The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-20
Lively Incidents
RCross The Pond
Interesting News Letter from Our Lon
don Correspondent.
VAR RUMORS CAUSE TROUBLE
Frightful Train Wreck in Fog-Trip to
Chinatown Not a Success - Marriage
of an Actress Of by Gone Days.
Americans Lunch With Cabby.
London, Oct. G.

London, Oct. G.
The sudden summonsing of q cabinet
council two or three days back caused
quite sensation in London, and in fact,
throughout England. The evening pa
pers found out its object at once! The
relations between England and France
We're strained, the French were block
aiding all the ports of Madagascar and
the council was called to take active
measures against it's near neighbor.
These alarming reports had their inn
mediate effect on the Stock exchange,
and many brokers are now biting their
nngers in VeXation. AS n matter of
ract France and Madagascar were never
mentioned at the meeting, the sole OBJ
Ject being to cope effectively with the
serious position Englishmen are placed
in at Pekin and other assailabe ports
and towns In the disturbed districts.
The absence of Sir William Harcourt,
Mr.. Campbell Bannerman, Mr.. Fowler
and Mr.. Bryce, was in itself sufficient
to prove that the object of the councils
meeting was not of a vastly serious ma
ture, as Sir William as leader of the
lower house and Mr. Bannerman as rep
Tesenting the war Office would both
have had to be present If any rupture
with France was contemplated. 1t is
understood that troops will not be sent
In any numbers, although the naval
force will be increased. Should any
emergency arise the British fleet in
China will be reinforced from the In
dian station at very short notice. The
council did not consider that any
immediate danger was to be feared with
regard to Englishmen in China, but the
general feeling in the city is that the
chinese are gradually getting themselves
In u close corner. Undoubtedly, the
Japanese carry our sympathies with
them, the many horrible tales of John
Chinaman's savagery and brutal treat
ment of inoffenslve foreigners putting
ting them altogether into bad odor.
-Four men-of-War are already at the
service of Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir
Edmund r. Freemantle, commander-in-
chief of the Chinese station. one of the
four Is the st. George, a 20-knot boat of
1850 tons, which should prove valua-
BILE addition to the twenty war boats
already in the troubled waters of China.
Great CONSERVATION was felt through
out London when the news came that
the Scotch express had met with ter
rible accident. 1t was generally be-
lieved that Lord Rosebery was travel
Ing by the train to attend the council
meeting. Hasty kilograms brought re-
nef The accident, though a serious and
1atal one, was in no wise as bad as re-
ported, and Lord Rosebery had left
Edlnburgh by an earlier train, but Mr..
Arnold Morley and Lord Tweedmouth,
two other cabinet minister's were pas
sengers, as was also Lord Hindlp, the
deputy chairman of the company. The
train was going at high rate of speed
and drifting fog was hanging about
when the thirteen or fourteen cars,
drawn by two engines, dashed into the
rear part of goods train. The result
was terrible. The front engine was
turned completely over and the tender
was dashed on top of it; the second en-
gine was thrown on its side and with
the guards van was badly smashed. 1t
was undoubtedly the composite car and
the Pullman that saved the whole train,
as the Pullman, beyond having the
front part stove in, was not much DAM
aged. The wonderful part of the whole
affair was that beyond the unfortunate
drivers-one of whom has succumbed-
and the fireman. no one else seems to
have received any injuries beside severe
bruises. The signals are stated to have
been against the driver, but were evil
IDENTIFY mistaken in the fog.
A railway accident with real live cabi-
net councilmen In the train, and a sud-
den cabinet meeting of a mysterious
character, make up excitement enough
in one week for any ordinary city. But
then London is no ordinary place and it
worked itself up to frenZied pitch over
yet another incident. This was the cleo
tion of Il lord mayor for the coming year.
The senior alderman, Sir Joseph Renals,
was strongly opposed by Mr.. Yandel
Phillips. Sir Joseph is a man of very
Liberal views and incurred lot Of feel
ing of an ill-natured order by strongly
defending n previous lord mayor. who
was attacked by Conservative as
sembly of aldermen, because he hap
pened to be u Roman Catholic Mr..
Phillips had strong following and was
in the desperate position that unless he
was made lord mayor this year, he had
no chance In the future. After some
energetic voting Renals came out on top
and the city magnates hurried off to
their various suburban homes.
Mr.. Hoyt's piece, "a Trip to China
town." has not taken at all success
fully in London. AS mater Of fact,
these variety pieces have been very
much overdone. The principle part was
TAKEN ny MI. N. ". hHOWlcSi VIM 10
better known in our music halls as
"a very eccentric American comedian"
A Mrs. Anna Rupert, who is better
known as a vender of powders, etc,
to beautify the complexion, has had
the temerity to appear as Odette,
version of M. Sardou's great play The
whole affair is neatly summed up by
a pithy critic. Mrs Anna Rupert has
appeared as Odette-we wish she
hadn'tw The only theatrical event of
the week of any Importance was the
production at the Criterion by Mr..
Wyndham of a new play by the great
little and only Arthur Henry Jones,
called 1.-THE Case of Rebellious Susan"
The piece is practically without plot
and relies solely on the acting and an
extremely witty dialogue Mr.. Wynd-
ham, with the part of a managing and
cynical middle-aged gentleman who
sets everything and everybody in order,
has task after his own heart. The
piece was well received and will no
doubt find its way out to America
shortly.
Much surprise has been occasioned
by the news of Mrs. Strings marriage
to Sir Charles Hutton Gregory, X. c.
NJ. G. The bridegroom has seen II
birthdays and the blushing bride has
celebrated even more! She was a great
favorite in Macready's day and acted
with the tragedian for three years,
taking the leading parts. OF late
years she has appeared on several oc-
casions as the nurse in "Romeo and
Juliet" notably in conjunction with
Miss Mary Anderson. Lady Hutton Is
a brilliant conversationalist and unitcs
in the best society. Well, well--we all
show our madness in different ways,
and in her case once bitten has not been
twice sly.
A royal commission has been consid-
ering the best means of governing the
city of London. At present the duties
are divided insomuch that the "old city"
which comprises the business part of the
town is ruled by the aldermen more or
less, while the outlying port Is guarded
by the county council. The commits
sion advises a city council to govern
the whole of London, to elect alder
men and mayor by popular vote and