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Possibility that Her Majesty's Drive
Through the City Was Intended to
Assist in Floating the Loan.
ALREADY THRICE COVERED
LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS AT NEW
YORK, ONE OF s1O,OO0,OOO.
Unwarranted Rumors Concerning
Lord Salisbury-Hicks-Be Crit.
icised-The Delagoa Bay Case.


LONDON, March 10.-A week that opened
with budget increasing the burden Of the
British taxpayer to an almost unprecedent-,
ed extent. and ended with the Queen stir
ring hundreds Of thousands of her subjects
to enthusiastic demonstrations of patrio-
tism and war fervor. can scarcely be said
to be barren of Interesting circumstances.
1t would, perhaps be giving Lord Sails
bury and his Cabinet too much credit to
say that the sudden springing of the bud
get, with its enormous deficit, and the
quickly planned visit of the Queen to Lon
don, almost before the people had time to
realize how much the war was costing
them. were part and parcel of a mastery
understanding of politics, which, under the
cloak OF academic lethargy. is keenly alive
to every chance of the moment. But what
ever were the motives promoting the gov
ernments action-and the Queen never
moves without consulting Lord Salisbury
they are received most favorably.
No suspicious of political premediation
have marred the heartness of the Queens
welcome, though the Irish have not proved
quite so ingenious in commenting on her
proposed visit to their shores. Still, on the
whole, the recent actions of the Queen,
her decision to remain at home instead of
going to Italy. her projected trip to the
Emerald Isle. and her generous praise of
the gallantry of the Irish troops, combined
with the victorious passage of Lord Rob-
erts. have once more put the United King
dom on excellent terms with itself. This
weeks cartoon in Punch, by Sir John Ten
MEL, aptly illustrates the feeling. 1t is an
ill-drawn lion, with an uplifted paw, like
a lump of putty, coming out of a cave with
fierce teeth barred and eyes glowering in
the den of animal which, resembling
nothing more than the well-known human
donkey of the American stage, is labeled
Continental Press and is sinking off
with a slouchy gait before the pugnacity
OF the lions look. But no amount of poor
drawing can kill the strength Of the cap
ton to this curious picture which reads:
who said dead?" and that voices the spir-
it of the nation to-day better than could
columns of analytical review.
PEACE PROPOSITIONS.
with the prospect of more serious over
lures for peace than those made this week
by the Beers, it is likely that the feeling
illustrated by Punch will increase and that
the normal condition Of self-confdence and
might will shortly be thoroughly re-estab-
lished in Great Britain, in spite Of the ter
rible shaking up that occurred before Lord
Roberts took the helm. In the opinion of
those best informed as to government opin-
ions the Beers are likely to make a series
Of propositions for peace, none of which
will be feasible for British consideration
until the British troops practically overrun
the Transvaal territory. and only one card
remains in the republics hands. Thus, while
the recent and future negotiations are and
will be welcomed as most satisfactory signs
of British military progress, they are not
considered to indicate that the end of the
war is in sight. AS an instance of this
Lord Salisbury s-Teception of two long ca
Diagrams from President Kruger on the
subject of the terms did not delay for an
instant the preparations for sending out
large British reinforcements and supplies
either from England or from far-off Aus
tralia.
However. the prophet of pessimism and
change is not stilIed entirely. This week
has produced several articles in widely
read mediums in regard to the arbitrary
scene of active politics, and in the face of
these oft-repeated rumors a reporter of the
Associated Press has made Inquiries and
received this statement from one who, per-
haps, is closer to the premier than any one
else In England: ''These rumors of Lord
Salisbury's poor health, the breaking down
of his intellect under personal bereavement
and his inability to concentrate his ener-
gies are pure inventions. He is in perfect
health, never worked harder and enters in
to every situation with a keen appreciation
of the slightest detail. have never seen a
divorce of personality from official capacity
so strikingly illustrated as 1t has been by
Lord Salisbury during the last few months.
I suppose that in due time some one will
have to succeed him. but he has not men,
toned this contingency. and from the zest
with which he goes about his work one
would scarcely think he considers it. Per-
sonally / would be glad If Lord Salisbury
exhibited more fervor and vim in his
speeches in the House of Lords, but I am
| happy to know that what the world be-
lieves to be the lethargy, and, perhaps,
even the stolid stupidity Of our premier. is
entirely due to his belief that the country
| is sufficiently excited and stirred up with
out his adding directly or Indirectly any fuel
| to the fire. With this idea dominating his
| action and speech he is perfectly unmoved
by the most caustic satire of the organs
of his own party. With a mature judgment
Of English people and affairs of state. he
believes the national crisis merits the sacr,-
| flee OF any appeal Of party or popular eenti-
| ment. Any one knowing the man thor
| discrimination
The introduction of the Budget has pro'