Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-12-07
ROYALTY is TO VISIT AMERICA
Duke and Duchess Of York Conte plate
a Tour Next Snring

London. Dec. 3.-The senli-of1icial
statement is made .taat the duke OF
! York, eldest son of the prince and prin-
cess of Wales, and beir-presumptive to
the throne, accompanied by the duchess
Of York, will visit the Australasian col
onies after the close OF the London sea-
| son next spring. This trip was contem-
| plated a year ago, and preliminary ar
rangements for it were already in prog
ress when an indefinite postponement
! became necessary by the development
! that the duchess was in an interesting
| condition, this under the laws govern
| ing the birth of prospective heirs to the
| throne compelling her to remain in
England until after the birth of the
child
The arrangements for the postponed
visit next year will be made by the
colonial office, under the personal super
vision of Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
secretary of state for the colonies 1t is
understood that the duchess of York
has an aversion to the long sea voyage
which would be entailed by making the
trip direct from this country, and it is
probably this that gave rise to the re-
cent rumor, which was denied and then
reaffirmed, that the future king and his
consort would pay a visit to Canada
next year.
Montreal, Can, Dec. 3.-Despite the
qualified denial from London last week
of the report that the duke and duchess
of York would pay visit to the domin-
ion next year, the statement is con-
firmed by information received here
from London, and which comes from a
source that entities it to be regarded
as absolutely authentic and relia BILE
According to these adVices, the duchess
has renewed the protest which she
made over year ago against making a
trip to Australia entirely by water, and
her views have been coincided in by the
duke, who has on numerous occasions
expressed himself as desirous of seeing
something Of Canada and the United
States, and for the past two or three
years has been an omniverous reader of
books and magazine articles relating
to localities and scenery in the domin-
ion and the republic.
IF the views of the duchess, reinforced
by her royal husband, prevail it is said
by people not far removed from the
colonial office that route will be |
mapped out by which the couple will |
make the journey via Canada to Van
couver, taking steamer at that point |
for the port Of debarkation in Austral- |
asia and returning via San Francisco |
to New York. The duke and duchess |
will travel in cog. fact which, accord |
ing to court etiquette, will prevent
their acceptance of any invitations to
public functions in their honor. In
Guiding secretaries, equerries, maids
etc, the couple would be accompanied
by about 80 attendants.
The only thing calculated to initiate
against the transcontinental trip is the
heavy expense that would be involved.
rs compared with the expenditure for
one Of the admiralty steamships from
London to Melbourne, but this would
,ut no figure if the royal couple insist
ID on the transcontinental and inter-
oceanic route. An official statement on
he subject is expected from the colo
lial office some time in January 7