The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-15

the leSlClIHdIe grievances OF
which complaint has been made by
of persons now inhabiting the
Transvaal."
The speech concludes with references
to the Chitral and Ashantee expedition
being achieved without bloodshed. II
have to deplore the loss from the sew
critics of climate some valuable lives,
including my beloved son-in-law, Prince
Henry of Battenberg," the address
ends.
In the second message or portion Of
the queens speech addressed to the
house OF commons her majesty says:
1.-THE estimates have been prepared
with the utmost regard for economy,
but the exigencies of the times require
an increased expenditure"
In the third message the queen re-
marks: my lords and gentlemen, the
extension and improvement of the ma
val detenses of the empire is the most
important subject to which your efforts
can be directed and will doubtless oc-
cupy your most earnest attention. re-
greet to say that the condition Of hus-
bandry is disastrous beyond any re-
cent experience. Measures will be laid
before you with the object to mitigate
the distress in that industry"
LIE SpCSCIl lIICIl anAOuuCGS Tie dp-
preaching introduction Of bills for the
assistance of voluntary schools, pro-
viding compensation for injuries to
workmen, to amend defects in the va
| rious land acts of Ireland, for advance
md settlement Of trade disputes, to
lcilitate building light railways in the
aited Kingdom, for checking the i'm
TT of destitute aliens, to institute
| yoard of husbandry in Ireland and 9TH
err minor purposes.
George c. Goschen, the conservative
member for East Grinstead division OF
Sussex, moved an address in reply. In
the address he said he trusted the ne
gotiations regarding Venezuela would
result not only in a satisfactory settle
ment, but a complete reconciliation, and
form a friendship between Great Brit
ain and her kindred across the Atlantic.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said
no words that could impede such set
Element would fall from him. This re-
mark was greeted with loud cheers,
as it disposes of the report that the lib
, eral leaders had determined to make
, an attack upon the governments policy
in regard to Venezuela.
. Continuing, Sir William Vernon Har-
court said: 1T am in agreement with
Lord Salisbury when he says the Uni
! ted States has perfect right to inter-
pose in any controversy by which their
- interests are affected. and that they are
3 entitled to judge whether their interests
2 are affected and in what measure they
! shall be sustained. That is the general
>. doctrine upon which all states act
= Upon this is founded the balance Of
q power, and upon that ground Grea'
:. Britain interposed in Belgium, Greece
:, Turkey and many other places. The
Monroe doctrine is not an extension o.
20 this principle; it is limitation of wha
:, other states claim to exercise every
h where The United States has not made
N any announcement upon this question
- but they have appointed commission
- to inform their judgments upon the sub
IN ject
- "How can the United States coop
:. crate with us unless they have informa
O. ton which will enable them to coop
~ crate in settling the boundary?
What the country demands withou
ID distinction of party is that the disput
of should be brought to honorable solutio
n promptly. (Cheers)
ia 1.-The people of Great Britain and tn
h. United States have already settled i'm
w portant questions by arbitration, and
he can not be admitted that this questio
IL is beyond the reach Of arbitration"
C. Sir William Vernon Harcourt cor
We cluded his speecn'py saying: am ga
lis to find the government mas not cohteH
plated return to protection or tan
tn pering with the currency"
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he A PuG;LIsT'S SKULL FRACTURE