Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03
THE LONDON NEWS.
AciiYs Preparations for a Possible
Var In the TFanSYaal.
FAREWELL BANQUET TO BAYARD,
Strange Lie and Death of lsab liza
Murphy-Rec,p,ion of III Brad.
ley. Marlius in England.

1897 by the Associated PIest. THE
Preparations against eventualities in
the Transvaal are being steadily
pushed forward. A representative OF
the Associated PretB has learned from
war office sources that general to
Command the British Ioroes has been
selected ana has been asked 10 prepare
plan Tor the campaign against the
Bvers, including the number and DIES.
cliption OF the troops or different
branches VI the service, ETC., which
lie judges Will be necessary TO bring
the military operations To "a successful
conclusion. This general, VIM is
familiar with African fighting, has
replied that 200 British regulars viii
be suhicienI, US no c.uut4 On the 10000
iroopp, white anu Dlack, wnicn are
already there, while he does not con.
elder the Boers, even If able 10 do ~,
wiii put 10000 armed men In the field,
anu one nail Of these, ne believes, VIII
be required TO guara the towns. forIr,
etc.
DISCUSSED IN CATHOLIC CIRCLES.
Tbs speech OF MIR. Joe. Israel iarte,
niDisteI oil public wvrks at Ottawa,
recently, has been considerably uls-
cusseu in Catholic citcles. a IopTe-
sentative OF the Associated Press was
informed unlhikh Uuurch nuthofltYthat
Mr.. Iarte IL considered as Deiug
"almost without baokUone" In the
Manitoba Question. Tue authority
Ielerr.d to aust:
"Had he ben q man Of greater
courage, the question could have been
sstiiea long asU."
Reg sTuiDk the statement attributed
10 The contetvatlves vi Quebec, lhRt
Mgr. Del Val. The papaI delegate 10
Canaus, ID powerIess 10 take up The
question OF Interference OF Ine bishops
IN elections, 1t Is pointed out In Cuiho.
lie circles here thai Mgr. del Val Will
be unable TO settle the Manitoba
school question without settling the
question vi tue bihnUpt' interference
IN elections, as these Two Issues, IL Is
claimed, are really intepaIaDie, and
the papal delegate has the III al ample
powers TO sc,tle both question:.
Az 10 the chnngeu piaDs Vi Arch.
bishop Begin VI Quebec, III dtcidiug to
20 finn RJmo to NICni, II 10 believed
ny promInont Catholics acre that the
Vatican dehifea to exclude ATchblpbop
Begin from the Manitoba trouble Ia
order not TO cOmplicaie his appoint.
ment TO Montreal.
THE hAYFLOwER LOG.
The cOnsistory OF the c0urt OF 81,
Paui'a on Wednesday last, drafted the
deed OF git OF the sc-callel MAJ flower
log, OF book of registfy OF the Nay
hower pilgrims, preparatory to turn.
ing 1t over TO The United States am.
bassador, MIR. Tbos. II. BRyurd. Mai.
J. b. Carly, the United States charge
d'afisiTes, was present. A number OF
Americans claiming descent lrom the
Mnyhower pilgrims have applied to
see the log, but they were refused 10
Tee the photographic copy.
FAREWELL TO BAYARD.
The farewell banquet TO Mi. Bayard
will lake place on HAY at the hotel
Cecil, upon which occasiou he will
be presented with GOLD loving cup
woith over S., 500 by members Of the
American cOi0ny OF London anu
elsew here in the United kingdom.
Mr.. Baysrd was last heard from at
Rome.
MISS MURPHY AND FATHER sMULLEN.
The strange life anu death OF Miss
Isabella Murpny, daughter OF the late
Daniel T. Murphy OF Murphy, Grant
d Go. Of San Francipco, 10 much
discussed. One OF her sisters, A uita,
10 the wife Of Sir Chas. Michael Woi.
seley, baronei, juslice OF tho peace and
deputy lieutenant for Stsflordsbire,
and another sister 10 the wifo OF Don
Florence l. Dominguez, secretary of
tue Argentine legation In London.
Father 5nullsn, at whose residence
In High Ongar, Essex, Miss Murphy
disd from the effects OF alcohol anu
narcotics, hrst met the deceased ut
convent at Isleworth where hs was
chaplain. They lett the convent Mt
about the same time and went to
live At West Gate. After the
lapse OF year Father Smut.
he was visited daily by the deceased.
The mother superior eventually oh.
isoted TO Miss Murphy's visits and
soon niterwsfd Father Smullen ceased
to be chaplain OF the convent Father
Smuilen ana Miss Murphy afiefwsrd
lived In the same house at Highongsr.
Mis- Murphy, who was only about
~ years Of age, appears TO have been
nIirely unuer Father Bmullen's In
fuence, aud sne bequeathed him her
torture, estimated 10 amount 10 $780,
600. They both INDUCED immodsIatr-
Iy In alcohol, anu Miss Murphy, when
she became siek, peIsis'entiy refused
to see u doctor, although she took
morphine, prescribed Tor her by
Father Smullen for neuralgia and In
sOmnis. They visited America to-
Rsthsr In 1892. Father Srnullsn had
charge Of Mics Murphy's check book
anu business matters and although she
made will In his favor, ns already
stated, there was no lawyer present
Anu the document was Witnessed by
Father Smuilnn's servant. The post
mortem examination disprovsd the
existence OF immoral relations.
A lew days before her death the de.
ceased lett Father Smullen's house for
her own, because Cardinal Vaug an
came to visiI the priest. The cardinal
also paid her visit. Father Smullen
in an Interview denied ne had to leave
lsleworth on account OF her visits or
that no had deaiKns upon her fortune.
He further declared that he would
not contest the will, adding that sna
lad been most kind TO him In illness
hnd In other ways and that her cad
oesth had completely upset him.
a representative of the Associated
Pssss saw Cardinal Vaughn on tn