The evening times., 1897-02-27
SALISBURY NOT VERY WELL
The British Prenier's Adipose II
Becoming Troublesome.


state which he carries on his shoulders, he
has this winter greatlyincreased in weight.
| 1t is necessary that he should rid himself
of some of his adipose tissue, and as soon
| as the eastern crisis becomes relaxed he
will 20 abroad to drink the waters atsome
| of the medicinal springs, after which he
will join the Marchioness of Salisbury,
I, who is passing the season in the south of
| France 1t is not TO be supposed that dur
ing the months when Lord Salisbury did
not visit the foreign office that he was not
devoting himself to his Official duties.
He has alwa ys been busy with affairs of
state, and every day dispatches for his
| consideration and information were sent
to Hatfield House, his residence in Hert-
| fordshire.
The proposals for the settlement OF the
| Cretan troubles are widely commented
upon by the newspapers throughout the
country The Conservative organs as
rule find in them full solution of the ,lffi-
| Guilty, but there is a divergence OF opinion
on tho part OF the Liberal organs. The
| Manchester Guardian, speaking in behalf of
! the Liberals, says it has no objection TO The
scheme for granting autonomy to the island,
but il strongly objects to the Greek troops
being compelled TO withdraw before the
I Turks. Sir william Vernon Harcourt, the
leader of the Liberal party. and the Earl
of Kimberley, the leader of the Liberals IN
the House of Lords, have decided TO follow
this line when the debate on the Cretan
question takes place at the beginning OF
next week.
The more advanced Liberals back Greece
in the attitude she has assumed. The Right
Hon Arthur Dyke Acland, who was
member of the last Liberal cabinet, de-
livercd a speech at Northampton last night,
in which he referred to the Cretan trouble.
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.
Complaint is made that Great Britain's
action is due to the solid interests OF
British holders of Turkish and Greek
bonds. and it is said the country is par
alyzcd by the pawnbroking proclivties of
bondholdcrs. A dispatch received from
Athens last night said that the powers
had not yet succeeded in arriving at an
agreement as to the nature of the cOcClve
measures TO he 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.
Thcpassage blythe volksraad Of the Trans
vaal OF the bill virtually placing the high
court Of the republic under the volks-
raad has again IA iSed the TTansvaal crisis.
Mr. Chamberlain, secretary OF state for
the colonies. is now exchanging communi-
cations on the subject with President
Kruger. IL is reported that he has Informed
the president of the Transvaal that the
passage OF the bill amount to a breach of
tie London convention. The matter arose
thus An mericaH mining engineer named
Brown, learning that "a farm was about
to be proclaimed open for mining, was,
with some of his friends, the inst TO arrive
at the farm lie was armed with powers
of attorney from others of his friends,
and he pegged out the whole farm, the
mineral value of which is E2OO 900. Every
thing was strictly in accordance with the
law of the Tfansvaal. but Notwithstanding
the fact, the yolksraad passed law treat
ing the whole proceeding as nullity, and
directing that the claim tie disposed OF by
a lottery. open 10 the inhabitants of Johan-
nesburg.
lIt IllSH NOHlb uciltith Ntlis Ia W Nbit-
trary to The constitution because il de-
prived Brown of his property without
compensate on There upon Pres ident
Kruger induced the Raad to pass a law
altering the tenure and position Of the
Judges and preventing them from over
ruling any statute. The colonial party
in England thinks the present good oc-
casion for Mr.. Chamberlain to get back
at President Kruger and are urging him
to take advantage Of it, President kTu-
ger, as Mr.. Chamberlain has good 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 perky CO.
lonial secretary.
In the House of Commons on Monday Mr.
Patrick O'Brien, member for Kilkenny city,
will ask Mr.. Balfour. the government lead
er in the House. whether the British gov
ernmcnt has had any communications with
the United States or European powers con-
cerning the disturbed state of Cuba. and
whether the government will use its good
offices with a view To securing the free
dom of Cuba. Mr.. O'Brien believes that
communications on the subject have been
exchanged between London and Washing
ton.
Mr. Beerbohm Tree will open his theater
here at the end of March with THE Seats
of the Mighty Julius Caesar or a new
play.
Mrs. Colgate. New York widow, has
taken the house now occupied by Ambas
sador Bayard.
The British official mission to Emperor
Menelek. OF AbysSin ia, is intended TO
impress him with the size OF Englishnen.
The mission will consist OF nine members,
each OF whom is over six feet tall. The
leader, Rennen Rodd, and the military
secretary, Lord Edward Cecil, Lord Sal
is5ury's fourth son, are both six feet three
inches in height. The mission will leave
Cairo about the middle OF March.
The uncertainty prevailing in yachting
circles with regard to the rating rules
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 ac-
dvity in the construction OF steam yachts
as does the present. Mr. Watson is the
designer OF no less than five of the largest
ones. The only racer of Importance in
course OF construction at present on the
Clyde is the Bona for the Duke de
Abbruzzi, building by d. &. W. Hender-
son, to WatSons design. 1t was under
stood that the Prince OF Wales was anx-
ious to dispose OF the Britannia, in order
to have new boat To compete with the
Meteor. 1t is said that the duke was
willing to buy but the price could not be
agreed upon.
The Bona is to be an eiChty-footer