Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03


COURT GOSSIP.
The queen will give tho state ban.
quets Ia the lpuisu r5om at Osbnrne
Ia honor Of Emperor William Of Ger.
many, who Will also DO entertained by
the Prince OF Wales ON bostd tue royal
yacht Osborne. For these entertain
menls n large qua tlty OF the crown
plste has been sent from Osborne -
Win isor.
Tie Princess Of Wales II going TO
Cowcs for the yachting week and Will
then pr. coed 10 Copenhagen and stay
with her pArentS, the king and queen
Of DeruNfk.
According to good authority the
mstfiags OF Prince Christian OF Den.
mark, the eldest sou Of Prince
Frederick Of Denmark, who Il
htir.Apparent 10 tho throne, with
one Of the Ptinco OF Walcs's
daughters, will shortly be arranged.
Prince Christian, who was born Sep.
tember 20, 1870, VIII inherit the great
part Of the Immense fortune 81 his
mother, Prince Louise, daughter OF
King Carl XIV OF sweden abd Norway,
who was the riche,t hoiress In Europe
when she married Prince Frederick
July IS, 1865.
During the recent fine weather,
Queen Victoria was seen taking ten In
IA charming alcove on the east terrace
OF Osbnrne, from whence n splendid
view OF the gardens II obtained. Her
majesty isn great lover Of chess and
follows the Hastings tournament with
great Interest. She rarely plsyp, how.
ever, now, bu, she eau best any mem.
Der VI the royal family except nor cid
CO, daughter, the eI.Empr,ss Frederick
OF GotmRny, who 10 very skillful
player. Tho queen was taught now
to play chess by her husband, the
prince consori, Pflncel Albert VI SsNe.
CobuTg.Gotha, who diud December / y
1861.
SENSATIONAL REPORT DENIED.
A representative OF tue Associated
PIsss has madp enquiries into the ssu-
satipnal reports ciryulatnd IN the United
States by news agency, IN spite OF
the fact that their accuracy has been
repeatedly denied 10y persons In author.
~ here, TO tho effect tnst the London
Athletic club Yves heslAtiug about
sending over team 10 meet the New
YORK Athletic club tram. The result
IN thnt the Associated PTets IL once
more authorized to deny theee reports
which are nothing more than the iu.
veutiOl Of seutAll0n mUugets. IL -
true thRt there has been some
little difficulty regarding the fnrma.
ton OF tho London Athletic
clubs team, but thote has
naver been any question raised which
would Ia any way suggest that tho
English athletes intended ~ withdraw
from their agreement 20 meut tho
Americans. The only DILIGENCE Of
opinion was Oue which prevailed re-
speeding the men TO be selected. The
home members objected To men such
ns the Itith athletes being included,
contending that all the member OF the
London Athletlc club team should he
EBglishmen and Of the ssme social
stHtur. A meeting Of the committee
OF the London Athletic club was then
held anu there was a lively discussion,
during which II was claimed that the
New York Athletic club was recruits
ing Its le,t men outside Of New 1 1ts,
such "a Tom O'Connor, JrVHit anu
Crum, In order 10 meet thr LJndon
Athletic cluO. Tho upshot OF the
meeting was thAt they decided 10 in.
clude In the London Athletic ciub's
team the best men ObtninRbls In ths
various branches q athletics, no mat.
ter what their position in life, an d that
IL all there was In the sensational story
engineered by news agency which
claimed that II was exceedingly doubt.
iul whether or not tho meeting would
be brought shout. There never was
doubt In tho matter.
AMERICANS ~ LONDON.
Senator Gray, OF Delaware, is hav.
Ing nice tims IN London, owing u
tho COuftesits eGisn ed TO him by the
United states embassadoT, the Hon.
Thomas h. Bsysrd.
MIR. Murst Halsted, Of Brooklyn, ID
here Aud will remain In London for
ten days, He agrees with all Mr.. 81.
Clair MoKelway, editor OF the Brook.
Ign Eagle, has said about English
politics anu the beneficial Eesult, OF the
recent general elections.
London continues to be- crowded
| with Americans. A prominent west
| end shop keeper recently stated that,
had Il not been for the American pat.
ronngo this summer most OF the west
end shops would have veTgei on bank.
ruptcy. The A mericans are our mos,
| liberal buyers, and II seems this yshr
espt ciAlly in briC-a-brAc have been
heavier than usual"
TWO EMPERORs EXPECTED.
The attention which the royal family
has unwillingly boen compelled "a
b-stow upon the Amssr's tOD, Nszi
Ulla Khan, will next week be trans
| ferfed TO two more acceptable guests,
the empeTors Of AustriARnd Germany.
IL Is intimatsd that the latter 10 com.
| Ing with a moro OF less sportIvs lnten.
ton, In which his particular pen ohant
Tor yachting Will prominently figure.
SEAL SKIN sCASDAL.
An extraordinary scandal has ju-l
come to light ~ connection with
Russia and the BeTing Hsa pstroI.
About tho middle OF last winter q
hrm u fur LT kals 10 Hamburg re.
oelved 5000 beautiful seal skins with
| instructions 10 forward them TO Lon.
dou In llmO fJF tho big February sale,
which occuIa hoEe every year. IL was
uoiicnd that tho packages did not bear
the usual msTkB or other Indications
u their having been sent through thu
ordinary channels, ana what nlao
struck people NJ peculiar wa. that moi
one OF the skins mad bullet hole iu
u. II IL nov reported on good author.
| lily that these skins were sent 10
lie officers " tue Russian war-hIp
which lett II bius Island last Sop.