Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

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,co,yripht 1897 by Pr ss Publishing Company
LONDON, Aug. 21.-CNew York World Ca
blepram-Special Telegram.)-The enthusi-
asm which has marked the reception of the
duke and duchess of York in Dublin has sur
prised every enc, and none more than the
royal couple themselves. They had been
prepared for colduess possibly hostility, but
the fact remains that they have been more
cordially acclaimed in the streets of The
Irish capital than they have ever been in
any English city. obtained yesterday from
She ieader Of the London wing of the Fenian
party the following inside account OF this
astonlsl ing development:
Il only hope our men will not be pro-
voked into any hostile demonstrations by
the paeans the English correspondents are
singing over the supposed growth of loyalty
among the people of Dublin. We decided
to hold aloof, MT only because we don't
wish to mar the pleasure of the duke aud
duchess of York's tour, but because we be-
lieye there is good hope, If the royal visit
passes OFF agreeably, that amnesty will be
extended to the remaining dynamite pris-
oners in Portland and to the three '%invinci-
l'S man 70 NihlltNb NV amy ~"
in the Irish prison at Marlborough. Ii that
nope is disappointed, the British government
will have made the biggest mistake on
record. ireland is now tranquil on the sur
face. There is no use denying 1t. She can
be kept so for some time to come If this
concession be made to the national feeling.
If 1t be not made there will be trouble in
Ireland probably before the winter is far
- So, 5000, an, r,,.np 10 ME
sension has wrought havoc with the consti-
tutional movement, which has ceased to alb
sorb the devotion OF che young men of Ire
land. and there are bat two classes of ma
tionalists there row-the extremists, who
are increasing daily, and the apathetic, who
are larger in numbers and influence than
at any time in the last quarter century.
NATIONAL FEELING is DEPRESSED.
"The Irish national movement passes
through similar phases periodically; the
movement for Irish national independence
wakes and wanes in regular cycles. 1t is
now in the cycle of depression. and the Brit
Ash government would be wise to take the
chance offered 1t of granting amnesty. To
imagine that the Irish people in mass are
more reconciled to British rule now than at
any previous time is the acme of faulty. We
are giving our alien rulers an opportunity of
doing a polite act gracefully, and If they ig-
more 1t they must be responsible for the con-
sequences"
The large official element of all grades
employed in the Dublin government offices
Is sufficient to account for the demonstra-
lions in the streets. The duchess of York,
who was painfully nervous and frightened
at first, now seems quite captivated by what
the duke, speaking yesterday. called, Our
truly Irish welcome The people on their
side have been attracted by the duchess
personal chFrm and sweetness, while the
Dublin tradesmen, whether nationalists or
not, are Modified by the business resulting
from the record influx Of visitors drawn by
the combined influence OF royalties and the
world-famous annual horse show of the Irish
capital, which begins next week.
SALISBURY'S LOAD OF TROUBLE.
Lord Salisbury is supposed to be enjoy
ing a holiday, but he is the most worried
man in Europe just now. He is on the
verge of mourning the tremendous response
bllity Of breaking up the concert of Europe,
an event, however, which would give him
a free hand to effectuate his designs on
Suda Bay. The Indian frontier troubles are
another source of the greatest concern, the
queen being in a regular panic on that point
and necessarily plying him with Geographic
dispatches and suggestions regarding 1t, in
spired, il Is believed by her Indian secretary,
IN addition to all this, Lady Salisbury, to
whom Lord Salisbury is deeply devoted, is
incurabIy i'll with dropsy, Lady Salisbury
has undergone several operations, but they
afforded only temporary relief, Then his
eldest son, Lord claiborne, always delicate,
is threatened with serious lung trouble as a
sequence to a heavy attack of influenza and
bronchitis. This accumulation, OF course, il
telling on the premiers health and spirits,
which are none of the most robust at the
best of times.
Tho English yachting season now terminal
ing is generally voted a disastrous failure,
The absence Of American competition, which
stimulated public interest as nothing else
can do, the gradual withdrawal from the
pastime of the prince of Wales, who acted a.
a magnet to the wealthy swells, and the
clashing and confusion arising from racing
yachts constructed under both the old and
the new measurement ormulae have all con.
tributed to this. Appeals to the New York
Yacht club to adopt the new English meas.
urement rule as TO the surest way of promot
ing International racing on an equitable
basis will be made. The prince of Wales
is said to be about to give an order to Wat
son for a new big craft, but your correspond
ent learns from the highest authority thai
the prince Is tired OF yachting, owing to Ia
immense cost. a syndicate of his wealthies
friends, however, is being privately formed
10 provide him with a new boat and guaran.
tee a certain sum each season toward its
expenses. 1t is now said that Britannia wa
paid for by the princes friends, although
he maintained her himself.
Making il Warm for Besnard.