Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

| of his son, William Henry Bailantlne,
the member who represented Coventry
in the House of Commons, in the Lib
eral interest, and was defeated by c. j.
Murray, Conservative. Mr.. BaHantine
is man of wealth, but as the English
nation found fit to disregard Lord
NELSON'S DYING INJUNCTION
regarding Lady Hamilton, so has Mr..
Ballantine overlooked the request of
the former leader of the English bar,
whose life was finally extinguished I'M
der a cloud of debt and unsatisfed am
billions.
Miss Calhoun has accepted an en-
| gagement to appear in the new drama
at Drury Lane theatre in the autumn.
In the meantime this accomplished
American actress is enjoying her sum-
mer vacation in the United States.
Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Fran
ces E. Willard in written statement
| have asked the Associated Press to re-
cord the fact that cit is not true that
we have been rebuffed by the govern
ment in our attempt to present the
| Polyglot Petition, as stated in Ameri-
can papers. We have not attempted TO
approach the government at all; but,
when we do, at a more settled period,
there will be no doubt of a courteous re-
| ception as we have half a million and
more names of British subjects
Miss Willard also desires the Associ-
ated Press to state that she did not
| speak against inventions in her recent
annual address, but only against the
handling of inventions by monopolies.
Those who followed the sad story Of
Emma Hall, who died in Detroit last
winter, from the effects of an operation,
may be interested in knowing that the
| family of the Rev. Jonathan Bell, her
betrayer, and who were deserted by
him when he fled from justice, have
! been compelled to leave their home in
Blackheath and, at public expense, seek
| a refuge with relatives. In the mean
| time the Rev. Mr. Bell has completely
disappeared and the chances are that he
will never be brought to justice.
George Alexander is enjoying his va
cation at Torquay. With his company
he will appear in "The Triumph of the
Philistines" on the beginning of his
provincial tour, at Manchester, early in
September.
members of the dramatic profession
| made for presenting their memorial to
Sir Henry Irving last Thursday, were
| doomed to disappointment by order Of
the Queen, who chose that day for con-
ferring the birthday honors. In conse-
quence the function which had been so
much talked of was deferred to the day
after, when Sir Henry received the tes
timonial from his fellow artists after
becoming a veritable knight instead of
pne in embryo.
In view of Sir Robert Peel's interest
ing past, especially his doings in Amer
lea, some attention has been attracted
to the benevolent interest which Mr..
Gladstone is apparently taking in him.
A letter has just been published in
! which Mr.. Gladstone, addressing him
as "My Dear Sir Robert Peel" on the
subject of his connection with the Odd
Fellows, conveys his heartiest good
wishes that he should long and honor
ably represent the great name he bears.
THE UNITED KINGDOM
is discussing the Catholic school ques
ton to almost as great an extent as in
the United States and Manitoba and it
is now stated that in numerous con-
stituencies the Irish Catholic voters
voted for the Conservative candidates
against the Liberal candidates on the
ground that the former are more favor
able to Catholic schools, this action in
some cases changing the result of the
POLLS
Most of the American delegates to the
recent International Railway Congress
have returned here from tour of Ire
land where they were grandly treated.
Col. Henry S. Baines, president of the
American Railway Association and
vice president of the Plant System who
was spokesman for the Americans,
scored a tremendous hit in a speech
which he made at Galway, which city
is making a great effort to induce large
ships to call there So when Col.
Haines said the American delegates felt
at home in Galway because it was so
near America the Galway men went
wild with delight and called the gallant
Colonel an American Daniel O'Connell.
The American delegates are now scat
tering the majority of them have gone
to the Continent and they all say they
have had a grand time. But Col.
Haines expressed the opinion that the
American delegates did not seem to be
quite as welcome at the United States
Embassy as they might have been.
Some of the newspapers here are
making merry over Chicago's Common
Councils bill regulating the dress Of
bicyclsts and tricycists and made sar-
castle references to the "saintliness of
Chicago"
Referring to the subject, the Globe
asks If this is the result Of Mr.. William
T. Steads denunciatiOn 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 to-day after a three
months visit to France, Germany, Eng
land and Ireland. He was in Ireland
during the elections and says they were
even more turbulent than in New Jer-
sey.
Congressman Harry Miner is a pass
enger on board the American Line
steamship st. Louis, which sails for
New York to-day. 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 min
iature American flag in his buttOnhole
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 men,
bers of the American colony here, that
he is about to marry Miss Anna O'Neill.
Since several prominent Americans
were arrested at a "Woman's Club" the
other night. the other Americans of
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