The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-24

LONDON, July 23.-lSpeciall-The
Worlds Fair commission, accompanied
by United States Minister Lincoln and
MIR. Robert s. Mccormick. the Worlds
falr commissioner in England, to-day
proceeded to the foreign Offices in Down
ing street On arriving there they were
ushered into the presence Of the British
Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury. Mr..
Lincoln then presented Messrs. Rutter-
worth, Handy and Bullock to his lord
ship.
After cordially greeting the gentle.
men of the commission, Lord Salisbury
entered into an animated conversation
with his visitors, closely pressing them
with questions with regard to the pros.
poets for the success of the great under.
taking and the progress made in the
endless details of the work OF prepara.
ton.
The premier said that from reports
which had from time to time reached
him nc had been led to doubt whether
1t would be possible to open the great
exhibition at the appointed time. lie
added that lie we'll knew how much
trouble attended the prompt and sue
cessinl execution or such a gigantic un-
dertaking. Lord Salisbury listened
with the utmost interest to the care full
and exhaustive explanation Of the pre-
liminary work which was furnished him
by tho commissioners. The occasion
was most pleasant and satisfactory
one, the absence Of tormality permitting
OF rapid interchange of questions and
replies. Before the commissioners with
drew, Lord Salisbury arose ard formally
announced that the Queen had had
submitted to her as to the members of
the British royal commission on the
Worlds Fair, and added that the names
OF those commissioners would be "a
zctted.
Mr.. Butterworth, replying for the
American com miSSioners in eloquent
words, returned the thanks of his col
leagues and himself for the prompt ac-
ceptance of her majesty's government
Oh the invitation to be represen ted at
the coming Worlds Fair, and expressed
the peculiar qualification with which
the American commissioners had noted
the designation of members OF British
council OF arts to serve as royal commits
Sioners.
Lord Salisbury then invited the
American minister, Mr.. Lincoln, and
the World'sFair commissioners to be his
guests at q garden party which he will
give in their honor Saturday next. In
the afternoon the American commits
sioners and the active members of the
royal commission were entertained at
dinner given by Sir George Chubb,
director Of the naval exhibition.
AN EXECUTION POSTPONED FOR WE'D
DING.
PARIS, July 2a.--[SpecialI-Thc
police were this morning ordered to
clear the Place de la Rouuuett, where ia
to be erected the guillotine by which
the murdress Bcrland and her accom-
plice Dore are to be executed. On Sat
urday last the execution, which was to
have taken place on that day, was post
poned on account OF the marriage OF the
eXecutloner's son and assistant to the
daughter OF a provincial executioner.
Since then there have been frequent
disorderly meetings OF the lowest of the
rabble of Paris in and about the Place
dc In Rouquett This morning their
conduct became so outrageous that the
municipal authorities decided to dispense
the ribald crowd 1t is not stated when
"Moneiur of Paris" and his son and heir
will have sufficiently recovered from
the effects of their wedding festivities to
attend the duties OF their grim office.
THE IRISH LEAGUE.
DUBLIN, July 23.-ISpccial There
was large number of delegates present
at the opening of the League to-day.
ON taking the chair as presiding officer
MIR. Parncll was loudly chcered. In his
opening address MIR. Parncl, in refer
ence to Mr.. Balfour's promises with re-
gard to the Irish local government bill,
said That he would Join with Mr.. Balfour
IN making that measure as comprehen-
sivc as possible. Mr.. Parnell then
charged the Healyites with being over
anxious to take Office, and urged the
Irish commoners never to do so until
Ireland had obtained complete control
over it's own destinies. The convention
has adopted programme which includes
demands for manhood suffrage for the
people of Ireland, reforms in the land
laws and the reinstatement OF evicted
tenants upon the holdings from which
they have been driven.
FLOODS IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, July Especial Heavy
storms and floods prevail in Scilia,
Saxony and North Germany, inundating
villages and doing immense damage to
crops. The suburbs OF Hamburg are
submerged and the water is rising. A
large amount of dock property has been
destroyed at Hamburg by fire caused by
lightning.
a Railroad Purchased.
DETROIT, Mich, July 23.-lSpecial =