The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-10
Anxiety Of BritlSAIrS Over English
shipping in Case Of War,
POLITICS IN GREAT BRITAIN
kho Mil Be the New IUtr0y at lodia aud
GoNeruOr-Geoeral " Canada The
Queeu'N CnudUiOu

ter cgg, as IN lNN,, has a war shape CIV
ing the holiday makers ~ Grvat Rrltah
an unusually interesting subject to talk
about Although a large exodus ot cabinet
ministers has occurred In view ~ the
prccarlous nature of the Scandinavian
relations and the threatening clouds cf the
flr east IL has been decided not Ia tak'
undue advantage " Easter Therefore
tho ministers will 80 Car away from tho
telegraph odiycs and their bureaus Will ov
open day and night
The annual tournament ot the volunteers
has also taken place about lo"o having
gone Co the Easter mauruNvr auj a bis
pleasure tour has boon undertaken by the
Automobile club and thousands or bicycle
riders who are ruioNlng the most balnN
weather There Is quite scare here ~
regard to the dangers british commerce
will hc exposed To- in the event ~ war
but at the admiralty and at the war oditc
Il Is claimed fears expressed urv pracilt'
ally groundlyss. 10 Is pointed Out that
though the hculgvrvnts are not bound los
the treaty OF Paris. the bvllgrrrpis ac'
tion in regard Ia neutral. would bo de-
trrmnyd by quite other considerations.
u spain searched british vessels for
American goods 10 Is believed she would
bring on herself something stronger than
a protest
There has been considerable criticism
in shipping c,ntcrs on the subject ot the
declaration made by the attorney general.
Sir Richard Webster. IN the house ot
commons. ON Tuesday shipping people
holding that his legal doubts regarding
the rights 10 search or capture neutral
vessels would render seizures certain.
thus placing British shippers lu q prcca'
rious position.
Political club circles are busy forecast.
ing the successors og the Earl ~ Elgtn
and the Earl of Aberdeen as ylcrroy oi
India ana governor general pt canada rr-
specUyely For the Vlccroyship Lord Rat
four of Burlrlgh. the chief secretary tpr
Scotland, ana Mr. George y Curzou the
parliamentary secretary ot the foreign
Office are the twu most prominently mem
toned aud Tor the goygruur-gvncrliship
the Earl Of Srlboruy. under secretary tur
yhr colonies and the Earl 90 iop,iouu.
tho p1ymastcr-genvr1l arr considered
the most likely candidates among the
many apparently boz the hrld IL IS slid
the Earl OF Selhornc can have tho gov.
yrnor-gen,ralship ot Canada 10 hc wants o.
queen Victoria is reported 60 uy strong
er than Tor "a year past and DO Us added
that She b. Increasing her popularity at.
the Riviera where the old story is clrgu-
lated from mouth t1 mouth among the
peasants that the queen goes tD tht III
y.era ln order ,o max, urr Easter. bee
Therefore the peasants add. her majesty
goes abroad so that Roman catholic
bishop may shriyc n,r. unknown t1 hyr
subjects al home.
A permanent separation u.s. bciu. lr.
ranged between the Grand Duke und
Duchess OF Hrssv. queen Victoria slides
with the grand duchess, who is her
grandchild, being daughter ol the Duke
Of Edinburgh.
The Henley stewards me, on "Wednesday
TO consider the foreign entries other than
the continent No American eight WAS
entered. The principal discussion was Ou
the entry OF Teneyck. the American
sCuller. There Is considerable feeling
against him owing to his attending ban
quet at Putney upon which occasion ail
the Thames professionals were present
and also because OF statements made 10
American newspapers that the Tcnrycks
received upon their return To the United
States last year y2J2OO which Is consid-
cred among the Oarsmcn as II they had
been given pay for their time How
ever. II Teneyck is disqualified II will be-
on the statement that the Worcester boat
club at a meeting agreed to provide the
funds for Teneyck's trip which is FOR.
hidden under Henley regatta rules.
Dr. W. $ Mcdowell, the Chicago oars
man, has entered and 50 has II. +. Black.
stdne, the English Oarsman. who de
feated Dr. Mcdowell last year. The lat
ter, though he thinks Tencyck is not
qualified, will compete against the Amer
leans, but he says he is afraid that all the
lsyi scullcrs who propose 10 enter VIII not
compete In order 10 mark their sense ui
the stewards. decision In admitting Tene-
yck Therefore the stewards have decided
10 refer the matter To subcommittee
and viii report Ia TWO weeks time They
are anxious, while preserving the most
strict Interpretation OF the regatta rules,
not 10 do anything which might give rise
In the United States to charge uf unfair
ness which naturally would tend 10 cause
other American scullcrs to refrain from
participating In the historical rowing con
tests
In spite Of the war rumOrs, London Is
filling up for the season with those who
are in the fashion, and Indications point
TO It's being very succcssiul IN
The favored West End districts the real
estate agents, 1t Is said, have not an cu-
Blple house left, while steady run On
flats is reported.
Mr. Gladstone has finally become re-
signed TO the abandonment Of his literary
work and though it has deeply grloycd
him, he will give up writing his blog.
raphy, and Will end his six months de-
voted to ii on "Inc Early Fatners' In
a letter TO his publisher, cOuched In
spirit Of heroic resignation, Mr.. Clad
stone says he Is no longer able 70 read Or
write The Old statesman continues his
anectlonatc lcavc-taklngs Of old friends.
10 one Of the latter Mr.. GLADSTONE said.
mo doubt ! have suffered good deal
during the last six months, but then ].
had lIG months almost without pain"
The committee Of the Congregational
Union Of England and Wales has chosen
DR.. Alexander McKenna to be- the dele
gate Of the organization at the tri-cnnlal
council Of the American churches In July
At Portland, or
The controversy between Clement Scott,
the dramatic critic, and theatrical people
Of this part Of the world, arising from
Scotts reflections upon the virtue OF
actresses, in an interview In December
last has been settled by an abject apology
upon the part Of Scott last Thursday.
The dramatic critic stirred up the
storm referred to In an interview pre-
pared for a publication entitled Great
Thoughts" Among the remarks attrl-
buted to Scott was one that II was nearly
impossible for a woman who adopts the
stage as a profession to remain pure.