The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

England. The mere handful q mem
bers known as the opposition started
the attack on the government with such /
q united front that the session, short
as It viii be. promises to rival those IA
nous debates which marked the days
when Mr. Gladstone tried to force home
rule through the house. The spectacle /
of the entire Liberal party cOncentrai- /
ing every personal and political energy
against one man keeps the nation key
ed up to a high pitch awaiting the next
move In the dramatic encounter. If
Mr.. Chamberlain comes through IN
scathed it viii be nothing short Of
marvellous.
No less interesting to the foreign OBJ
server are signs of the dawn Of una
nimity among the Liberals. Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman arraignment of
the government, which is admitted to
have been the best effort Of his life, was
almost Identical with that of Lord
ROsebery. Each of these speakers
adopted the same tone and dwelt on
the same topics. Mr.. BalfOur and the
Duke Of DevOnshire tainted the oppo-
sition leaders with their inability to
speak Tor their party as a whole; but
these utteTances passed unnOticed and
from the benches behind Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman the constant
hearty applause betOkened the birth of
better concord among his followers.
Only once during Campbell Banner
mans speech was a note of internal
discOrd heard. 1t was when he an
nOunCed that the Liberals unTeserved-
ly accepted the necessity for the an
nexati0u of the ROer republics Then
one solitary Liberal loudly shouted,
mo NOi' Turning around, Campbell
BaLnerman dismissed the objector as
being of no Importance, with one Of the
most scathing retOrts ever dealt out by
leader TO a follower.
Dewet Makes Them Anxious.
The war office officials are greatly
disturbed by the successful guerrilla
tactics OF General Dewet, but they
cherish the idea that he must soon
cease to be dangerous, owing to his in
ability to secure new horses. Efforts
are being made to keep Dewet away
from the Cape Colony frontier. for the
war Office believes he is getting the
bulk OF his supplies from Cape Colony
and to prevent him from securing food,
men and horses. orders have been is
sued that the BOer farmers be allowed
to buy only small quantities of provi-
sions-sumcient for their own imme-
diate needs.
Davis is Denounced.
AfD-AAG hN- AAclllE opinions concerning
Hlichard Harding Davis have been ap-
pearinS in the English papers this
week They We're called out by a let
ter IN the Tendon Times signed by q
representative body Of women IN var
ious natiOndlities. resident at Pretoria.
throughout the war, in which they en-
pndIcaiiy repudiate MT- Davis charges
referring TO imprisoned British officers
HehaVior towards women. The Daily
News comments on the subject as fol-
lows.
Several months have elapsed since
mr. Davis amazingly UntruthfUl ale
cations were published but the requi-
site contradiction. though long DELAYED.
has come TO hand at last. Mr. Davis
presumably wrote for the anti-En rlish
section of the Americans, though we
should hardly nave expected to find
tine name OF a prominent American
magazine is hera menUOned) used as a
vehicle for this vulgar and cowardly
abuse"
Triumph After Defeat.
Mr. George Wyndham, formerly par
ilamenJaTy under secretary for the war
Office. has been elected to the house of
commons from Dover without opposi-
ton. Mr. WyRdham was returned from
Dover until opposed in the general cleo
ton just held, but had to again appear
before his constituents on his appoint
ment as chief secretary for Ireland in
succession to Gerald BalfOur, who was
appointed president Of the board of
trade.
Robert W HanbUry has also been re
elected without opposition to represent !
Preston. In the late general election
he defeated Mr. keir Hardy, the labor 4
candidate. Mr.. HanbUUy PREVIOUSLY
held the post of financial s tetary to !
the treasury. He was appOir I'd to an
q her sit ion
was therefore compelled to again seek
election to the house CT commons.
Trouble Over Tubes.
Trouble threatens London's new tube
road Many residents under whose
houses the electric trains run have
combined to sue for damages. alleged
to be caused by the vibration. They
have subscribed $4,000 to fight it in I
the courts. They maintain that though /
the tube Is at an aVeTa &c of fifty feet I
below the surface. the windows of the /
houses are ratified. the occupants are /
awakened and ornaments shaken every (
time train passes. If any degree of !
success meets their efforts it viii sure /
ly retard the attempt to give London /
decent rapid transit.
American Beef Paramount.
An extraordinary revelation Of the
conditions appears in the English meat
market, and it is likely that English
beef viii soon be paimed OFF as Ameri- I
can. Hitherto the opposite has always
been the case But by clever manipu-
.aCion. the American statesmen have OBJ
tanned control Of the market until Am
eriCan beef costs as much as English
beef Hence the likelihood of substi-
buttons. Commenting or this situation
an English paper says:
The American statesmen now make
prices almost what they like The
farmers nave been in the hands Of the
whose cupidity led them into
he arms of the Americans The only
tctive opposition the Americans had
10 meet lay in the prejudice of consum- i
srS. It has taken twenty years to beat
hat prejudice"
Pantooimes Are Awaited.
In Londcn Theatrical work is some
what at a standstiU pending the panto-
mines the TehearSals of which are al
'eady in full swing. The stir these eIab-
ate performances create in London
na- always be relied upon to create a