Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-31
WHAT INTERESTS LONDONERS
Celebration of Queen Vcoria's Birthday
Anniversary,
DEATH OF A WELL-KN0WN ENGLISHMAN.
Trouble Over Royal Birth-Not AC-
cording to Her Mnics'y's
Wishcs-rclIe Billions
Good Eo.tunc.
Death OF A WELL-KNoWN ENGLISHMAN.

ICopvtgh, 1871 1yJtn., Tprbr R,rr".1
LoNpoN, May 30 New York Herald
Cable. Special to,1uE BEE. Although the
queens birthday anniversary is on May ~,
it was officially celebrated today. The ccle-
braton might have amounted to something
had the weather not ordered otherwise. The
list of the queens birthday honors is long
one.
Captain Henry Cane, who commanded the
Calliope when he MADE his famous escape
from Apia during a hurricane has been made
c. b., whereat everybody is pleased
Sir George stephen, of Montreal who has
been made a peer of the united kingdom, is
the first coonist upon whom such an honor
has been conferred. He was created baro-
net. Why this honor was conferred is not 50
plain, except on account of his services in
the last Canadian election.
Much regret is expressed in business circles
here over the death Of James McHenry, best
known in the United States as the antagonist
of Jay Gould and builder of the Atlantic n
Greast Western railway. He died Tuesday.
His only near relative, Mrs. Cox, is in Phil
adelphia, if she has not left there to attend
the funeral which takes place at Liverpool,
Monday. McHenry did more probably than
any other man to enlarge the provision trade
between the States ant Great Britain.
The favorite exercise among women here
now is fencing The young princesses of
Wales arc adopts ia the art, and Of course the
aristocracy have fallen IN line.
The modern rage for brass mounted har-
ness that broke out last year after the duke
of Fife set the example has died out. and
silver plating has come into general fashion
again The latest thing is to have imitation
flowers at the outside forehead band the
more brilliant the color the better, and old
rozettes seems to be quite surplanted
Fashion has also turned in favor of gaudy
colorcd wheels and bodies, and also shafts.
and some of the vehicles are bizarre in the
extreme.
After much :deliberation it has been de-
cided that the infant daughter of the duchess
of Fife is to have rank and title only as the
daughter of a duke. 1t is understood that
the highest legal advisers of the crown were
of the opinion that the duchess of Flies in
fant daughter should rank as princess of
the blood, but her majesty, whose decision is
supreme in all matters OF this
kind, has decided otherwise The
queen has simply cut the Gordian
knot. There was great hubbub when the
duchess of Fife was first brought to bed.
Extraordinary IL may seem, it was the
understanding in high quarters that she
should have no children, for il she had
male child and the prince Of Wales and his
sons, Albert Victor ana George, died, said
child would be heir 70 the crown. His chance
was not considered so ba,., for Prince George
is a sailor, and drowning is not impossible,
and Albert Victor is the ghost of a man. But
now gife's children are out. 1t. however,
perhaps is but saving them trouble.
Lord Clancarty died Friday, therefore
Belle Bilton who became Lady Dunlo, is
now the Countess Clancarty. Hereafter she
will not be compelled to support her husband
by going on the stage. How the dowager
will love her!
Heinrich Conreid is here making arrange
ments to secure the sole right to produce the
works of Gouuod, Massinet, Saint Saens and
other composers, here and in the states.
London is overrun by American actors and
actresses at present. In the coffee room of
one of the principal hotels I saw,
a few nights a-o, Jack Mason, Will
Lackeye, Paul Arthur, Belle Urquhart, Syl.
via Gerrish and Peunie O'Neil Potter In
the same room were Burr Mcintosh and
Marshall Wilder both of whom are on the
same line now. Mcintosh says his specially
is the southern dialect. He will starve on it
here
Mrs George n. Chids sailed for the city
of New YORK on Thursday
La Tourane, the new steamer OF the Com
pagine Generale IransatlantiQue, had trial
trip Thursday and attained the high speed OF
twenty knots an hour. She will sail from
IIavre for New York June 20.