The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-13
SALISBURY USED Up
His Health is. Bad; Also His
Political Reputation.
QUEENS JOURNEY SOUTH
USury in Great Brifain--So-
Ciety and Stage Gossip.

were MS LOTOsnlp 10 resign IOHOITOW
many Of his parliamentary followers would
hear the news without regret. 1t is this
which occasions much political gossip as
to impending cabinet changes.
The result Of the parliamentary bye
election on Wednesday in the Stepney di-
vision of the lower hamlets Oondon),
when the Liberals gained a seat and
wiped out strong Conservative majority,
is charged by the Conservatives to the
Marquis of Salisbury's foreign policy.
while the interference of Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, the secretary of state for
the colonies, in the recent London county
council elections has intensified the cab
met dissensions, Mr.. Chamberlain's news
paper organs asserting that he was in
duced to speak during the campaign owing
to assertions that the government would
proceed with the premier's bill for the
reform Of the London county council,
which has now been abandoned.
The domestic situation, therefore, is
distinctly uncomfortable.
The recovery of the Marquis of Sails
bury from his recent illness is very slow,
indeed He is only allowed to read the
most important papers. His weakness is
excessive, and no date has been fiflxed
for his going abroad, although Lady Sal
isbury goes to the Riviera next week,
Mr.. Goschen's somewhat rhetorical per-
Grafton on the alternatives Of peace or
war, the first lord of the admiralty re-
marking: IF peace shall again reign In
our centers Of industry and the maritime
Instincts of the nation which calls itself
the mistress Of the seas reasserts itself
by an increase in its merchant seamen,
then the nation may look forward with
confidence that If there is peace that it
will be peace with honor; but If war, it
must be war crowned by victory" pro-
voked an animated gossip in the lobby.
but it was agreed thta his remarks have
not specifically affected the present inter-
national situation and his illusions to the
mailed fists, we prefer to see the home
coming OF our ships, rather than their
sending OFF" was received with much
laughter and cheers.
THE QUEENS JOURNEY.
The departure of Queen Victoria for the
south of France has had an effect upon
the political and commercial world as it
Is reasonably assumed that she would not
leave the country unless the horizon was
clearer. which is commonly supposed to
be the case. Club gossip has it that when
her majesty saw the French ambassador
Baron de Courcel, at Windsor. on Monday
last she expressed the hope that nothing
would interfere with her visit to the Ri
viera, to which the ambassador is said
A.
tune for France madame" At Ports
mouth the queen was seen to be looking
well, though extra precautions were taken
to secure her from disturbance. The royal
yacht on which she slept was guarded by
chain of picket boats. In addition the
royal train was ordered to run at speed
IF only twenty miles an hour
THAT HOPEFUL FEELING.
Although the general impression made
upon the country by the statement of the
parliamentary secretary of the foreign of
lice last Thursday in the house of COM
mons that Russia had not sent an ulti- |
matum to China as being reassuring and
the speech of the first lord of the admir- |
atty, Hon. George ]. Goschen, in the
house Of commons the same day upon
which the naval estimates were presented, |
helped on the whole to create a hopeful |
feeling.
THE BRITISH USURER.
Sir George Lewis. the we'll known law
yer. before the house of commons COM |
mittee inquiring into the evils of money
lending, on Thursday condemned the bust |
ness in the strongest terms. saying that il /
frequently cost the victims 1000 per cent. |
II
actions of such men as Sam Lewis He |
said the bulk Of them were Jews, and |
being a jew" he could say of his own |
knowledge, that the Jews loathed and |
despised them. refused to allow them to |
hold any position in the Jewish ranks, |
and the Jewish rabbis preached against |
them and their practices" Referring to |
the Lord Nevill Spencer Clay scandal. Sir |
George Lewis said Sam Lewis had dis |
counted e1o00 900 at 30 per cent He added |
that the laws of England all favored the |
money lenders. said that in Germany the /
usury laws worked for them. and added |
that in America there was no usuay at all. |
A GRAND DUCAL MISFIT.
The domestic troubles of the Grand |
Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse have /
eliminated in the separation Of the couple |
and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Cthe Duke of Edinburgh, father of the |
grand duchess. is going TO Cimiess in or |
der to try. with the help of Queen Vic !
toria. to heal the troubles in the grand |
hucal household. Emperor williams offer |
to intervent having proved fruitless. the |
grand duchess declaring that n6thing on /
earth will induce her to return to her |
husband. The result has been to set on |
foot a movement TO secure the succession |
Of the dukedom to the grand dukes eldest !
sister. the Princess Louise of Battenburg.
an arrangement which is favored at Wind /
sor and at St Petersburg. and not much |
objected to at Berlin.
A RESTAURANT SCANDAL.
The fashionable people who dine or sup l
al the Savoy hotel are greatly excited !
at p full fledged revolution which has /
taken place there during the past week 1
The Savoy's restaurant has long been |
prominent in London, and So crowded that |
It has been necessary TO order tables a !
day ahead. But in spite OF this the d. /
rectors have long been puzzled at the /
liminution Of the profits. and the result /
was that at a special meeting o. the d. !
rectors on Monday. the managers. Ritz /
md Enchard were retired. and at the |
.sme time Escoffier. the famous chef. re-
signed taking with him a host OF his /
French subord;nates and walters who as /
Eembled in such numbers in the. vicinity /
Of the hotel that strong police force /
was necessary nightly 10 maintain order.
EARL OF ROSSLYN'S DINNER.
fiutter IN society has been caused by