The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-10
Its Politics, It's Royalty, It's Great
and Little Men.
ITS COMMERCE ALARMED
RIGHTS OF NEUTRALs IN HIS
2ANo-AMERICAN WAR.
Simple Story of Peasants of the Ri
viera Regarding the Object of the
Queens Visit-Gladstone Obliged
to Abandon All Literary Work
Fashions Invasion.

London. April 9.-(Copyrighted, 1898,
by the Associated Press.) world S
Easter egg, as in 1897, has a war shape,
giving the holiday makers Of Great
Britain an unusually interesting sub
jet to talk about.
Although the regular exodus of cabi-
net ministers has occurred, in view of
the precaiious nature of the Hispano-
American relations and the threaten
ing clouds of the far east, ii has been
decided not to take too great an ad-
vantage of Easter. Therefore, the
ministers Will not go far away from
the telegraph Offices. and their bu-
reaus viii be open day and night.
The annual turnout Of the Volun-
teers has also taken place, about 16 600
Of them having gone to the Easter man
euvers. and a big pleasure tour has
been undertaken by the Automobile
club and by hundreds of thousands Of
bicycle riders who are enjoying the
most balmy weather.
DANGER TO BRITISH COMMERCE
There is quite a scare here in regard
to the dangers British commerce will
be exposed to in the event of war. but
at the admiralty and the war office
1t is claimed that the fears expressed
are practically groundless. 1t is pointed
out that though the belligerentS are
not bound by the treaty of Paris, the
belligerents' action in regard to neu-
trails would be determined by quite
other considerations. If Spain searched
British vessels for American goods, it
is believed she would bring on herself
something stronger than a protest.
There has been considerable criti-
cism in shipping centers on the sub
ject of the declaration made by the at
torney general, Sir Richard Webster,
in the house of commons on Tuesday.
shipping people holding that his legal
doubts regarding the right to search or
capture neutral vessels would render
seizures certain, thus placing British
shippers in precarious position
IMPORTANT POSITIONS.
Political club circles are busy fore
casting the successors of the Earl of
Elgin and the Earl of Aberdeen as vice
roy of India and governor general of
Canada respectively. For the Viceroy
ship Lord Balfour of Burleigh, the chief
secretary for Scotland, and Mr.. George
n CuIzon, the parliamentary secretary
of the foreign Office, are the TWO most
prominently mentioned, and. for the
governor generalship the Earl of Sell
borne, the under secretary of state for
the colonies. and the Earl of Hopetoun,
the paymaster general, are considered
the most likely candidates among the
many apparently in the field. 1t is
said that the Earl of Selborne can have
the governor generalship of Canada if
he wants it.
TALK OF PEASANTS.
Queen Victoria is pronounced to be
stronger than she has been for a year
past, and it is added that she is in
creasing her popularity at the Riviera,
where the old story is circulated from
mouth to mouth among the peasants
that the queen goes to the Riviera IN
order to make her Easter being de-
MED religious liberty at home. There
fore, the peasants say her majesty goes
abroad so that Roman Catholic bishop
may shrive her, unknown to her sub
jects at home.
A permanent separation is being ar
ranged between the Grand Duke and
Duchess of Hesse. Queen Victoria sides
with the grand duchess, who is her
grandchild. being daughter of the
Duke of Edinburgh.
INVASION OF FASHION.
In spite of the war rumors, London is
filling up for the season with those who
are in the fashion, and indications point |
to its being very successful In the
favored West End district. the real |
estate agents. ii is said, have not an
eligible house left. while steady run |
on flats is reported.
GLADSTONE.
Mr.. Gladstone has finally become re-
signed to the abandonment of his lit |
erary work, and though it has deeply /
grieved him, he will give up writing |
his biography and will end his six |
months devoted to it on THE Early |
Fathers" In a letter to mis- publisher. |
couched in a spirit of heroic resigna-
ton, Mr.. Gladstone says he is no lon |
ger able tc read or write. The old |
statesman continues his affectiOnate |
leave-takings OF old friends To one |
OF the latter Mr.. Gladstone said:
No doubt l have suffered a good deal |
during the last six months. but than /
1 had 176 months almost without pain"
The committee OF the Congregational
Union of England and Wales has cho-
sen DR.. Alexander MacKennal to be
the delegate of that organization at
the triennial council of the American
churches in July at Portland, Ore.