Show SAVES THE TH PREMIER PHER News NewS Ne of f s Relief Aids Ails Lord Salisbury RUSSIA IS I NOW WW FE ED EDMORE 4 MORE REPORTS RECEIVED ON r SUlm SUFFERING 4 I IN II INDIA Over in Jewelry is Displayed Din Dis Di played pla ed at the Opening Perform Performance ance of Grand Opera gese New e House Rous in i Scotland Makes the he Natives Stand Aghast w 4 Copyright 1800 U by b the Associated Acae Press Pre I L ort May 19 9 The T e successful s turn that affairs aff irs have taken in South Af Africa Afric Africa rica ric is the most fortunate for Lord Salisbury y as his weakest weakes point his hia his foreign administration had threatened to become beco e an all aU too prominent prom nept tOnIc The news that Russia has hag da dacal a coal cal depot at Corea Corea as announced May 18 1 in a dispatch to the Times Time from fro Pe Pekin Pekin kin has raised a storm ston of indignation indi na nation tion ton and many of the conservative or organ gang gan have declared this is merely merel an another another other oth r unfortunate Instance of the pre premiers premiers re miers utter uter incapability inc to instruct i British interests In the far east et Among those who study Chinese Chines questions the belief belef obtains that latest move Is a direct breach of contract with wih and anda a blow against Great reat Britain and Ja Japan Ja Japan pan which brings these nations mac fa to face with wih a grave save crisis which past l amous disloyalty Avill vill ivi neither neiter amend nor destroy The Globe for instance openly ad advOcates immediately sending a power powerful ower powerful ful fleet f et to Corea and bluntly blunty demand demanding demanding ing ig that Russia forego the advantages advantage she is alleged to have secured in con contravention con contravention wih with v ith the agreements of 1881 1531 However though the important organs are in a bad humor over the matter It Itis itis Itis is said on good authority that tat Lord Salisbury has ha much too keen an appreciation elation of Great present trou troubles troubles troubles bles to take any alarming action acton in inthe inthe inthe the immediate future and that he lie only contemplates diplomatic inquiries and passive p sive aid to Japan in the protests she will wi doubtless make Indians Sad Condition The secretary of state for India India Lord George Hamilton Hamiton has granted the As Associated Associated Associated Press permission to inspect th the unpublished official correspondence up UD to date in his department dealing with wih the Indian famine Now and again a ain there is revealed by hy reason of the very ver strength of terse verbiage and official reticence a wealth of pathos and world of suffering which columns of vivid description could scarcely convey What Wat for instance Could better beter tell tel the tale tle of sorrow than the following report of the th commission of in With Wih careful regard re ard for the regulation governing communications catons he abruptly commences Crops Practically nil ni Water Hardly any Cattle All dead Fodder None People Thriftless class glass dead Peo Pea People plo pIe with wih small smal means attend of their resources and either on relief works w or dying Crime Abnormal From all al the commissioners of the native states the same cry cr goes up One resident nt of reports that ta the Dewan of state with a pop population of tells him that only eighteen persons died of starvation in March Mach MachII v vIn In lU II the course couse of o a cheery che ry report the resident of Western ex cx expresses expresses presses regret that he is obliged to re record record record cord deaths as in the famine camps and poor houses in the i comparatively small state of larar during March while another resident I supplements ment this ghastly record of wholesale mortality by remarking that at out of persons con congregated cn congregated around the relief works work 1719 have died between February 23 28 and March 25 and this has no bearing on the inroads of the plague or cholera choler of plage From the latter later cause 51 71 died at during March Millions in i Jewelry It I is estimated that sterling was represented in jewelry among the audience at the opening night of Graus opera Yet the most brilliant night of the week so far tar as a costumes and nd enthusiasm are con concerned concerned I was the one ond on which was made I notable by Mme Calves first appear appearance ance anoe anc this season eaon as a Carmen Carme Friday May 18 though th ugh many of the royalties were detained at Windsor by the chris christening chrs christening of the son of the Duke and Duchess of York The Duke and Duchess of Fife Earl Ear and Countess Countes Cadogan Mr and Mrs Br tin tn Lady Randolph Churchill Mr J Pierpont Morgan Morg n and many other prominent Americans were present The presence of the Princess Princes pf of Wales at a performance of Quo QuoVadis QuoVadis QuoVadis Vadis this thi week seems to have hae the ef effect feet of turning the tide of fortune to th towards t e wards that production ln In spite s ite of the press attacks E S Wilar Willard to o Reappear Franklin Frankln Frankln McLeay a young young Canadian Canadian long identified with Beerbohm Trees Tres successes has the support of Can Canadian Canadian radian adian high commissioner Lord Lor Strathcona and Mount Royal and many other prominent colonials In a matinee which McLeay is arranging to take place at the Drury Lane June 19 for forthe fr forthe the the benefit benet of the Ottawa fire fre sufferers Sir Henry Hery Irving Iring has cabled his intention intention intention tion to participate and ad E B S Willard will wi reappear for for the first tune the in two years on the same occasion Leay Leay and Tree are to do the third act at of Othello David Belasco has secured the Amar lean Ican rights of latest latet play When Wen We Dead Awake which has ha been such a success success in Berlin and Vienna Vie ma He will wi present the th play in New York in i the fall fal with wit Mrs Leslie LeUe Carter In the leading role role Bobs Bohs Wants Want Bath Olivers According to the latest stor story going the rounds Bobs fights on Bath Olivers These are not a ne new tangled form of compressed ration but a a sin looking biscuit made at Bath the first recipe for which is credited to the cole cele celebrated Dr Oliver Olver a friend of the pope and other eighteenth century notabilities ties Bobs apparently tool took tok out a large supply of these and since has hassent hassent hassent sent for mote more which were taken by Lady Roberts Buller uler Gets Get Castor Oil Oi Regarding General Buller Buler and his supplies there is also an interesting int r anecdote current Buller Buler it I appears telegraphed from Natal to some some wine merchants merchant to send out fifty cases e Of ot champagne marked Castor Oil 01 About the time the wine was wa due Bul Buller Buller ler wired d the he officer in charge chase of th the case casel notifying him that tat he expected exp fifty cases caes of castor oil oU which he Wish Wished wished ed dispatched without w tout delay The of officer fleer at the base replied regretting the cases had not arrived but saying he had procured all aU the available a castor oil 01 twenty cases caes which he had for forwarded fr forwarded warded in i the hope it i would suffice for forthe forthe forthe the present present General Bailers Bullers remarks are not recorded I IWonder Wonder at House HoUe The Highland people are re wondering at the amount of steel s elMr Mr An Andrew Andrew Andrew drew Carnegie rege is using in the erection of lila ni addition to Skibo castle These h e sleepy have never before seen seep seena seepa a building so constructed All Al comes from Pittsburg Skibo is now non locally dubbed Iron castle cate It I is said a mason maon mistook the mil mu millionaire mi muI J I for some poor visitor and nd pat r him On learning his identity he excused ecu himself saying he Ought to wear e better clothes clothe so that people may ma be able to teU who who you yeu are a War Waged on Croker One of the curious features of the thelast lost last lat few days is the persistency with th which the Express pres has hs kept ept up P a ti against Mr Richard Jept of New York York Unlike the Ue Duke of Ort OtI Mr sive Croker remains remans serenely seren yim |