The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-17

the drawing room. Her majesty con-
tinues in fine health, is busted over the
programme for the Diamond jubilee,
every detail of which she insists upon
supervising, and has still, according 10
court report, good ten years of work
ing activity in her. The sensational
reports of her illness have elected a
semi official denial. 1t is stated that
even her chronic winter rheumatism
is abating. The court returns from
Osborne to Windsor castle on Febru-
airy 10th On March 9th her majesty
will start for Cimiez. France.
1t is apparent for the ill-fortune that
has attended the shipment of fruit
from Jamaica that American shippers
of fruit to England have little to fear
from competition in that direction
When the merchants of Jamaica de-
cided to embark in the fruit trade, IN
the hope of recouping themselves for
the losses through the running OF the
sugar industry, they chartered a
steamer and loaded her with oranges
and bananas for England. The Whole
cargo spoiled before the vessel had
been many days at sea. Later, another
attempt was made, with similar re-
suits, the steamer returning TO Kings
ton after having been compelled to
throw all the fruit overheard. The
latest venture has been equally disas-
trOus. The fruit arrived here in such
bad condition that all was condemned.
It is said that the Jamaica growers
are not acquainted with the methods
of picking and preparing fruit for long
sea voyages.
LIBERTY LEAGUE.
Londoners and New Workers who
have long been afflicted with societies
for the prevention of this, that and the
of 1aT. or iz1T n
ton Of fads of every description should
take example from certain of the resi-
dents OF New Zealand, the Land of
Advanced Ideas. These residents, af-
ter thoughtful consideration. have
come to the conclusion that civilization
was advancing with altogether too
rapid strides in New Zealand and that
in the advance individual rights and
liberties were being trodden under foot
by faddistS who recognized no rights
but those arrogated to themselves.
They accordingly formed an organiZa
ton named the Liberty League, the
members of which are pledged to OPP
pose any person who stands for cleo
ton Who is an extremist on any sub
ject injuriOusly affecting the rights of
citizens, and to conserve what remains
of individual liberty, and to win back
the rights of which the people have
been robbed by enactments. Some
time ago, total prohibition of the Ii
quor traffic was enforced in certain
parts of the country, with the result
as borne out by high church dignita-
ries, that these districts are now not
ed for drunkenness. Notwithstanding
this fact the prohibitionists are deter
mined to force their ideas upon the
whole colony. One of the objects of
the Liberty League is to resist by
every constitutional means the at
tempts of the prOhibitionists to stop
the manufacture, sale. importation or
use of liquor in the colony. At the re-
cent election of members of the house
of representatives, the league worked
strenuOusly against the prohibition
candidates, with the result that they
were everywhere defeated 1t is
hoped that hencefOrth socialistic legis-
lation of the New Zealand parliament
Will be checked through the influence
of the leaguers. who include some of
the most prominent men of the coun-
try.