Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-08
Another Monte CristO.


WONDERFUL BALL IN LONDON.
Special Cable New York Times
very remarkable ball was given at the Ho-
tel MetrOpOle on Friday night. 1t was not only
remarkable in size and lavish expenditure, the
cost being $4,000 but it furthermore punctu-
ated strongly the gradual rise of finance in
England over the old aristocracy. 1t was Civ
en- by Colonel John T. North. familiarly known
as the nitrate king. Colonel North is York
shire boy who went out to South America some
twenty years ago and saw an opportunity. To-
day he is the most talked of man in England
he Is worth from forty to sixty millions of dol
lars, and lately he has been using his knowl-
edge of the stock market to better the fortunes
OF certain weil-known people. Lord Randolph
Churchill was the first to benefit from Colonel
North,s power, and his profits are variously
named in tens of thousands. Lord Randolph
arranged dinner lately, at which Colonel
North met the Prince of Wales, and the result
Is that Wales was given 1000 shares in a late
allotment of new stock, which now stands at
S35, making !350,0OO for the heir apparent.
As the prince has lately been selling off the
stock at Sandringham on an economical basis,
the money is perhaps timely.
These circumstances and the extent to which
various members of the aristocracy have profit
ed lately III stock ventures lent unusual inter-
est to the ball. The colonel, whose delight it
| is to be lavish, hired everything in the Hotel
Metropole that was vacant. The Whitehall
suite OF bathrooms, reception rooms. &c, was
added to by 100 bedrooms for country guests.
There were 400 invitations and ], 400 guests,
! ranging in the social scale from the old aris-
tocracy to popular theatrical people, 1t was
mixed to the last degree, but being fancy
| dress ball. all social lines were lost. Lord and
Lady Randolph Churchill ruled the occasion
and Arthur Roberts, grotesque actor of the
Avenue theater, made the fun. The whole first
floor OF the hotel was usedand the refreshment
rooms before supper We'd with the grand sa-
loon itself. Champagne flowed like spring
water. All the walters and hotel employees
were in fancy dress at Colonel North's expense.
| and nothing so strange in attendance and lavish
outlay had been seen in London since similar
ball given by Lord Rothschild.
IL was generally expected that the Prince of
Wales would be there He did not come, how
| ever, and the general opinion was that he is
ungrateful His absence made little difference
in the fun however, and the costumes looms
and accessories simply beggared description.
Colonel North was in Henry VIII costume
and took Lady Randolph Churchill who wore
| a costume of black lace, covered with dia-
monds, and blazing diamond star in her fore
head. in to dinner. Lord Randolph took in
Mrs. North, who was in a pompadour costume
which was also magnificent. The ball lasted
until $50 a. m, and is the talk of the town.
BOulanger Almost Certain of Success.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE REpUpIArEp By RE-
PUBLICAN JOURNALS.
The efforts of the republican wise men of
Paris to select candidate to oppose Boulan-
ger Edo not appear to have been attended with
much Of a success. The Temps regrets the
selection of NJ. Jacques a candidate, but ad-
vises the republicans to support him in order
to oppose ''Boulangist Cssarism," The Libe,-te
opposes both Jacques and BOuanger.' The
doctrine of Boulanger, it says, is a Dictator
ship, while that of jacques is anarchy. The
Journal DIES Debdts takes the same ground as
the Lberte, and advises electors to abstain
from voting.
A meeting of socialists was held in Paris
Monday night to choose a candidate for the
vacant seat in the department of the Seine.
One hundred and ten delegates, representing
all the socialist committees in the department,
| we're present. The meeting voted unani-
| mously in favor Of Gen. Boulanger This ac-
| ton, it is believed insures the return of Gen.
Boulanger to the chamber of deputies by a
great majority.
NJ. jacques has issued an address to the
| Seine electors. In it he says: '.Clericalism is
leading to the fight all malcontents and enc
mics Of the republic, for whom Gen, Boulan-
ger is the standard-bearer." He appeals to
the electors to save the country from dishonor
and a return to personal power.
CHIEF ARTHUR TO REsIaN.-A Cleveland
| special to the Philadelphia Press says: II was
learned here to-day on good authority that
| OhiSi AShShhCcA IA ehuA, VI Tie DTOtQerQOOQ OF
Locomotive Engineers, will resign at the ex-
piration OF his present term. The reason ia
| given that the present policy of the Brother
hood, especially as regards the management
OF the Burlington strike, is not in accordance
with his views. MIR. Arthur is considered q
rich man, and is not in need Ut the salary At
tached to the Office.
tumor weighing 100 pounds was recently
removed, says Philadelphia dispatch, from
Mrs. Hannah Little, of Frankfort, Pa. II
weighed five pounds more than the patient after
heroically.
| The general managers of all the lines in the
territory of the Western States passenger aseo-
citation, west, northwest, and southwest OF Chi
| cago, met Thursday in Chicago and agreed 70
form an association for the maintenance of
passenger rates In conformity with the inter-
state commerce law
| The bagging trust, st. Louis dispatch SAW.
has expired BY limitation and bagging has
lower. -
General Master Workman Powderly, Of the
Knights Of Labor, addressed mass meeting a.
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