Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-02
RETURNS TO REASON
salisburys --latest Delivery on Venezuela is
favorably Received.
NOT so FORTUNATE WITH ARMENIA
Press Generally Admits British Interven-
tion is Fiasco.
PROGRAM OF PARLlAMENT'S SESSION
National Defense to Be Pushed to the Fore
front.
WEIGHTS FOR THE GREAT HANDlCAPS
American Entries Given Well UP
Toward the Top Wcight-Valua-
bic Cup offered for the
Crack Yachts.
Copyright 1896, by the Associated Press,

| Nopyrlgnt, 1875, by the Associated PressO
| LONDON, Feb. LIN spite of the socia
and political gloom there has been reviva
Of political activity, due to the approach
Of the reassembling of Parliament. Severa
speeches on politics were delivered durin;
the week, notably that of the marquis o
Salisbury at the meeting of non-conformis
unonsts at the Hotel Metropole on Frida,
cabled at length, with press comments to tn,
Associated press, the same evening. On tn,
whole, the marquis is said to have disap
pointed his warmest admirers. especially il
his exposure Of the weakness Of Grea
Britain In the east and in his explanations o
her reasons for non-nterference in behal
Of the Armenians. His repeated accepta1ct
of the Monroe doctrine, however, shows tha
the common sense policy advocated by Mr.
Gladstone in the treatment of the Venezuelan
question Is finding root in high quarters
This is a most timely showing, for public
sentiment is becoming strongly opposed tc
the premier's attitude toward America
north as well as south. Rt. Hon. George
| Goschen first lord of the admiralty, Will, II
is announced, move the address in the House
Of Commons, in reply to the queen's speech
at the opening of Parliament and Sir John
|
taken by the government in regard to the
Venezuelan and Armenian questions will be
| challenged by the liberals
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has summoned meet.
| ing of the Irish parliamentary party for next
| Saturday and 1t Is understood that upon
that occasion the reform organization move
ment will be considered. Mr.. Mccarthy, it
Is said, will be reelected chairman.
PROGRAM OF THE SESSION.
The St. James Gazette this afternoon an
| nounced it had learned the government has
settled, so far as possible. the program of
| the session. The proposals Of the govern
ment, the Gazette says, will be in four
groups or subjects, national defense and
| increase of the navy-measures for the relief
| Of husbandry, Irish legislation, and the ques-
| tioh of the support of voluntary schools.
| Before any progress Is made with these
measures however, there will be a dis
cussion of the foreign and colonial policy
of the government, especially regarding the
| Transvaal, Venezuela and Armenia and the
| latter subject promises to provide much in
| teresting reading. in view of the admissions
| of Great Britains weakness which the
| marquis of Salisbury made last evening and
which, 1t is claimed, show that there has
been complete failure of British diplomacy.
The st. James Gazette (and for that matter,
all the other newspapers }, dwells upon the
gravity Of the statements made by the
premier and admits that British Intervention
in Turkey has resulted in fiasco. The ST.
James Gazette says: armenia was the
marquis of Salsbury's first failure and it is
a serious one. The failure is chiefly Lord
Rosebery's and Lord Kimberley's, but the
marquis Of Salisbury is also responsible
II he had retired from an impossible position
five months ago the massacres would have
been avoided and yesterdays humilating con-
fession Of failure and impotency would not
have been needed
The Westminster Gazette remarks: "Ac-
cording to the marquis of Salisburys speech
the Berlin treaty meant nothing and no en-
gagement existed If so, had We not better
confess the farcical futility of the whole per-
formance and make room for Russia or any
other power who can influence the sultan?"
REPUDIATE THE BIOGRAPHY.
Purcell's life of Cardinal Manning, in which
he makes statements regarding the cardinals
political and religious intrigues which are
damaging to the preates reputation, has Gre
quarters that Cardinal Mannng's executors
have Issued disclaimer CT all c,nn on with
or responsibility for the work, adding. 1--WE
do not in the least recognize the cardinal in
the so-caiied biography" Nevertheless, the
executors have been compelled to admit the
work Is founded upon Cardinal Mannng's
private papers, which they allowed Purcell
to uss. though they afterward revoked the
auf ftu and fria
of the work.
Nine. Stepniak, widow of the well known
nfhilst is writing biography of her hus-
band assisted by Prince Krapotkine and the
Italian anarchist. Malatesta.
Mr.. Richard Croker has twenty nine horses
In training at Letcomberegis, near Vantage,
in charge Of Charles Morton. 1t is stated that
Montauk has much improved on last years
form.
The spring handicaps weights were pub
lished today. In the Lincolnshire handicap
the highest weight is 1870 pounds and the low
est eighty-four. Americas will carry 113,
Montauk eighty-five, Rey el Santa Anita III
and Sir Excess Ill pounds For the great
Metropolitan the highest weight is 1876 and the |
lowest eighty-four pounds. Banquet will carry
ia and Rey el Santa Anita 1876 pounds In |
is 1873 and the lowest eighty-four pounds. |
Montauk will carry eighty five. Rey el Santa |
Anita 124 and Sir Excess 119 pounds. In the |
Chester cup the highest weight is 12S and the |
lowest eighty-four pounds. Rey el Santa Anita |
Will carry ITO pounds. In the Kempton Park |
Jubilee stake the highest weight is 1873 and |
the lowest eighty-four pounds. Americas will |
carry 1oS Montauk 100. Rey el Santa Anita
liz and Sir Excess 1O6 pounds.
Mr.. Whitaker Wright. an Australian
has offered $500 cup to b. sailed
for during the Riviera regatta, with the OBJ
iect OF bringing about meeting between such
big yachts as Britannia. satanita, Ailsa ana
possibly an American yacht.
Mr. M. II. DsYoung. proprietor Of the San
Francisco Chronicle, and Mrs. DeYoung are
now making stay at Consantlnopls. whsre
they have received every attention possible