The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22

London, Aug. 21.-The Marquis of
Salisbury's definite committal of Great
Britain to the policy of insisting upon
the evacuation of Thessaly by the
Turkish troops, whether the Greek in
demnity is paid or unpaid, is univer-
sally approved by the British press,
and is equally condemned by the con-
| tinental newspapers. 1t is difficult to
| foresee the outcome. The British pre-
mier proposed that Greece should pay
a. small sum annually. representing the
interest on the indemnity, and an in
stallment on the total amount, as in
| the case of the Turko- Russian indem-
nifty, but there seems to be little chance
| of the powers accepting the PROPOSE
| tions.
The great grip of the Marquis of Sal
| isbury on the powers is found in the
latter's intense desire to get peace set
| tied, and the Turkish army disbanded,
! as until this last step is accomplished
I the peace of Europe will be continually
menaced. It is suggested that Great
!. Britain may abandon the concert of
the powers. This is probable, and
would be regarded as proof of bad
faith, and would throw the powers into
a violent and dangerous ferment, Pa-
cause, rightly or wrongly, it is ami
versally believed that Great Britain is
bent on treachery AS diplomat puts
it: She is again proving and Europe
fears to suddenly discover that En-
gland has executed coup de main
PRESENT BoGEY.
The DOGGY of the present moment in
the chancellories of Europe is the
! rooted belief that Great Britain is anx-
ious to seize the island of Crete. Con-
sequently, were Great Britain to desert
the concert of the powers at the pres
ent moment her action would produce
q, general scramble among the powers,
followed by free fight or menacing
anti-British combination.
! However, it is still hoped that Greece
| will manage to unite the knot by find
ing sum sufficient to induce the Turk
I ish government to order the withdrawal
of its troops to the frontiers designated
in the draft of the treaty of peace
4 CRISES HAS PASSED.
The crisis in affairs on the frontier
of British India seems to have passed
but there is no doubt there has been
genuine cause for the scare which pre-
vailed. Practically all the tribes
throughout the mountain district 500
miles long and 200 miles deep, are up
in arms, and, though their reveTses will
proba oily cool their ardor and prevent
further serious fighting at present. the
greatest care will be required in order
to restore peace and order.
The speedy nipping in the bud of this
dangerous instruction has demon
stIated the splendid state of prepara-
tions to which the British army in In
dia has been brought. Within a. few
days, fully equipped forces of $1,000
men of all arms was hurried to the
front without hitch.
Lieutenant SqIier, of the artillery
school at Fortress Monroe, Va. and
Professor Creelhore of Dartsmouth have
made some remarkable demonstrations
during the past week of the possibilities
of their synchronograp The govern
naent telegraph officials gave these men
the use of a clear line $50 miles long.
making a circuit through London, Lesds
and Glasgow, Edinburgh, New Castle,
Cork and other places over which the
men succeeded in transmitting short
MESA ges at a speed equivalent to 1900
, words per minute
The messages were received with per-
feet cIearness. Forty-four miles of lie
line were underground, thus adding to
the difficulty of the trial. The highest
rate attained by them in America was
5000 words per minute, over an iron
wire 10 miles long. The inventors claim
that the trials demonstrate the posi-
billty of sending press messages be-
tween New York and Chicago at such
sneed that the contents of a newspaper
could be transmitted in an hour.
SPANS GLOOMY PROSPECTS.
The Speaker this week publishes a
long article presenting the gloomiest
, view of the prospects of Spain. 1t says
it sees no chance of the war in Cuba
ceasing to outrage humanity until pop
ular feeling in the United States forces
its government to find pretext for in
tervening and further complexities the
situation, perhaps by naval war. Con-
, tinuing the Speaker says it does not
anticipate a revolution or a Carlist ris-
ing but it foresees a grave increase If
the sufferings of the people, the repud-
iation of Indebtedness and years OF in
l dustrial relapse.
The Lourdes pilgrimages are in ful
;, swing. The past week has witnessed
the arrival of upwards Of 40, 900 people
The White Hall Review says: we
are on the eve of a great social sensa-
ton. The dramatis personnae include
we'll known foreign prince, an Eng.
lish duchess and a distinguished states
man" Nothing further is obtainable
!. STUART HOLDS RECEPTIONS.
Sporting circles have been stirred
UP with the arrival of Dan a. Stuar
of Texas, who managed the Corbett
Fitzsimmons fight. and who is holding
! daily receptions at the Hotel Cecil. Mr.
: Stuart has come to England to ne
gotiate the sale of the European right!
TO the exhibition of the veriscope pic
! lures Of the fight Like many mel
from the United States he complains
r of the difficulty of doing business
.quickly in England. Mr.. Stuart re
marked that the veriscope pictures haC
. l.netted $4,000 day until the begin
ming of the hot weather IN America.
: line bad weather and many sharI
g thunder storms which have prevailed