Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
POPE LEo'S HEALTH IS VERY DELICATE

Copyright 1897 by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The appointment OF Col
onel John Hay to succeed Thomas Il. Bayard
as United States ambassador to the court of
st. James appears to be regarded here as
settled thing and is generally well re-
ceived. The Speaker says: "The selection will
give the greatest pleasure to this country"
The Speaker then proceeds to pay a COM
pliment to him as a man OF letters and Of
the highest personal character, adding. 1T
is no light task to succeed such man as
Mr.. Bayard but we do not think we exag-
qualified than most men to perform the task
satisfactorily. The author of Jim Bludsoe
and the Pike County Ballads is certain
Of warm welcome from the British public,
even II his personal considerations were far
less marked than they are. We may fairly
hope that American ambassadors in London
will have an easier time in the future than
in the past; but, in any circumstances 1t is
well that man OF Colonel Hays repute Is
appointed to the post'
The speech of Mr.. Bayard on Wednesday,
at the banquet of the Article club, was
talked with him and knew that he was smart
him in America and that he would endeavor
to strike back.
The impr ession given throughout Mr.. Bay
ards remarks was that he was being blamed
for having tried to promote kindly feeling
between the two countries. He assured his
hearers, however, that with the sentiments
of the best people in England there is a
corresponding sentiment in the United States
ha hnrr, nf hat
This last remark was looked upon as being
an obvious allusion to Irish hostility to Mr..
Dayard.
CRITICAL INDIAN CONDITION.
The views of Lord Roberts In his auto
biography just published on the possibility
of another Indian famine, have attracted
considerable attention. In spite of the
enormous progress made by the Indian army
he warns Great Britain that the signs OF
the spirit of unrest and discomfort which
sowed the seeds Of the Indian mutiny are
being revived" and he attributed this to
the temperance of old faults in the admin
istration of the Indian empire. The govern
ment, II aprears, has become more and more
centralized and departmental spirit is strong
in each department in the line OF progress In
pushing measures obnoxious to the natives.
have developed beyond the Intelligence of
the natives. Lord Roberts also doubts
whether the idea OF converting the Indian
priests and mobiles into English noblemen had
been carried out with sufficient caution.
The st. James Gazette takes a grave view
of Lord Roberts remarks and says: I'm
the situation pointed out by Lord Roberts,
combined with the activity of the faddlsts
at nd ba -
dental, or unantlcipated grievances, there are
materials for confagration, which an ordi-
nary Englshman would have dismissed as
incredible.
POPE IN DELICATE HEALTH.
In spite of official denials the reports that
the health of the pope is very delicate are
confirmed by private advices. According to
news from Rome, received by Cardinal Rich
ard the archbishop of Paris, the condition
of the pope is very disqueting. The death
of Cardinal San Felice greatly affected his
as San Felice was Pope Leo's prob
able successor to the pontifice, and he re-
garded the Dreibund as a possible means of
bringing about reconciliation between the
Quirinal and the Vatican Emperor Will
liam, when he visited Naples last spring
asked Cardinal San Felce what attitude he
would take up If elected pope. but the dis
tinguished prelate declined to be drawn out.
In view OF Pope Leos condition OF health 1t
is stated that some OF the powers have al
ready sgnihed their wishes regarding the
succession, France, Belgium and Portugal
favoring Cardinal Parchhi, the vicar gem
eral of his holiness, while Spain, Austria and
Russia support Cardinal Vannutell, the pre-
feet of the congregational index.
The weather continues to be of the worst
description. Along the rivera in Tunls and
Algeria visitors are suffering from cold and
rain. and In Great Britain there has been
a steady downpour all the week. A hurri-
cane prevails here today. over the northeast
coast and the Thames ia flooding, especially
around Windsor