The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-28

His old trOuble-oVer-StO utneSS-iS
again bothering him. Notwithstanding
the burdens of state which ne carries
on his shoulders, he has this winter
greatly increased in weight 1t is nee
essary that he should rid himself of
some of his adipose tissue, and as soon
as the eastern crisis becomes relaxed
he will go abroad to drink the waters
at some of the medicinal springs, af-
ter which he will join the Marchioness
of Salisbury. who is passing the sea-
son in the south of France. 1t is not
to be supposed that during the months
when Lord Salisbury did not visit the
foreign office that he was not devoting
himself to his official duties He has
always been busy with the affairs of
state, and every day dispatches for
his consideration and information were
sent to Hatfield House, his residence
in HerefordshiTe.
CRETAN TROUBLES.
The proposals for the settlement of
the Cretan troubles are widely COM
mented upon by the newspapers
thro ughout the country. The Conserv-
alive organs as a rule, find in them a
full solution of the difficulty, but there
is a divergence of opinion on the part
of the Liberal organs.
The Manchester Guardian, speaking
in behalf of the Liberals, says it has
no objection to the scheme for grant,
ing autonomy to the island, but it
strongly objects to the Greek troops
being compelled to withdraw before
the Turks. Sir William Vernon Iiar-
court, the leader of the Liberal parry,
and the Earl OF Kimberly, the leader
of the Liberals in the house of lords,
n, 40 Ell 1T
thu debate on the Cretan question
takes place at the beginning Of neYt
week.
The more advanced Liberals back
Greece in the attitude she has assumed
The Rt. Hon. Arthur Dyke Acland.
who was a member of the last Liberal
cabinet. delivered a speech at North
ampton last night, in which he re-
ferred to the Cretan troubles. Great
Britain. he said, could not redeem the
past, but one step had been taken
which would redeem to some extent the
fair fame of Europe. The honor and
glory of this step belonged to Greece.
TURKISH AND GREEK BONDS.
Complaint is made that Great Brit
tafns action is due to the solid inter
ests of British holders of Turkish and
Greek bonds, and it is said the coun-
try is paralyzed by the pawn broking
proclivities of the bondholders.
A dispatch received from Athens last
night said that the powers had not
yet succeeded in arriving at an agree
ment as to the nature of the coercive
measures to be applied against Greece
in the event of her refusing to listen
to the mandate Of the concert. nor as
to the date for the application of the
measures when they shall be agreed
upon.
The passage by the volksraad of the
Transvaal bill virtually placing
the high court of the republic under
the Volksraad, has again raised the
Transvaal crisis Mr.. Chamberlain,
secretary Of state for the colonies, is
now exchanging communications on
the subject with President Kruger 1t
is reported that he has informed the
president of the Transvaal that the
passage of the bill amounts to breach
of the London convention. The matter
arose thus: An American mining en-
gineer named Brown, learning that a
farm was about TO be proclaimed open
for mining, was, with some of his
friends. the first 20 arrive at the farm.
He was armed with powers of attor-
ney from others of his friends. and he
staked out the whole farm, the mineral
value of which is 1900, 600. Everything
was strictly in accordance with the
law Of the Transvaal, but notwdth-
standing the facts the volksraad passed
a law treating the whole proceeding as
a nullity and directing that the claim
be disposed Of by q lottery open to the
Inhabitants of johannesburg. The
high court declared this law contrary
TO the constitution because it deprived
Brown of his property without COM
pensation. Thereupon President Kru-
ger induced the raad to pass a law al
tering the tenure and position of the
judges and preventing them from over
ruling any statute. The colonial party
in England thinks the present good
occasion for Mr.. Chamberlain to get
back at President Kruger and are
urging him TO take advantage of it.
President Kruger. as Mr.. Chamberlain
has coed cause to know, is no tyro in
law or diplomacy. and another battle
between the two men is quite as likely
as not TO result in another discontinue
for the plucky colonial secretary
IN THE COMMONS TOMORROW.
In the house of commons on Monday
Mr.. Patrick O'Brien. member for Kill
kenny City. viii ask Mr.. Balfour. the
government leader in the house
whether the British government has
had any communication with the
United States or European powers con-
corning the disturbed state of Cuba.
and whether the government will use
its good Offices with a view to secur-
ing the freedom OF Cuba Mr.. O'Brien
believes that communications on the
subject have been exchanged between
London and Washington.
Mrs. Colgate, a New York widow,
has taken the house now occupied by
Ambassador Bayard.
The British official mission TO En-
peror Menelik of Abyssinia, is intended
TO impress him with the size Of En-
glishmen. The mission will consist of
nine members. each OF whom is over
six feet tall. The leader, Kennel Rodd.
and the military secretary. Lord Ed
ward Cecil. Lord Salisbury's fourth
son, are both six feet three inches in
height. The mission will leave Cairo
about the middle of March.
IN YACHTING CIRCLES.
The uncertainty prevailing in yacht
ing circles with regard TO the rating
rule has had its effect in the few orders
given on the Clyde and elsewhere in
yacht building yards. This applies to
sailing yachts only. as few seasons
show such activity in the construction
Of steam yachts as does the present.
Mr. Watson is the designer cf no less
than five of the largest ones. The
only racer of importance in course of
at present on the Clyde is
the Bona for the Duke de Abbruzzi,
building by D. and w. Henderson. to
Matson's design. 1t was understood
that the Prince of Wales was anxious
TO dispose of the Britannia in order to
have a new boat tn compete with the
Meteor. II is said that the Guke was
willing to buy but the prico could not