Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
THE SPEECH Of TIE QUEEN.
1t is Said 1t Will Be the Most Import
ant Pronounce ,nt of Recent Years.
The Far East Questionable Queen
Has a Keen Appreciation Of the
Difficulties It Presents = Parlia-
ment Will Assemble With the Air
Charged With Uneasiness Re-
gardiug the Situation in China.
Salisbury is Displeased With His
Critics.
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London, February Sat a council
held at Osborne, Isle Of Wight, on
Thursday, the Queens speech, to be
read at the reassembling of Parlia-
ment next week, was approved. 1t
will be the most important pro-
nouncement for years past. Her Ma
jesty is following the events in the Far
East very closely and has the keenest
appreciation of the difficulties, She
has been most busy recently over dis
patches on the subject.
1t will be idle to deny that Parlia-
ment reassembles with the air charged
with uneasiness and with the pros
pect that the session will be most I'M
portant as regards home and foreign
politics. First in interest is the Chi
neSe question. 1t is known authOrlta-
lively that the Marquis OF Salisbury
has disapproved strongly OF the deca-
ration made by Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the chancellor of the eXchequer,
al Bristol as embarrassing his negota-
The premier has also resented the viru-
lence of the press attacks growing out
of the so-called breakdown of the gov
eminent on the subject of opening the
port of Ta-Lien-Wan and the revival
OF Count Cortis description of his
lordship as "a lath painted to initiate
iron" has emphasized his irritation.
THE OPPOSITION.
however, has decided not to unduly
prolong the debate on the address in
reply TO the speech from the throne,
ana to challenge on the Indian troubles
later; but the opposition Will try TO
get the government TO unfold its ses-
sion programme at the earliest posi-
BILE moment.
The Irish members will be much in
evidence during the coming session,
the governments local government and
Catholic University bills affording
them a great battle ground. In regard
to the latter measure, the Dillonites,
Redmondites and Healyites have
united for common action, and, with
the exception of Messrs. Carson, Lecky
and +, w Russell, all the Irish
Unionists will oppose it. The tlrst
mentioned bill Will probably precede
the army bill, which Will be the lea
ture of the session and which will also
serve to introduce the Dreyfus ques-
tion into the House of Commons, for
a Radical member will ask the govern
ment if it has ever received secrets
from the notorious prisoner.
Regarding this weeks rumor OF the
approaching resignation OF the Mai
uuis Of Salisbury, it should be noted
that it formed the subject OF gossip III
the inner circles of the clubs some
DAYS before it appeared in the news
napers. If such an intention exists IN
the mind of the Marquis, it is ap
parently not due to his present state
of health. for though his physician
has advised him to tighten his work
as much as possible, the appearance OF
the premier at Wednesdays foreign
office reception belied the stories cir
culated concerning his poor health
He walked buoyantly and had ruddy
cheeks.
GERMANY'S ACTION
in excluding American "affeected'
fresh fruits and live plants and shrubs,
and packages containing the same, IS
laughed at by the authorities mere VINO
have to deal with the American frult
shipped to England. A representative
of the Associated Press is informed ny
the Board of Agriculture that there
never has been any complaint in this
country against American fruit ship
ned to England There was some agl-
spraving trees with arsenic; but in
vestigation proved that the practice
did not harm the consumers, and that
the same method was followed II
England in Canada and on the Con-
tinent
All the fruit importers of Covert
Garden made SIMILAR statements. 4
representative of one OF the biggest
firms said in their experience only one
package of American fruit had reach
ed Covert Garden in unfit condition.
Inquiries made among the retail
dealers show they have never heard OF
the slightest complaint against Ame-l-
can fruit.
The most interesting feature in home
notifies during the week was the re-
volt of the Liberal Unionists of the
Edgbaston Division of Birmingham,
led by the Birmingham Post. The
Liveral-U nionists in this division out
number the Conservatives, but the neat
vacancy was promised to
THE CONSERVATIVES
some time ago. Now, large section
of the Liberals decline to submit to
this, though Mr.. Jepson Chamberlain,
the Secretary Of State for the Colon
les. is said to have succeeded in
browbeating" the executive committee
of the Liberalization Association
which by good majority has voted
that the Conservatives should select
the successor of Mr.. George Dixon.
Mr.. Chamberlain declaring that if the
committee did not fulfill its promise
its members practically denied hin, as
their leader. The dissenting Liberal
majority declare they will nominate a
straight Liberal
The Pope is pronounced to be in e.;
cellent health and to be busylng him.
self with a document to be addressed
to the Catholics of Christendora.
thanking them for their affection as
expressed upon the occasion of his