The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
Missionaries Receive Rough Treat
ment at Bristol, England.
AN ANTI-MORMON LEAGUE
ELDERS HooTED, STONED AND
SPAT UPON.
Two Women Missionaries Forced to
Take Refuge In the Police Station
Police Are Guarding the Mission
House = highlands Great Naval
Recommendation Gossip.

Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press)
London, Jan. 2S.-Lively scenes have
occurred at Bristol in connection with
The Mormon propaganda there. Elder
Herbert l. James of Salt Lake City
heads the mission. An antiMormon
league has been formed, and its mem
bers attack the meetings of MormOns.
The police consequently are obliged 10
guard the mission house. Violent anti
Mormon posters have been displayed
In the streets, and a mob smashed
every window of the mission house at
the last meeting and hooted stoned
and spat upon the elders when they
emerged into the streets. Two women
missionaries were compelled TO seek
refuge in a police station. Elder
James expects a serious disturbance at
the next meeting.
The record number of British war
ships are now building, amounting TO
119 vessels, ranging from the heaviest
battleships to the tiny torpedo-boat de-
stroyers, the figures being sixteen first
class. ironclads thirty-siX cruisers,
fourteen slOops and gunboats and
fifty-three torpedo-boat destroyers.
Chatham dOckyard is credited with
the unparalleled achievement of
ships in the same slip within ten
months. The armored ships building,
at a cost of over 226, 100000 number
twenty eight, with tonnage Of over
800 900 tons, the number exceeding by
two the entire Russian fleet of battle
ships, and treble the number of ar
mOred vessels in the American navy
The whole OF these ships viii be added
to the effective strength Of the British
navy by March /. 1903, while the first
lord OF the admiralty, Mr.. George j.
GOschen, in two months time, Will ask
the house of commons for credits to
still further strengthen the British
feet.
MILITARY TRAINING.
The Earl of Meath came forward
this week as the pioneer of a scheme
of military drill for all lads between
13 and IS years of age. \ committee
called the British brigade council has
been formed to carry out the plans, and
Field Marshal Lord Wolsely. the COM
mander-in-chief of the forces; General
Lord Roberts of kandahar, the COM
manGeT of the forces in India, and
number Of other prominent men have
written in support of the movement.
which is intended to create a sort of
second line Of volunteers. The war
Office viii be asked TO provide a per
capita grant FOR these cadet battalions-
The Earl OF Meath anticipates enroll
ing 200 Geo lads who viii eventually
be converted into q useful, trained re
serve, so that in the future, in time
Of grave emergency. the government
viii have to hand hundreds Of thou
sands Of young men already qualified
to enter the ranks of the regular
troops.
QUEEN AND THE CHURCHES.
Queen Victoria is taking keen inter
est in the developments of the ritual
istic controversy. which is approach
ing a crisis She is much concerned
about the disSensiOns in the church,
and has expressed d strong desire that
an understanding be arrived at be
tween the government and bishops be-
fore the proposed legislation places a
check upon the ritualistic practices in
troduced. Her majesty has been in
communication with the Marquis Of
Salisbury on the subject. She has al
ways taken an active personal part in
tie administration of public patronage, |
lad contributes literally from her pri-
vate purse TO nearly all the charities
in behalf of the poorer clergy and
their families. While it is a nOtewor-
thv fact that she has never contrib
uted to any foreign missionary So
cierv. .her. occasional attendance at the
Cratilie Presbyterian church. which
Sle NtlfEAA ~ .yttAAA - ~ 'AA N-As'N ~ liz
high church papers, one of which
characterized her broad, religious
spirit thus eXempliiied as deadly
schism'' and unconstitutional Re
Gently. however. the services at Bal
moral have been held in the private
chapel.
fer. the Right Rev. Randall Thomas
Dayidson. D. D.. TO Sir William Vernon
Harcourt is considered significant. and
&c attributed to the desire OF the queen
10 endeaVOr 10 arrange a compromise
acreptabie 10 both sides, the bishop Of
Y-fncheste- being Il particular conf !
dant OF her majesty in church mat
The chief event this week has been !
the dismissal OF two cUrates Of St Ag- /
nes church. Liverpool. by their bishop, /
in consequence Of complaints OF their !
r,11Init advocacy of auricular confes- (
sion
ORGAN GRINDER CLAIMANT.
The remains Of the late Earl Poulett /
wera buried in the family vault IN The 1
narish church of. Hinton, st. George, ON /
Thursday. The earIS coronet was car !
red in front of the funeral cortege by (
his valet. a great crowd was present, /
II, view of the expected presence OF the /
eo-calIed organ grinder claimant Dat /
the people were disappointed Inc !
,.1-ir77art who now STYLES himself Earl /
pouieft. did not attend. being seriously 1
III and weak as the Tesu-- Of an attack (
If acute rheumatism Hinton house, !
the family seat. is locked up and guard 1
- nv police ard the servants Of the /
estate. in consequence Of q report that /
4ha claimant intends to attempt a for /
cihle entry IN order TO assert his rights. /
Great excitement prevails in the little |
Sonerset village of Hinton, ST. George, /
r-ber1 the estate lies. The POulett es-
+stes are situated in the best part OF
the country. and cover an area Of 1l,UJ0 |
acres.
Sir Thomas Li9ton, owner of the /
Americas cup challenger, mas arranged /
with Mr.. Peter Donaldson, owner Of The |
I-acht Isolde. 10 represent him on board !
;he Yacht which viii defend the cup.
DRAMATIC NEWS.
Sir Henry Irving's business affairs
have been practically taken into the
hands of his friends, who are organ
,ziry a stock company TO manage the
vceun. with an arrangement with r.
wing 10 play there not less than a hun
bred nights each season.
several prominent managers ard
other notables have been raising money
~, take a lease Of the Lyceum, and pos
eiblv buy the property. Comyns Carr,
The manager and dramatist, viii con-
troll the theatre when Irving is absent
Lawrence Irving is adapting to Eng