The morning times., 1896-11-01
Turkish Cor ference Defeat
for British Diplomacy.
SULTAN AS A TRUTHSEEKER
Reported That He Has Appointed
private Commission to Inquire
Into Recent RiOts-Settiehheht oi
Venezuelan Difficulty-Ihe Lp-
eraI leadership.

powers by Prime Minister Salisbury, is
favorable The official expectation IN
London is that Lord Salisbury will be able
uo announce 1T the lord mayors banquet
at the uuiId Hall on November ., tnaC the
conference has fixed on terms likely to
result in the preserving or peace.
Inc TacJ lnd. Jlc noriln6 Of such n CON
ference is virtually crushing defeat of
British diplomacy does not enter the mind
of the average Briton.
Renabla Information through the foreign
office credits the Sultan with appointing
q private commission, composed OF dis
uIigtISned and wealthy IurhS, with other
personaGes outside of official circles, TO
inquire independently into Anatolia trou-
bles and the Constantinople riots The
obvious intention of the sultan is TO pose
as truth seeker and impartial lnNestl-
gator.
Another intended announcement at the
banquet toward the enabling OF which me
foreign office is making strenuous efforts,
is a statement that the Venezuelan diiii-
Guilty has been settled. Sir julian Paunce-
fote, the hrlIlSn ambassador to the uIiied
States, has been instructed by the foreish
office to accelerate the negotiations.
The decisive Reorganization or the Liberal
party cannot be accomplished III aller
Parliament resumes, If IL be achieved then
Sir William Vernon Harcourt retention oi
the leadership of the Commons is Dy no
means a settled fact, although he r'pudi-
ates all intention of resigning. He has un-
doubtedly with him i'll his efforts 20 get
entire control of the party, IA majority of
Liberal members in the Commons who be-
Iiev,. through him alone IA II anything Ike
effective unity can be obtained.
HARCoURT A NECESSITY.
An sections admit his tactical skill as
q leader But above all men who have
held foremost rank i'll the house, not eX-
cepting Disracli, he has no band Of syInpa-
thctic followers. He leads meantime be-
cause he is a necessity and considerable
minority doubt his being that.
All Irish sections concur in hoping that
Lord Spencer Will become Liberal leader i'll
the House of Lords.
The cabinet VIII meet on November
and again on November Z, when the Minis
teridIists hope that Lorc Salisbury VIII be
able 10 tell his colleagues OF the success of
his diplomacy regd riding European and
American questions.
With the resumption Of the cabinet coun-
oils there begins the rcig n Of the speculation
anent the government program for the com
Ing session. The list Of bills to lie pro-
noted is known by the lapsed measures Of
last session.
Ch!ef among those is the education bill,
the failure of which is Goubtfuily said 10
have hastUncd the death of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury. The bill under pro
cess of amendment has become SO trans
figured from ITS original sectarian character
that il may, If carried. give dangerous
shock 10 other prelatcs.
Sir John Gorst's article in the North
American Review Is spoken Of in tnOniSt
Clubs, and generally in conservative cir
cles, as having given the whole ministerial
case away. This implies that the bill, if
IL is to have the countenauCc OF the Duke
of Devonshire and Sir John GorSt, must DE
presented to Parliament without the pro
poSalS insisted upon by Lord Salisbury and
inspired by the bishops.
MEASURES BEFORE PARLIAMENT
Education, it is believed, will be the
chief measure of the session. Mr.. Chamber
lain's old age pension scheme may be Men
toned III the queens speech, but there is
little chance of any bill on this subject
beng introduced. The Irish education bill
has been redrafted.
Mr.. Chamberlain since his return to Eng
land has been occupied with his old age
pension scheme, now before Il special COLL
mittee, and inquiring into the claims OF
witnesses to Toe heard i'll the Chartered
South Africa Company's case Anent the
latter, there is a host of witnesses Of
fering
Mr.. Chamberlain has of his own initiative
decided that several Matabele chiefs shall
be brought from Rhodesia to be examined
regarding their grievances against the
chartered company. The appearance of
these natives before the committee may
appear like sensational idea, but it Is not
novel. Mr.. Gladstone, in early life, was
member of select committee before which
Hottentots and Kaffir chiefs were eX-
amiued.
a representative Of the United Associated
Presses has had an interview regarding
the wheat situation with Mr.. Seth Taylor
the largest miller in England, u committee
man of the Baltic salcsruUmS, and the prin-
cipal trader in Mark Lane. Mr.. Taylor said:
Considering the condition of supplies
the rise in wheat is likely to be main
tained. Business is knit with sentiment
which Cannot tie controlled in London. II
follows, in my opinion, that fluct tuations
must continue until the nervousness arising
from the American elections has Subsded.
London dealers do not rely upon any
estimate of the result OF the electoral
struggle. They hold that it is impossible
10 fUretell and that it is impossible to cal
culate impartially whose election be
Of the most benefit"
Summing " --s.e eefTT61sl position, Mr.. Taylor said:
- -EH0W enough ~ know that nobody
knows anything about it,"
ODDS ON M'KINLEY.
The underwriters at Lloyds', in the alb
sence OF speculative shipping risks, are
wiling to bet OH anything. They are in
suring Mr.. Mckinley as the successful can
didate at Il premium OF twenty one per cent.
That is to say, il a person hands the
underwriters twenty guineas and Mr..
Mckinley is not elected the person will re-
ceive 100 guineas. These are pretty long
odds, but the Mckinley believers show the
courage OF their convictions in laying them.
The Right Sun. George Shaw fTIrrre
president OF the local government board
in Mr.. GIadstone's last cabinet, has met
with a serious accident While ont bjcy-
cling near his home, Old Burypiace, Eight
ham, Kent. he fell from his wheel and
struck his head. He was picked up and
carried 10 his residence, where he is now
lying in an unconscious condition.
a dispatch from Hamburg states that il
is the intention OF the conference of the
Atlantic steamship companies, held
few days Since in London, To form a pool
ana advance cabin passenger rates by Go.
Mr. Langtry. husband of Mrs. Lily
Langtry. and other witnesses, have been
summoned to appear for examination on
November .. IN the action for divorce
brought by Mrs. Langtry.
line queen accession jubilee though
Its climax is fixed for June next, will be
introduced 10y Il series Of social fctcs lie
ginning in February. Its influence upon
the London season is already distinctly
ielt. Ii Is understood that there will be
no less than five dra wing rooms and that
the queen will be present at three. Thecourt
concerts, lcvecs and other functions be-
ginning in May will continue until the
middle OF July.
The program of national demonstrations
is not vel fixed, but the feelings and cy-
pecta;ion in court and official circles is
that the accession jubilee will lie record
OF rejoicing, exceeding the jubilee fetes
4 1887.