The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-01
CHANGES Tn CABINET.
Premier May Not Retire, but He
. will be Relieved Of the
- Hard Work.

Premier May Not Retire, but He
will be Relieved Of the
" Hard Work.
Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press
London, March 19.-Ihe interest of the
political world now centers in the Mar
quis of Salisbury's health, and the air is
full of rumors of impending changes in
the cabinet In addition TO influenza, the
premier is suffering from depression and
form of "brain fag," as friend puts
it, which will render it impossible for him
to continue his present heavy abors at
the foreign Office. 1t is believed he will
remain premier, but the reconstruction Of
the cabinet il probable during the Easter
recess.
The temporary installment of A. j. Bal.
four at the head of the foreign office ex-
erclses the minds of all parties. The
Liberal UniOnists deny it has any sig
nificance likely to prejudice their political
status, and insist it is merely a stop-gap
arrangement.
MI. Balfour has no special training or
| liking for foreign affairs, but he is warm
| ~ in sympathy with his uncle's views in
| regard to the present troublesome inter-
was chosen to direct the foreign Office
| indicates that his policy, for the present
| at least, will be conducted upon the Mar
| quis of Salisbury's lines.
Curzon to Go in the Cabinet.
! 1t is regarded as certain that George
| n. CurZOn, the parliamentary secretary
for the foreign Office. will be admitted
into the cabinet at the first opportunity.
He has made rapid advances in the esti-
nation of politicians, especially during
the past few weeks. Even his political
| iuf,ytn a MT npf
are sounding his praises for the skillfni
| manner in which he has handled the
| ticklish questions in the House Of Com
mons.
| st. Patrick's day was moro generally
celebrated on Thursday last here than
usual. The shamrock was to he seen Oh
all sides. and at the Birmingham asslzes
the lord chief justice. Baron Russell Of
Killowen, appeared Oh the beueh with
| sprig of shamrock pinned to his robes.
Many spriss of Shamrock Seen.
The Duke of C1nnaught, escorting the
Duchess of COnnaught, who opened the
| Irish industries sale at Lansdowne house,
| London. had a bunch of shamrock in his
buttonhole, and Rear Admiral Lord
| Cha rles Beresford and other Irish mem
bcrs of Parliament Of note all sported
the emblem.
At Dublin the principal event of the
celebration of st. Patrick's day was the
trooping of the colors in the castle yard,
Lord Roberts of khander, the COM
mander-incbief of the forces in Ireland.
commanding the troops which went
through the eyolutions brilliantly be-
fore the lord lieutenant of Ireland, Earl
Cadogan and distinguished party. in
Guiding the Duchess of Manchester and
the Marquis of Ormonde, all displaying
clusters Of shamrock.
In London the day was observed at the
guard mount at st. James palace. where
the band played Irish airs. and bril-
liant crowd attended the Irish industries
sale at Lansdowne house. The list Of
patronesses included almost all the royal
family. Ladies Lansdowne. Waterford.
Dufferin. Blandford and Fingall were
among the interchangeable sa1eswomen.
1t is proposed to found a university
scholarship in honor of Charlotte Yohge.
An appeal to the public says this will be
done in recognition Of her great services
as the pioneer of that religious and high
toned literature for young people which
for the last fifty years has been the spe-
cial glory of England and the admiration
of America and other countries" Among
those who are supporting the scheme are
the Princess of Wales. the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Duchess of Sutherland
and many bishops.
John Redmond Is Clever.
John Redmond, the Parnelite leader,
has adopted very clever TASTES to force
il hearing On the subject of Ireland's over
taxation from the House of Commons.
He has put down his motion about the
financial relations between Great Britain
as spokesman for all sections of the Irish
members. for the evening Of the budget.
He obtained priority and by his action
the budget is blocked. and the chancellor
of the exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, will be unable to make his annual
financial statement Until the Irish debate
has first taken place. 1t is generally be
lieved that this action win force the gov
ernment to provide facilities for a. dis
ctlssion of the question, which up to the
present the ministers have refused to do.
Col. John Hay, who has been travelling
in Egypt, arrived at Athens ON March Z
and the next day he was invited to the
palace and had private conversation of
an hours duration with King George of
Greece. Col. Hay left Athens on the
18th with his family and sailed from Pa
tras for Venice. He will retur nto Lon
don on Sunday.
Liberia Seeks Aid.
Bishop Hartzell. the Methodist Episco-
pal bishop of Africa, who is now here,
has mission from the President of Ii
IBERIA to Great Britain and the United
States. He will endeavor to obtain a
treaty between those countries and
!. Liberia guaranteeing the integrity of the
| little republic against FrancO-German en-
croachments. He has been we'll received
at the British foreign Office, where every
! sympathy was shown towards his plan,
but it was suggested that it would be bet
ter. considering the interests of the United
States in Liberia, if the suggestion of !:
treaty came from the United States.
Bishop Hartzell sails for New York on
March % and will go Immediately to
Washington, where he hopes to meet with
Il favorable reception.
The Earl of Rosslyn, the peer who has
adopted the stage for profession, is
starting new penny paper called Scot
fish Life In an editorial announcement
he says: My sister, the Duchess of
Sutherland, offers you an interesting
story. and amongst other writers are the
Marquis of Lorne and Ladies Randolph
Churchill and Warwick"
In view of the huge surplus of the
present financial year and the high price
of consols it has been decided to spend
f2,5WOOO buying sites and erecting
buildings for the great public depart
ments, including new war Office
APeer Who Earned Hi. Salt.
The premier's brother. Lord Sackvillc
Cecil, left f25O,OO0. almost entirely of
his own earning. Like his brother he had
| an absorbing interest III eiectrlclty. He
was once chairman of the Exchange Tel
cgraph company and assisted in the devel-
Opment of the Eastern Telegraph COM
pany.
The Daily Mail is publishing letters
from women demanding ladies' smoking
carriages on the railroads.
Private advices from the Transvaal to
people having large interests there indi-
cate that serious trouble with Great Brit
ain is brewing. British troops are al
ready being concentrated on the frontier,
At Johannesburg great commercial dis
tress prevails
Woolf Joel. the nephew. partner and
trustee of the late Barney Barnato. who
was recently shot and killed in his Office
by a former soldier named Veltheim. is
. said to be an American whc married VIC
let Desmond of the Gaiety chorus som.
years ago. The marriage was kept a Sc
cret. as his mother objected to his mar
rying anyone but Il Jewess.
The theatrical week conferred in the
brilliant benefit given Nellie Farren on
Thursday last at the Drury Lane theater