The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
DISSOLUTION IMPENDING
BRITONs PREPARING FOR THE PAR
LIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.
Importation of Dead Meat to the
United Kingdom Increasing to
the Injury of Farmers.
Copyright, 1900 by the Associated Pressl

Copyright 1900 by the Associated Press1
LONDON, June 9.-The week has been
almost bereft of domestic political inter-
est. The long speech of the Liberal leader
in the House of Commons, Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman, at Glasgow, admitting the
annexation of the Boer republics was in
evitable. but quibbling over the degree of
independence which should be granted
them has created little comment. The Lib
eral leader seems TO have accomplished
nothing by this effort, except to irritate
the advanced section of his party, which
denounces annexation. without ingratiating
himself with the imperialist coterie. James
Bryce's Aberdeen address receives praise
on all sides a scholarly and fair-minded
summing up of the war, though the motive
of the speech is plainly a plea for party
harmony, which seems no nearer realiza-
ton. Dissolution is still in the air; both
sides are preparing their electoral machin-
cry and many rumors are afioat regard
ing the nearness of the contest.
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With the exception of the discussion as
to the possible part the United States may
play in assisting Great Britain in pulling
the chestnuts out of the fire in the far East.
little iterest is being taken in Great Brit
ain in American affairs. The presidential
prospects are made the subject of editorials
and English correspondents in America are
sending long interviews of the chances of
President Mckinley and William j. Bryan.
but these fail to stimulate any keen at
tention.
The weeklies refer to Stephen Crane
His name is generally coupled with that of
Stevens. The Spectator says: Crane was
a writer of singular force and originality,
whose studies in the psychology of peril
had the quality of clairvoyance nothing
short of magical"
Returns just issued by the Board Of Agri-
culture are dismal reading for the English
farmer. From these it is learned that the
ever-increasing importation of dead meat
to the United Kingdom has reached the
daily average of over 2,3O0,0O0 tons, while
wheat, butter, eggs, rabbits and game have
all enormously increased in the extent of
their Importation. The foreign products
being almost invariably cheaper. the farm
ers are confronted with the prospect Of
eventually having no home market. For
these conditions the Board of Agriculture
suggests no remedy.
Lady Granville Gordon. who died re-
Gently, was one Of the first society women
to start bonnet store She did a thriving
business in London. eventually selling her
good will for a round sum. Lord Hunt
ley. the elder brother Of Lady Granville
Gordon, one of the handsomest men of the
day, endeavors to improve his financial
condition by writing sporting novels.
The Earl Of Radnor, who died last week,
was VIGOROUSLY shy man. He was de-
voted to his wife, who is sister of Mr..
Henry Chaplin, president of the Local Gov
eminent Board, and brilliant in society as
musician and conversationalst. She Or
ganized the first amateur orchestra COM
pany composed of people of position. Wis
count Folkstone, the late Earl of Radnor' s
eldest son, who is at the front in South
Africa, dangerously i'll with enteric fever,
succeeds to the title.