Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-03

The discomfort is so widespread that
the idea is, rapidly gaining that crisis
in the history of the Unionist party
will soon be reached The consensus OF
opinion inclines to the belief that the
Marquis of Salisbury, yielding to the
advice of his friends, will retire from
the foreign Office but will remain pre-
mier A certain amount of color is
given 20 this belief by F1iday's semi
official runner that the Queen will con-
fer upon the Marquis the Lord-Lleu-
tenancy of Middlesex, and the question
of his successor is debated in the most
lively manner. The enemies OF Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, the Secretary OF
State for the Colonies, are diligently
circulating the report that he aspires
to succeed the Marquis of Salisbury,
which is farthest from his thought at
present, MIR. Chamberlain knowing
that his Liberal zionist friends would
desert if he tried for the foreign office.
oIl lttAI Ai$ID SIhSIiIAo
consider that as the Duke of Devon
shire is assured the premiership, if the
Marquis of Salisbury retires altogether,
Mr.. A. J. Balfour, the First Lord of the
Treasury, acting secretary of state for
foreign affairs and government leader
in the House of Commons, will succeed
his uncle in the foreign office. This
is considered undoubtedly to be the
outcome if Mr.. Balfour can overcome
his objection to elevation to the House
of Lords. Failing him, the foreign Of
flee portfolio will probably be offered
to Lord Cromer, the British minister
and consul general at Cairo, with the
possible reversion to Mr.. George n.
Curzon, the parliamentary secretary
for the foreign Office, who, in spite OF
his conceited mannerisms, has greatly
improved his parliamentary position,
impressing his colleagues with his ad-
ministrative ability.
The marvellous hardness of the for
eign office in receiving officially news
from China, which is first published by
the newspapers, drew from Mr.. Cur
zon, replying to Mr.. John Dillon, the
leader of the Irish Nationalist, an
amusing explanation. He said he
would hesitate to say what are the
functions of the modern journalist,
adding:
But. I imagine they do not exclude
intelligent anticipation Of facts, and,
in this somewhat unequal competition,
the journalist, whose main duty is
speed, is liable sometimes to get the
advantage of the diplomatist, whose
main object is accuracy
During the debate in the House OF
Commons on the
BRITISH PRISON SYSTEM,
Mr.. John Redmond the Parnelleite
leader. advocating more humane
treatment, especially of political Of
tenders. gave an elaborate and eulo-
CYSTIC account of the prison system OF
the United States, showing by compari-
son that the English system is the
most brutal and brutalizing in the
world"
Oueen Victoria is thoroughly enjoy
ing the fine weather in the South OF
France She is il good health and
charmed with her surroundings. Her
Ma iestv drives out twice daily and has
given a number of small official din
nerS.
The Queen has sent 10 the wounded
Indian soldiers at Netley framed por-
traits of herself. one for each ward
and has also ordered couches Tor the
disabled soldiers as well as the finest
artificial limbs for those who nave lost
their own. Princess Henry OF Batten-
berg sends a portrait OF her late nus
band as 1.-THE gift Of the w{doW OF
soldier to soldiers who have fought TOT
ktheir country. ,
Piper Findlater, who distinguished
himself at the storming Of Dargai
Ridge. and who is now at Netley, re-
ceives hundreds of letters daily from
all parts of Great Britain offering the
atrical engagements, marriage,
s.bome for life" and SO forth.
THE PAPERS ARE STILL GOSSIP
ING
about Princess Louise. of Saxe-CoburS-
Gotha. who eloped with Lieutenant
Mattachich- Keglevitch. The smart sel
was much astonished at the published
statement that the allowance OF the
Princess was only FL 500 year, as her
husbands fortune is said to amount
| tn "a OOO. 600. She is living as Madame
| T ,eman. and it is said she will go to
America to join Donna Elvira, the
daughter of Don Carlos, who eloped
with Count Folchi, who is SAID TO pc
cousin of Archbishop Folchi. the vice
| Chamberlain of the Pontifical Court
! Tho reason for the hurried departure
| of Princess Louise from Cimiez was
| the receipt of letter from her father
| King Leopold of Belgium, announcing
! that Queen Victoria had written him tc
tbo effect that she would not receive
| the Princess.
| For Mr.. Gladstone. the past week has
nroved to be one of greater comfort
! than any for the past two months
His return to Hawarden has proved
beneficial. although the family and the
| medical men admit that the end Is
only a question of days. The surgeons
who have been consulted on the sub
| iect. say surgery is unable to do MI
| Gladstone any permanent good, owing
10 his advanced age. The Queen
makes enquiries daily as to the con-
| dition of the old statesman and mes
saees are received every day from
ali parts of the world expressing sym
pathy with the patient. As the Vice
President of the Italian Senate. IN
transmitting the Senate's resolution Of
sympathy. said:
"Mr. Gladstone is a man who does
not belong to the nation alone, but to
THE WHOLE CIVILIZED WORLD
/ The Easter exodus has begun among