Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-09


and the Revolving Tribesmen OF
India Have Not Been Suppressed.
More Money Needed for National
Defense.
London. February S--The fourth
session of the Fourteenth Parliament
Of Queen Victoria, and the Twenty
sixth of the United Kingdom, was
opened by commission, at o'clock TINS
afternoon, with the customary cere-
monies. The Queens sueech was as
follows:
"My Lords and Gentlemen-My re-
lations with the other powers cen
tinue friendly The negotiations be-
tween the Sultan OF Turkey and the
King Of Greece have been brought to
a conclusion by the signing Of treaty
Of peace under which the territorial
relations between the two powers are
practically unchanged.
THE question Of the autonomous
government OF the Island Of Crete has
occupied the attention Of the powers
The difhculty Of arriving at a unani-
nous agreement on some points has
unduly protracted the deliberations,
but / hope that these obstacles will
before long be surmounted.
Intelligence, which IS apparently
trustworthy. was received Of the in
tention Of the Khalifa to advance
AGAINST the Egyptian army in the Sou
dan. and l have therefore given direc-
lions that contingent OF British
troops should be dispatched to Berber
to the assistance OF His Highness, the
Khodive.
Il have concluded a treaty of friend
ship and commerce with His Majesty,
the Emperor Of Abyssinia.
"The report Of the comission / ap-
pointed in December, 1896, to inquire
into the condition OF certain Of my
West Indian colonies has cOnclusively
established the existence of severe de-
preston in those colonies, caused by
the heavy fall in the price Of sugar,
which is mainy attributable % the re-
auction in the cost Of. production and
the great increase in its extent Of re-
cent years. But the fell mas been
artifcially stimulated by the system of
the bounties to producers anu manu-
facturers of beet root sugar main
Jained in many European States.
There are signs of growing opinion in
those States that this system IS iniuri-
GUS to the general interests of their
population, and communications are
1ow in progress between my govern
ment and the government principally
concerned, with a view to a confer
ence on the subject, which / trust may
result in the abolition of the bounties.
III the meantime, measures will be
proposed to you for the relief of the
immediate necessities of the West In
lian colonies, for encouraging other
industries and for assisting those en-
gagged in sugar cultivation to tide over
The present crisis.
"On the northwestern borders of
my Indian empire an organized break
of fana -icism, which spread in the
summer along the frontier, induced
many Of the tribes to break their en-
gagements with my government. to
lttack the military posts in their vi
Unity and even to invade the settled
district OF my territory. l was COM
PEELED to send expeditions against the
offending tribes for the punishment
Of the outrages to insure peace in the
future. \ portion fthe Afridi tribes
have not yet accepted the terms offer
ed them, but elsewhere the operations
h~Te brought them to a very successful
c.0se. The courage and endurance ex-
hibited by my troops British and ma
tive, have overcome almost insupera-
bic difficulties in the country in which
they were operating, but I have to de-
plore the loss of many valuable lives
tc'i dL4pISSl lily wv II IlOOpS anu
those whose services We're voluntarily
and Loyalty placed at my disposal by
the native princes Of my Indian en-
pire."
der majesty then rejoices at the fact
that there is reason to anticipate
prosperous year both for agriculture
and for commerce, throughout India.
Gentlemen of the House Of Com
mons-The estimates which have been
laid before you have been framed with
the utmost desire for economy but in
view Of the enormous ornaments now
maintained by other nations, the duty
OF providing for the defense of the en-
plre involves expenditure beyond for
mer precedent"
Dealing with the proposed legisla-
ton. the speech says that measures
viii be introduced for the organization
Of a system of local government in Ire
land, substantially similar to Great