Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-26
LONDONERS ARE HAPPY
The West Africa War Scare Has Blown
80 Over.
LORD SALISBURY SNUBs CHAMBERLAIN,


African war scarce OF a week ago has
orumbled, hardly leaving an echo. II
Their is any fighting 1t will be ON the
initiative of the Royal Niger company,
which proposed that any French troops
in the company's territories shall be
elected Immediately by the companys
troops which Captain Luggard COM
mahds The company, unlike the gov
efHinent, has comparatively free
hanu, being III the possession of an in
dlNiduai cJectin6 trespassers from his
property, ana the officials of the COM
pany say they intend to act vigorously.
Enough the secretary of state for the
colonies, MIR. Joseph Chamberlain an
huunced on Friday in the House of
commons that the cabinet was n unit
ON the question OF West Africa. parlia-
mentary gossip insists that the mar
gus OF Salisbury gained the deciding
ulck OF his game with Mr. Chamber
IAN IN announcing the dispatch OF the
ambassador at Paris, Sir Edmund Nun
son. III the House of Lords, on Tuesday,
the premier, both in the manner and
matter, taking great delight in snub-
Ding MIR. Chamberlain. This Is evident
from the fact that the dispatch which
In substance set forth that France had
no hostile intentions in West Africa.
and had no knowledge OF French
tioupS III tHe oOkOtO country, WAS not
communicated to the House of Com
mons by the parliamentary secretary of
foreign affairs, Mr.. George Curzon for
the reason that he had not seen the
foreign secretary that day"
Certainly Mr.. Chamberlain was most
annoyed, particularly SO as many of
the conservatives have expressed anger
at his false alarm.
The Irish local government bill on
the whole is received with general
favor by lrishmen in the House of
Commons, so much so that the MEM
bers on Monday seemed to be basking
in the millennium. Messrs. Dillon, Healy
and Redmond find themselves more in
accord than for years past. Mr.. Red
mond, in conversation with a represen-
tative of the Associated Press said:
The bill, so far as 1t goes, is sat
isiac,Jry. 1t places the management of
all purely local affairs absolutely In
the hands of the people OF course it
is not a substitute for home rule. on
the contrary. II 1t works well, It will
he powerful weapon in our hands to
forward home rule. II will prove that
our people are capable Of governing
themselves with good sense and tolera-
ton"
A conference of the Irish members
of all parties on Tuesday unanimously
decided to place the conduct of the
question this year in the hands of Mr..
Redmond, who has given notice of
motion raising the question of Irish
overtaxation in the budget.
Prince Oscar OF Sweden. second son
of the king of Sweden and Norway,
made his first appearance on Sunday
last MS n mission preacher for the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Stockholm. His wife also addressed the
audience, which numbered about 1000
people. Both the pince and princess
gnpnR tnRntlV and In eifnplp 1anutIuua
The Times has just concluded the
publication of a series of articles on
American railways, in which Its cor
respondent has bestowed unstinted
praise upon their equipment and pune
tuality as contrast with the habitual
hardness here. The Times correspond
ent thinks the American excellence is
due to one man control. Commenting
on these facts, the Times urges Eng
lish railroad men to take Lesson from
America, abolish the absurdly weak To-
comotives and increase the size of
trucks. Continuing, the Times says:
"As to the one man power, we do not
shnre our correspondents enthusiasm.
1t is all right when the man is a good
man, but an unfortunate English in
weston has bitter reason to regret boss
control"
The London social season was Of
flcially opened with the princess of
Wales's leyee on Tuesday and the
queens drawing room yesterday. Her
majesty, as usual, only received the
diplomats and few persons having the
entree, leaving the rest to the princess
of Wales.
The liberal newspapers are full of
denunciations of the doings of the duke
of SAKE Coburg and Gotha, and his
journeying from Malta to Alexandria
on II. s. Surprise, when he donned his
admiral's uniform. necessitating the
hosting of the standard, the fleet sa-
luting and the duke being constituted
senior officer OF the station to the great
disgust of those who consider the duke
to he a foreign prince with honorary
rank In the British navy. although he |
Is duke of Edinburg and second son of |
the queen Of England.
The sultan of Morocco, In order To re- |
arm his army with modern weapons, is |
sending large portion of his unrtv
allied collection of guns to Germany
and England for sale.
Truth has been asked to expose what |
IL said to be a scandal in regard to |
the sale OF the American Presbyterian |
board OF foreign missions. The sale is |
alleged to have been made in order to |
replenish the Golfers OF the board. and |
secrecy. 1t Is added, was observed be- |
cause the sale was contrary to Turk
ish laws.
Friends of Engiishmen whose re-
mains flHu ntfU intit htt shlu
to have protested to the state depart
ment at Washington, to the American
at Constantinople, and to the
foreign office. but II IL said they have
been unable to obtain redress, and now
ask the newspapers to ventilate the
matter.
The late Signor Nicolini left the sum
of 100000 to his widow. Adelina Patti,
and to his three children by his first
Madame Patti. however.
has renowned the legncy.
The queen seems to be enjoying won-
fierfully good health. She walks bet
ter than she did at the time of her
Jubilee.
The American society held n Wash
ngton's birthday reception at the
galleries on Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry White, in the absence
Df Col. John Hay, the United States
and Mrs. Hay, received,
and many prominent people were in
attendance.
The change OF weather to cold and
raw, with snow, ETC.. has not checked
he epidemic OF measles, which has
attacked grown-up people.
During the past week over twenty
,nlls and receptions have been post
,oned in consequence OF the epidemic
md several schools have been closed
or the same reason.
The duke and duchess of Marlbo-
'ough viii start In few days on a
our OF Italy. which will last several
months.
The theatrical week has not been
marked by the production of any new |