The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
SALISBURY TO RD7lRE'
Asks the Queen to Be Relieved
of the Premiership.
SAYS CRISIS NEEDS YOUNGER MAN

Assents to Victoria's Wish to Remain For
While, but Will Step Out ut First OPP
Government.
New YORK, Dec 29.-A cablegram
to the World from London says: "The
rumor of the impending retirement of
the marquis OF Salisbury from the prime
mlnlstership of England, cabed re-.
Gently, is causing a commotion here.
hear that Lord Salisbury urgently
pressed his resignation on the queen,
pleading that shaken health and private
SORROWS have caused him to lose heart
and that the crisis demands younger,
more active counselor. The queen sum-
moned Arthur Balfour to Windsor the
day after Lord Salisbury's departure
and commanded him to use his in
f1uence to induce the marquis. his uncle,
to retain the premiership. 1t is under
stood that Lord Salisbury has assented
to the queen $ wishes to remain at the
head OF the government for the present,
but that he will retire at the first oppor-
tunity.''
LONDON, Dec. 29.-During the con-
tinued lull in the military operations in
South Africa the papers are filled with
letters and articles crlticising the gov
ernment and the campaign and suggest
ing remedies, improvements, alterations
in the plans and the like
The Times complains of 'needless
censorship and concealment." 1t cites
the fact that nothing has yet transpired
to show how General Gatacre came to
lose 600 men at Stormberg.
The dispatches from the front all rep
resent the Beers are in a nervous con-
dition and constant dread of the British
advance. but this is probably an eXag-
geration.
The Moddet. River correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle gives an explanation
of sudden rife fire mex xplicably opened
from the Boer trenches. He says: ''The
Beers have wires stretched along the
ground in front of the trenches and con-
nected with lamps. IL Wire be touched
lamp is eAtinguished, thus giving
warning. One night high wind ex-
tinguished Il lamp, which resulted in a
| false warnins. The fire ceased when
| the Beers discovered that the alarm was
| false.
A correspondent of the Daily News at
frere camp announces that Il tramway
is being strung from the city to a hill
commanding the Boer position, and
along this the British will convey heavy
guils.
| According to {, dispatch from Lady
| smith, dated Dec. 20, the heat was then
intense, being 104 i'll the shade. There
| town at that time but not enough to
cause alarm. On the other hand re-
| ports from Boer sources on the conti-
nent represent that typhoid fever is ep-
idemic in Ladysmith.
The Transvaal government. according
to information supplied by Boer sympa-
thizers, threatens to "reduce the rations
of British prisoners if Great Britain
stops the entry of food by way Of Della
goa bay
The British government now evil
dences a marked change from it's atti-
tude i'll the early stages of the war and
shows disposition to accept assistance
from any quarter. The Imperial Yeo-
manry committee has issued statement
to the effect that the government con.
siders the formation and dispatch of
yeomanry as one of the most pressing
needs of the situation, and has intimated
that it is now prepared to accept from
eight to ten thousand yeomanry instead
of the three Thousand originally asked
for.
The Times says: cit is satisfactory
to learn that the Washington govern.
ment is acting in regard to the Ameri
can cargoes seized in Delagoa bay as we
should have wished and expected 1t is
a matter of course that we shall make
full reparation, if reparation is proved
to be due. In the meantime it may be
noted, as the Americans themselves ad
nit, that the facts are in considerable
doubt and some of them seem to bt
rather compromising to the vessels
seized"
The Standard says: "Lord Salisbury
would be reluctant to bring pressure tc
bear upon Portugal except in case O
urgent necessity.
"Great Britain would prefer not tt
place herself in the invidious position o
! using force toward another petty coun
+ try and there is no temptation to raist
t any further international questions"
Lieutenant Stlelow was kllleu rnurs
day in duel at Allenstein, Germany
. with Lieutenant Raul.
The captain and eight of the crew O
J the Italian bark, Fable, wrecked Nov
IS, have arrived at New York.
J The common council of Boston Thurs
day after spirited debate adopted
resolution of sympathy for the Beers
! Advices from Australia say that tn
prospects of .he wheat harvest for tn
season of l899-l900 are most favorable
The Newfoundland shore lobster fish
cry modus vivendi will expire DEC. 81
: and trouble will ensue if it is not re
newed.
The opposition to the present admin
istration pollud majority of IA in tia