Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Special London Cable Letter. Copyrighted, 1895. by
the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 13-There was a general
exodus from London on Thursday. every
body who could do so hurrying away to
the country or seaside for the Easter holi-
days. The fashionable houses of the
metropolis are closed, and Brighton and
other seaside resorts are packed.
The Princess of Wales has abandoned
her contemplated journey to Denmark.
where she was to visit her parents. and
instead family party. including the Duke
and Duchess Of York and the Duke and
duchess of Fife. has assembled at Sand
brigham for the Easter holidays.
Parliament will not meet again until
April -, which will give time for change
in the political atmosphere.
The Political Situation.
The situation.is now charged with cleo
tricity and a rupture between the con-
servatives and the liberal unionists is pre-
dicted. There are growing differences in
policy between Mr.. A. ]. Balfour, the
conservative leader In the house of COM
mons. and Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the
leader Of the liberal unionists. The latter
is known to bitterly resent the recent criti-
peared in different conservative newspa-
pers, and as a result he has sounded note
Of warning in his newspaper organ at
Birmingham, for which city he has been
one Of the representatives in parliament
since 1876.
American Horses In England.
Those who are in charge of the string Of
American horses belonging to Messrs
Croker and Dwyer Of New York. which are
now in active training at Newmarket for
a number Of the important events OF the
racing season here, are reticent concern
ing the date of their first appearance in
public But the American horses are be-
ginning to be looked upon with more re-
spect than when they first landed in Eng
land, at the end Of January last. Conse-
quently, the chances of Stonnel. Dobbins
Don Alonzo Banquet. Harry Reed. Mon.
tauk and others are being quietly disc used
by the sporting fraternity.
The Newmarket correspondent OF the
Man of the World. referring to the pros
poets of the American horses, says: THE
Americans are gradually coming in favor
at Newmarket as their trials progress
They are certainly a fine-lo6king lot. and
there are already several good judges VINO
think they may give US trouble. II our
US up as easily as Parole and Foxhall did
a few years ago. At any rate. I have seen
enough to make me regard them as ex-
tremely dangerous"
Disappointed Society People.
1t Is announced that the lists for the May
drawing room have been entirely filed, and
many Americans who anticipated being
presented at court will in consequence be
disappointed and have to await some fu-
ture opportunity. The English newspapers
announce that Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt.
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. 4. VAN
derbilt and Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Van
derbilt, will both be presented to the queen
at the drawing room which her majesty is
expected to hold in April
There was picturesque scene IN west
minister Abbey on Thursday, when, IN the
presence of a large congregation. Royal
Maundy" was distributed to seventy-sfx
selected from the various parishes to re-
ceive the queens tounty. Each woman re-
ceived fl 15s. and each man received E. In
addition both the men and the women were
presented with specially coined silver PEN
MES. as well as with specially coined two
penny, three-penny and four-penny bits.
The presence of the yeomen of the guard
and beefeaters and other striking features
of interest.
importing American WOO1ens.
The feeling of alarm which was caused in
the wooden manufacturing districts by the
aEnounc ement recently that an American
firm had sold to Bradford house guam
tity of wooden goods at a price comparing
favorably with anything Bradford could
offer continues and is widely commented
on. The Pail Mall Gazette has Investigated
the matter, and tries to quiet the alarm,
saying that the shipment is not likely to
be repeated, and explaining that the Amer
lean house had quantity of stuff which
it could not dispose of in America and
consequently offered to Yorkshire at a
great sacrifice.
Celebrating Shnkespeare's birthday.
The annual performance in honor of
Shakespeare's birthday will begin in the
Memorial Theater at Standardization on
April %. Then will be given Goldsmith's
"She Stops to Conquer" On the day
following, which is commonly supposed to
be the poets birthday, THE Winters Tale
will be played for the first time. so far as
known, in Stratford. LAS You Like IT.
will also be given during the week.
An American Society Formed.
An American Society has been formed
in London on the lines Of the Ohio Society
of New York. The inaugural dinner will
take place next week. The United States
ambassador, Mr.. Thomas F. Bayard, the
United States consul general, General
Patrick A Collins, the attaches of the
United States embassy and a number of
well-known resident Americans are on the
committee.
A New Point.
The case of Augustus L. Grimes. charged
with violating the fish law in hauling seine
in the Little river, off the shore of Analos-
Court today for trial, the court having
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