The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-06

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culture that there never has been any
complaint II this country against the
American fruit shipped to England
There was some agitation years ago
on the subject of spraying trees with
arsenic, but investigation proved that
the practice did not harm the consum-
ers, and that the same method was fol-
lowed N England, in Canada and on
the continent.
All the fruit importers of Covent
Garden made similar statements A
representative of one of the biggest
firms said that in their experience only
one package of American fruit had
reached COVent Garden in unfit condi-
ticn.
Inquiries made among the retail deal
ers show that they have never heard
the slightest complaint against Amer1-
can fruit.
HOME POLITICS.
The most interesting feature in home
of the Liberal Unionists of the Edg-
the Birmingham Post.
The Liberal Unionists in this division
outnunber the Conservatives, but the
next vacancy was promised to the Con-
servatiVes some time ago, though Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of
succeeded in browbeating' the eXecu-
tive committee OF the Liberal Union as
sociation which, by a good majority,
has voted that the Conservatives shall
select the successor of Mr.. George
Dixon, Mr. Chamberlain declaring that
if the committee did not fulfill its
promise, its members practically de-
MED him as their leader.
The dissenting Liberal majority de-
clare they will nominate a straight
Liberal
POPE'S HEALTH.
The pope is pronounced to be in ex-
cellent health, and to be busying hlm-
self with "a document to be addressed
to the Catholics of Christendom, thank
ing them for their affection, as ex-
pressed upon the occasion of his jubl-
lee The document involves political
and religious peace throughout the
whole human race. His holiness will
preside at the function at st. Peters,
and will afterwards receive a body of
pilgrims, including a numerous delega-
ton from the United States.
QUEEN WILL VISIT FRANCE.
Queen Victoria will visit the Indian
campaign wounded at Netley on
Thursday and will start for Nice on
March g. going there by her usual
route, but by easier stages than hith-
erto. She will spend two nights on
board the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert. presumably one night in Eng
lish waters, after embarking, and one
night in French waters after arriving
at Cherbourg, where she viii take the
train for the south of France.
The first drawing room of the sea-
son viii be held on Feb. % by the
Princess of Wales in behalf of her
majesty.
The second drawing room will be held
on March ,. and there will be two
drawing rooms in May. The number
of presentations at each drawing room
is limited 10 200.
vEsTRy ROW.
The Duke and Duchess of Fife, a
fortnight ago, agreed to open the new
Hackney town hall, and the vestry, by
a large majority, voted to expend e200
G1 GOOD to entertain them; but the mi
nOrity of the vestry protested against
the expenditure and an angry discus
sion followed The local newspaper
cuttings on the subject were sent to
the Duke ard Duchess of Fife, who
then declired ito omen the town hall.
At a meeting of the vestry at which
their refusal was read, there was a
great row, some of the members COM
planning that royalty had been insult
ed, etc. The chairman resigned and
the majority. amid the liveliest kind of
scenes, sang God Save the Queen"
The Duke OF Fife is a son-in-law of
the Prince Of Wales.
KING LEOPOLD'S YACHT.
King Leopold of Belgium. the pur-
chaser of the late Mr.. Ogden-Goelet's
steam yacht Mayfiower, will re-christ-
en- her Clementine. possibly after his
third daughter. the Princess Clemen-,
tine, who was born in 1872. The crew
of the royal yacht will be composed of
Belgians and English in equal num-
bers. with English officers. She will be
Tefitted at Southampton and from there
will go to the Mediterranean.
Mr.. Hunsicker from the Carnegie
company of Pittsburg. was in London
this week on his way to st. Petersburg,
TO sign large contracts for rails.
MEASLES EPIDEMIC.
The weather is colder and stormy and
the first snow fell in London on Fri
day. Influenza and measles are cpl
defnic. The former is so severe in
Cornwall that business is seriously in
terrupted and many of the schools are
closed.
The death of Lord Clonmen which
was announced OF Wednesday last. /
was caused by his dropping a little hot
sealing weX on his hand. whereupon
blood poisoning rapidly developed. He
only succeeded to the title in 1896.
Ferdinand GotschaIk, who took part