Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
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Queen Victoria II taking keen Interest
In the Developments OF fitunliNtc con-
trovcrHy. which II approaching n
crisis.
Che II much concerned about tho
dlsNcnsionH IN the church and has cx-
pressed a strong desire that an under.
standing be- derived at between the gov
eminent ana bishops before the pro.
posed legislation places u check upon
the ritualistic practices introduced. Her
majesty has been In communication
with the marquis NJ Salisbury on the
subject. She has always taken an ac-
tive personal part IN the administration
Of public patronage and contributes lib
orally from her private purse To nearly
all the charities In behalf Of the poorer
clergy and their families. while II N "a
noteworthy fact that she has never con-
trihutcd 90 any foreign missionary So
cicty. her occasional attendance az the
crnthie Presbyterian church, which she
helped 10 build gave ofennr 20 the high
church papers. one ~ which character
lied her broad. religious spirit. thus cx-
empilned na deadly nchinm" and 'un-
constitutional Recently. however
the services at nalmorai have been
held In the private chapel.
The visit of the bishop OF Winchester.
the Right Rev Randall Thomas David
son, ID. 10 Sir William Vernon ilar-
attributed To the desire OF the queen to
endeavor TO arrange compromise ac.
ccptnhle Ia both sides. the bishop OF
winchester being particularly confident
Of her majesty In church matters,
The chief event this week has been
the dismissal Of twn curaten Of ~. Az
mes church. Liverpool. by their bishop
pulpit advocacy Of Auriculnr comics,
sion.
ORGAN GRINDER CLAIMANT.
The remains of the late Earl Poulett
were buried Ia the family vault IN the
parish church ~ Hinton ~. George.
ON Thursday. The earlH coTnet was
carried Ia front of the funeral corte
by his valet A great crowd was
present In view OF tue expected pres
claimant" but the people wcre dlsap-
pointed, The claimant who now
styles himself Earl poulctt. did not at
tend, being seriously ~ and weak Us
the result Of AN attack OF acute fhcu-
matlsm. Hinton House. the family
seat. " locked NJ ana guarded by po-
lice aud tau servants of the estate. In
consequentn of "a report that the claim
ant Intends TO attempt To foroibly enter
la order To assert his rights. Great
excitement prevails la the little Somcr-
set village OF Hinton ~. George where
the estate lies. The Poulott cstaten are
altunted In the best part OF the country
aud cover an area ~ 1900 acres.
Sir Thomas Upton, owner OF the
Americas cup challenger, has arranged
with Mr.. Peter Donaldson, owner OF
the yacht Isolde, To- represent him on
board the yacht which viii defend the
cup.
BRITISH FLEET.
The record number OF British war
ships II now building, amounting To
no vessels, ranging from the heaviest
hatueshius To- the Tiny torpedo boat
dastroycra, the figures being sixteen
first class ironrlnds, thirty-six cruisers.
fourteen sloOps ana gunboatH aud nifty
three torpedo boat destroyera. Chat
ham dock yard Is credited with tho un-
parallcled achievement OF launching
three OF the heaviest battlcHhips In the
same slip within ten months. The
nrmored ships building at cost of
over twenty-slX million pounds mum.
Der twenty-eight with tonnage OF
over $50. 900 tons. the number exceeding
By two the entire russian fieet OF bat
tleshlps and treble the number Of
nrmored vessels In the American navy
The whole OF these ships VIA be added
10 the effective strength OF the British
navy by March |, 1909. while the first
lord OF the admiralty, AIr, George ].
Goschen, In two months time will ask
Htiil further strengthen the British
fleet.
The Earl Of Meath came forward