New-York tribune., 1901-06-20
ROER SPEAKER PROTECTED
EFFORTS TO BREAK UP THE QUEENS
HALL MEETING FAIL.
THE RUSSELL CAsE-A Golden CLUB DIN
NER-THE OXYGEN CURE-PERSONAL.
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[BY CABLE TRIBUNE.l
London June 20 a. m-The conditions We're
propitious for a pro-Boer demonstration at the
Queens Hall last night. Mr.. Balfour had an
nounced that there were seventeen thousand
Beers under arms, and although Cecil Rhodes
was much nearer the truth in estimating the
hostile force as less than nine thousand the
First Lord OF the Treasury was responsible for
an official statement. Mr.. Balfour's candor had
involved the admission that the Beers. after
fighting twenty months. were still able to muster
half their force and hold up a British army of
over 225O00, they could do after Coenso and
Magersfonten. Boer sympathizers were natur-
ally emboldened TO give expression TO their ad-
rnirafinn fer warriors who fighting with
such invincible determination against
whelming odds. They made arrangements with
skill and caution for meeting which
would strengthen the arms of Mr. Merriman,
who was TO sail for Cape Town Saturday. They
were charged with adopting slim measures
for securing exemption from interruption from
patriotic opponents, but this was partisan vapor-
ing. Before the meeting began a huge crowd OF
about ten thousand people, mostly anti-Boers,
had assembled outside the Queens Hall. despite
the rain, on the chance of obtaining admission.
When the ticket holders had been admitted the
crowd rushed TO the doors with such mad haste
that many people were overthrown and some
seriously injured. while the glass panels OF one
OF the doors were smashed Ultimately the
police had 10 charge the mob and clear the
streets.
Inside the hall the proceedings We're fairly
orderly, except for constant Interruptions TO
the speakers The stewards elected several
members Of the Stock Exchange. and captured
well worn Union Jack which they had in
tended using rallying flag. The trophy
ham ed hai Izab
Sauers speech was well received. Mr.. Merri-
man was absent through a slight indsposition.
The lawyers who have looked up the Cardigan
case assert that the prosecuting authorities will
not find il easy 10 convict Earl Russell or
bigamy If he be indicted by the grand jury, and
tried by the House of Lords. The case against
Lord Cardigan was conducted by Sir John
Campbell in February, 1S41, and a hundred or
more peers uncovered their heads and pro-
nounced a verdict Not guilty, upon my honor
Lord Cardigan was indicted for shooting In a
duel al Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett The
evidence produced before the Lords showed that
the person shot at bore the name OF Harvey
Tuckett, but there was none TO prove that
Harvey Tuckett was Harvey Garnett Phipps
Tuckett This discrepa-r- held to be a
variance emitting the accused duellist to ac-
quittal under the statute The prosecuting au-
thorities warned 10y the failure OF Sir John
Campbell now have the delicate business OF
arranging the Indictment OF Earl Russell under
terms which will permit them to provide precise
evidence respecting his divorce and marriage in
Nevada without the risk of variance when peers
are judges and jury. The Nevada records show
how delicate the establishment of identity
will be-
Three active Free Traders-G. II. Putnam.
f-pSa the United States: Yves Guyot from
France. and Murray Smith. from Australia
were entertained by a committee of the Cobdeh
Club at a semi-private banquet in the Hotter
Cecil last night.
The death Of Ex-Governor Pingree has not
passed unnoticed here. The newspapers pay
tribute 10 his sterling qualities. and ne is re-
ferred to as a typical example or up-to-uale
American business aptitude Mr.. Plngree hau
only recently returned from visiting South
Africa, where, Il is understood. he went Win
the object Of pushing his shoe business ne
was armed with recommendations from Ar-
Chamberlain. which enabled him to pass every
where freely through the British lines
The Duke of Argyll presided yesterday az
most interesting meeting Of the patrons OF oNS-
gen Hospital and laid stress on the cheaphess
of the cure which averaged half crown ioi
each patient weekly, end the efficiency OF the
system, 30 per cent OF the cases producing IA
vorsble results This method Of treating ioath-
some diseases such ulcer and lupus ana Aiso
wounde by oxygen was devised by Dr. George
stokes. brother OF the popular manager Oh the
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