The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

can be rebridged. The Speaker berates
him soundly, saying he had no right
TO give advice to the liberal party. Re-
ferring to his avowal OF a disagree
ment with Mr. Gladstone's action
toward the Beers, it says:
Surely the knell of Christian policy
has been rung in almost indecent and
premature haste round the grave of
the dead lion. and an extraordinary
and inexplicable outrage has been per-
Detrated by a living statesman upon
the memory of our dead leader"
1t adds: Those who are Initiated
into the mysteries of rigging them out
and who are aware of the straits of
the chartered company. know perfectly
well how and why We are waging war
in South Africa
The other liberal peers have not fol-
lowed Lord Rosebery's lead. the Mar
auis Of Northampton and Earl Spen-
Ger emphatical1y repudiating the nego-
tiations which led up to the war.
Newfoundland Difficulties.
The Newfoundland difficulties are
likely to crop up again. The modus
vivendi established with France will
expire in January and member of
the New Foundland government is
quoted as saying it will not be renewed,
adding that definite imperial action
must be taken in the near future. If
the furiouslv anti-British tone of the
French papers can be taken as an indi-
cation of the national attitude, serious
Diplomatic or worse complications may
be expected.
Swinburne has written tragedy en-
titled .'Rosemund, Queen of the Lom-
bards," his most serious effort of re-
cent years.
The Saturday Review, in character
istically Anti-American article on the
Alaska dispute, relates the statement
that Canada has always been willing
to submit to imperial arbitration which,
it adds, was refused by the United
States. The weekly then goes into its
usual miry comment on Anglo-Ameri-
can relations, declaring that England
is permanently identified in the minds
of half of the American people with the
bastard Imperialism which sways the
other" adding that the designs attrib-
uted to us in consequence are SO
that it is unnecessary to
Them 1t maintains that
the United States expects Great Britain
to make a concession in the Alaska. dis
pute which will never be made and,
that as consequence, the United
States will not substantially back up
Great Britain's foreign policy.
Women's Hospital Ship.
The American women who are equip
ping the hospital ship Maine. are max
ing particular efforts to have it under
stood that the movement is entirely de-
void of political significance as the Red
Cross knows no politics, and will treat
Briton and Boer alike. The fitting out
OF the vessel is attracting wide atten-
ton in England and the efforts of the
A h. r..
est recognition.
In accordance with the wish of the
Prince of Wales. Mrs. Brown Potter has
selected Nov. is as the date for the
cafe Chantant benefit for the Maine.
the efforts of Sir Arthur Sui
Ivan, Claridge's hotel has been select
ed for the entertainment and the Prince
of Wales, Princess Christian and other
royalties will attend. The performance
will begin at p. M, when the entire
Belle of New York; and Ell Captain
companies, with their orchestras, R. G.
Gertrude Elliott, Frank Lin
coin, Nina Bertha, Mrs. Brown Potter,
Marion Girouz and a large number of
other American entertainers will ap-
pear. Tickets will be a guinea each
and refreshments will be served in the
interim which, it is expected, will be
an additional source of income.
MIS-. Iangtry DsnleS report.
Mrs. Langtry, ON learning of the cir
culation of reports representing that
she and her husband, Hugo de Battle
had separated, sent the following dis
patch to the Associated Press:
''Such rumors are preposterous.
Please contradict in both our names. |
Ny husband is taking the cure at AK, |
md will return to London in a fort
hight. We are looking forward to my
American tour"
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree is reciting Rud- |
Yard Kipling's poem, THE Absent |
minded Beggar," at the Palace Music |
lali, receiving e100 per week for her |
services, and contributing this to the |
soldiers fund. On Thursday night her
plea, Pay. pay, pay" met with such a |
warm response that she was almost |
lriyen from the stage by the hail of |
silver thrown by the enthusiastic audi |
.nce.
The place of honor in the Grafton |
galleries is now devoted to decorative |
by Puvis de Chavannes for the |
Boston public library. 1t represents the |
muses. raising a hymn of praise to gen.
US, all the figures being of life size. |
The work is favorably criticised.
The Prince of Monaco has issued an |
,rder forbidding the lending of money |
IN jewels, except by the ordinary Ii (
,ensed bankers and pawnbrokers. His |
lin is to rid the Monte Carlo gambling !
'ooms of the shoals of usurious sharks, |
Who have long been accustomed to take |
advantage of half-crazed losers by |
ending sums utterly inadequate upon |
ewelry pledged with them and often |
The theatres are engaged in a spirited |
contest of benefits for the war victims. |
Charles Wyndham'S announcement that |
lie will devote the receipts of the first |
light at his theatre, Nov. 16, to this |
purpose. has reached an immense de-
nand for seats, single stalls selling for
20 each and boxes for $50.