The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-07

Mr.. tombstone also told the inter
viewer how he had recently paid 6 $50
(S3,750) for a bed upon which Prince
Charles slept before the battle of Gull
lOden. This he offered TO present TO
Queen Victoria, who replied that only
on one or two occasions had she ac-
cepted presents from a commoner, and
she could not see her way to accept the
bed. However, it was a. very pleasant
letter; very pleasant" said Mr.. John
stone, who added that the Duke of Ar
gyle had promised to come and sleep
in the bed so soon as the matter could
be arranged. The newspapers jeer at
the Appropriateness of the selection,
as the Campbells, of which clan the
Duke Of Argyle is the head, were the
deadly enemies of the Stuarts.
AMERICAN JOCKEY.
The sporting newspapers have devot-
ed much attention to Tod Sloan, the
American jockey, since he has begun
winning races on the English turf.
Sloan's magnificent style of living as
t0nishes the English sportsmen. He
has apartments at the Hotel Cecil, with
his valet, and goes back and forth by
train to the various race meetings. 1t is
now announced that he will probably
stay here a. year. Sloan, however, is
much criticized for betting. He had
c 500 on St. Cloud II for the Cam
bridgeshire stakes, and, as jockeys
here are not allowed to bet, the jock
eys' clubs attention is being called to
Sloans proclivities. 1t is urged that if
he remains here he must be stopped
from betting The Evening News
over as it did when it permitted Gro
ker to use the jockey club enclosure"
MERE GOSSIP.
The announcement that the brother
of the Khedive of Egypt, Prince Ma
llommed Ali, is engaged to be married
to an American lady whom he met in
Europe and that in consequence he has
offered to renounce the succession to
the khediveate in order to obtain the
consent Of the khedive, is authorita-
lively denied.
The Spectator today repeats its argu-
ments of last week on the subject of
Cuba, and comes to the conclusion that
when President Mckinley gives his de-
cision, it will be for war.
THE ENGINEERS STRIKE.
While an early conclusion of the en-
gineering disputes is doubtful, the min
lister has been partially cleared by the
disclaimer Of the intention of the en-
ployers to break up the unions. There
are also signs that the amendment pro-
pOSCQ " lilt DOdIb VI u oiQC ii4etf lCetb
to a meeting between the disputants,
as, While the leaders are outwardly
firm, the men are showing more con-
eiliatory spirit since the places of the
strikers have been filed with non
unionists. There is scarcely room to
doubt that the employers will finally
win, for the resources of the en-
! ployees are rapidly becoming exhaust
ed, as shown by the manifesto issued
| by their executive committee, admit
! ting that in order to win, the strikers
must be aided by the public to the
amount to $4,000 weekly.
In addition to the engineering strike,
with threatened strikes in the cotton
| trade and among the railroad en-
ployees, the muddle in the labor world
! is daily growing worse. The recent
! police records of the east end of Lon
/ don read like the old days Of Dead
wood Oak.
Revolver shootings have occurred al
most daily, and on Wednesday there
were no less than four committals to
/ trial for crimes of that description.
The British officials regard the
! prompt agreement arrived at between
/ the United States, Russia and Japan,
providing for a temporary suspension
of
PELAGIC SEALING
as a vindicatfon of their refusal to en-
ter into the conference and as a dem
onstration of their contention that an
understanding existed between the
! three countries.
1t is not likely that Great Britain
/ will consent to stop sealing. Her ma
iesty's government confidently expects
a settlement of the question by the
United States purchasing the Canadian
interests.
In spite of the statement made by
Mr.. Balfour, the first lord of the treas
uly in his speech at Norwich on Thurs
day evening that the government had
no desire Of aggression on the north
west frontier of India, but sought only
to maintain the present frontier, there
is little doubt that the trial made by the
punitive expeditions now engaged with
the tribesmen will be followed by the
usual piece of garb The military des-
pots of India demand and public opin-
ion in Great Britain manifestly favors
a military occupation of the territory
practically conquered by the British
troops.
1t develops that the estate of Mrs
/ Margaret Oliphant, the author who died
on June %, is under $4,000. 1t was
! left to her adopted daughter.