Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04
ARE ROLLING UP
THEIR SLEEVES.
Johnny Bull and lean Grapeau in
Their Usual Role
OF BELLlCOsE ATTITUDES.
Have u Grievance Welcome
for Choate.

London. Feb. i.-.tSpeciai cable copy
righted 1899. by the Associated prcsa.l
queen Victoria Is 10 return to Wind
sor from osborne ON Tuesday next and
win receive the new United States am
baasador. Mr.. Joseph II. Choato, who
viii present his credentials before her
majesty starts for the Rivera.
MIR. choatcs reputation an wit and
n bright after dinner speaker has pre-
ccdcd him. Tho newspapers are full
of his witty sayings and the stories
credited TO him. some true but mostly
apocryphai. In fact, from the mnInunt
he sets foot ON british soil. Mt. ChOatc
VIII be expected TO coruHcatc like a
brilliant.
The duke Of Marlborough went TO
Osborne on Thursday and was intro
duced ana kissed handr" ON his APP
pointmcnt as paymastcr general. Bo
has also been sworn In an privy coun-
ciilor.
The duchess OF Marlborough IL be-
coming very active In small public
functions. Shc IN to open bnzanr at
Hackney next Thursday In aid OF the
TeachcrH' Orphansgc site. These kind
~ acts greatly promote her popularity.
mere attendance. II means a hand
some contribution 10 the funds.
Cables LATEST WOE.
Tho question OF tho hour In London
" the stringent order OF the police pros
hlblting empty cabs from entering the
Strand. Bond street. and other busy
thoroughfarcn. and compelling them to
walt In the cab stands.
Every American visitor In London
remembers IN. endless procession of
ioitcting cabs. popularity known as
"crawlcra' rendering II almost I'm.
possible for foot passcnser to cross
the roadwayH and leading 90 incessant
congestion OF traffic. The cab drivers
| and the cab owners ngc now up N
arms ana are dcnouncing the polisc
for their alleged tyranny. taking the
ground that II means ruin for them.
| They have been holding nnas meetings
TO protest against tho action OF tho
police authorities. Already about
1000 cabs have been withdrawn from
| the streets, although III. regulations
has only been In force " Few days.
RuMoRs or WAR.
An alleged Interview with the
French minister OF marine. N. Lock-
roy, published In n Rome paper. has
| created considerable stir In some quar-
tors In London. an II IL held 70 show
that France has In no wis. buried the
Ratchet. but IL determined 10 attack
.
People here however can hardly credit
the vcraolty Of the Interview, In which
81. I.ockroy begins by describing the
British naval organization nH being
"all humbug' and saying: ''rhc Eng
llsh have. only the brutal force OF
numbers"
The minister OF marine In also quot
ed an declaring that war with Great
britain Il inevitable. and he II said TO
have added In consequence. Let Eng
| land continue TO construct big war
ships, our naval program In steel
plated. powerful. swift cruisers. tor
| pedo boat deHtroycrH, and submarine
| boats"
The British newspapers have appar-
| emily taken the utteranccn seriously
and are urging the government to re-
ply ito words with deeds"
The French menaeea seem 10 accord
| with confidential Information TO the
effect that military and naval circles
here are convinced that France means
war. Secret ndyicen, II appears. hnv.
| been received at the British war ofilc.
showing that the French authorities
are nolSclcssly preparing for the rtrug-
gle. In fact II In even said that the
Napoleonlc idea OF an invasion OF
Great Britain IN revolving In the minds
OF tho French o1ilitary authorities, nnd
at the present moment gradual but
silent movement OF troops IN said TO
be proceeding toward the coast OF
France, whore In two months II N as
serted that about 10000 men viii he
concentrated.
The british war authorities are de-
termined not 10 wait Frances conven-
ience. but TO call her hand as they did
In the Fnshora Incident and win de-
clare that they regard this concentra-
tion OF troops ~ an act OF war.
In the meanwhile tho British navy
II paying the greatest attention TO
gunnery. The channel squadron this
week has been engaged every morning
In firing practice at moving targets.
The results are being carefully noted.
DIsRAELI As a PREvARIcAToR
The publication OF sir Robert Peel'a
correspondence has thrown a strong
light upon the late benjamin Dis
raeila U.ord Beaconneld'D political
morality. II II pointed out that sell
dom has the lie direct been brought
home 10 oonclusively The letters show
Disrae,i as abjeetly imploring Sir Rob-
ert Poh for Office In isii and that he
also had his wife write to him In the
strain. but without success, Soon after
Dlsraeli turned ON Peel and hurled all
kinds OF satire and abuse nj him. Peel,
In replying 10 this ylrulent attack. ex-
pressed surprise that Diaraeii should
have wanted 10 Join his ministry,
whereupon Dlaraeli, with unblushing
efirontery. rose and said; II can asusre
the house that nothing OF the kind has
occurred. never asked n favor OF the
government. ana with respect to my
being solicltious for office, II In entirely
unfounded."
Sir Robert Peel. II further appears,
with wonderful self-reHtraint and re-
Epect for the good name OF the house,
refrnined from producing the letters
showing that Dlaraeli did not tell the
truth, but the letters now published
prove Disraelis dishonesty.
Vanity Fair. which II generally abu-
five or extremely patroniznig towards
Americans. has cartoon this week
showing President Mckinley ~ n Ma
poleonio pose. a so-called biographical
sketch snys, "Since he came Into Of
fee he has done well, conducting the
little war with snaln quite ably. lie IL
quite a dignifled President. who can
conduct himself with the courtesy OF
an English gentleman. His servants
are all coiored. His chief fault, In
deed, II his liking for negroes"
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP.
A topical duet. "John Bull and
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