The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-02

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first Saturday sitting of the house of
commons occurred today, which her
aids the close of the session, and it is
expected that parliament will be pro-
rogued on Saturday, August Is. The
amount of work which Mr. A. j. Bal
four, the government leader in the
house, proposes to dispose of during
the coming fortnight is immense and
it is very doubtful whether the cata-
logue of bills can be pushed through.
The commons did brisk work during
TIT past week, but there are some
measures still pending which are
looked upon as certain to meet with
considerable opposition.
measure dealing with auto-motor
cars passed its committee stage on
Thursday and is expected to become a
law during the present session. 1t
permits auto-motors 10 run on English
highways at speed not exceeding
fourteen miles an hour. The house Of
lords burned midnight oil last evening
before the Irish land bill passed its
second reading by that body
The Marquis of Londonderry the
Earl of Winchelsea and the Duke of
Abercorn were the leading spokesman
for landlordism, and their structures
promise amendments in committee
which are likely to cause some trouble
when the measure is returned to the
house of commons.
A big assembly of noble danes
listened to yesterdays debate in the
house of lords, including the Marchion-
ess of Salisbury and the Duchesses of
Cadosan, Mayo, Londonderry and Rib
blesdale. The Marquis of Salisbury
displayed his personal interest in the
Irish measure by slumbering heavily
while Lord Landsdowne moved its
second reading. Once the premier's
head inclined to rest on the Duke of
Devonshire's shoulder, and the latter
hastily arose and strolled to the bar
of the house till the marquis awoke.
Though Lord Bray's suggestion to
make September % bank holiday in
order to celebrate the fact that queen
Victoria's reign has lasted longer than
any other sovereign, has been declared
by the Marquis of Salisbury to be in
convenient this year, it is generally I'M
derstood that the accomplishment OF
the sixty years reign next year will
be the occasion for a national celebrd-
ton similar to the jubilee.
The news from Rhodesia is far from
rosy. Sir Frederick Carrington's forces
ing their own. In fact, soma of the
recent fights look very much like re-
verses. The insurgent natives have
profited by the previous defeats in
ficted upon them and they now decline
to rush into the open and provide food
for the Maxim guns, which during re-
cent encounters have been almost use
less.
An official dispatch received from
7 J. o-,o lov- -tn cd ho
tain White, with $50 men, seven
FOUNDER and two Maxim guns had
gone to the relief of Hartley, and the
latest news from the column was that
Captain White had taken up posi-
ton on the top of Kopje, which he
was defending, and asked for food and
ammunition.
Sir Frederick Darlington admits
that he needs more troops, but he is
owing to the prevalence of the rinder-
pest The latest kilograms from
Rhodesia report increasing numbers
of cases of illness among the friend
lies who are supplying the insurgents
with cartridges and food. Twenty
forts have already been commenced.
These will be maintained after the re-
volt is quelled as a refuge for settlers
in the event of another outbreak.
come into prominence in France by
the recall of General Doods, the hero
of the Dahomey campaign, from his
post of brigadier-g general in Indo-China,
and it is generally believed that this
step is due to the fact that he is a
mulatto.
1t appears that great opposition exists
in the ministry of the colonies against
mulaftoes who, it is claimed, are OBJ
tanning too many posts in the colonial
service. and it is difficult to deny that
the feeling in France which, before the
colonial expansion brought Frenchmen
in close touch with the blacks, and
was very tolerant to them, has recently
veered M. Greeneville Reace, the mu-
latto deputy from Guadalupe, intends
to bring the matter into the arena of
politics by questioning the colonial min
istry on the subject. This will be the
first time that
THE RACE QUESTION
has been introduced into the chamber Of
deputies. The recent career of General
Doods is interesting. His able conduct
of the Dahomey campaign scared the
government, who feared he would be-
come a popular ideal, a sort of second
Roulanger. Therefore he was KEEP. in
the background and was not given
command of the Madagascar eXpedi-
tion. for which he was fitted, but was
packed off 70 Indo-China.
Mr.. Poultney Bigelow arrived in Eng
land from Cape Town on Saturday last
and has sailed for Havre. He had I'M
usual opportunities of inquiring into
the situation in the Transvaal and talk
ed with President Kruger and others
on both sides He thinks that trouble
between. the Beers and UitlanderS is
sure to come and says that the meth
cd of the Boer government is bad. He
adds that police spies are everywhere,
and letters are opened, etc.
THE LONDON OPERA SEASON
closed last Tuesday. On the whole. it
has been very successful and America
can claim a large portion of the credit,
as aside from Nine. Media, the three
leading prima donnas were Americans,
Aibani, flames and Margaret Reid.
Miss Reid although she has not won
the unanimous praise of the London
papers. has really made a most favor
able impression among opera-goers, and
has a staunct, friend in Lady Grey,
whose influence at Covent Garden has
been and will be supreme. Consequent
ly, Miss Reid is likely to be seen here
again next year.
One of the distinguished American
features of the past season has been the
extraordinary popularity of Sousa' s
Washington Post march. Although
heard many months ago at the music
halls, it has this year taken a front
rank in every band, and was played
several times by the band of the Blues |
at Princess Maud's wedding. Every |
street boy now whistles 1T, and it has