The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-16

London, June 15.l[Special London
cable letter.-CopyrighteT, 1895, by the
Associated Pfess.l-Strange as it may
seem, in spite of the fact that London
is more thronged with visitors and
tourists than for several years past,
there is a general complaint that the
season is not up to the high water
mark of former years. IT is claimed
that this is due to a paucity of court
functions, the frequent absence of the
various branches of the royal family
from the capital. and last, but not
least, to the fact that many of the
great English families are still COM
PEELED to curtail their expenses con-
siderably in view of losses of various
descriptions due to the hardness of the
times, resulting in the contraction of
rent rolls Il other such incOnVenl-
ences. AS a result of this economical
spirit prevailing among members of
the ariStocracy, none Of the entertain
ments given have approached in law
ishness those Of former days. Natural
~ this state of affairs causes a good
deal of grumbllng among the swell
West End tradesmen, but they are
somewhat making Up for it by cater
ing to the crowds Of rich or well-to-
do Americans who are row here for a
time at least, brilliant birds of pas
sage, who spend their money royalty.
Their Only Salvation.
So far as business is COZ. cred, the
shop-keepers' only salvation is the
Americans who are arriving here in
larger numbers this season han eve
before AS a result of this influx Of
TRANSATLANTIC visitors, the various
prominent hotels Of London during the
past few days have been doing a really
phenomenal business. The managers
of four Of the largest hotels have been
interviewed on the subject and they
Joined in saying that never before in
early June has there been such a rush
Of ocean travellers to London. Hun
dreds of people have been turned away
from the big hotels and among them
were many OF the passengers of the
w American line steamship st. Louis,
which fine vessel completed her
maiden trip across the Atlantic on
Thursday morning last.
Naturally this state of affairs is
causing hotel men Of the capital to
swell with pride and they say that
they are more convinced every year
that London is taking the place which
Paris formerly occupied in the hearts
of Americans for shopping purposes.
Be that as it may be, there is no
0tQB IAdL GIL lnG ALlCTICdn lOuIlSIS
are making a longer stay here his
season than usual.
The New knights.
The investiture for the birthday
honors, which will be attended by the
new knights, is to be held by the
queen AIT Windsor castle during the
first week Of July. The ceremony
promises to be more interesting than
usual. The newly-made knights will
attend a luncheon which is to be
spread in the famous Waterloo cham
Der of the castle. At 8 o'clock IN the
afternoon of the finally selected day
they viii repair to the White drawing
room where, in the presence of the
officials and a number of distinguished
Visitors the queen viii perform the
customary ceremony of investiture.
Some one who recently heard the
princess Of Wales has rushed into
print to announce that she has such
a foreign accent that she says Shan
mel" for Channel. What is more
remarkable is that all the members
of the English royal family including
the children Of the prince and prin-
cess have a marked accent.
1t is announced that the queens
viii las become so long by reason Of
h many additions to it since the
document was first drawn up, that it
will now be bound in book form.
A telephone line from London to
Edinburgh, Belfast, Glasgow and
Dublin was opened this week with
much ceremony. Mr.. AnoId Morley,
the postmaster-general first spoke over
the new line TO b Lord Provost of
Edinburgh, and introduced him to the
Lord Mayor of London. Sir Joseph
Renale, who also congratulated the
lord provost. Similar compliments
were exchanged with the other cities.
BimetaI1ic League.
The bimetallic league is about to
move in big quarters and will make
an addition to the number OF its
clerks. The league is very active at
present and is sending out great mum
bers Of pamphlets to all parts.
A letter received here from Florence.
Italy, says that an attempt has been
mace TO n the recent earth
quake, as the city absolutely depends
upon its American, English and Rus
sian visitors. The letter adds that
Florence is in a dangerous condition
and the churches and museums are
showing many ominous cracks and
that there are signs of d~esoIation ev-
e~rywhere.
The Cornell crew which is to COM
pete at the Henley regatta seems to
be settling down to good work on the
Thames The illustrated
this week devote much space to illus
trations of the crew, and the COM
ments of the newspapers generally
are kindly, but little pains are taken
- conceal the belief that the English
oarsmen nave but slight fear of be-
ing defeated.
American Athletics.
What excites the greatest interest in
sporting circles is the proposed visit
of an Oxford-Cambridge athletic
team to the United States. The sport
ing and other papers all devote much
space TO discussing the proposed
event. After commenting at length on
the suggested contest, the Sporting
and Dramatic News says: "As if to
impress the desire for international
competitions, We have the Cornell
crew here. To Journey 5000 miles and
keep more than a dozen men in Eng
Land a month, is no slight undertak-
ing, and is a decided indication of the
sporting sense which ~actuates Cor
nell. Americans have always been
most plucky in coming here, so it is
about time England should cross the
Atlantic"
The coming oxford and Cambridge
sports promise to be of special inter
est Interview of the challenge of the
English universities. The London
Athletic club, whose team viii also
visit America, defeated Oxford last
week and yesterday at Cambridge won