St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-17
THEATERS SUFFER.
Outdoor Sports All the Rage
in England This Wintry
Weather.
ROYALTY ON ITS SKATES.
Notable Events During the
Past Week at Buckingham
Palace.
OSCAR WILDE'S NEW PLAY
Given a Successful Production
at the st. James--Bern-
hapdt in Paris.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The continued
cold weather in Great Britain is haV-
ing a most serious effect in all parts
of the country. Aside from the SUI
fering involved, the low temperature
has caused a practical Standstlll OF
all .horse-training operations and
hunting during the last six weeks.
A number of important race meet
ings, including the big military
steeplechase at Sandown Park, fixed
for yesterday, and the Manchester
February meeting he'd to be entirely
abandoned One distressing feature
of the season is that fully two-thirdS
of the houses of London are entirely
without their usual water supply, in
consequence of the freezing of the
water An extraordinary scene was
witnessed on Wednesday last in front
of the Mansion house, the official res
idence of the lord mayor, in connec-
ton with the intensely cold weather.
A large number of persons gathered
there in consequence of the circula-
ton of a false report that the lord
mayor had issued a proclamation,
! warning the citizens of London Of
the near approach of furious biz
gard, which would impede all traffic
and cause a cessation of business.
1t was also reported that the proc
lamation urged the people to pro-
vide themselves with a full stock of
provisions for three days, in order to
be prepared for any emergency, and
also warned all citizens to be within
the doors of their residences before
midnight on Thursday in order to
escape being overtaken by the ele-
ments. Skaters, however, in Eng
land have never had such an excel
lent opportunity for indulging in
SPORT ON THE ICE,
and the lakes and ponds, all of which
are frozen over, are crowded day and
night. The interest of society has
centered in the Dutch skating par
ties, which have been held on the
lake in Buckingham palace gardens,
and at which the Prince of Wales
and his unmarried daughters, the
Princesses Victoria and Maude; the
Duke and Duchess of York, Princess
Henry of York, Prince Henry of
Ploss, who is a beautiful skater;
Lord Marcus BereSford, Sir Francis
Edmund George Ashley COrbett, son
of the Prince of Wales friend, the
late Sir John Dugdale Ashley, the
fro Of nj
of other prominent persons were in
daily attendance. Hockey matches
on the ice, beginning at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, and lasting until
o'clock, when tea and other hot
drinks were served, have been the
features of these parties. The most
notable match was played on Thurs
day afternoon, between teams cap
tanned by the Prince of Wales and
Francis Mildmay, NJ. P, the side
captained by the prince winning by
a score of to 5. On this occasion
the Princess of Wales was also pres
ent, and took great interest in the
game. The royal ladies paid no heed
whatever to the intensely cold
weather which prevailed the mer-
curry being 4 deg below zero. The
queen, who is coming to London on
Monday from the Isle of Wight, has
issued orders that certain members
of her court shall be invited to wit
ness the sports on the buckingham
palace gardens lake, and has an
nounced that she herself intends to
witness them