Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-06
ARE FOND OF SPORTS.
Even the FURRY Over Venezuela
Failed to Distract the
EngIishmen.

large part of the country during the
past week has not been riveted upon
the debates in the House Of Commons,
on the African situation or upon the Ven
eZuelan dispute, but it has almost been
concentrated upon Lords cricket grounds,
where the visiting Australian eleven sus-
tanned severe defeat, at the hands of
the all-England team, the latter winning
by six wickets after putting the Aus
tralians out for fifty-three runs in the
latter's first innings. There was moth
ing in politics or anything else which in
any way nearly equaled the interest
taken in the contesting cricketers and
the crowd present on the grounds on
Monday, the first Of the three days
play, numbered 10000 persons.
Socially the week has been the busiest
for long time past; the entertainments
included eleven balls given by we'll
known hostesses and at the state con-
cert on Monday the gathering Of the
duchesses was of the most brilliant kind,
but the jewels of the Duchess of Marl-
borough outshone the others.
Alliance Between China ar I Russia.
In diplomatic circles it is no longer
doubted that Ii Hung Chang during his
visit to Moscow arranged close mill
tary treaty alliance between China and
Russia, including the construction of
Siberian railway with Port Arthur.
Gen. Alexander Med. McCook, who was
member of the United States commits.
sion at Moscow upon the occasion of
the coronation fetes, sails today for New
York. He has had frequent interviews
with Prince Khilkoff, the Russian min
lister of ways and communications, and
it is believed that these interviews re-
lated to the construction of the railroad
to Port Arthur which both Russia and
China desire to see constructed under
American auspices. Ii Hung Chang,
while in the United States. will make
a careful inspection of the American
railroads he will traverse while. Oh
his way from New York to San Fran
cisco and Prince Khilkoff will make
similar inspection of the Russian rail
roads on an official journey which he is
about to make to Siberia to Vladivostock
and thence to China and home via the
United States. Prince khilkoff when d
young man studied for several years in
railroads.
The Canadian iremen who have been
taking part in the international tourna
ment here are greatly pleased with the
reception which has been accorded them.
At the close of the tournament today
they will visit Paris and will not start
for home before taking in many of the
sights on the continent which will proba-
bly, postpone their departure for the 9TH
er side of the Atlantic to the middle of
July at the earliest.
An Army Scandal.
The Fourth Hussars, Queens Own"
are being raked by the press and
frowned upon by the public in general.
Some time ago, it appears, the officers
of the Fourth Hussars bullied subaltern
named Hodge to such an extent that
he resigned and went to Africa. This
caused some comment in the press, but
the matter was allowed to drop. Later
it transpired that when young man
named Bruce Price was gazetted to the
Fourth Hussars he was invited to dine
at the Nimrod club by FIVE subalterns,
who, after making inquiries as to his
means, told him he was not wanted in
the regiment and that unless he retired
gracefully he would be made to retire
in disgrace. The young lieutenant de-
ter to the adjutant. But it seems, all
the officers Of the regiment from Col.
Brebazon down boycotted and bullied
him on the ground that he was too fa
miliar with privateS until he was finally
compelled to resign. The affair is caus-
ing the greatest excitement in the serv-
ice especially as it IS claimed that there
is a deliberate conspiracy among the Off
GERS of that regiment to allow none but
those who are able to keep hunters and
race horses to remain in the regiment
The father Of the latest victim of the
Fourth Hussars scandal intimates that
his son was driven from that regiment
in order to make vacancy for Lieut.
Winston L. S. Churchill, son of the late
Lord Randolph Churchill
stars and Stripes and Royal Standard.
Mrs. Martin (Victoria Woodbury. has
inundated London with invitations to
Fourth of July reception, at which the
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entwined, not with the union jack, but
with the royal standard The Globe,
commenting upon Mrs. Martins PROPOSE
tion says: I'VE understand that the
Fourth is Independence day, but how
ever independent the Americans may be
there is no reason why they should disre-
gard the tradition which makes the royal
standard the peculiar badge of royalty"
Stafford house, which has been con-
sidered the most exclusive in London,
was thrown open on Wednesday night
by the Duchess of Sutherland in order
to celebrate the first anniversary of the
foundation of the Society of Lady Jour-
Mrs. Craigie John Oliver Hobbs and
her colleagues, who stood in front of
the grand staircase. The guests includ-
ed A. J. Balfour first lord of the treas
ury; the Marquis of LansdoWne, the Sec
rotary of state for war; Lord Rosebery,
Henry AsQuith, Lord Ronald Cover
Oscar Browning, William Black and 9TH
ers of equal note. The Duchess of Suth-
erland, like her sister, the Countess of
Warwick, is an occasional contributor to
the press.
At the Theaters.
The Elizabethan Stage society will
give performance of Marlowe's Doc
tor Faustus'' ON the afternoon of July
4. The principal feature Of the perform
.'seven deadly sins the designs for
which will be taken from engravings be
longing to the Sixteenth century and are
now to he found in the print room of
the British museum. In consequence
of the heavy expense of these produc-
tons the society will this year give but
one performance.
Since the patriotic wave. swept over
England after the anti-EngGsh dispatch
of Emperor William of Germany no
greater enthusiasm has been caused at
the exhibition of the animated picture
of this years derby now being nightly
given at the Alhambra. The popularity
oe tho prince Of WoloS' victory with