The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-02
The War Scare From the
FlOWery Kingdom.
Official UneaSineSs Reflected
in the Stock Exchange.
Theatrical Novelties and Enterprises
Now in the Metropolis.
Copyrighted by The Associated Pross.l

Copyrighted by Inc Assoclatou fresS.J
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The war scare caused
by the Hong Kong dispatch to The Times
ard Globe telling OF the railway and
other concessions China was supposed to
have secretly made to Russia, has been
replaced in the public mind by the alarm
felt at the rumors from eastern quarters
that Japan and Russia have formed or
are forming an understanding which is
TO result 10 their mutual benefit. This
new feature of the complications in the
East caused q really cold chill TO pass
down the back OF her maiesty's ministers
and the premier Is said to be shivering
still. BE that as II may, there is much
uneasiness In official circles here and else
where and this mas been reflected upon
bourses, causing a decided falling off in
prices, particularly of Russian, Turkish
and Spanish securities. There seems TO
be no doubt that Great Britain Is facing a
crisis of the greatest. gravity and the end
of it does not seem to be in sihgt.
But the war cloud does not seem to
have depressed the spirits OF the royal
family to any appreciate extent. On the
contrary, since her return, on saturday
last, from visiting her parents, the king
and queen of Denmark, at Copenhagen,
the Princess Wales and her daug hters,
Victoria and .daud, the three ladies of
the royal family whom the Prince Of
Wales, detained at Newmarket, could not
find time TO meet at Charing Cross Rail-
road Station, have been constantly on the
20, visiting the different art galleries,
theaters, etc. The princess has been ac-
companied on these pleasure tours by the
Duke Of York. and Prince Nicholas of
Greece, and their comings and goings
have done much to enliven smoky old
I In for m
been godsends to the theaters, where
they have repaired almost nightly. They
have enjoyed, since their return to Lon
don, the presentation of "Romeo and
Juliet" at the Lyceum; "Cheer, Boys,
Cheer" at Drury Lane; "The Benefit OF
the Doubt" at the Comedy and the first
production of "Trilby," at the Hay
market Theater on Wednesday last
On Thursday the Princesses went TO San
dringh ham, where thew will remain for sew
eral weeks and they were followed there
on Friday by the Prince Of Wales and
Prince Nicholas OF Greece.
Fox hunting began generally on Fri
day, though there are several notsble ex-
ceptieHss- -Ionadale,- for instance,
announced that owing to the hard con-
dition of the ground the opening meet
of the hounds. which was fixed TO take
place at Kirby Gate, was postponed for
fortnight. Mr.. Foxhall Keene and other
near Melton Now bray and will hunt with
his pack. Owing to the agricultural de-
preston several packs of hounds have
recently been abandoned and only one
new one has been formed. Among the
recruits in the hunting field is King Kha-
ma, the African ruler, who was so friend
ly to the British during the war with
King Lobengula, which resulted in the
annexation OF Mata beleland 10 the British
African colonies. King Khama made his
debut with Lord Galway's hounds and
bis dusky majesty rode with spirit and
kept we'll TO the front.
The arrival of Messrs. Lorlllard's and
Belmont's horses at Newmarket has been
the occasion for many friendly notices
from the sporting press. All the sporting
writes weicome Mr.. toriilard being a
true sportsman.
Lord Francis Hope, the husband OF May
Yohe, the American actress, made famous
by her so-called "fog- horn" voice, etc.,
appeared in court.on Thursday in eonnec-
tion with his bankruptcy. His Liabilities
are 80, 200, 600. The largest items of his
losses are betting, etc, 1850, 000;' theater
speculatiops, S10o, 600.
George Alexander has nov definitely de-
cided upon the play with which ne will
reopen the st. James Theater next Thurs
day night. There has been much specu-
lation as 10 the new drama. When Mr..
Edmond's play, "Bcgie," proved such a
dire failure, it was announced that the
drama, 1.-The Divided Way" by the same
author, which Mr.. Alexander had provis-
ionally accepted, without doubt will be
shelved, and Hall Caine's, "The Manx-
man. was to be substituted. This plan
has, however, been abandoned and "The
Divided Way which was successfully
produced at Manc hester on Thursday, will
be presented.
The run of "Romeo and Juliet" still
continues an enormous success at the
Lyceum Theater. Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
though suffering from severe throat
trouble, mas made a great hit. -.
Lewis Waller and II, II. Murrfff of the
Sbaftesbury theater. have secured the
rights of "The Maxman.'' which will be
presented at that house upon the termina-
tion of the run of Henry Arthur Jones
1.-THE Home Secretary" The version
used will be the same that Wilson Bar
rett has recently produced in America
and which has also been successful