New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-08
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.

OF NEW coLQKs TO
THE HEROES OF INKERMANA AND
WATERLOO. PROPOSED PERCH AsE
OF TURKEY. THE JEWS ASKING a
PERMANENT HOME. THE SANITARY
CONDITION OF PARIS.
From our regular correspondent
LONDON, December Goth, 1873.
Within the precincts Of that Roy
al Palace at which one hundred and
sixty three years ago the first Of the
Hanoverian Kings proclaimed their
predecessors the $ Kings Own, the.
officers and men of the 18th Regiment
received yesterday new colors from
the hand Of the Queen. The title Of
Kings Own was well deserved, at
least from a Protestant Monarch.
Raised in 1854, ostensib]yias Major
Arthur Gritfths points out III his
work on ''The English Army
to reinforce the garrison Of Tangier,
but really with the intention Of add
ing substantially to the military
strength Of Charles, the End Tangier
Regiment, as it was first called be-
came, when it returned to England
in 1885, the Duchess Of York and
Albany's Regiment, and as 'The
Queens Marines served King James
at home and abroad, until it gave in
it's adhesion to William Of Orange,
who is said to have granted it the
badge it bears the Lion of England,
for it's devotion to Professionalism and
himself. Since its nomination as
the ''King's Own b. George l., the
old Tangier Regiment has written
many famous names upon it's battle
scroll. On the old colors, laid re-
verentlv aside yesterday, are inscrib-
Ell the stirring words, Salamanca,
Vittoria, Badajoz, Waterloo, Alma
and Inkermann, and those telling Of
world wide service, BlAdensburg and
Abyssinia. On the eve of its de-
parture for Natal the Queen thought
it well to renew her acquaintance
with a regiment famous for its loyal
ty to her family by the agreeable cere-
mony Of presenting it with new col
ors, and Windsor, recognising the
Importance of the occasion, dressed
itself in holiday colors and turned
out en- a,0sse to welcome the 500
men selected to be present at the cere.
mony.
Taking advantage Of the financial
embarrasments Of the "Commander
Of the Faithful it is stated that
certain of the richer Hebrews again
contemplate making a bid for the
purchase OF Palestine from the Turk.
The idea is by no means a new one
amongst the Jews, and it is not like
ly that they will ever find the Suit
an more hard up for cash than he is
now; but, at the same time, I doubt
if any practical issue is likely to
come Of the affair. At the present
time there is nothing but the bad
government Of the Turk to prevent
the Jew returning to Zion. These,
however are not the condition under
which 'theN hope to re-enter Pales.
tine. Nothiha less than the pur.
chase Of the fee simple Of the count
ry will satisfy the ambition of the
Jewish people; but, much as the
Sultan may be inclined to take the
large sum Of gold the Jews woulc
willingly, he knows that he cannot
acceptsit without giving offence t.
the whole of Christendom. At tn,
present timeit is simply the JEALOUSY
Of the Christian sects amongst them
selves which allows the continuanc,
Of the anomaly Of the intidel ruin!
IN Jerusalem The Romish, an,
Greek, and English churches prefe
to see the Holy places held by th
neutral Pagan, rather than tina
either particular sect Of Christia1
should have them. I am not sure
though, whether Christendom woul
quietly acquiesce in the transfer Q
the birthplace of Christianity to til
original proprietors, if the moderl
Jew can be 50 called. 6srantin
that the eyes Of the Jewish peopl
are fixed on Jerusalem as Their pos
sible home in the distant future,
still think there is too strong a sen
timent amongst Christians with re
gard to Bethlehem and Calvary
allow them to be bought up By
syndicate of Jewish millionaires, a
if they were an universal outfittin
establishment il Westborne-
grove.
Every friend Of Ttaly will he ola