The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-31
LORD MAYORS SHOW.
It's Going to Be a Particularly
Elaborate Thing ThiS Year.
THE SALVATION ARMY RIOTS.
The Discussion of Rapid Transit Prob
lens I'm London-The Prince of wales
TrOwns Upon the Proposed Celebra-
tion of His Tlftleth Birthday-Current
Topics Abroad.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Elaborate prepara-
tions are at present in progress for the an
nual procession through the streets Of the
Lord Mayor, TO use the generally accept
ed term, the Lord Mayors show
Every succeeding year the Lord Mayor
elect strives 20 do something when shall
mark out his inauguration in distinctive
manner from that of his predecessor and
at the same time get something winch
will particularly appeal TO the tens OF
thousands of his fellow citizens VINO Will
assemble on the 9Th 10 do him honor.
In Lord Mayor Evans procession, among
the special features will be an historical
representation of Welsh industries aud
naturally the Welsh flag will be promi-
nent, while the circus elements which have
developed lately and may be said to be
now regarded as an essential part of the
show will be contributed 10 by a good
many elephants and a large number Of
grotesque figures which have been devised
TO please that portion OF the profanum
vulgus which cannot content itself with
mere pageant and must have its less intell-
igent side tickled in order To get It's ill
out OF the procession.
The novel factor which is sure TO be eX-
ceedingly popular, not only with the
lower classes, but with the more inteli-
gent people who make n point of seeing
each successive show, will be the famous
Ramsgate hfeboat with its captain and its
crew.
This lifeboat will be mounted on car
and at its helm will be the coXswain,
Charles Fish, who has been steering the
boat through the tempests of Goodwin
Sands, where the body of many a good
ship lies buried for the past six and
twenty years During this time she has
saved no fewer than $40 lives and has
gone out go times. She haS rescued the
crews of iifty-one vessels, "a record which
1t will be hard 20 beat.
Fish is the only coXswain in the service
who holds the Royal Humane Society :
gold medal IL requires no great gift of
prophesy TO say that he will get tremen-
dOus reception along the whole line of
route from the spectators who will line It
ten and twelve deep, and who, whatever
else may be said OF them, are ever ready
To do honor TO him To whom honor should
be shown.
The Prince Of Wales continues TO be
very much ANNOYED and exercised about
vrrlous stories relating 10 his household
affairs which have obtained "A circulation
through the medium OF certain section
of the press Some of these he naturally
does not mind because they are 80 absurd
and untrue that they may be said 10 carry
their reputation on their face. Others,
however, are really true and show a very
intimate knowledge of matters pertain
ing 10 the Prince = affairs, such as no ser
want would be likely TO possess The
only inference possible, and therefore the
one which naturally the Prince is forced
TO accept is that the leakage occurs among
some OF the higher members of his set, for
the way and the extent TO which news
concerning him is sold in London is re-
markable.
The latest subject for what may not In
aptly be called royal gossip extraordinary
Is the absence the Princess of Wales IN
Russia and the dangerous chances she is
running of being blown up with the Car
ON his journeying about Europe during
his silver wedding festivities. The only
motive for her absence is her desire %
visit her sister the Czarina at time when
in every family, even the most humble,
congratulations are i'm order aud family
gatherings a recognized portion of the fes-
tivitits. Under the present circumstan-
ces, however, there are snre TO be any
number Of doubtful explanations before
long, but the Princess Is 50 charming and
has eudeared herself 50 completely to the
people that the great mass of her future
subjects will scarcely accept, even il they
hear the inuendoes.