The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-28
WILL NOT COMPETE
In the Race for the Queens
Cup.
William VIII Not Sail His Yacht In the
COVeS Regatta.
The Empress to Return to Germany-PreS-
entS to the Royal Household -CGn-
version Of Princess Sophia.
special to THE MORNING CALI.

New YORK, July 27.- Edmund Yates
special cablegram to the Tribune from Lon
don says: 1t is now very doubtful whether
Emperor William will return to Z. gland in
time for the Cowes week, and it seems more
probable when he comes back from Norway
that he will merely put into Harwick a
few hours and embark the Empress and
children for Wiihelmshafen. The En-
peror's decision not to enter his racing yacht
for the Queens cup has excited great sur
prise at Cowes, for it is well-known that he
purchased the Thistle for the express pur-
pose of sailing her in this regatta, and last
April particularly requested to be elected a
full member of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
having been previously only an honorary
member, in order that he might be qualified
to enter his yacht in the regatta. The EN-
peror also intimated his intention of being
present at the annual dinner of the MEM
bers OF the squadron. which takes place
Tuesday at the Castle, West Cowes, when
the Prince of Wales will be in tie chair
The German Empress is enjoying herself at
Felixsiowe. and she goes out early every
Dothih5 anu WIFI ucI
sons She is left fairly alone. though Felix
stowe has been invaded by daily excursion
lists from London. Fortunately the distance
from London, and the extremely limited
accommodation, have made it impossible for
them to get lodgings, so that the evil is
minimiZed.
Emperor Williams presents on leaving
England are net remarkable either for
beauty or intrinsic value, but the only visit
ing soyereigns in the history of the British
Court, who were really magnificent, both in
the number and quality of their gifts, were
the Emperor Nicholas in 1S43 and Napoleon
III In 1855. With regard to the gifts for the
dlfferent classes OF servants at Windsor and
buckingham Palace, the amount to be left
tor them was settled by sort of tariff,
which was drawn up Dg order of the Prince
C0nsort, about thirty-fve years ago, when
u was found that Emperor Nicholas and
Napoleon had created an inconvenient pre-
cedent by the lavish prufus0n with which
they scattered costly jewels, snuff boxes and
money. as it did not suit many OF the royal
visitors TO be so generous.
The German Emperor is more furious than
ever at the sO-called conversion of his sis
ter, Crown Princess Sophia, to the Greek
faith. The Holy Synod had decided that
the ceremony connected with her reception
INTO the Orthodox Church might be restricted
to amounting her forehead, but William ii
learned from letter which reached him
when on the point of leaving Leith that the
Patriarch Of Constantinople now declares
that the Princess must be considered an
infidei until she undergoes the rite of bap-
tism in the most extended sense.
|. The illness of Dom Pedro of Brazil has
been much exaggerated and all possible
cause Tor alarm has now subsided.
Count Munster left Paris for his family
place, near Hanover, and is thence going
next month to Homburg ard afterward to
Berlin. He has two months leave of alb
Sence, hut it Is generally believed in Paris
that he will return TO the German Embassy
III the autumn only to present his letters Of
recall.
Moltke's memoirs seem like to be source
of endless military pOlemics The heirs of
General SteinmeiZ already threaten to pub
Iish volume of "reminiscences, which were
suppressed, with considerable difficulty, al
the special request of William l.
am Informed on the best authority that,
subject TO unforeseen contingencies, it has
been decided that the general election shall
take place in November. 1892. The
reriod of June and July, which has
been suggested in certain quarters,
as at that time in London and the large
provincial towns considerable numbers OF
the middle classes will be away and the
Unionist poll will suffer much more than
the Gladstonian. BY November. AS every
body is back in town, the wandering voters
who get temporarily on the register have
disapl cared and more trustworthy decla-
ration of the opinion of the country can be
given.
The delegates from the Chicago exhibition,
VINO nave come over with the intention of
enllEhtening England as to the manner in
which America proposes to celebrate its four
hundredth birthday, have made a very fav-
orabie impression here and also seem to
have thoroughly appreciated the cordial
manner IN which they have been received.