Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16
Discussion Of War Or Peace Al
ways Favorable to the l. S.
VICTORIA TRIED TO STOP WAR,
MORE KlNGLY T0MBS AT THEBES OPENED
Season In England-Theatricai
and Society Notes.

and Society Notes.
London, April 16.-(Copyrighted. 1898.
by the Associated Press.) -There is but
one question before the public in Lon
don. war or peace, and everybody dis
cusses 1t more or less inteligently, yet
always friendly disposed towards the
United States.
Queen Victoria, 1t Is understood has
watched with deep concern the course
of the crisis, special service kilograms
having apprlsed her of every turn of
the diplomatic campaign between the
arrival of the London papers on one
day and those of the day following.
Her majesty has consulted the marquis
of Salisbury as to the possibility of
averting war, and 1t is announced here.
when the secret papers Of our foreign
Office are made public it Will be found
that her majesty's personal mediation
reached both the queen regent OF Spain
and President Mckinley
Though the marquis of Salisbury well
deserved a rest, he is not out of touch
with diplomacy, but is kept constantly
i.siosned of the progress of all the ne
gutiations and has succeeded III doing
Il bit OF diplomacy on his own account
since he left England. 1t Is asserted
that the premier has managed to ma
terially advance the West African ne
gotlations. In fact, it is said they have
been sufficiently advanced to give reas-
on to believe that q satisfactory settle
ment Will be announced when parlia-
ment reassembles ON Monday.On the re-
assembling of the House OF Commons
its first business will be that OF sup
ply.
The marquis of Salisbury wall re-
turn to England on May 3rd. when, club
| gossip asserts he will resign the lord
| waruenship of the cinque ports ana be
succeeded by Lord Geo Hamilton, the
secretary of state for India. Although
| the premier Is better able to walk
| about. returning Riviera travellers say
he does so with difficulty and leaning
| on his private secretary. 1t is added
that the marquis stoops more than
usual and that his face has not recov-
cred the ruddy hue which is habitual
in his case when in good health.
The weeks discoveries have been
most interesting. Bhynschowski, the
| electrician Of Lomberg, claims to have
discovered an electric fluid. which he
calls "electrois." The discovery has
caused a great sensation on the contin-
| ent. He obtains ii by electrolyss, but
| 1t is not identical with electricity. Its
| effects are declared to be startling, pro-
| ducing light and causing Gosser tubes
to emit tluldescent rays. 1t works pho
! to-chemically, rotates objects in mid
air, produces whirlpools in water and
| kills bacteria. Metal and glass thereby
/ can be charged with the electricity and
| the magnet changes direction under Its
| influences.
From Egypt came reports of the dis
| covery ut Thebes of the tombs of
lit. a
| vi. All the bodies are said to be
in splendid state of preservation.
Queen Wilhelmina, the queen regent
| of Holland, is in Paris. incognito on
her way to Cannes, where she is to
visit the duchess of Albany. This is
the first time queen Wilhelmina has
| been in Paris and she Is said to be de-
| lighted. She will be received by Presi-
dent Faure on her return.
| 1t Is semi officially announced that
the duke and duchess of York will make
a tour of every British colony in 1899,
| travelling on board the new royal yacht.
The Rev. 3. w. Marturin, formerly
one of the Cowley fathers of the An
| glican church, was ordained to the
priesthood of the Roman Catholic
church In the Carmellite convent in
London on Wednesday last
Farther Maturln was one of the
priests sent to the United States by the
| Cowley fathers to extend the high
church" movement in the Episcopal
church In the United States. He was
stationed for a time In Philadelphia
where his work attracted considerable
attention. His conversion to Roman
Catholicism was announced some time
ago, and his ordination to the Roman
priesthood has been expected to follow
The car presented the prince of Mon
| tenegro with an Easter gift of 10000
| repeating rifles and 25.OO0OO0 cartridges
| Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, who eloped from her husband
Prince Philip of SaNe-Coburg and
, Gotha, and who has been residing with
her lover, Lieut.. Mattachich, on the
latter's estate In Croatia, has been or
dered to leave the Austrian domlnions.
The duke and duchess of Marlbor-
| ough have given up the idea OF a politi-
cal salon. They Will not take a town
house during the present season. but
will reside at Blerheim.
| Hundreds OF forthcoming weddings
are announced, among them being that
Of the marquis of Camden to Lady
Joan Marion Neville, daughter of Lord
Henry Neville. second son of the mar
quis of Abergavenny: Sir Ralph Bar
rett Blois to Miss Freda Kennard
daughter OF Col. Hogan Kennard; the
Rev. Il. A. Villiers, nephew of Lord
Amherst of Hackney. to Lady Elaine
Guest. daughter OF Lord Wimborne:
Captain Charles Fitzclarenee, great
grandson of King William ", 10 Lady
Violet Churchill. daughter of the late
Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill. and
Sir William Orr Ewing, member of
Parliament for Ayreburgh,to Lady Au-
gusta Boyle, daughter of the earl of
| Glasgow.
The council of the National Artillery
association has issued an appeal for
$4,000 to enable a volunteer team to
accept the invitation Of the Dominion
Artillery association 10 compete In
Canada during the coming summer
The Bennett steering balloon was
successfully tried Mt Crystal palace on
Monday. It is not intended to steer
against the wind so much as to modify
the course OF balloon when sailing
with the wind in the same manner as
affected by the sails of a ship. 1t has
propel.rs hi the form of four sails