support OF voluntary
| schools.
| Before any progress is made with these
| measures, however, there will be a dis.
| cussiou of the foreign and colonial policy
| OF the government. especially regarding
the Transvaal, Venezuela and Armenia,
and the latter subject promises 10 provide
much interesting reading, in view of the
admissions OF Great hritain's weakness,
| which the marquis of Salisbury made last
evening. and which. IL is claimed, show that
there has been q complete failure of
British djplomacy.
! The st. JSsass Gazette, and for that mat
| ter all the other newspapers, dwells upon
the gravity ct the statement made by the
| premier, and admits that British interven-
lion in Turkey has resulted In tiasco. The
| St. James Gazette Gays:
t.. "Armenia was the marquis of Salisbury "a
first failure. and it 10 serious one. The
failure is chiefly Lord Rosebery's and Kun
berly's; but the marquis of Salisbury is
! aleo responsible. II he had retired from
an impossible position, the precursors. five
months ago, OF the autumn massacres
! would have heen avoided, and yesterday q
huniliating confession of failure and i'm
potency would not have been needed"
| The Westminster Gazette remarts:
ssAocordiDg to the marquis OF Salisbury q
! h.
| and no engagement existed. II so, had we
not better confess the 1arcical futility of
the whole performance and make room
! for Russia or any other power who can in
fluence the sultan?"
| The representative of the Associated
press questioned BramweIl Booth, son of
Gen. Booth of the Salvation army, regard
ing the recall of Ballington Booth, Bram-
weil's Brother, from the command of the
! army in the United States. When informed
OF the New York meeting to be held next
Monday, be said:
1--WE are immensely pleased at the fact
that Ballipgton's work has received such
approval from 80 many prominent people
| In America. He was recalled simply by a
rule In the army that after certain period
! of years transfer would occur.
ssBaliington had been In America nine
| years and. like the Wesieyans, we change
every six or seven years. I cannot say
whether BaIlington will be transferred. It
depends on the general when he returns in
June"
Purcell's Life of Cardinal Manning,
In which he makes statements
and religious intrigues which are
damaging to the pre- ate's reputation, has
created such vast am ,unt of orfense in
Catholic quarters that Cardinal Manning y
executors have issued a disclaimer of all
connection wi h or responsibility for the
~, sv. H. L..
recognize the cardinal in. the so-calied
| biography"
Nevertheless, the executors have been
compelled 10 admit the work which is
founded upon Cardinal Manning's private
papers which they allowed Purcell 10 use,
though they afterwards revoked the au-
thority and tried to prevent the publication
of the work.
The duke and duchess of Marlborough
are travelling on the Nile in dahabeepeh,
which they have hired for six weeks.
Nine. Stepuaiak, the widow of the we'll
known nihilist, is writing q biography of
her husband.
Richard Croker has twenty-nine horses
in training in charge of Charlss Morton. 1t
il stated that Montauk has much improved
on last years form.
The spring handicap weights were pub
lished today. In the Lincolnshire handi-
cap the highest weight IL $50 pounds and
| tu8 lOW08b ofs AtucItCuS Will Carry i i -,
Montauk IS, Rey el Santa Anita III and
Sir Excess Ill.
For the Great Metropolitan the highes,
weight 10 126 and the lowest "a. Banquea
will carry liza and Rey el Santa Ani:t
l2J
In the City and Suburban, the highest
weight is 1873 and the lowest 81. Mon
tauk will carry IS and Rey el Santa Auita
| l24, Sir Excess 1l9 pounds.
In the Chester Cup the highest weight is
1873 and the lowest "a. Key Ell Santa Anita
will carry no pounds.
Nc. Whitaker Wright, an Australian
yachtsman, has offered 5000 cup 10 be
sailed for during The Riviera season and
with the object OF bringing about meet
ing between such yachts as Britannia
Satanita, Ailsa and possibly an American
yacht.
| Mr.. M. n. de Young proprietor of the
San Erancifco CHRONICLES, and Mrs. de
Young are now making stay at Constan-
! tinople. where they have received every
attention possible on the part Of the lead
ers of the foreign colony there.
The Gold Reserve
| WAsHINGroN, Feb. 1.-The treasury to-
day lost Sll7,0 in gold coin and slb,
TOO in bars, which leaves the true amount
Of the reserve at $49, ,O60, 1892. The net
lose ~ <yold nine0 lutv 0th laat tn date II