The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
LATEST GOSSIP
IN OLD LONDON
Queen Victoria Has Gone to the
South Of France.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS QUIET
Domestic Situation However, uaeomiOrt- =
able Specializing ia Esrships--
Scandals 10 high Life.

London, March i2-(Copyrlghted BY the
/ Associated cssi-The departure Of
Queen Victoria for the south Of France
has had an effect upon the political and
commercial world. 40 Il Is reasonably as
sumed that she would not leave the coun-
try until the horizon was clearer. which
iH commonly supposed 20 be the case.
club gossip has II that when her majesty
saw the French ambassador. Baron dc
rourcel. nt Windsor on Monday last, she
expressed the hope that nothing would
interfere with her visit 10 the Riviera, %
which the ambassador Ia said to have re-
piled. 1T would BE- q misfortune for
France madame"
AZ Portsmouth the queen was seen 10
BE- looking well. though extra precautions
were taken to secure her from disturb
ance. The royal yacht on which she
slept was guarded by o chain OF picket
loats. In addition the royal train was
ordered 10 run al speed OF only -
miles an hour. Although the general Inn
preston made upon the country by the
statement Of the parliamentary secre-
iary Of foreign affairs In the house OF COM
mons that Russia had not sent an ulti-
matum to China Is regarded as being re-
assuring. the speech Of the first lord OF
the admiralty. Hon. George j. GOschen,
in the house OF commons the same day.
upon which the naval estimates were pre-
sented, helped on the whole TO create
hopeful feeling. The Marquis Of Sails
bury continues to be the scapegoat OF
the conservative dissatisfaction and were
his lordship TO resign tomorrow. many OF
his parliamentary followers would hear
the news without regret. 1t is this which
occasions much political gossip az to i'm
pending cabinet changes.
The results OF the parliamentary bye
election on Wednesday In Stepney a.
vision Of the lower Hamlets Q.ondon),
when the liberals gained a seat and wiped
out strong conservative majority. Il
charged by the conservatives to the Mar |
quis OF Salisbury's foreign policy while |
the Interference OF Joseph Chamberlain |
in the recent London county council elec-
tons has intensified the cabinet dissen- |
slons. Mr.. Chamberlain's newspaper or
gan's asserting that he was induced TO /
speak during the campaign owing TO as
sertions that the government would pro-
leed with the premier's bill for the re-
form ot ;hs London county council. which |
has now been abandoned
The domestic situation. therefore. is dis
tlnctly uncomfortable.
The recovery OF the Marquis OF Sails
bury from his recent illness is very slow
He is only allowed to read the most inn
portant papers His weakness is exces-
sive and no date has been txed for his
going abroad. although Lady Salisbury
goes to the Riviera next week.
MIR. Goschen's somewhat rhetorical per-
nration on the alternative OF peace or
war. the first lord Of the admiralty re-
III peace shall again reign in
our centers OF industry and the maritime
Instincts of the nation which calls itself
mistress OF the seas reasserts itself by an
Increase In its merchant seamen. then the
nation may look forward with confidence
that II there Is peace Il will be- peace with
honor; but II war. II must be war crowned
BY victory provoked an animated gossip
N the lobby, but II was agreed that his
have not specifically affected the
present International situation and his al
usion to the mailed fist" I'VE prefer to
zee the homecoming of our ships rather
han their sending on" was received with
much laughter and cheers. The senti-
nent favoring war with somebody. which I
prevails with the "man In the street"
las attracted the attention OF the stock
spectators, and the West Brad
ord Observer reports the formation of
/ syndicate to build and speculate in war
hips, At present the members of the
yndicate will contne their attention to
'ruisers, gunboats and torpedo boats. The 4
.um of S25OO.OO has already been sub '
cribed aud an order has been placed on d
he Thames for cruiser The enterprise q
eally amounts To the intervention of the {
niddlemen between the foreign powers y
nd British shipbuilders '
The domestic troubles OF the Grand (
Duke and Grand Duchess OF HeSse have Il
Eliminated in the separation of the couple n
nd the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gothic
the Duke of Edinburgh. father of the h
rand duchess, is going to Cmiez in order "
o try with the help of queen Victoria q
0 heal the trouble in the grand ducal
ousehold. @
Emperor Williams ofrer to intervene
as proved fruitless the grand duchess
eclaring that nothing On earth will in
uce her to return to her husband. The r.
esult has been to set on foot n move 81
lent TO secure the succession of the n
ukedom to the grand dukes eldest sis n
pr, the Princess Louise of Buttenhurg, o
n arrangement which is favored at Wind Il
or at st. Petersburg, and not much OBJ Il
,cted to at Berlin. \
Sir George Lewis, the wen known law S,
er, before the house of commons COM y
littee inqurng into the evils of money Is
,nding, on Thursday condemned the \
usiness in the strongest terms, saying
hat 1t frequently cost the victims 1000 n
er cent He complained particularly p
the transactions OF such men as Sam r.
,ewis, He said the bulk Of them were Is
ews, "and, beinA q jew he could say
( his own knowledge that the Jewish
loathed and despised them,
efused to allow them to hold any post Il
on in the Jewish ranks and the Jewish %
lbbis preached against them and their 1.
ractlces." Al
Referring to the Lord Neville-Spencer Il
lay scandal Sir George Lewis said Sam N
ewis had discounted elOO,O0 at 40 per al
ent. He added that the laws of Eng is
md all favored the money lenders said tu