Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-02
BRITAIN IS BLUSTERY.
English Talk Of Using Guupowder to Check
American Diplomacy.
The EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID FEVERINKENT
,,...,,,a Troubles tho Result of Rule by Pro-
fessIonnI Poiiticians-Enect of Ameri-
cnn Tariff on European Merchants.

A,,ertcnns continue to fill the Lon
don hotels and restaurants. although
trans-atiantic steamships during the
week sailed with heavy passenger
lists.
The King of Siam has been the lion
of the week, lunching with the city
companies and dining at the Man
s,on But the novelty OF his visit has
worm off and Chulalongkorn IL is gem
orally voted q bore. His majesty is
said to be very angry at the fact that
he has not received the order of the
garter. He thought, as the shah oil
Persia and the sultan of Turkey were
both knights of the garter. he ought
IN he equally honored; but Queen
Victoria IL determined That only Chrls-
tipn suverelgns shall hereafter re-
cove the order of the garter, as the
knights oath can only DC taken ny
& Christian.
THE EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID.
The whole kingdom is excited by
the epidemic OF typhoid fever which
is attracting so much attention to
Maidstone Kent. There have been
800 cases In that town and Its Vi
entity and about so deaths have oc-
Cured.
rate of 1870 cases daily and the au-
thorities are working night and day
In their efforts to crush out the fever.
The hospital accommodations are in
ADEQUATE, temporary hospitals are
being erected and the schools are be-
ing converted into sick wards.
There have been numerous cases of
typhoid fever throughout the country
among people who visited Maidstone.
The town authorities of that place
are held responsible for the outbreak,
owing to their refusal to renew the
appointment of Waterman for the
water supply at n salary of $500 year
ly.
CHRISTENING OF CoNsuELo's
BABY.
The Marlborough baby will be
christened at Blenheim towards the
end of october and 1t is reported
that the duke and duchess of York.
who viii visit the duke and duchess
Of Marlborough for the shooting sea-
son will be the sponsors of the infant.
FAMINE IN IRELAND.
Congressman John Dalzell of Penn
sylvania, with his wife and son, sailed
for New York today from southamp-
steamer st. Louis. after passing sew
eral weeks in England. Ireland and
France.
To a representative of the Associat-
ed Press he said that PROFESSIONALLY
there would be famine in Ireland.
MIR. Dalzell added; indications of
this can be seen from the car win
dows. Haystacks are floating In the
fields; the peasants are unspeaka6ly
wretched and the country seems to be
more miserable every year"
TARIFF GOOD FOR AMERICANS.
Referring to the new United States
tariff Congressman Dalzell said:
II have had very little opportunity
TO observe tn" effects of the tariff but
] Judge it h. fulfilling our anticipa-
tons and that 1t Will give American
merchants, manufacturers and work.
men more to do. / say this from the
fact that all the business men / have
met In Europe are denouncing II and
complaining that 1t has lessened their
case with the merchants of Paris, who
complain that their American trade
has decreased"
POLITICIANS RUN SPAIN.
Truth prints n statement. said to
emanate from n prominent Spaniard,
accounting for the Cuban situation. He
Is quoted as saying that in Spain
there is no such thing as public opln-
ion, and that the government Of that
ANhllb1 IN 1IltIt HAIuEBlt between
number of professional politicians
and that with very few exceptions
these politicians endeavor to feather
their own nests.
HOW WEYLER GETS CASH.
Captain General Weyler is credited
with having amassed fortune in the
Philippine Islands. and he is said by
the Spaniards referred to to have in
creased 1t In Cuba, although probably
hug la1 60 4 ,.f1 ,Vtt 4.
politicians at home. The Spanish
army is pronounced to be as rotten as
the Spanish clvil service system and
sun according to Truths Informant,
when Spanish regiment is sent to
attack force of insurgents the Span
sn commander sends an emlssary
win purse, who makes arrange
ments which provide that while the
spaniards march one way, the insur-
gents go away by another route.
MILLIONS FOR INDIA FAMINE
FUND.
The retiring lord mayor of London,
Sir George Faudel Phillips, has
Sehleved record so far as charitable
luhds are concerned During the II
months he has been In office, Sir
George has raised c 700 900 (s3, 500 OOO)
me bulk of It being the Indian famine
fund
ENGLISH ARE DECEIVING THEM
SELVES
The British public seems to be con-
Nluced that Americans are trying to
I,al Great Britain into n trap by in
Guiding Russia and Japan among the
ptrucipators In the Bering sea seal
conference, and the newspapers and
government officials are fostering this
Igen' Not only was the letter of the
United States ambassador Col. John
my, OF July 90 excluded from the
plue book on the Boring sea question,
nut with two exceptions, the news
PAPERS did not publish Col. Hays letter
Thcn 1t was furnished TO them by
htuter's Telegram company, and not
one OF them has commented upon It.
a. me comments of the Globe and Van
ny Fair on the situation are especially
4hHEAT TO THRASH UNCLE SAM.
Vanity Fair says: ut looks as II
W. must do something to suppress the
Yankee. Unless the constant annoy-
@nee OF Washington ceases, gunpow-
ger may have To be used. We hope
we matter VIII be settled, as we do
hot want to see the United States put
nlek many years, nor are we anxious
~ make history for them"
SIARTING MACHINE FOR RACES.
Vanity Fair further consoles itself
WIN the belief that the eagles voice
~ lar stronger than Its beak. and big
seI than Its courage.
Inc Australian starting machine for
.aee tracks was used for the first
TINS ID England on Thursday last at