Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-27
WAR and Storm.
Two Topics Which MonOpOlize the
BritOn'S Attention.
Some Think the Eastern Situation
Equals the Crisis Which Preceded
the Crimean War-Gossip About
ROyalty--The Lord Mayors Show.
copyrighted. 1887

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a big war scare by dispatch to the
Times from Hong Kong, telling of the
sharp moves made by Russia in getting
firm grip on China, and at the same
time Great Britain was suddenly plung-
ed into the midst of real winter weather
with heavy falling of snow in the north.
The war scare and the cold weather
| still prevail, rivallng each other in
their efforts TO monOpolize public at
| tention, with the former having a lit
tie the best of it.
Many people here whose opinions are
worth weighing did not hesitate to say
that Great Britain, if the news turned
out to be correct. was facing a crisis
equal In gravity only TO the one which
/ preceded the Crimean war. The diplo-
mats have not yet recovered thier
J eQuanimity so rudely disturbed and it
seems likely that they will not do so for
some time to come. Indeed some of
the newspapers, the usually well in
formed st. James Gazette for instance.
went so far as to say that Even war
| with Russia would be less disastrous
than to allow her. without a blow. to
get such a grip upon China" The
Globe expressed the opinion that Meth
! er Germany nor America would allow
the Pacific TO become "a Franco Rus
sian lake" and the Pail Mall Gazette
said resignedly, If this treaty Is to
stand, roll up the map Of Asia" and at
the same time advised the re-occupa-
| ton of Port Hamilton by the British
and the immediate strengthening Of the
British fleet on
THE FAR EASTERN WATERS.
But apparently the alarming news
from the east and the sudden cold from
the north have no terrors for Queen
/ Victoria, for she has continued her
habit of driving number Of miles daily
| in an open carriage TO the great dis
! comft OF her youngest and favorite
daughter. Princess Beatrice, Princess
Henry Of Battenburg and the ladies in
waiting. Only the other day Her Ma
| jesty drove twelve miles in a regular
snow storm.
AS predicted some time ago, the
Queen and ex-Empress Frederick of
Germany eldest of the Queens chill
dren) have accomplished O. reconcilia-
ton between Emperor William Of Ger
many and his brother, Prince Henry Of
Prussia, the popular captain of the Ger
man battleship Woerth, and the
| Princes sudden departure from Ger
many last week is evidence Of this
! reconciliation, for Prince and Princess
Henry Of Prussia (the. latter being
Princess of Hesse) were to have been
the guests this week of the Prince and
! Princess of Wales at Sandringham and
they were also to have visited Bagshot
Park.
Prince Henry Of Prussia drew consid-
cradle attention to himself last week
by engaging in thirty mile bicycle
race with Prince Christian Victor. The
Queen. with whom Prince Henry is
great favortte on account of his lively
/ disposition, witnessed the contest,
which was won by Prince Christian.
The American naval officer in future
will not be able to enjoy the privileges
afforded by q course of study at
GREENWICH NAVAL COLLEGE.
An order is about to be issued by the
admiralty forbidding the entry Of any
foreign officer into the naval college or
on board British war ships. This order
IS not specially aimed at any power,
! but America and Japan will be the chief
sufferers, as for long time past they
have been sending young officers to
! Greenwich for two years course. At
present the only foreigners at the naval
| college are two graduates Of Annapolis
! and one Japanese officer. The order,
however, does not apply to those who
are there. but il will keep out future
applicants.
The sudden death of the Marquis of
! Waterford recalls the fact that he was
| the hero Of one of the most sensational
scandals of the country, when he eloped
with Mrs. Vivian, daughteT-in1law of
Lord Vivian. The Marquis married
her when young Vivian obtained q d.
vorce and she died In the following
year He then married Blanche,
daughter Of the Duke of Beaufort, and
| she is reported to be dying Of cancer.
The rumor that the Marquis of Sails
bury, who is Secretary Of State Of For
eign Affairs as we'll as Premier would
resign the former Office in order to
make room for the Marquis of Dufferin
and Ava, now British Ambassador at
| Paris, has been set at rest by the pub
LEGATION Of the latter in regard to his
RESIGNATION Of the wardenship Of the
/ Cinuue Port conferred upon the Mar
ouis Of Salisbury In the letter the
| MARQUIS of Duffer1n says that at the
conclusion of his official career next
summer, he proposes to reside almost
CONTINUOUSLY IN IRELAND.
The South African mining market has
had an exciting week and came as near
a collapse on Wednesday as at any time
since the present panic began. The
settlement which is progressing to-day
was naturally looked forward to with
some anxiety, although it was predict
ed that no important defaults would
occur.
Barney Barnat, the King Of the KAT
| frs" blames the brokers for allowing
the weak spectators to get beyond
| their depth and thus cause crisis, in
which he has personally already used
S15 600 900 in order to divert calamity.
BarnEto. by the way, has most op-
Dortunely sent ST., 900 to the Lord Mayor
Of London for distribution to poor who
are already suffering greatly as one
| OF the results OF the sudden COlu WaNe'
Persistent efforts are being made TO
invest the next Lord Mayors show
with something Ike It's Old time al
tractiveness. This civic procession will
occur on Saturday, November 8, and one
of its leading features will be a repre-
sentation Of St George and the Dragon,
the Knight 20 be mounted and clad in
real arnor. The knights OF the Round
Table will be attired IN the picturesque
Ocstrmes Of King Arfhur's followers