Evening star., 1895-07-27

Catholic schools this action in some cases
changing the result of the polls.
Americans Abroad.
Most Of the American delegates to the
recent International railway congress have
returned here from a tour of Ireland,
where they were grandiy treated.
Col. Henry S. Haines, president of the
American Railway Association. and vice
president of the Plant system, who was
spokesman for the Americans, scored a tre-
mendcus hit in speech which he made in
Galway. which city is making a great ef-
fort to induce large ships to call there. So,
| when Col Haines said that the American
delegates felt at home in Galway, because
il was near America, the Galway men
went wild with delight. and called the gal
liant colonel an American Daniel O'Con-
nefl.
The American delegates are now scatter
ing; the majority of them have gone to the
continent, and they all say they have had
grand time. But Col Haines expressed
| the opinion that the American delegates
did not seen to be quite welcome at the
United States embassy they might have
been.
| Chicago and the BlOomers.
Some of the newspapers here are making
| merry over the Chicago common councils
bill regulating the dress of bicyclists and
| tricyclists, and made sarcastic references
| " tIc SdlHlliieSS VI SHCdSO hSlciiiuS
| to the subject the Globe asks If this is the
result of Mr. William T. Stead's denuncia-
| ton of Chicago morals. The St. James
! Gazette, commenting on the same subject,
| says: Public morals must be preserved,
| especially in moral Chicago"
| Senator-elect Sewell of New Jersey sails
| for New York today after three months
visit to France, Germany. England and Ire
| land. He was IN Ireland during the elec-'
| tionS, and says they were even more tur-
| bulent than in New Jersey.
Coming Home.
Congressman Harry Miner is a passenger
on board the American Line steamship st.
Louis, which sails for New York today.
He says he will be glad to get back to the
United States. and that he would not give
the Bowery for all Europe. Mr.. Miner
wears a miniature American flag in his but
| tonhole. and takes great delight In booming
| the United States. He blushingly denies
that there is any truth in the rumor which
is circulating among the members of the
| American colony here that he Is about TO
marry Miss Anna ONeill.
SiIce several prominent Americans were
arrested at woman's club the other
night, the other Americans of prominence
in the city almost afraid to go about
after midnight, and yesterday evening
| there was a panic among the Americans
in tine Continental Hotel restaurant be-
| cause the police appeared. The boobies
only wanted to see if the place was closed
on time; but the Americans thought
raid was intended.
District Attorney Fellows of New York
left here on Wednesday evening with the
= intention of sailing for home today from
Antwerp.
Mrs. C. B. Head of San Francisco is here
awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Hearst Of the
| same city.
| J. Henry Smith and Arthur Castle of
San Francisco write from Dusseldorf, Ger
| many, that they are having a good time
there.
1t is reported here that the English COM
pany owning the celebrated Rose ranch Ct
: California is about to place Its property
small lots.
Cnrlyle's House.
The late Thomas Carlyle's house on
, Chayne Row, Chelsea, which cost 100000
3 to buy for the purpose of making it a
Carlyle museum, was opened to the public
: today There was good attendance Of
. Carlyle's admirers. Many pieces of old
i furniture and relics have been restored.
The British turtles are clarifying the
t success of Banquet in winning the Machell
4 plate OH Wednesday last. at the Gatwick
: summer meeting, and as the property of
| c. Archer They declare that the success
of the horse, formerly owned by Mr.. M
:, | chacl F. Dwyer, was due to the English
. | style in which he was run. The sporting
f papers concur in this and say that Ban
o quet ran in much better style.
9 There is much comment upon the fact
! | that Sir Arthur Sullivan is going to com-
d pose the music for the coming Alhambra
ballet.
PATHS Private Operas.
: Adelina Patti has given couple of per.
o formances during the past week, at Craig
o y-Nos, her castle in Wales. of a panto-
: mime piece, entitled "Mirka. the Enchant-
t ress," taking the title role and appearing
s as an actress, vocalist and dancer.
|, General Meredith Read. formerly United
"a | States minister to Greece, has arrived here
e from Paris.
g Mr.. Theodore Runyon, the United State.
l. city and is goirg to Canterbury today in
+ order to attend the installation of Canon
n Farrar, the Canon of Westminster, az
dean of Canterbury. Mr.. Runyon will stay
at Canterbury until Monday.
q Mr.. Crichton Webb lunched with DR.
= Chauncey M. Depew at the Savoy Hote
u | yesterday.
Il Senator Gray of Delaware. accompanied
: by Mrs. Gray, has arrived in London ant
! | dimes with the United States ambassador
Thomas F. Bayard, tonight
a The Speed Test.
l. Considerable interest is taken at South
l. ampton and elsewhere in the speed ties
> which the United States cruiser Columbii
= is now making across the Atlantic, havin,
e sailed for New York at 1870 pm. yester
J. day.
a Mr.. A. ]. Drexers steam yacht Marguer
q | ltd mas peeH dt Southampton loT soiIit
10 past, arriving there from an extensiv
st cruise in the Mediterranean and the Nortl
:, sea. She will sail for New York ol
d August TO-
Mr. R. Suydam Palmers schooner yach
= Yampa, which capsized in the dry dock a
, Fay's yard, Southampton, on July II, kill
=. ing one man, has been righted and is nov
- being repaired. Mr.. Palmer gave $1,000 t
'e the family of the seaman killed. 1t trans
pires that Mr.. Palmer had trouble with
| customs officer who sealed all the
.s | cigars and provisions on board the Eamps
. | On the other hand, Mr. DreXe by the US
of a little diplomacy. 1t is said, succeede
le in inducing the customs officers to leay
n the Marguerite alone.
IT Lost Her Mind.
- Two eminent London specialists hav
Il been to Southampton in order to examin
L. an American lady, Miss Lena Howard c
E. Malone. n. Y, who seems to have lost he
re reason while on her way across the Altar
N | tic.