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

"The canal, in my opinion, will be
universally of greater Importance than
the Suez canal, and will largely revolu-
tionize the shipping routes of the world.
For the United States the canal viii
not only have the effect of developing
the trade of the Pacific Slope and South
ern States, but will more especially
open up the magnificent lands of the
Mississippi, at present lost to the COM
merce of the world"
There is much gossip among the ag-
ricultural classes in regard to the flu
ture policy of the government. A great
many of the landed gentry profess to
know that the Marquis of Salisbury will
favor an import duty on foreign pro-
ducts other than wheat, and a number
of Irish Tories are using this argument
TO secure votes.
Eau Gallie, formerly Utica, Mr.. Gro
ker's horse, is no longer in the stud. IL
was found necessary to perform an
operation upon him, as he had become
very savage, and nearly killed one of
the stable boys. Besides, Simms could
no longer ride him on account of his
temper. Since the operation, however,
Eau Gallie has been as meek as a laml+
and Simms takes lelight now in going
into his box, thing he did not care to
do a week ago.
MR.. JEROME X. JEROME
does not seem inclined to apologize to
Mr.. Richard Croker in regard to a
statement made in JerOme's paper about
Sims. He publishes Mr.. Cookers let
ter on the subject which was the same
in wording as the one written to Mr..
Henry LabOuchere, and published in
the Truth, but he adds: It does not tally
with my information, and it would be
to the advantage of the public that the
affair should be carefully inquired into.
The rumOr that Lord Rosebery is to
marry one of the Prince of Wales
daughters is revived this week and it Isl
said he may relinquish politics entirely.
1t is understood that the Queen would
not offer any opposition to the match.
Lord Rosebery continues to be her
great personal faYOrite, as her bestOwal
upon him of the late Duke of Hamil
tons Order of the Thistle indicates.
Order of the Garter, and 1t is extremely
rare for any one not of royal blood to
hold both orders, the only other in
stance on record being the cases of the
Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke Of Ar
cyl.
Commenting upon the possibility of
an international university athletic con-
test Lady Colon CampbelPs Realm
says: The American universities have
nothing like the authority in athletic
matters that ours have. Things might
easily go wrong. The baser kind of
sport hangs about American tracks,
from classifying a record to poisoning
a competitor.
REVIEWING THE PROSPECTS
of the Cornell crew at the coming re-
gatta, at Henley, Mr. w. B. Woodgate,
the expert English oarsman, who has
carefully watched the progress made by
all the crews which will compete in the
race for the Grand Challenge Cup, pre-
diets that the Leander and New College
crews will be first and second. Mr..
WoOdgate also expresses the opinion
that the Cornell crew will not be able
to hold after passing Fawley court
against the longer reach and swing of
the English crews.
The all Mall Gazette, commenting on
the same subject, thinks the Cornell
men have been doing the reverse of
Improvement during the past week 1t
has been discovered, the Pail Mall Ga
zette adds, that staleness is a thing
70 40 or,orJod arainc+ much in
sufficient preparation.
Mr.. d. H. MacLean, an old oarsman Of
Elton and Oxford experience, who has
been present at the Henley regattas of
twenty years past, thinks that the Cor
nell men are undoubtedly very fine
crew and the best the United States
could produce, as they have carried ev-
erything before them in America. He
adds: They are simply an unknown
quantity in the competition for the
grand challenge cup, and if they win,
we must reconsider our most cherished
ideas Of rowing"
Mr. MacLean also expressed the opin-
ion that the Canadians with the crew
of the Argonaut Rowing Club, of Tor
onto. consisting of c. H. Mu2Z, E. H.
Thompson. E. A. Thompson and R. A.
NUM-. have a beautiful crew with which
to compete for the Stewards Challenge
Cup. four fares He says they are
speedy lot of men.
THE COOL WEATHER
of the past week has had a favorable
effect upon the attendance at the the
aires. Days came in for a fair share
of patronage, including several mem
bers of the royal family. The prOduc-
ton of 1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona" has
excited much diverse criticism. There
has been praise for the manner in which
it is mounted, and objection to the man
ner in which Mr.. DAILY interpolated
music in Shakespeare's text. Ada
Rehanv and James Lewis have been
highly commended by the critics.
NJ. B. Curtis gave trial matinee of
"SamI of Posen" on Thursday last, at
the Gaiety Theatre. The result is that
the newspapers have united in chorus
of condemnation and express wonder
at the fact that "Saml of Posen" was
successful in the United States.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell returned to
the cast of Fedora yesterday, and Beers
bohm Tree is engaged in securing
cast for Trilby.
It transpired during the week that
Du Maurier took as his model for lit
tie Bllee the son of a cabinet maker
of Hampstead, who has since adopted
the stage as a profession. Mr.. Tree
has engaged him to play that charac-
ter in the approaching production of
Trilby.
The Princess of Wales has always
shown a great fondness for adventure,
like riding in Buffalo Bills stage coach,