Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-08-14
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the Turkish EmpHS'
Tondon Aua. 9.-The conflict IN the
bouse of lords over the Irish iano I'M
10. bsan the political sensation OF the
veal The newspapers are full Oh TIC
s,hieot and there is much speculation .
a. ~ o,tcome It is a long time since
the government received such snap "a
the face from the peers, ana the ni'iie
ha1,a taken a very serious view Oh @h0
situation However, on Friday the sl'"N
t;on somewhat improved, as result %
tba cabinet council which considered 'no
cr,+;oal state of affairs, and decided 10
practically restore the measure 10 .'9
original condition on its return -
house of commons, and as 10
the landlords and peers have peeh pes
AIDED to refrain from further contest
the newspapers today take more my
FIJI view of the case, and it is expected
that a compromise will be arrahssu
which will vet admit of practically an
agreement on Saturday, August To-
In reference to the debate in the mousse
of lords on the Irish land bill, there 80
the curious fact that the marquis Oh s''i
isbury completely resigned his fuhctlor'e
as leader of the house to the secretary
of state for war; the marquis OF Lanus-
down. and this, says the st. James ga
zette, "tends to force to the impression
that Lord Landsdown is in training for
the Leadership of the house of lords, II
not for the premiership"
Much amusement has been caused ny
an incident in connection with LII Huus
Changes visit to the house OF commons
The Chinese statesman's eyes, II APP
pears, wandered over to the Leading coih-
moners, and rested upon the unassun-
ing person of William McEwan, member
of the central division of Edinburg' ana
a member of the firm of McEwan & Co.,
the well known brewers of that city. LII
Hung's eyes Immediately frightened, ana
he asked eagerly for information as 20
the identity of McEwan, and was some
what disappointed to learn that he was
only a humble member of the house. 1t
appears that the Chinese envoy was de-
ceived by McEwans brilliant waistcoat,
now the fashion, and imagined he must
be person of high rank
A phrase which Lii Hung used in his
speech before the China association, at
the banquet rendered him at the Hotel
Metropole, last night, was commented
upon today He is looked upon as having
pleaded for the assistance of England in
case the independence of China is threat
ened from within or without, when he
said:
"Our interests are parallel. We should
like to be able to reckon upon the sup
port of the commercial powers, should
our independence ever be threatened from
any quarter"
This is Interpreted here as referring
to Russia, and to the French from the
says:
His words have political significance
which can not be missed. That Ii Hung
Chang, after enjoying the unstinted and
even overdone hospitality of these Two
nations, should appeal to Great Britain
in a thinly yelled phrase for help against
them, if necessary, is the most striking
fact of his tour
Advices received here from Abyssinia
Indicate there are prospects of reopen
ing of the Italian war in Egypt. In the
autumn, King Menelik is apparently pre-
pairing for hostlities, and has recently
ordered large quantities of arms and am
munition, consequently the alliance COM
mander general, Baldersea, is comforting
with the government, with view of the
adoption of necessary counter measures.
Intense interest is being manifested in
Europe over the developments of the in
surrection in Crete, where general fight
ing is expected at any moment. After ce-
nouncing the marquis of Salisbury for
breaking away from the European con-
Germ by refusing to join in a blockade
of the island, foreign opinion seems to be
changing, and now even the French press
admits that the British premier stopped
Europe from committing a gross mistake
and sitting the legitimate desire for lib
erty. In England the whole country
sides with the marquis of Salisbury, and
would willingly see Crete detached from
the Turkish empire. kilograms received
here today declare that Harakiion, which
is filled with Mohammedan refugees, only
needs spark in order to set a general
massacre going, although the presence of
British and French warships in the har-
Dor is apparently having a salutary eff
rect. But Turkey is certainly in a very
bad way just now, for in addition to the
instruction in Crete, there is a sort of
revolution, aided by Greeks and Bulgar-
ians, proceeding in Macedonia, where the
turkish troops have been repulsed and
the Druses uprising engaging the atten-
ton of the Turkish government in an
other direction. Under the circumstances
II Is not astonishing that they really be-
heve that ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Turkish
empire Is again contemplated and that
Great Britain may now be willing to
see this take place.