Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-05
THE GIFT TO BAYARD
The Proposition Meeting with but LII
lie Success.
AMERICANS DISLIKE THE IDEA.
Flat COmplimeni-Oiher Items Of In
ttrest from the Capltal0f
Great Bri'aiu.

4
1895 by the Associated Press. - Tint
proposal OF tho Daily Telegraph to pre-
sent to the U niied States ambassador
Mr.. Thomas +. Bayard, by popula
subscriptions, q "Chrlstmas farewell
| gift OF respect and good wilI,".suggest
ing that 1t consist OF rare ar d precioui
editions Of the writing OF Chgucer and
Shakespeare $50 deeply loved by Mr.
Bayard," is falling very fiat. Tn,
Chronicle admits the Telegraph,
kindly motives and MIR. Bsyard'.
claim TO regard. but It condemns the
suggestion as i'm propr.' and opposed tc
diplomatic etiquetie," adding that,
"the mere idea is enough 10 bring COLI
Precipitation to the brow OF tho most
| deserving diplomat and suggesting that
the ambassador be- given L banquet in
the "iamiliar ADgio-SAxon way"
The diplomats and officials are
agnsst at the proposition anu among
Americans here, even incluJicg MIR.
Bayard's personal iriends, a feeling OF
disgust Is manifested at the iden Of the
American ambassador being placed on
the same level aB the popular crIcketer
or Crlmean veteran I0r whom the relt-
graph successfully enginesred teat!-
monials by public subscription. The
obvious exploiting OF tho ambsseadOr,
at u specially dull seaaon rs an ndveI-
tisemept for the Telegraph IL otjec.
tionAble, 10 the maudlin cOmpIime IL
OF the subscribers clearly demonstrate,
One subscriber, Tor Instance, WHO Gu.
closed two shiilings (hny cents) wrlte
81 have long thought him decent
fellow"
Another, who enclosed ten shillings,
sale:
"He is a man for whom / have long
felt reverence. May his country pro.
duce many more such enlightened and
worthy descendants oil EDgland."
The representative OF tie Railway
Union workers writes:
Enough l have nevsr seen Mr.,
Bsyard, have read his spshehee, anu
It lie my opinion that Do other envoy
has done SO much for English 30.
cieties."
A firm OF Christian catl msnu,sc.
turers sent i've guineas "for one whom
we would gladly claim ne one OF Eng
lands cons"
In the meantime 1t IL unisrstood
that Mr.. Bsyard 10 pleased with the
idea and that he intends to accept the
testimonial.
THE PRINCESS OF wALEs's BIRTupAv.
The birthday OF the Princess OF
Waies, who was born December /,
1874, was celebrated on Tuesday Iaet
ali over Great Britain. There was
large house party at Sandringhsm,
which In addition 10 all the family
included Lord Rosebsrry anu the
Prince anu Princess OF Wales. In tho
afternoon the Prince anu Princess OF
Wales presided at n lea which they
gave to 500 children OF the estate.
MOTOR CAR COMPETITION.
H. ]. Lawson, president of the motor
car CLUB, announces that 1t Is the in
iention of the CLUB to hold o motor car
competition In May next. The prizes
will he given in respect to desigu,
and cost OF fuel, hui
principally speed, which is held TO bs
the most satisfactory test as to excel
lenoe Of construction in mechanical
vehicle.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Now tina, the Hat racing Ia over 1t 10
to scan over the list OF
winning owners. Thanks chiefly 10
ST. Fru,quin MIR. Leopoli de Rolhs-
child heads the list with Ei6, 76G slake
Persimmon brings the Prince of
Wales next with E26,Sl9, ana the
Duke OF Westminster is third with
e22, 0l6.
LORD Raspberry Is fourth with co.
594.
The Eario OF Derby ia fifth with Gl2..
s45, and NJ. LIE Baudy comes sixth
with ell, 200.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard won eo,8S2, the
stable won G2,o21, Mr.. Au.
gust Belmont won e44s aud Mr., Rich.
ard Croker won 6 1876.
THE BRITISH CRUISER POWERFUL.
The greatest interest 10 attached To |
he reGeut steam trials OF the British
,ruiter Powerful, said TO be the largest
II her class in the world anu the great \
Arge British whrship fitted with
water tube boilers. During the course
u her long cruise in the channel the
power developed was
u, 407 indicated horse power, while
he mean OF four hours running was
p, 900 indicated horse power, said to
,xceed that OF any wsrship sfioat and
'nly excelled by the two new Gun.
'rders. In the hrst test, thirty hours,
teaming at 5000 indicated horss
lowers, the cruiser made l4.3s kno,r.
ising four and half tobs VI coal per
-FOUR, and In the next test thirty hours'
teAming, with 5000 horse power she
made 81 knots with l5 tons OF coal per
lour. TIE last test was eight hours,
rial with $4,000 Indicated horse
lowers under natural drought, which
developed a speed OF 2.i knots. As
he Powerful carries qu,ie q heavy
'rmnment Tor cruiser and tons of
'oal, the speed 10 considered to be re-
narsable and as fully justifyipg the
hange to the water tube boiler. The
'ower al, however, has no side Armor,
Though she has n protected deck Of
our inches maxim thickness on the
lopes. Shs earries two 30 inch guns;
we've six Inch guns, sixteen IL.
ounders and twelve 3.pounder quick.
Ire guns. The big guns are mounted on
he Tor, castle and poop in bRrbetts
he guns themselves being pro- ected by
hood. Tbs armorod deck Is composed
principally OF three thicknesses OF eteei
lsting, but the edges, where 1t juius
he sidc OF the ship, two Of the ak iDs OF
lating are discontinued. Conseque mt.
y the extreme eJges Of the dsck, for
width OF foo. or two, have only one
4 m of ola limo w h iNh IA A. han n sav.x-i- |