Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-02
BRITISH POLITICS CHANGED.
SOCIETY GOSSIP ABouNDs IN LONDON.


London, April 2.-tCopyrlghted, 1898,
by the Associated PRESS THE crisis
between Spain and the United states
Is hard pushed for first place In public
Interest here by the question as to
whether or not the marquis OF Sails
bury viii retire from office, and the
consequent reorganization OF the cabl-
net The conservative newspapers.
particularly in the provinces, are In
open revolt. The National Review
sums up the bitter dcnunclation by
quoting the late Gen. Gordon's saying:
"'rhe British race is Il race of lions led
by asses" The discomfort is so
widespread that the idea is rapidly
gaining that crisis in the history Of
the unionlst party will soon be reached.
The CONSENSUS of opinion inclines to the
belief that the marquis Of Salisbury,
yielding to the advice OF his friends.
will retire from the foreign office. but
will remain premier a certain amount
Of color is given to this belief by Fri
days semi-ofIcial rumor that the
queen Will confer upon the marquis the
lord lieutcnancy of MlddleseN. and the
question NJ his successor Ia debated in
the most lively manner.
The enemies OF MIR. Joseph Chamber
lain,secretary of stnte for the colonies.
are diligently circulating the report
that he aspires to succeed the marquis
OF Salisbury, which is furthest from
his thoughts at present, Mr.. Chamber,
lain knowing that his LIBERAL uniOnist
friends would desert him II he tried Ion
the foreign office.
Political club circles consider that, as
the duke of Devonshlre is to assume
the premiership. II the marquis OF
salisbury .retirss altogether, Mr.. A. }
Balfour. the first lord OF the treasury.
and acting secretary OF state for for
eign affairs and government leader In
the House of Commons. Will succeed his
uncle IN the foreign Office. This is
considered undoubtedly to be the out
come II Mr. Balfuur can overcome his
objection to elevation 10 the House OF
Lords. Failing him the foreign office
portfolio Will probably he oIcred to
Lord Cromer. the British minister ana
consul general at Cairo, with the posi- |
BILE reversion to Mr.. George ~ Curzon, |
parliamentary secretary for the foreign |
office, who. in spite OF his conceited |
mannerlsms, has greatly improved his |
colleagues with his administrative abil- |
ity
The marvellous tardiness of the for
elgn office in receiving officially news |
from China, which is first published
by the newspapers, drew from MIR.
the leader Of the Irish nationalists, an
amusing explanation. He said he
would hesitate to say what are the
functions Of the modern journalist
adding: But | imagine they do not |
exclude intelligent anticipation Of facts,
and in this somewhat unequal cOmpe-
tition, the journalist, whose main duty
Is speed is liable sometimes to get the
Of the diplomatist, whose
main object is accuracy"
During the debate In the House of
Commons on the British prison sys.
TEN, Mr.. John Redmond. the Parnell-
lite leader. advocating that humane
treatment, especially of political Of
tenders, gave an elaborate and culo-
Cystic account of the prison system Of |
the United states. showing by com
pnrson that the English system IL
the most brutal and brutaliains in the
world"
Queen Victoria is Thoroughly enjoy
ing the fine weather in the South of |
France. She is In good health ana |
with her surroundings. Her
majesty drives out twice daily and has
gwen IL HuinDtT OF sHlhi uIHNlh YIN
nsrs.
The queen has sent to the wounded
Indian soldiers at Nctey. frame pur
traits of herself. one for each wRrl |
md has also ordered touches for the
disabled soldiers, as well as the finest |
artificial limbs for those who have lost
their own.
Princess Henry Of Battcnburg sends /
a portrait of her late husband as the |
gift Of the widow OF soldier to sol |
diers who have fought for their coun-
try"
Piper Findlator, who distinguished
himself at the storinlng OF Darsai |
Ridge and who Is now at Netley, re-
oslves hundreds OF letters daily from |
all parts of Great Britain. orcrinG |
theatrical engagements, marriage, "a |
home for life. and so forth"
The papers are still Bnssip,ng about |
Princess Louise OF SnNe-Coburg- Gptha, |
who eloped with Lieut.. Kegleyitch. |
The smart set was much astonlshcd
at the published statement that tho |
allowance OF the princess was only
c 600 a year, as her husbands fortune
is said TO amount TO ei,o0OOOO. She Is |
living MS Madame Leman, and 1t is
said she will 70 America to Join Donna
Eivirn. the daughter q Don Carlos.
who elopcd with Count Folchi, who Is |
said to he cousin Of Archbishop
Fnlchi the vice chamberlain OF the
pontlfical court.
Tho reason for the hurried departure |
of Princess Louise from Cimicz was
the receipt Of letter from her father |
King Leopold Of Belgium, announcing |
that Queen Victoria had written him |
to the effect that she would not receive |
the princess.
For MIR. Gladstone. the past week
has proved to he one Of greater com
fort than any for the past two months
His return to HnwRrden has been ben
encial, although his family and the
medical men admit that the end ~
only question of days. The surgeons
who have been consulted on the sub
ject, say surgery is unable to do MIR
Gladstone any permanent good, owinr
TO hts advanced age. The queer
makes Inquiries daily as to the condi-