Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-23
THEY DNFURLED TIE FLAG.
Americans in London Keep Washing
TONS Birthday.
The Bayards Gave a Reception
Early In tho Day, While the
American Society Gave an
Evening Banquet at Which 400
Dinners Clinked Glasses to the
Health of the United States.
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London, February 22.-While Wash
ingtins birthday is being celebrated in
the United States, the members Of the
American colony here are honoring the
memory of the Father of his Country
in appropriate manner. Honest love
for home institutions is bubbling over
in many ways, and Old Glory is way-
ing proudly over many buildings here,
in defiance Of fog, SCOT and everything
else.
At the United States embassy the
American ambassador, Mr.. Thomas F.
Bayard, and Mrs. Bayard, held a recep-
ton during the earlier part Of the day,
and in the evening at the Grafton gal
leries, under the auspices of the Amer
lean Society. there will be a banquet at
which 400 Americans will place their
feet under the mahogany, clink glasses,
cheer for Gods country and applaud
all such sentiments loudly and honest
ly. !
The guests will include the stats OF
the United States embassy and United
States consulate general, as well as
Americans from nearly every part or
Great Britain and Ireland.
Queen Victoria returned to Windsor
on Thursday from Osborne, Isle OF
Wight
THE PRINCESS OF WALES,
in behalf of the Queen, will hold two
drawing rooms at Buckingham Palace
one on March II and the other on ApiH
q. The Princess will hold two more
drawing rooms in May. Although
these functions will do something to-
wards Frightening up the season, there
is no doubt that the court mourning
for Prince Henry of Battenberg has
cast a gloom over the world of society
from which complete recovery is lm>
possible for some time to come.
The Marquis of Salisbury proceeded
to Windsor yesterday in order to con-
suit with her majesty on Important
state business. The premier has not
been to Osborne since December. ms
failure to visit her majesty in spite
of the troublesome times just passed
over. is due to the fact that the Mar
o,Iis Of Salisbury is a horribly bad
sailor and is afraid even to venture
across the solent unless positively com
PEELED to do So
The racing Yacht which the Hender-
sons are building from George |. Wat
sons designs for Emperor william. is
modelled after the Prince OF wales
Britannia. The new craft is being built
secretly under the Same shed as used
for the construction of Nalkyrie III
and will he nearly. II not quite, rs large
as the Dunraven boat The preliminary
work upon Watson's latest is already
we'll advanced and rumor has 1t that
she will be completed in time to com
pete
AT THE COWES' REGATTA.
It has been stated that the Prince Of
Wales. in view of the death Of Prince
Henry of Battenburg, will not race the
Britannia during the season Of '96. and
il is reported that the German emperor
was so Disguised with the criticisms
Of the British press upon his 1.essage
to President Kruger cOngraUulatng
the latter upon his having suppressed
Dr.. Jameson and his raiders, that he
has expressed his determination not
to visit England this year under any
circumstances.
The Westminster Gazette, discussing
the report that the Prince Of Wales,
rs commodore of the Royal Yacht
Squadron. has in some manner inter
vsned eitherto induce Lord Dunrayen to
send an apology to the New York Yacht
Club or to prevail upon his lordship
to make an amende honorable, says it
has reason to believe that the Prince
has not interviewed in one way or the
other in the Dunraven matter.
The Right Hon. Sir A. b. Forwood,
member of Parliament for the South
west division of Lancashire, leader of
the Liverpool Conservatives known as
the Young Napoleon" and as the
Joseph Chamberlain of Liverpool
who was formerly secretary of the ad-
miralty, is. sueing the Railway Times
for libel in asserting that, while he was
naval secretary, he passed the West
ship Company. whose New York agents
are Messrs. Pym Forwood and Kellock,
of which firm Sir A. p Forwood is a
partner
A letter from the United States am
bassador, Mr. Thomas f. Bayard, ex-
pressing thanks for the receipt of
copy of the prologue Of an entertain
ment given by the Brighton College.
insisting upon the continuance Of
Anglo-American friendship, has been
published.
MIR. BAYARD SAYS:
Il hail with delight any evidnece Of
generous confidence in the companion
ship of the great human family to
which God has given the English Ian
guage. It is a wise thought TO incul-
cate international sympathies in the
schools Of each country. It is the way
the twig is bent that the tree inclines.
and ! hope the British oak and the
American hickory will always incline
to friendship towards each other.
1t is announced that a meeting OF the
agents of the different British colonies
is 10 be called in order to take steps TO
enable the English farmers TO compete
upon better terms with the farmers OF
foreign countries, by arranging for
cheaper transportation OF English farm
product. etc. IN addition. an assOcia-
ton is in course OF formation. having
as a nucleus capital of 100000 to cs-
tablish depots in the large towns and
collecting stations throughout the
country for the distribution of produce
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