Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27
WOLCOTT'S MISSION.
Prominent BImstallISts Regard 1t as
EmiHo1tly Successful,
A CHANGE OF OPINION IN EUROPE.
hcKluley's Opportunity Of Becoming Il
Famous Presiden,-yario us Ions
don Topics Ditcnised.

uOu AupANS bHCutstu'
LONDON, Feb. 81. - copyrighted
1897 by tho Associated Prose. Sew
eral promipont bimetallists whom
Senator Edward o. Wolcott OF Col
orsdo saw here previous to his de-
psrture are Convinced that he has
done splendid work In Europe. Among
those who conferred with Senator
wolcoit was L.. J. Maxse, editor
OF the National Review.
Mr.. Maxse occupies y high literary
and social position here, is ON terms OF
Intimacy with the government leaders
and was in America during the recent
political csmpalgn. Replying 10 the
rtquest of the Associated PreRs Mr..
Mckee writes:
~ have great difficulty In making
any statement ON the uimetallio silu-
alton in Europe. Not bec use 1t Ii
Encouraging but for the opposite feA-
son. If gave my real impression OF
the retult Of Senator Wolcotl's mission
which wac conducted with great tact
and ability, should be- accused OF un.
wafrnntsble optiInism. There has In
truth been great change OF opinion
in trading and commercial nations OF
Europe during the last two yenTs,
though this Is but family reflected by
tho prets. am convinced that If the
incoming administration follows Sen
ator Wolcotps Inquiries with purpose
ana determination satisfactory In.
lernationsl solution OF the monetary
- II.
uency not less famous than any It's
predecessors. Europe looas to hin Tor
the next move. John Bull does not
block the way"
A MURDER MYSTERY.
The murder OF Mits Elizabeth
Camp, bar maid OF WolwOfth, In q
railroad c0rriogs OF the London and
Southwestern line, is still mysteIy
anu has caused widespread iagitation
Tor the adoption OF American Cars.
The board OF trade has tEkoD up the
matter, and its PRESIDENT, MI. G. 4.
Ritchie, writes that while no plan Is
meeting with general approval. the
quebtion 10 receiving the best OF attun-
non OF the Department..
A somewhat similar case occurred
on the Great Western rRiiroad yesteI.
Slough toward midnight, u Mrs. Cpari-
ton wsa discovered screaming snS
clinging to the iootboaru Of ths trsiB.
She charged the other occupant of the
carringe with robbery and attempted
murder,
A window was broken and the car
was slrewn VITA money. There were
other sigDs OF IA struggle.
f,rrprr nan
The Truth Gays that the release OF
Mrs. William Castle has been followed
by AMI sisrmlng increase OF klepto.
mania in he west end OF Londop. One
OF the leading stOIekoepers states that
he has been obliged to take the law ia
his own hands, recog MIXING The utility
OF legal proceeding,, ano IN view OF the
TACT Inat tn1 Disgrace of the arrested
falls upon innocent members OF the
families. This storekeeper says he
watched a well-to.do lady and caught
her stealing several times.
Finally no took her, he says, to his
lrivAle flee and offersd her the
choice OF arrest or summary chabli. g.
ment then AMI there. She accepted
The latter anu the proprietor lett her
with his sister, the manageIess, who
then beat the lady until the latter
howled for meicy and solemnly swoIo
never to DO II again.
AGAINST ORGANIZED VICE.
The rector Of 81. james church,
Plccidllly, Is making AN attempt
against organized vice In Piccsaiiiy
and he holds there midnight services
OF the White Cross society In which
he 10 assisted by q number OF gentie-
men, some OF them being OF high
toeiai position. They nightly solicit
men to attend these servieee.
THE HAT PROBLEM.
The hat question is ag:tatlng Paris,
where the theater managers arc all
anxious TO abolish hats, but they are
eneOuntering many difficulties In thu
way Of q solution.
SPRING WEATHER.
The weather during most OF the past
week has been warm and springii like
anu flowers have been blooming.
A ROYAL DRAMATIsT.
Thsl latest addition TO the list OF
royal dramatisis is Princess Charles Of
Denmark, formerly Princess Maud Of
Wales, who has just finished q one.aot
cOmeuy with whlcn Ellen Terry is 80
eaamorsu that Sir Henry tIrving
has accepted 1t for the Lyceum thealer.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA,
Lord George Hamilton, the secretary
OF state Tor India, has furnished the
following exclusive statement to the
Associated Press:
THE people OF India OF all glasses
and the mother country from her
majesty downward are much touched
with the sympathy anu liberality
shown by the United States anu
Canada toward tho Qusen's subjects
lu India who are now suffering rom
famine. Already large tums have
been sent from Canada anu oontribu.
lions OF wheat and Maize have been
promised from the United States anu
further aseislanee is understood to be
contemplated.
"rhe Central relief committee Of
india report that they can make better
ana more proper use OF gifts OF money
lheu contributions OF grain, valuable
as the latter are to enable those now
receiving re lief TO start sfresh at the
emu OF the famine, which lie one OF the
ar hs. raIA ft,t