Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-20
BRITONS ARR UNEASY.
Failure Of Negotiations Would he a
Serious Blow.
MINISTERIAL "GUINEA PIGS"
Strong Feeling In the House OF Conn
mons Against Them-BeresfOrd's
SOLUTION Of the Eastern Ones
tiOn-EnKlish society News.

London. Feb. 20. kilograms from
Washington reporting that the Anglo
American commission is encountering
serious head seas are followed here with
much anxiety, as the opinion prevails
that the future of the Anglo American
entente largely depends on the success
Of the present negotiations. The Speaker
voices the general feeling by saying that
the news regarding the commission Is
very disquieting. at is impossible
The Speaker adds, "to say where the
| fault lies, but failure to arrive at an
understanding will be serious blow to
the hopes Of both countries in regard to
future relationships. Perhaps the less
we say about the matter while 1t Is still
in suspense the better it will be for the
prospects of satisfactory settlement"
Ministerial "Guinea Pigs"
The debate on the address to the
queen in reply to the speech from the
throne at the opening of parliament was
continued in the house of commons dur
ing the week and is expected to last un-
til Tuesday. The discussion Of Mr.. Nc
Neill's amendment to exclude ministers
of the crown from holding company d.
rectorships proved most interesting, and
although it was rejected, chiefly owing
to brilliant piece of special pleading
by the government leader of the house,
Mr.. A. ]. Balfour, the debate was dis
tinctly unfavorable to the ministers and
had not the question been made one of
confidence the amendment would I'M
doubtedly have been adopted. There is
a strong feeling in the house against
totc rio1 uD,, MI nd ic
pected that the ministers will now
quietly and as speedily as possible re-
sign their directorships. The Times pub
lished singing rebuke of the govern
ment position, saying:
1.-THE chivalry of public life, if nothing
more, is felt to be smirched by such
connections, and every minister who
has the courage to rid himself Of di-
rectorships will rise appreciaby in pub
lie estimation"
It is we'll known that the late William
f. Gladstone gave an excellent example
by having his colleagues resign their
dictatorship Of companies before they
assumed positions in the cabinet. But
the Conservatives have not been so
squeamish, and some of the present
ministers hold five directorships.
Damper For DeresfOrd.
The scheme of Rear Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford for the settlement of
the far eastern question by the forma-
ton Of a league to be composed of the
United States, Great Britain. Germany
and Japan. as cabled here from the
United States. has not aroused enthu-
siasm in Great Britain. The Spectator
characterized Beresford's plan as futile
and needless as it is immoral" 1t then
proceeds to argue that neither of the
powers mentioned is prepared to pro-
vide an army to resist a Russian inva-
sion. "On the contrary" The Spectator
says, Great Britain would feel through
all her veins that Russian conquest Of
China had indefinitely in
the security Of her Indian en-
pre- ~ at once absorbing Russian
means and satisfying Russian ambition.
while America. which is only seeking
trade, has no army to throw away. The
work would have to be left to China and
her new made army. which will require
half century Of victory to make II
equal to Russian army"
Surprise For Society
The engagement of Lord t;rrwe 20
Peggy Primrose, Lord Rosettry $ sec
ond daughter, aged Is years, excites
much surprise. Lord Crewe ia a wild
over, Al years old. with two daughters.
He is very wealthy, having inherited an
income of 100000 from his uncle, the |
former Earl of Crewe, before he him |
self was raised to the earldom of Crewe |
as reward for his services as lord |
lieutenant of Ireland as Baron Hough- |
ton.
Lady Peggy was bequaathed 10000 |
700 by her mother. Hannah Rothschild.
whom she rather resembles. She is |
bright. intelligent and literary and pos
sesses her fathers witty turn.
, Lord Crewe is clever, i >.eful writ
er of verse like his father Lid Hough-
ton. He is an earnest Liberal politi-
,ian and is persona gratissima in the
very smartest aristocratic set. His
health is fragile. He is tn,l. iaf1ned,
handsome and distingush.c IN appear
1nce. He showed great courage and
IN dealing with an en-
and humiltating situation
when as viceroy of Ireland in Glad
stones last government his court at
Dublin was vigorously boycotted by the
IRISH gentry.
Lord Crewe had no son by his first
wife. woman of rare beauty, 20 Lord
3osebery's daughter may D"o t:f's. an
leir to the earldom.
1t has been noted as q singular cjr-
'umstance that the children of the
tothsrhilds who have married out of
he family generally prove chilf'+ss.