Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23


RUssO-JAPANEsE STRUGGLE.
A well known American diplomat,
though frankly confessing ne Is beWll-
dered by the countless possibilities in
v0lved. tells the Associated Press he be-
Ieves IL quite probable the crisis VIII
resolve Itself into a struggle between
Russia and japan. and that perhaps the
true way of sizing IL up IS 20 look az
70 LOO thar light without paying much at
tentl0n 90 the Developments OF the lm-
mediate future In the contest between
the Boxers and the united forces. Inat
estimate OF course Is made on the sup
position that the Boxers constitute no
representative part Of China,
LONDON ovER-CROwDED.
london IS teemlng with Americans
who find difficulty la getting accommo-
datlOns at the hotels On every steam
er night cabl0ads are turned away from
the leading metropolitan h0stelries,
which are reaping "a richer harvest than
ever from this class of customers. Yet
iu "a few days they leave Tor Paris and
their rooms are taken by more Ameri-
cans.
Compared with the eagerness Of the
hotel managers and stOrekeeper5 IN
awaiting the coming OF Americans the
khedive's arrival iu England was mere
ly a trlning incident
Among the American visitors this
week was Former Consul General Pat
rick A. Collins who is making a dying
"trip 90 England and Ireland ON personal
business He sails on the Oceanic
(scheduled 90 leave Liverpool June go
and viii mot be back Ia time for the
Kansas City convention He paid a
pleasant VISIT TO his successor. MT
WIN. NJ osborne, aud hobnobbed with
Mr.. Josiah Quincy the former mayor
OF Boston. who Is delivering "a course OF
lectures In London on municipal gov
eminent" based on B0ston's system.
MKINLEY's ELECTION CERTAIN
The few editorials and cablegrams
printed here created only a mild sort
Of interest In the Republican national
convention at Philadelphia as the re-
suit was regarded as a f0reg0ne con-
clusion Though most Of the correspon-
dents of the English papers declare
President McKnley's recollection Is GER
tain. the people here are more likely
To take keener interest in the Democratic
national convention az Kansas city for
by the proceedings there 81 Is generally
thought the strength Of the anti-Eng-
fish or rather pro.Boer element In
America may be gagged.
ATHLETIC CONTEST.
The arrival here OF the American
contingent who are 10 compete In the
Amateur Athletic associations cham
piouship games July T. has awakened
English spOr,smen 20 the fact that they
are likely 20 lose many laurels. Prince
toms team looks ht and well. but the
young athletes are much afraid Of get
ding out Of training before the events
come off They have gone 20 Brighton
90 practice and viii probably enter sew
eral events OF the London Athletic club
meeting June 30 Captain Cregan said
% a representative Of the Associated
Press that they believed they had a
fair chance of carrying on a few prizes.
BRITISH AMATEURS UNEASY.
The Syracuse, Pennsylvania, George
town. Michigan, Chicago and New York
Athletic club competitors are now
awaited
Secretary Herbert, OF the Amateur
Athletic association, was asked by a
representative Of the Associated Press
what he thought We're the chances OF
the British athletes against such an
aggregation. Mr.. Herbert said
81 fear pretty poor. Up TO the hair
mile we have no men equal 20 yours. on
paper or course. We have got To make
allowances for climate and expect all
the best men In England viii compete.
But unfortunately most OF the univer-
sity cracks have accepted army COM
missions and are now IN South Africa.
No other foreigners have entered and,
as usual In sporting matters. the cham
pionshIp lies between England and
America
OF the London Athletic club team
which went over 90 the United States
only one man is likely to compete-L h.
Hutchins.
AMERICAN ELoQUENCE IN ENG
LAND.
The American bishops taking part IN
the missionary celebration have won
golden opinions for their eloQuence and
force Commenting on Bishop Doanes
and Bishop Dudleys speeches. the
Westminster Gazette. after referring 10
their wonderful il0w OF Language, de-
lightful wit, fire and force. and the ease
with which they passed from humor
90 pathos aud back again, declares;
zone felt that our English speakers
simply We're not In a., and the rest OF
the speeches fen rather fat In conse-
Quence. They had something 20 say
and knew how 20 say II In the most
perfect form. and primate and premier
leaned back I'm their chairs and laughed
delightedly az this unexpected outburst
OF American forensic power"