Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01

member for the Patrick division OF Lanark
shire asked the government for Information
regarding the laureateship. He suggested
that Mr. Austins patriotic ballads should be
submitted to the censorship OF the lord
chamberlain or. he added, some other min
ister"
The first lord Of the treasury MIR. a. ].
Balfour in replying for the government.
said he did not think any department OF
the government was especially qualified for
pOetical censorship.
The United states ambassador. Mr. Thomas
+. Bayard. was one Of the speakers at the
meeting Of the Seaman's Hospital society.
which was held at the Mansion house yes
terday. Replying to the chairman, Sir Dom
aid Currie founder of the Castle line and
an intimate friend Of Mr.. Gladstone who
remarked that the queen. the czar and EN-
psror William were supporters OF the So
ciety and that II now had the good viii OF
the president Of the United States. as ex-
pressed by the presence Of Mr.. Bayard, the
latter dwelling upon the seaman's sense OF
Brotherhood. said: "At sea there are no
such things as troublesome boundary dis
pucs, contested spheres CT action or OF in
fuence. buffer states Of other conditions OF
diplomacy. Scarcely a day has passed with
out token. Of gratitude atd good will beirg
sent by Americans to English seamen for
herosm for rescues upon the high seas.
When I was attending to my duties in wash
fngton | remember how there was a constant
current OF thanks and gratitude from Great
Britain to sailors of the United States. Such
acts are healing differences and strengthen
ing the friendship between the sailors, and
may be the means of binding friendship and
good feeling in the homes on both sides Of the
Atlantic"
Rt Hon. James Lewther, member Ct the
House of Commons, Isle of Thanet, address
ing a meeting of farmers at Bedford today,
contended that a policy of protection alone
afforded the only chance for the permanent
relief of the country. He said that every
industry every calling, was threatened by
the unrestricted imports now being made
into Great Britain. In conclusion, he pointed
to France, and cited that country as an ex
ample of the benefits agriculturists had de-
rived from the adoption Of a protective
tariff.
Tolstoi has replied to the English press
criticisms of his christianity and Patriot
ism" He says that not only is patriotism
q bad disposition, but he claims II is unrea-
sonable in principal to love in preference
ones own nation above all others. He con-
tends that patriotism is counter to the first
principles of Christ's teachings and that
Christianity makes patriotism superfluous
and hindrance like lamp in daylight.
sensational breach of promise case is
promised II is said that a unionist men,
Der Of Parliament whose name is withheld.
will shortly be sued for s5O,0O0 and an i'm
portant array of counsel has been engaged
by the plaintiff.
BIG PRICE FOR A BOOK.
Caxton copy of Chaucer's Canterbury
Tales" printed in 147S. was sold at auction
during the week for 1920 Cs5 100), although
some of the leaves were missing.
The queen invested Sir John Millais with
the presidency of the Royal academy on
Thursday last at Windsor castle and handed
him the medal and chain of Office.
The bill of the president Of the Board of
Agriculture, Mr.. Walter Long. to make per-
manent the exclusion of store cattle, has al
ready been confronted with half a dozen
blocking notices growing out of the move
ment in the country against the measure.
Mr.. Herbert Gardner. formerly president of
the Board of Agriculture, has written a let
ter to the Times, in which he condemns the
the irrevocabe exclusion of store cattle when
there is no danger in their admission. He
questions the benefits which the British
farmer would derive from such exclusion.
The Daily Chronicle describes the bill as
protection by side wind"
Colonel Lake of the Canadian staff has met
a very favorable reception here and Lord
Wolsley has settled that Canada is to have
magazine rifles with which to rearm the
Canadian militia. But although these rifles
are to be manufactured in England the
Dominion government will have to pay for
them.
The Canadian minister of agriculture is
now in this city in search of health.