Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05
GREAT BRITAIN
is TROUBLED.
VId Age Pension Proposition
Arouses the Taxpayers.
REFUGE FOR AGUINALDo.
Try TO Get Undor uriusb pro,.o.
To" -haunceiotc aud ,ia.ia -Decas.
'olinno aud Loudon's sumrt set.

London. August t-,spsolti London
cable letter. copyrighted. 1879. by the
Associated prpHrIHu Dr. understood
that ONE OF th, principal government
measures NJ the coming session win be
old age pensions and there Ia oycry
prospect of hot nght over the t.u.
Many supporter of thr government are
utterly opposed Goo what they torn
'H0clnllstic legislation" Tho taxpayers
are in arms against tho pfospcctiye
heavy d'manua upon their diminishing
Incomes ana % D. pointed out that no
matter how disastrous 10 turns out 10
b., such n measure could never be rec
pcnlcd lu % democratic country like
England II is recognized ON every
side that Increased expenditure will b.
requisite Co meet the fierce rivalry OF
the United States and Europe. while
signs urr not lacking that Great Brit
aims income o. nearing high water
aud there Is q widespread feeling that
this lH no time Co sacrifice millions
which might be- spent in securing the
country against hostile fleets. A. TO
the Old age pension scheme. many poo-
pie think % would fatally decrease the
sense " duty towards the family and
render the citizen less thrifty and en-
Hrgetlr
Interesting information comes from
the British North Hurnru company Ia
That u has received request from the
Philippines, asking the company to
lehfe M sell Co the Fillplnos Bnngucy
Island, just south OF pnlnwnn island.
% Us only apnrsely Inhabited by ma.
lives The Flliplnos who arc engin-.r-
INK the deal say that In case OF their
defeat Aguinaldn and other leaders.
with u large section of the FiIpluoa,
may settle ut liHurupy under British
protection and the cumpany'r rule. The
board iH now considering the question
but % Do Understood the company IL
not nvcrFr TO leasing the island ON very
fayorubl" terms being offered.
Lord Puuncefotg, the British ambns.
sudpr 90 the United States. continues
90 receive numhpflras concentrations
ON his elevation 20 the perrnHe. A rep
resontntivo of the Associated Press yes
torday saw piles ~ letters and t.lr-
grams on his table, but. sinEularly.
none has yet arrived from America.
The ambassador said
Naturally am avcrsc 10 trum.
petIng my work az the conference. Lit
tir can be said that the world does not
know already. Hut / can express my
solid conviction that tangible come
mrncemrnt has been made In new
methods OF international dealing, es-
ppCinlly iu the settlement 81 the grave
issues which are bound 10 arise at times
between nations.
II would be- mnulfcatly out Of place
for me 90 discuss the Alaskan question.
] am not sure ] am thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the later developments. But
the good sense, tact ana wisdom OF the
dlplomntIstH ON both sides are sufficient
guarantee ~ "a final, honorable Hcttls-
mont 1 am afraid excessive praise has
been rendered - Tor the good UNDER
standing which exists between the two
countries, hut II ls nHHurrdly nuttcrlng
and 70 would De- nffrCtntiOn on my part
20 appear 10 ignore the happy change
which has come about recently ana
which none o. IN a better position 10
recognize than the ambassador
owing tu the pruruEutlnn I shall be
unable Co take my seat during the pres
out session of parliament, but l viii so
20 Windsor Co. kiss hands IN the or
binary course"
Count and Countess Bonl de Castel-
lane and their party on board the steam
yacht NAlhullu have certainly been the
social success of COwcH week, Their
triumph eliminated IN the dinner they
tNNN on INC NthHtl lhulHlAN 10 wv
prince NJ Wales. Everything connected
with the yacht ana the French people
aboard were the smlrteHt possible.
The countess DC CuHtellunc ana the
French women accompanying her COM
pletcly oclipsgd the English women.
They Were perfectly dressed on every
occasion, while the majority of the
English beauties appeared In most In
appropriate tlashy costumes The ar
rival OF the Nnlhnlln's gig at the royal
yacht squadron landiug stage was al
ways the event Of the afternoons to
tho on-lookcrs. II IL siN.uared gig.
and the sailors wear the ordinary
French sall0r8' Costume-little round
white caps with red tassels. whit,
Jumpers over blue and white striped
Jerseys, and white duck trousers. The
counts appearance eNciteH almost Nv
great interest as tho womens. He
wears generally "a white linen yachting
suit and his hair rs always So b0auti-
fully arranged that Il II said his hair
dresser candidates" u daily. lie wears
the daiutl0Ht white shoes ana carries
% walking stick with a massive gold
handle,
delicate boy was recently induced by
some cntcrprlslng fellow Etluians NJ
his own axe, 10 ask the queen 10 secure
the Eioniuns an extra weeks holiday,
IN honor NJ his impending departure Cor
Germany, whore he o. tu commence hIa
education as heir tu the graud duohy
OF Cuburg Her majesty made the re-
quest tu the governors Of EtOn who.
however, declined.
George Horny Bought0na admirable
picture "WhDu the Dead Leaves FAIL"
has Just hrru purchased hy King Hum
bert FOR tho International exhibition nc
Venice. % win eventually be- placed
lu the municipal gallery lt Rome Tho
works NJ Americans 40 the Venice exc
hIhluDu have been highly ouloElzel ana
the sales have been exceptionally good.