Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-13

Seldom has London been graCeu by the
presence In town Of 80 many members OF
the royal family Royal personages male
and female, young and old, are to be seen
In carriages, and even on foot, at every
turn In the fashionable thoroughfares.
For instance, London has not yet done
talking of the fact that IL few days ago the
Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sake
Coburg Gotba Duke Of Edinburgh), fol-
lowed by the Duke Of York, the heir pre-
sumptive. and his cousin, Prince Alfred of
Sake Coburg -Gotha who is said to have
been selected to marry little Queen Will
helmina Of Holland when the proper time
arrives, We're seen strolling arm in arm
through Pail Mall rs calmly and con
tentedly Us an every day subject of her
majesty. Then again, some of the royal
family are to be found nightly at the
theaters, n fact which tends to increase the
pulling power of the attractions, for the
visit Of royalty to places of amusement are
duly chronicled by the press, and natu-
rally the general public wants to see what
royalty has enjoyed.
The Sick Premier.
The premier, Lord Roscbery, is evidently
In very poor health. When he was seen
bidding farewell to the Queens of Holland,
previous TO their departure for home, he
looked 10 years older than he did six
months ago His face was hnggard and
he leaned upon II stick His breakdown on
Wednesday night, while making II speech
ut the reception of the National Liberal
club. has revived the worst rumors which
hayc been in circulation concerning his
heath.
The queens visit to London was rs brief
as usual and she returned to Windsor
castle on Thursday, the day following the
drawing room. On Tuesday, May 81, she
will remove the court to Balmoral, where
she will remain Tor IL month The Princess
of Wales, ON behalf of her majesty will
hold the remaining two drawing rooms of
the season. The princess is greatly changed
und now looks quite an old woman.
1t Is noticed that the Duke of Saxc-Co-
burg Gatha il attending very many public
functions, and that he seems specially
anxious to win popular favor. This is in
view of the continued growing of the
Radicals and others over the pension which
he receives from the British tax payers in
spite of the fact that he is IA rcigning prince
OF Germany. But the efforts of the duke
to win popularity are far from being sue
cessful and in spite of his presence ut pub
lie functions he is most unpopular. Under
the heading of Arrogance of Royalty" a
person signing "Playgoer" has written to
= newspaper saying that the audience ut
the Criterion theatcr on Wednesday last
was kept waiting for an hour because
some Of the royalties We're dining late.
The letter continues: 1t turned out to be
the petty German princelct of Coburg,
who takes $4,000 annually from our tax
payers.
Literature and the Press.
There were numbers of dinners on We'd
nesday last devoted to literature and the
press. The Prince of Wales presided at
the dinner Of the Printers orphan asylum
and the Duke Of York was chairman at
the Royal Literary fund dinner, while the
Conservative leader in the house of COM
mons, Ri. Hon. A. J. Balfour, paid high
compliments to the press at the Newspaper
society dinner, and made striking allu-
sion to the power Of advertising.
I'VE habitually boast" said Mr.. Bal
four, "of the extension Of our railway, pos
tai and telegraph facilities, but we are in
clined to overlook the press as an agent
which brings into communication the diff
ferent classes of society. In my Judgment
ell the machinery used in communicating
information to the public is not of really
more importance to the community at
large than the power Of the people to com
municate by advertisement and bring the
buyer and seller together and to give them
the machinery for communicating their
wishes to one another.
1t is stated here that young Robert
Peel, by the death of his father. Sir
Robert Peel, will shortly return to the
United States. The death of his father
will be Of little pecuniary advantage to
him, rs the estates at Drayton manor are
mortgaged and the art treasures Of the
family are disbnrsed.