The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-12
NEWS FROM ABROAD
Gossip in the Capitals of Germany
and England.
THE CASE OF MRS. MAVERICK
They Say That the United States
Wants to Attend to Everybody's
Business - Williams Pleasure
Trip-Other DignitarIes.
Copyright 1896 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1896 by Associated Press.
London, April 1.-THE Improvement
In trade showing the returns for the
nrst quarter of the present year has
been greeted with great satisfaction.
and 1t is pointed out that the increases
are due to the all round development Of
trade and industry. In addition there
Is a promise of further progress being
shown during the current quarter. The
returns show that the imports have
amounted to 112.295.342 pounds against
lOOs27. 500 pounds for 1895. The exports
for the first quarter OF 1896 were $685.
O4S pounds against SO. 720, 361 pounds last
year at the same time. The only two
import decrease are in dutiable articles
OF food and drink and raw textile ma
| terials. The home exports increased
In every instance, and moreover the
increase presents a fair advance In
prices. Besides there has been an ex-
tension of trade in many instances.
The resolution introduced by Call in
the United States senate in the case OF
Mrs. Maybrick, the American woman
/ who Is undergoing a sentence of i'm
/ prisonment for life after having been
convicted of causing the death Of her
husband by poisoning. has produced
many sarcastic comments in the press.
oOAiN OA Nht newspapers mere lnIlmAte
that the senate interferes with every
body's business. But the friends OF
Mrs Maybrick and a portion OF the
press think that the senate's action
will be beneficial to the unfortunate
prisoner. The friends OF Mrs May
brick are severe in their criticisms OF
United States Ambassador Bayard.
They even go so far as to say that Mrs.
Maybrick would have been free by this
time had any other man occupied the
post or ambassador Of the United States
here. They claim that Bayard is ncsv
SO afraid of transgressiSg what is
termed diplomatic usage" that he
hesitates TO take action in the matter.
Although the Washington petition with
weighty signatures was transmitted
through Bayard by the state depart
ment, neither the foreign office nor the !
home office informed the United States
embassy of the recent decision in the
Maybrick case.
Gerald Balfour, the chief secretary
for Ireland, on Monday next will intro
duce an Irish land bill Of far larger
scope than that brought forward by
John Morley, when he was chief secre-
tary for Ireland. in the liberal admins
tration. 1t proceeds on the principle
that purchase by the occupying is the
ultimate solution of the land question
In Ireland
IDdilOuL TASK mas Deen easier by the
increasing prosperity of Ireland, where
agitation is becoming decidedly at a
discount. The savings banks deposits
In Ireland now amount to nearly
&S,O0O,O0O. the highest amount ever re-
corded. Besides. the bulk of the evict-
ed tenants have returned to their hold
ings. and Smith-Barry. as an example,
has Just come to terms with all his ag-
ricultural tenants in Tipperary, and
other important settlements are in
progress.
The question of abolishing the office
OF lord lieutenant of Ireland and an
pointing a member OF the royal family.
possibly the Duke of York. theheir pre-
sumptive. to reside permanently I'm
ireland is again being agitated. The
question will be raised shortly in the
mouse of commons. Ii is said the ,
scheme finds favor with Irishmen of all ,
parts and that IL Is very popular in
Ireland.
President Kruger has not yet ac-
'epted the invitation from the secre-
AIRY OF state for the colonies Mr.
to visit this country and
instead of matters assuming a peace {
ul aspect, there Is still much talk of
ending an army corps to South Af- >
lea.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales
will be the guests of the MARQUIS and =
of Salisbury at Hatfield :
rouse, Hertfordshire. at the end of
lay.
Queen Victoria has subscribed e15o
0 the fund which now being raised !
nth the object OF restoring the clois-
ers ana crypt OF Canterbury cathedral
commemorate the 1300th anniversary (
I the baptism of Kink Ethelbert.
The Saturday Review severely at
acks the foreign policy OF the United
tates. which, II says. is entirely due D
the fact that II Is a year for presi-
entail election and that both parties
re competing in the field of "sensa-
on and jingoism," and adding: THE ].
OPTICIANS are eager TO fight Novem-
ers battle in the air instead of on n,
bid ground" u