The record-union., 1898-04-10
CLEAnINCS At
BRITAIN'S CAPITAL.
Quite a Scare in Regard 10 Dangers
to British Commerce
Should Rispano-American Trouble Result in
War Being Declared.
Queen Victoria Pronounced
Stronger Than She Has Been
for Year Past - Gladstone
Compelled to Abandon His Lit
erary Work, Not Being Able to
Read or Write.

efaFy w ofA. MOT be1nS ADAe 10
Read or Write.
LONDON, April 9.-(Copyrighted,
1898 by the Associated Press 1.-The
worlds Easter egg, as in 1897, las
war shape, giving the holiday makers
of Great Britain an unusually interest
ing subject to talk about. Although
the regular exodus of Cabinet Ministers
has occurred. in view of the precarious
nature of the HisDano-American rela-
tions and the threatening clouds CT the
far east, it has been decided not 10
take too great an advantage of Easter.
Therefore the Ministers Will not go far
away from the telegraph offices and
their bureaus will be open day and
night.
The annual turnout of the volunteers
has also taken place, about 16,0O of
them having gone to the Easter u1aneu-
vers, and a big pleasure tour has been
undertaken by the Automobile Club and
by hundreds Of thousands of bicycle
riders who are enjoying the baimy
weather.
There is quite a scare here IN re-
gard to the dangers British commerce
will be exoosed to in the event Of war,
but at the Admiralty and at the War
offices, it is claimed that the fears eX-
pressed are practically groundless. 1t
is pointed out that though the belliger-
ents are not bound by the treaty of
Paris. the belligerents' action in regard
to neutrals 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
protest. There has been considerable
criticism in shipping centers on the sub
ject of the declaration made by the
Attorney General, Sir Richard Web
ster, in the House of Commons on Tues
day, 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 a precarious position
Political club circles are busy fore
casting the successors of the Earl of
Elgin and the Earl of Aberdeen as
Vicero9s of India and Governor-1ieneral
| of Canada, respectively. For the Vice
royship, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, the
Chief Secretary for Scotland, and
OT0OTSe N. CuEZO1l, the
I Secretary of the Foreign Office, are the
two most prominently mentioned and
for the Governor -Generalship of Canada
the Earl of Selborne, the Under SecTe-
tary Of State for the Colonies, and the
! Earl OF Hopetun, the Paymaster-Gen-
eraI, are generally considered the most
! likely candidates among the many ap-
I parently in the field. 1t is said that
the Earl of Selborne can have the Gov
ernor- Generalship of Canada if he wants
/ it.
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 add, her majesty
| goes abroad so that Roman Cath
/ olic Bishop may shrive her unknown
| to her subjects 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 a daughter of the
| Duke of Edinburgh.
The Henley Stewards met on Wednes-
! day to consider the foreign entries
other than the Continental. No Amer
| lean has entry. The principal discus
sion was upon the entry of Ten Eyck,
the American. There is considerable
feeling against him owing to his at
| tending a banquet at Putney, on which
occasion all the Thames professionals
were present, and also because of state
ments made in american newspapers
| that Ten Eyck received on his return
| to the United States last summer the
sum of $1,000, which is considered
among the oarsmen as If he had been
given pay for his time. However, if
| Ten Eyck is disqualified it Will be on
! the statement that the Worcester Boat
! Club at a meeting agreed to provide
the funds for Ten Eycks trip, which
! is forbidden under the Henley regatta
rules w. s. Mcdowell, the Chicago
oarsman has entered and so has II.
! T. Backstaff, the English oarsman,
who defeated Mcdowell last year. The
latter, though he thinks Ten Eyck is
not qualified, will compete against the
Americans, but he says he is afraid
| that all the 1891 SCulIerS VINO propose
to enter viii not compete, in order to
mark their sense of the Stewards de-
cision in admitting Ten Tycl1. There
fore the Stewards have decided to refer
the matter to q subcommittee, which
viii report in two weeks time. They
are anxious, While preserving the most
strict Interpretation of the regatta
rules, not to do anything which might
| give rise in the United States to q
charge of unfairness, which naturally
| would tend to cause other American
| scullers to refrain from participating
in the historical rowing contests.
In spite OF the war runors. London
is filling up for the season with those
who are in the fashions. and indica.
tions point to its being very success
full In the favored West End district.
the real estate agents. it is said, have
not one eligible house left, while Z
steady run on flats is reported.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has finally become re-
signed to the abandonment of his lit
erary work, and though it has deepl,
grieved him he will give up writing his
biography, and will end his six mouth.
devoted to it on THE Early Fathers
IN letter to his publisher, couched il
a spirit Of heroic resignation, Mr.