Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
SALISBURY is YET QUITE I'LL.
People are Dissatisfied With Him as Premier,
and Would Like Him to Resign.
SYNDICATE or wARsHlP SPECTATORS.
Domestic Troubles of the Duke and Ouch
css OF Hesse-A jew Denounees jew
lsh Usurers-society's Doings,

London, March 12.-(Copyrighted.
1898, by the Associated Press.) The de-
parture of Queen Victoria for the south
of France has had an effect upon the
political and commercial world. as 1t
is reasonably assumed that she would
not leave the country unless the hori
2on was clearer, which Is commonly
supposed to be the case. Club gossip
has 1t that when her majesty saw the
French ambassador, Baron de Counsel,
at Windsor on Monday last, she ex-
pressed the hope that nothing would
Interfere with her visit to the Riviera,
to which t., ambassador is said to
have replied: 1T would be a mlsfor-
tune for France. madame"
At Portsmouth the queen was seen
to be looking well, though extra pre-
cautions We're taken to secure her from
disturbance. The royal yacht on which
she slept was guarded by chain of
picket boats. In addition the royal
train was ordered to run ut speed of
only 20 miles an hour.
Although the general impression
made upon the country by the state
ment OF the parliamentary secretary of
foreign affairs last Thursday in
the House of Commons, that Russia
mad not sent an ultimatum to China
is regarded as being reassuring, the
speech of the first lord of the admiral
ty, Hon. George ]. Goschen, in the
| Hpi1g.a "a IA
which the naval estimates were pre-
scented, helped on the whole to create
a hopeful feeling.
The marquis of Salisbury continues
to be the scape-gust of the conserva-
| tive dissatisfaction, and were his lord
ship to resign tomorrow many of his
parliamentary followers would hear
| the news without regret. II Is this
which occasions much political gossip
as to impending cabinet changes.
| The result of the parliamentary bye
election on Wednesday in the stepney
division of the lower hamlets, don
| dom, when the liberals gained a seat
and wiped out strong conservative
majority, is charged by the conserva-
| tives to the marquis of Shlisbury's for
| eign policy, while the Interference OF
| MIR. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary
| of state for the colonies, in the recent
| London county council elections, has
| intensified the cabinet dssensions, Mr.
| Chamberlain's newspaper organs as
sorting that he was induced to speak
| during the campaign owing to asser-
tons that the government would pro-
coed with the premier's bill for the
| reform of the London county council
which has now been abandoned.
The domestic situation. therefore, is
distinctly uncomfortable.
The recovery of the marquis of Sal
| isbury from his recent illness is very
slow. indeed. He Ia only allowed to read
the most important papers. his weak
ness If excessive, and no date has beer
fixed Cor his going abroad, although
Lady Salisbury goes to the Riviera next
| week.
Mr. Goschen's somewhat rhetorical
peroration on the alternative of peac
or war. the first lord OF the admirfIy
remarking: IF peace shall again r/igr
in our centers of industry and tn,
maritime instincts of the nation which
calls itself the mistress of the seas re.
asserts itself by an increase in Its mer.
| chant seamen. then the nation may
look forward with confidence that II
there is peace II will he peace with
honor: but II war. 1t must be crowned
| by victory. provoked an animated Cos.
sip in the lobby; but 1t was agreed thai
his remarks have not specifically af.
fected the present International situa-
ton. and his alluslon to the "mailet
fist" 1--WE prefer to see the home com.
ing of our ships, rather than their send.
| ing Off" was received with much
laughter and cheers.
The sentiment favorlng war witt
somebody, which prevails with tbs
| man in the street" has attracted at.
tors. and the Bradford Observer re
ports the formation Of a syndicate tt
| build and speculate in warships. A
| present the members OF the syndicat,
will confine their operations to cruisers
gunboats and torpedo boats. The sun
| of $500, 900 (s2, 800, 000) has already beer
subscribed, and an order has beer
placed on the Thames for cruiser
The enterprise really amounts to tn,
Intervention of the mlddlemen between
the foreign powers and British ship
| builders.
The domestic troubles Of the CRANE
duke and grand duchess of Hesse have
eliminated In the separation of tbs
couple, and the duke of SaNe-Coburi
and Gotha 1.-THE duke Of Edinburg)
| father of the grand duchess, Is coins
to CimieZ, in order to try with the he'll
Of Queen Victoria, to heal the troubles
IN the grand ducal household, Empero
! williams offer to intervene havinl
proved fruitless. the grand duchess de
| claring that nothing on earth will in
u'oe her to return to her husband. TIL
result has been to set on foot move
| ment TO secure the succession of thu
| dukedom to the grand dukes eldes
sister, the Princess Louise of Batten
burg. nm arrangement which is favore,
at Windsor, at st. Petersburg and no
much objected to at Berlin.
Sir George Lewis. the well known
| lawyer. before the House OF Common
committee inquiring into the evils o
| money lending, on Thursday, con
demned the business In the stronges
terms, saying It frequently cost TIL
| victims 1000 per cent. He compliance
rarticplarly OF the transactions OF sucl
mon as Sam Lewis. He said the bull
OF them We're Jews, "And being jew.
he could say of his own knowledge tina
the Jewish community loathed an,
dcspised them. refused to allow then
to hold any position in the Jewisi