Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-05
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
Hopes Again Revived That Mrs. May
brick Will Be Released.
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.
The London SeasOn-Tod S1Oane's
Admirers Are DESERVING Him.
American Capital In Eng
land-Other News.

be surprised at her release at any mo-
ment, now that the United States embas-
sador, Mr.. Joseph II. Choate, has had
two interviews on the subject with the
Marquis of Salisbury, at which his
strong representation of the American
view of the matter met with a most
promising reception. Mr.. Choate, since
his arrival in England, has taken the
liveliest interest in the case. He has re-
eeivcd every shred of information in the
matter, has asked for high judicial opin-
Ions, and his own legal knowledge has
given him exceptional facility in dealing
with the intl'icacies of the case.
One of Mrs. Maybrick's advocates, q
well known worker Of the Liberal party,
Mr.. J. II. Levy, provided Mr.. Choate
with a specially compiled "dossier" Of
the whole case, in the collation. of which
he received the advice of the highest le-
gal authorities in the kingdom, including
the lord chief justice. Baron Russell of
Killowen and Lord James of Hereford
attorney general to the Prince Of Wales,
one of the calmest judicial minds who
definitely states that the position as left
by Mr.. Henry Matthews, the former
home secretary. now Niscount LANDAU,
is absurd and shows in the strongest
light the present confused state of the
English criminal law.
Mr.. Choate received the most definite
instructions from Washington. the gist
being that he was to press for an i'm
mediate revision of the case as the Unit
ed States government considered the time
had arrived for its consideration. To
these instructions and the spirit in which
they are being carried out by Mr.. Choate
who said. II will see this thing through"
Mrs. Maybrirk's impending freedom will
be largely due.
Boarding the Lion.
An American manufacturing company
has just acquired an extensive piece of
land and plant at Coventry, including
some of the properties once in possession
of the tire companies directed by Ernest
Terah Hooley. which will he fitted to
meet modern requirements in every re-
spect. The capital is said to be 100000.
and the company. it is added. means to
rush the construction of automobiles.
which has been almost neglected in Eng
land. and it is believed that with the
great superiority of the American cars.
coupled with labor saving machinery,
the company will get Il clear six months
start in the market over its English ri
walls. The new departure has already
created anxiety, and some Of the biggest
cycle firms are contemplating similar
ventures.
Admiral Edward Field. retired, brought
up in the house of commons last month
the question of ''crimping' and of the
desertions of British sailors. chiefly in
American ports. the upshot being that
the British consulS were requested to re-
port on the subject. and an interesting
blue book has been issued. compris-
ing the reports of the conSulS at New |
York. San Francisco, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Portland, Or. describing
the operations of the boarding house
keepers and shipping masters in alluring
men to leave their ships. The general
gst of the reports appears to be that the |
sailors desert in order to secure the high
er rates of wages obtainahc in Ameri-
can ports. but that the number of deser-
lions is decreasing.
An unusual feature of the London
season is the number of prominent poo-
pie who have taken apartments at the
hotels instead of in houses and also the
number who have taken houses just ont
side of London. Thus the Duke and
Duchess of Fife are doing the London
season from Sheen and the Dunravens
from putney.
A most interesting innovation has
been made by the Earl and Countess of
Delaware, who have anchored their
steam yacht FREELY near Cleopatra's
Needle on the Thames cmbankment.
They intend staying there during the
season and entertaining considerably on
board a group of idlers is always
the festivities. The earl says
it is an ideal residence with the cool
river air and the fact that the yacht is
in the very heart of fashionable London
Americans Deserving Sloane.
The iicklencss of popularity is begin
ming to demonstrate itself in the case Of
Tod Sloane, whose recent failures
have wrecked many of his supporters.
His big hackers, like Riley Grannon and
the Dryers. have pocketed their losses
ike true sportsmen and have retired to
America. 1t is the small fry. who, while
Sloane succeeded, reaped harvest and
are now losing, cannot find words
enough to drnounce him. One of these,
III returning from EPSON Friday night,
filed the corridors of the Hotel Cecil
" llH IiltllES HSdlllSl tIt ubucSlN VI
Slonnc'S Oaks failure until the hotel
officials had to demonstrate. Colonel
Tom Ochiltrce declares himself a heavy
oscr and says Sloane is a great jockey
For five furlongs, but when every one
expects him to win and backs him heav-
ly he is left at the post and that in no
,ther way in the world could he have
ost the Oaks.
In spite of the clatter of disgruntled
oscrs Sloane maintains hope of ultimate
success this season OF 1913 mounts he
las now won 81, while Otto Madden
heads the list with 80 wins out of 261
MOUNTS. and l.oatcS has 43 wins out of
,O1 mounts. so Sloane won 80 per cent
If his races, and the best English jockey
las only won 10 per cent.
Tho recent neglect of the Bank Of
In gland to protect its gold reserve has
made IL deep and unfavorable impression
n the city and is cvoking an unusual
mount of hostile banking criticism
Many of the directors themselves are
aid to be greatly dissatisfied with the
eccnt management. during which the
,anll concentrated its whole attention on
Increasing its purely banking business,
Rejecting its duties as the holder of the
ultimate banking reserve.
Th" Marquis of Snlisbury's handling Of
he British end of the negotiations of the
Anglo AM rican commission is regarded
confidently not only by his supporters,