The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02
SIE|;YN IN ENGLAND
On His Way to The Hague to Meet
II 81. Kruger.
COLD WATER FOR THE FL. LIBERALS
Lord Rosebery Holds Them Back
Story Of Margaret
i, H. Aver. r. . r.

London, Aug. 2--Former- President
st eyn Of the Orange Free State arrived
at Southampton to-day with his family, on
the steamship Carisbrook Castle. He was
met by Messrs, Fischer, Vessels and Des
Bruyn, the former BoerF delegates. He
will go to The Hague. where former Pres
ident Kruger will 90 from Utrecht to
meet him Monday
Mr.. Steyn was too,i1l to bear the jour-
ney to London although special saloon
carriage had been attached to the regular
boat train for him. His physician would
not allow him to be interviewed by the
press, but Mr.. Steyn sent word that he
wished to express his thanks for the cour-
tesies extended to him by the British
| authorities since the surrender, and for
the care given him during the voyage.
The, former president was removed on a
stretcher to the Dutch steamer Batayier
III, which was moored close to the Car
isbrook Castle. He will be landed at the
Hook of Holland and conveyed in an am
bulance to the cottage reserved for. him
near The Hague. ~,'
The Liberal Victories.
| Calmer estimates of the significance of
the unprecedented liberal victory in this
weeks parliamentary elect ion In, Leeds
Indicates little real basis for the renewed
! hopes that the liberals are gaining con-
troll OF the government. The government
has been soundly lectured and solemnly
warned this week not only by its oppon5
ents but also by some of its journalistic
supporters; but the opposition's enthusi-
astic speeches about early getting togeth-
er of all branches of the opposition were
pretty effectually squelched by Lord Rose
bery's dispassionate ?reiteration that he
has no intention of abandoning the I'M
perialistic platform and the equally stub
born contention Of the radicals that, they
will not relinquish home rule as a stand
ard party issue. In politely deplor1ne
Lord Roseberry's utterances the chief lib
eral organ disappointedly remarks:
eve do not think Lord Roseberry quite
realizes the passionate sdesire for unity
that exists among liberals throughout the
country, nor the passionate desire to ar
rive at 1t with or without leaders,"
The paper scolds>the liberal leaders fol
their folly in splitting hairs at time
when the government ds houndering ir
the labyripths of the patched-up educa.
, tional bill and is revealed to the countr,
} to be without aim or policy"
!, Story of Margaret Aver:
On board the steamship Pennsylvania
now nearing New York is young Ameri
= can girl for whom musical experts her
predict great things as a singer. She Il
Margaret Aver, daughter Of Mrs Herber
Aver, formerly of Chicago. She has beel
educated in France and Germany, and thi
5 season her unique rendering Of eighteenth
century chansonettes has been the feat
ure of several smart musical functions T.
/ Paris. She refused an offer to make he
debut next season at the Opera Comique
I Paris, and returns. to America for mu
3 sical career in her own country.
3. Patti and Frau Cosima Wagner hear
, her sing and predict.a great future 70
= her. t. <" #4#N@ e., ~ :
Government TeIegraphers Ineffc1en
The confessed ineficiency of the post
office telegraph Ia revealed in a circular G
E instruction to thae@ffeet that consider
able percentage oss;. 5000 operators en-,
ployed in the centrs4 office at London al
It inexperienced and Inefficient, and direct
|, ing operators at outside Offices to adaI
. their rate of working to the capacity
: the receivers in the central Office,