The evening times., 1897-03-13
.R0sEBERY MAY LEAD AGAIN
His Friends Anxious TO Have
Him Head the Liberals.
IRISH CONFERENCE FAILURE
Salisbury's Sneering Remarks to "a
Deputation of Landowners John
Hays Hammond Expected to Pub
lish a Book on the Trausvaal Trou.
Welsh Golfers Claim.

London, March 13.-Lord Rosebery re
turned TO London yesterday from his triI
abroad. lie win pay visit to his stable
DO take a look at his race horses, afte
which he viii return 20 London. Heintend
20 attend the House OF Lords, where h,
will sit in front OF the Opposition bench
but viii strictly regard the Leadership
OF the Earl of Kimberley. Lord Roseber,
is more inclined to adhere TO the concer,
of Europe than LCrd Salisbury, but he vii
not speak ON foreign subjects unless ther,
should be a crisis His section OF tue Lib
eral patty is still trying TO keep the wa,
| open for his return to the leadership,
and they have elected his friend, Lord
Tweedmouth, president OF the London Rad
ical Union, defeating Mr Henry Labou.
chere, who is a strong opponent OF Lord
| Rosebcry.
The general Irish conference, the holding
OF winch was proposed by Or. John Red
mond, ended last night, anf as was pre-
dictcd in this correspondence last week.
resulted in a complete failure TO patch up
any sort OF an agreement between the
divergent interests. Col. Saunderson, Con
presided, said upon the breaking un of
, the conference, that he regretted the want
of unanimity what had been displayed. The
Daily News explains the collapse OF the
conference 10 the fact that a ma Soritv OF
the Irish members felt that the national
demand for reference and adjustment
OF the financial relations between Great
Britain and Ireland should not be whitfield
down to meet the views of the Unionist
members, whose electors are as enthusiasts
tic as the most extreme Nationalists for
immediate legislation on the subject The
Unionist papers, the Telegraph and Morning
Post, laugh at the result as typical of the
factional chaos that prevails in Irish poiii-
tics
Ii is notable that Lord Salisbury reply
ing few days ago 10 large dcputation
OF Irish landowners, headed by the Duke
OF Abercorn and the Marquis of London
derry, who visited the prime minister for
the purpose OF imploring notice of their
grievances, made no alluson whatever 10
the question or financial relations He
specially sneered at royal commissions gen
orally and said: You Irish landowners
are guilty OF vice which is not Often
sscrihed 10 your countrymen great
modesty and too great silence In these
days the class that does not COMPLAIN is
the class that goes to the wall
Mr.. Hare says it is unlikely that he viii
return to America next season, unIeSs he
in the meantime obtains new play in
the sccpe OF his abilities MIR w S. Gill
bert is reported to be writing a comedy
for Mr.. Willard.
V,tn u.-.
the American mining engineer who was
arrested at Johannesburg for his oonnec-
ton with the rising there says that her
husband kept a diary OF the Transvaal
troubles aud that he will shortly pub
lish IL with Photographs taken by sisterof
Mr. Cecil Rhodes.
Queen Victoria. who arrived at Nice YES
terday, will reside during her sojourn at
CimieZ at the Excelsior Hotel Regina An
emire wing Of the building has been set
apart for the use of herself and her attend
ants There are about sixty rooms in this
wing, which has been completely Isolated
from the hotel by wall running from ton
to bottom. A special eleva tor leads to the |
queens apartments. which are on the first |
floor. Her majesty's bedroom is furnished
IN the style OF Louis XVI The draperies |
and curtains are OF pink silk, and the furni |
tUre is Of mahogany upholstered with silk /
10 match the hangings. The sitting room |
OF her majesty is furnished with yellow /
bourbon paper. light blue silk curtains and |
1raperies and furniture OF rich mahogany
nlaid, the chairs and settces being Gov
cred In light blue silk
The reception room is furnished with /
'elloSv empire silk curtains and draperies. /
he mahogany furniture being mounted
with brass, and the chairs covered with
yellow empire silk. The private dining
-oom is furnished with red velvet curtains I
md walnut furniture. continuous bal-
-nny runs fIom the sitting room and leads
% a glass-cOvered gallery, where her
majesty will sometimes have her breakfast
erved and pass portion of tie morning.
lady Antnm, the youngest OF the ladies
# the bedchamber, accompanies the queen.
This is an innovation, al heretofore she |
as always been accompanied on her con-
mental trips by an elderly lady of the
This year, however. it was |
ecided that as there would be daily re-
eptions and other social function 5, it
youldbenecessaryto havea a younger woman |
Who would be better able to stand the ia
lgue involved by the position.
There will shortly come before the courts
or trial a will suit, in which a claim to a
um OF f9 600 900 Will be made by Welsh
Oller. The claim. in which the initial |
roceedings have just been taken, concerns
he right to the Drymma estates. with an |
nnual rent roll of $500 900, capitalized |
{ 100000. In addition the litigant,
successful. would acquire the title of a
lm of close on G3, 900 900, at present
ring in chancery. The claimant is Mr.
athaniel Richard Thomas, a Cefn collier,
nj in all probability will be joined by
is stepbrother, Mr.. avid Meredith.
mong the estates involved is the Macs
ivernes Hale estate, held by Mr. VIII
IN Williams, ex-Member OF Parliament
'r Swansea andGlyngollen. near Swansea,
ED by Mr.. j. Davies. The property is
tuated in South Wales.
A report is current in society that the
Oung Duke OF Manchester will eventually
AIRY the eldest daughter of Mr. William
'aldorf Astor. The duke was born in
S77. His mother was formerly Miss
Onsuelo YZn8ga. OF New York.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, OF South African
me, and DIR. Jameson, the leader of the
id into Transvaal, have gone to Hol-
nd on a Yachting trim