The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-19

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denic OF Influenza.
| special to the RECoRD-UEroS.
| NEW GoRK, Jan. lS.-Yates' letter to
the Tribune from London saws: The two
| hotels which have been engaged for the
Queens occupation during her stay AT
| Coste Belle are to be ready on March
10Th. The Queen Will occupy the first
moor OF the Hotel Coste Belle. The draw
lhg-room and large private sitting-roons
an look to the south, hut the bedroom
mas northern aspect, in accordance with
her own special instructions. The paper
Is TO De taken off the walls of the he'd
room. They are to be lime washed in
light blue, While the bed and other furni
lure Will be sent from Windsor. Princess
Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg
are to occupy the same floor of the hotel.
where Lady Churchill and Sir Henry
lonsonby and few personal servants
Will be accommodated. The waiting
room for Sir Henry is to be arranged in
immediate proximity to the Queens own
Slttlng-room. Messengers from London
are 10 arrive and depart daily during her
visit: There will be sixty persons in the
royal party, and several of the suite, as
Wen as The servants, are to stay in the
Hotel Ermitage.
The Duke OF Clarence's death will
probably settle a question which has been
much debated Of late as to his brother re-
manning in the naval service under 1he
altered circumstances. 1t is not likely that
! Prince George will ever 90 to sea again as
/ an officer on the active list. and perhaDs
/ 1t is hardly to be expected that he should.
but he Will be decided loss to the navy.
Directly after the meeting Of Parlia-
ment addresses of coincidence to the
/ Queen on the death of the Duke will be
given IN both houses-in the House of
Lords by Lord Salisbury and Lord Kim
| berry and in the Commons by Balfour
and Gladstone.
| The German Emperor has, through
/ Colonel Glese, signined his intention of
| spending portion of the summer
or early autumn at Aix-la-Cha-
| pelIe, and the municipal authorities are
already busy with plans for his recep-
| ton and accommodation. The Imperial
train, which has just been completed for
the German Emperor and sent to Pots
i dam Tor approval, has cost the Prussians
! nearly 100000 marks and has occupied
more than three years in construction.
It's eleven carriages, connected by cor
rIdors, include q study, hung with real
/ gobelln tapestry from CharlottenberC:
the saloon is upholstered in white satin;
/ the reception-room is adorned with mar
| bic statuary and oak There is also a
| dlnIng-room, kitchen and bedrooms for
| several guests. There is nothing like it
| in the world, and great many of the de-
tails have been planned by the Emperor
| himself.
| The King of the Belgians is ex-
tremely anxious to- attend the Duke of
! Clarence's funeral in person, but the
queens strong opposition to his under
! taking the journey during an unluclly
month prevailed, and it was arranged
that he should be represented by his SON
ln-law, Prince Philip of Coburg. Since
the tragic death Of Archduke Rudolph.
! only one state ball has taken place at the
Belgian court, and the month of Janu-
airy IS always regarded with the most
gloomy anticipations by the Queen of the
Belglans, who believes it will inevitably
| bring some misfortune or prove fatal to
some member of the royal family or her
own self. The Duke of Brabant, cousin
| of Prince Baldwin, and Archduke Ru-
dolph died in January. On account of
this liked idea the King and Queen never
| travel or make any plans in January. and
1t was only on Wednesday that they
| finally decided to join the King and
| Queen of Wurtemburg in Flushing next
month and thence proceed to England for
the royal wedding, but within twenty
! four hours they received a telegram from
the Prince OF Wales announcing his sons
death.
! Not long ago the Indian Office wisely
| passed an order whereby officers in the
Indian army, who were properly quail
! fed, will receive special facilities for the
study of the Russian language in Russian
territory. Already an officer in the Third
! Madras Light Infantry, Lieutenant
| Pouch, has proved how valuablea knowI-
edge Of this sort may prove. He was one
OF the first to quality, and, being warned
that 1T was hopeless to attempt the Jour
ney from the eastern end, started from
! England few weeks ago, and, taking a
train as far as SamarcunG, managed to
get through byway OF Pamers into North
west India. AS lnck would have it, he
arrived just about the time of the arrest
| OF Captain Younghusband, and from his
| knowledge OF the Russian language was
able to pick up good deal of useful in
formation which the other side would
! doubtless hvae been glad to keep to itself.
! The precedent is n plucky one, and no
doubt IT will be worthily followed up.