Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
WILL BE IMPORTANT.
sALIsBuRY's RESIGNATION is UNCERTAIN


Thursday the queens speech,to be read
at reassembling of parliament next
week. vas approved.
1t will be the mcst hnportant pro-
nouncement for years past. Her ma
jesty is following the events In the far
Fast very closely and has the keenest
appreciation of the difficulties.
She has been most busy recently
over dispatches on the subject.
1t will be idle to deny that the par
lament is reaascmhling with the air
charged with uneasiness' and with this
prospect the session wiz be most i'm
portant as regards honie and foreign
politics. First in intereat is the Chs
nese question. 1t is kndwn authorita-
lively that the marquia of Salisbury
has disapproved strongly of the de-
| cltratioE made by Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the chancellor OF Fhe exchequer,
at Bristol as embarrassing his negotia-
tons with other cabinet ministers. The
premier has also resented the virulence
of the press attacks glowing out of
| the su-called back down bf the govern
ment on the subject of oilening the port
of fallen Wan ana the revival of Count
Crotls' description OF hid lordship as II
Hath painted TO initiate Iron" has en-
Ihaized his irritation.
The opposition, however. has decided
not to unduly rroIons The debate on the
address in reply to the speech from
the throne and TO challenge on the In
dian trouble later but the opposition
Will try to get the government to unfold
its session program at tue earliest pos
siblc moment. sui
The Irish m2JnberS VIII be much in
evidence during the coming session the
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Cath"ic university Ibis nffording them
"a great battle-ground.
In regard To- the la,ter measure, the
Dillonites, Redmondites md Healyites
have united for COR mon action and
WITH tf' e>tcl ton 81 Messro Carson
Lecky and 4. w. Russell. The Irish
unionist, will oppose II. The first mem
toned bill probably VIII precede the
army BILL which Will be the feature Of
the session and which will also serve
to introduce the Dreyfus question into
House of Commons, for radical mem
Der viii ask the government II It has
ever received secrets from the notorious
prisoner.
Regarding this weeks rumor of the
approaching resignation of the marquis
OF Salisbury 1t should be noted that 1t
formed the subject of gossip in the
inner circles of the clubs some days be-
fore 1t appeared in the newspapers.
II such an intention exists in the
mind q the marquis II u hot.apparepty
due to his present state OF health, for.
though his physician has advised him
to tighten his work as much as posi-
BILE, the appearance of the premier at
Wednesdays foreign office reception be-
lied the story circulated concerning
his poor health. He walked lightly
and had ruddy cheeks.
Germanys action In excluding Amer
lean AFFECTED" fresh fruits and live
plants and shrubs and packages con-
tanning the same, Is laughed at by the
authorities here who have to deal with
the American fruit shipped to England.
A representative of the Associated
Press is Informed by the board OF ag-
riculture that there never has been
any complaint In this country against
American fruit shipped to England
There was some agitation years ago on
the subject of spraying trees with ar
senic, but investigation proved that the
practice did not harm the consumers
and that the same method was followed
In England, in Canada and on the con-
tinent.
Garden made similar statements. A
representative of the bi firms said
that In their experience only one pack
age or American fruit had reached
Covent Garden in unfit condition. In
quiries made among the retail dealers
| show that they have never heard the
slightest complaint against American
fruit.
The most interesting feature In home
politics during the week was the revolt
of the liberal unionists of the Edg-
baston division of Birmingham, led by
the Birmingham Post. The liberal
uniopists in this division outnumber the
conservatives. but the next vacancy
was promised to the conservatives some
time ago. Now large section of the
liberals decline to submit to this,
though Mr.. Jos. Chamberlain. the sec
rotary OF the state for the colonies, Ia
said to have succeeded in browbeat-
ing" the executive committee of the lib
ersl union association which by good
majority has voted that the conserva-
tives shall select the successor OF Mr..
George Dixon, Mr.. Chamberlain declar-
Ing that IL the committee did not full
I'LL Its promise its members practically
denied him as their leader. The dis
senting liberal majority declare they
will nominate straight liberal.
The pope is pronounced to be In ex-
cellent health and to he busying him
self with document to be addressed
to the Catholics of Christendom, thank
ing them for their affection as ex-
pressed upon the occasion of his jubi-
lee. The document involves political
and religious peace throughout the
whole human race. His holiness will
preside at the function at st, Peters.
and VIII afterwards receive n body of
pilgrims, including a numerous delega-
ton from the United States.
Queen Victoria will visit the Indian
campaign wounded at Netley on Thurs
day. and will start for Nice on March
0. going there by her usual route, but
by easier stages than hitherto. She
win spend two nights on board the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert, pre-
sumably one night In English waters
after embarking. and one night
in French waters after ar
irving at Cherbourg where she
will take the train for the south OF
France.
The first drawing room of the season
viii he held this month by the princess
of Wales in behalf OF her majesty. The
second drawing room will be held on
March 2. and there will be two drawing
rooms in May. The number of pre-
sensations at each drawing room Is
limited to 200,
There will be four levees this season,
two before and two after easter. The
prince OF Wales will hold two of them
and the other two win be held by the
duke OF York.
The duke and duchess OF Fife. fort
night ago. agreed TO open the new
hackney town hall. and the yestry, by
a large majority. voted to expend 200
pounds Isl .O00) to entertain them; but
the minority OF the vestry protested
against the expenditure and an angry
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