Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-29
HAS BEEN A GLOOMY WEEK
Holiday Sleet and Cold Keeps LOnS
dOnerS Indoors.
Streets Have a Deserted Appear
ance, While the People Hug Thell
Firesides-Gossip About the Mes'
sage Of the Prince and the Duke.

London. December 2S.-The most in
tense feeling of g.oom has been cast over
the Christmas holidays by the showers
of sleet, clouds of cruel dampness and
waves of icy cold, which have been the
weather features of the week, driving
indoors almost everybody but the home
less and the policemen, causing the
streets to labor under a painfully de-
serted appearance, and, on the ocher
hand, making the happy ones hug their
fires.des with an air of well-sat'sfied
contenment most pleasant TO contem-
plat. 1t was one of those Christmase1
you read about, but which you do not
frequently enjoy. HOwling, ice-laden
winds outside made the interior OF Lon
don's most modest inhabitants seem
heavens Of most supreme enjoyments
Every little Christmas tree, however
modest, seemed a shrine 70 worship az
after a glance at the black, deserteds
bitterly cold streets.
The difficulty between, Great Britain
and the United States regarding Vene-
zuela Is still the leading topic OF debate
in political and newspaper circles, but
interest in the matJer has diminished.
considerably, as, from the standpoint OF
politics, the crisis Is regarded as being
over, while attention centres insits fin-'
ancial aspect.
The report cabled over here that the
United States commission which VIII.
inquire into the boundary question, Is
expected to include ex-M.n.ster Edward
J. Phelps. ex-M!n.ster Robert Lincoln
and Chief Justice Melville w. Fullers
have given
MUCH SATISFACTION.
All the gentlemen spoken Of as ,ikely'
to be members of the commission are
referred 10 here as being entitled to the
greatest respect and as furnishing the
assurance that they will deal with the
matter in a spirit o. the most perfect
impart.ality. The general feeling in
connection with this feature OF the ques-
ton Is expressed in the utterance OF
London newspaper which says: We
might as soon expect 10 see Lord Rus
sell of Kiilowen, or Mr.. James Brice
lend himself to jingo intrigue, as see
men like Chief Justice Fuller. Mr..
Phelps or Mr. Lincoln sit on the COM
mission with any intention but that OF
getting at the facts" IL cannot be
sad. hcwever. that any favor IS expect
ed TO be shown to Great Britain, and
It IS pointed out that Mr. Phelps is in
no way an Angl0-Phile. HIS attitude
on the Ber.ng sea matter IS referred to,
and Il is the popular belief that he was
opposed TO referring the Berins sea
matter to arbitration.
The message Of rhe Prince o. Wales
and the Duke Of York TO the people Of
the United States on the Venezuelan
dispute has caused a sensation here. Es
the action Of the princes was unprece-
dented. But, the tenor and language
Of the message has met with nothing
but approval.
According TO one account. before
sending the message the Prince Of
Wales entered into communication with
the Queen and with the Marquis OF
Salisbury. Her Majesty, who has fol-
lowed every development of the incident
with eager and anxious interest, IS said
TO have assented readily.
THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY,
It appears. was less yielding; but dis
covering that the action commended It.
self to the royal family, whose dignity
was most concerned. he abandoned his
scruples and approved not only Of the
Princes action, but the precise terms Of
the message.
Although the general opinion Is eX-
pressed in the special cable dispatches
from the United States, that the tariff
revision bill Is not likely to pass the
Senate the measure has caused quite a
futter in commercial circles An Irish
Industrial organ points out that the
proposed increase in the duty on WOOL
ems will inevitably check the growing
trade and that Irish industries viii SUI
fer in consequence. Owing 10 the great
measure Of interest excited In Irish
goods in the United States by the ex-
h.bits made at the Worlds Fair, large
orders have been placed with the mills
and hand loom weavers in remote dis
tricts of Donegal All this development
of industry will be stifed II the tariff
revision bill is adopted.
Although the attitude Of the people in
authority and those not IN authority
here is peaceful, the possibilities which
the future may bring forth are not by
any means overlooked. This is shown
by the stress laid BY the st. James Ca
Zette this afternoon upon the latest
advices from British Guiana and the
commercial and military outlook In that
colony. The ST. James Gazette has
from the first and up TO the present had
the good fortune 70 be distinctly ahead
in announcing all the developments
from this side Of the water IN the Vene-
zuelan question. and th9e IS therefore
shrewd suspicion thl. 1t has been
more or less directly or indirectly in
spired by the Secretary Of State for the
Colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. Con-
sequently more than ordinary interest
is manifested in an article which Il
published to-day, giving prominence to
the mail news Just received from Brit
!sh Guiana. and in which It is annaunc-
ed that at 4 meeting of influential resi-
dents of British Guiana recently. held
at Georgetown. capital Of that colony.,a
provisional board Of directors was al
pointed for a company which is to Be
known as the British Guiana Chartered
Company, organized for the purpose OF
developing the interior of British Gut
ana.
A sign Of the interest taken here at
present in America military matters Is
found in the fact that the Army and
Navy Gazette to-day published short
biographical sketches Of all the Amer.-
can generals.