Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27
England Preparing for the Dispatch
Of $4,000 Men 10 Africa.
GERaASY is BACKING KRUGER.
The On ,en's Jub llee-ib" Papal Dele
gate to Canadi-lrfluiu MA In
London-NOhs

bonu0n IL Is seriously hntlclphleu tnht
there viii be fighting In the Transvsal
early In the summ ar. There has been |
certain MARRIED stifiening OF the atti-
tude OF Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the |
secretary OF state for the colonies,
toward President Kruger dur |
ing the last few weeks, and
1t is equally certain that the
preparations OF regiments, transports
ana material apparently made in view
Of possible Turko.Greek blaze are
really designed for South Africa. How
ever, 1t 10 The Intention OF the colonial
{ I'll 90 not TO force Nh issue until the
celebration of the queens diamond
Jubilee is over, when, II the tendency
OF events 10 not changed, sixty thou
sand men W III be sent to South Africa.
The regiments necessary already have
be6n secretly warned TO prepare for
active service. President Kruger ap-
parently lie relying upon Germany
and possibly also upon French SYM
patty anu is forcing the issue. II he
10 able 10 make practical alliances o II
the continent, such action by the
English people II not by the govern.
nent will be regarded as csusus belli.
THE DlAMOND JUBILEE,
The arrangements for tue queens
diamond jubilee celebration are now
well advanced. 1t is proposed 10 have
the ceremony at the cathedral take
place IN the open air. 1t 10 probable
that the queen will not leave her car
rage and the exercises will not
occupy more tnan iiteon minutes.
The procession arranged for Will be
unprecendenteu in eplenu0r anu
numbers. The military arrangements
Will be under the Dnke OF C0nnaught
who viii have supreme command in
London that dny.
He will be- assisted by his
two staff officers Lord Me.
thuen ana Colonel Mack lunon. TIE
procession will bs mile long. In 1t
there Will be con,ingants OF the royal
horso guards aud the frat and second
| life guards, the Scotcn Greys, the
colonial representative troops, some
| 700 in number anu special escort OF
Indian native officers anu represents
livss OF every crack regiment In India.
The Processes of the royal family
and splendid oavalcnde OF princes on
horseback Will 20 before the queen's
carriage.
In advance of the royal priuces'
cavaloade will be the headquarters'
staff OF the army, including LORD
Woolslcy, the chief.
1t ia unuerstood to have been the
queens desire to show herself to south
Londoners, especially In the ancient
| borough, anu 10 give some compare.
| lively poor neighbors some share Of the
| advantages that are gained by the
| letting of windows and frontages on
| great spectacular occasions.
COL. HAYS uousERENT.
| Col. John Hay, lhe new am bRssador
| to the curt OF st. James, will pay
l 200 pounds CSC, 000) for his house in
| Carlton House Terrace for three
| months time.
EFFECT OF TARIFF ON FRUIT,
A represe atative OF the Associated
Press recently called upon number
| OF London fruit brokers and questioned
them regarding their complaints
| against the duties which 1t 10 proposed
to place on oranges. lemons ami lines
| through the new u nited States tariff
| bill. They say that the effect OF such
duties will be to prohibiI ninety per
cent OF the orange export trade from
Liverpool.
| These oranges are principally from
| Valencia AMI the dealers here assert
they cannot possibly compete with
| American fruit. in regard to the pro-
possd system OF regulating imports OF
lea, the shippers anu brokers OF Mine.
iDg land do not consider that the new
arrangements will have any apprecia-
BILE effect upon English tea exporters,
as they claim that no impure tea ID
received In England. There are many
common grades, but they are merely
swsepings, STALKS, etc., and are really
not tea.
The new regulation, however, will
interfere with the low grades OF Chi.
nese and Japanese teas, particu IarIy
green teas, which are hr;itlclally col
oIed with Prussisn blue and gypsum
POWER OF A PAPAL EMIssARY.
The visit OF Mgr, Merry del Val, the
papal delegate TO Canada to this city,
is still causing considerable talk In
Catholic circles.
A representative OF the Associate
Press has learned on high authorities
that Mr.. Del Val has the fullest eccle-
classical pO weIs, even TO the extent o.
deposiDH bishops who refuse to sccep,
his decision. A powerful London
churchrnan said:
| cannot see how the passage OF the
act OF the Manitoba legislature settles
the case.
| Captain N. Laurler's future, togethe 81
with that Of his party, depends prac
tically upon Mgr. Del Vsi's decision
All the liberal members from Quebec
except three (of whom nj. Lsuncr /,
one) signeu the pledge to settle the
Manitoba question in iavor OF thu
rights OF ths minority. These men
cannot act otherwise or they mus
reeign or be defeated at the polls mex
time. Then tue 45 Catholic 'nemos
of the Senate anu Commons, ipciud
ing Mr.. Laurler and all the Catholic
members Of his government, OF whom
there ure about 80 Ia the Com
mons, Just Mr.. Lsurier's majority
signed petition to the pope asking
him that delegate DO sent to sesti,
the question.
These men In signing such a petition
| .t,.alix, has, ~ a IN a m nj n a mas