Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26
A LONDON BUDGET.
Christmas smOrs the Rich and Poor
oil the Metropolis.
NOT COMPLIMENTARY 10 BAYARD.
glads one On the subj C of Book Col
Leiors-Ihe Queens Holiday
Gel, braliou.

Christmas weather has been OF the
mildess description, ioggy without
.now, But the holiday trade has been
tie best in years and especially In
iewelry, fancy articles, books anu me-
cnapical toys, which formed the chief
attraction OF the choppers. Tho re-
celpts OF last Monday amoag big CO.
lucrative stores alone were e22, 400.
An average OF two hundred thousand
psrcsls were handled daily at the
main marcel off Sc where 400 clerks
nave been working Night ahd day.
on the other hand the distress
among the poor OF London is tqu ally
market. Over 700 persons were re-
u,yed out Of the iuuds of the poor box
at Bow street police court in three
d,vs, some OF the cases being most
pitiable.
BAYARD CRITICISED.
Official anu diplomatic circles are In
Aflutter over an outspoRen article on
MI, Thomas +. Bayard, the Ubited
States a IN bassador, In the Chronicle OF
Thursday.
Hitherto 1t has been the custom OF
the English press to lavishl1 praise
him. He hae beun everywhere praised
us the American who single handed
accomplished the DYlo-Americsn
sn9ente.
The Chronicle upon the occasion
referred to gives great prominence to
y Washington letter, saying that To-.
stead " rendering either county SET
VICE, Mr.. Bsyard by minimizing the
CAVITY OF President CIevelaDd's Ven.
,zieIan message TO Congress, was q
most dangerous representative OF The
Uniled States during great crisis,
and the Washington letter adds, 1t was
no thanks to him that the situation did
not lead TO the most serious cOnee-
quenoep.
The Chronicle correspondent further
claims TO have the highsst authority
lot making the abatement that Ptesi.
dsnt Cleveland and Secretary Olney
were anxious year ago that Mr.
Bsyard should resign anu that all the
negotiations were taken out OF hi.
hsnds anu that he has known nothing
Of what has trapspired between Wash.
/, gton aud tho foreign ofice here Sut
has been content 10 be pushed asfie
without resenting II.
The government Is bueily engaged
In making eng uiries into the eystem-
alic divulgence OF confidential infot.
nation by persons employed In the
department OF state and prosecutions
Will PROBABLY follow. ills stated that
foreign governments are better in
formed regarding eecrets Of the British
service Than In the case OF the secrets
Of any other power.
MUSIC FOR MENELIK.
The czar has sent to King Menelik
Of Abys,euia Large collection Ui
musical instruments, including a
grand piano, au organ, a complete set
oil wind instruments, as well az q band
Of musicians who accompany the i'm.
perial gifts.
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
DR.. Frederick Temple, the new
Archbishop OF Canterbury and former.
~ of London, bid farewell to tue
clergy OF the diocese on Wednesday In
st. Paul'S Cathedral The Archbishop
10 full robes preached an eloquent
sermon. Mrs. Temple was presented
In behalf OF the laiies of the diocese
with set OF ChippeDdale furniture.
GLADSTONE ON BOOKS.
Mr.. Gladeione In a letter Just pub
lished on the subject OF book collectors
sayt: ~ have been o purchaser in
my timo OF about $4,000 books. A
book collector ought TO possess Six
Qualificaiions-an appetite, Ieieure,
wealth. knowledge, discrimination
Rud perseverance. OF these l nave
only the two first anu the last is re-
stTicte1, ae my visual power seriously
uisaoles II. Speaking generally,
retired from the list OF purchasers and
am gradually transferring the bulk oil
my library 10 an Institution in 81.
Daniels, Bawsroen.
"rhe book longest In my possessio u
is Sacred DrRmss,' presented to me
BY the suthoress, Hannah Moore,
Inscribed, 'As you have just COME
into the w0rie, and l am just going
out OF 1t, allow me-
AN IMPORTANT PAPYIUs.
The British Museum has obtained an
Important pRpYtus manuscript OF the
first century, b. q. Is was found In
Egypt nnd contains lost odes OF the
lyric poet, Bacchylides. the contem.
porRry OF HinGsT. The manuscript 1t
nsely written but ~ much mutllated.
Fifteen to twenty poems are intact.
THE AMUSEMENT woLRD.
Truth printing letter from II. a.
Letman, the Oxford coach in W hicL
no records the progress made by Har'
ward ami tho anxiety and willingness
Of the crews to learn the English style
OF rowing, comments on 1t rs follows:
"Already We can see the grand Gnal'
leDge cup sailing across the Atlantic
A popularity OF the amusement
world hero is tho large number oil
Prominent theaters which are closed
inns week and Incidentally 1t has
leaked out that the real reason Of Sin
Henry Irving for closing the Lyceum
lhts'er until after Christmas Is not al
injury TO his ley, but because Satur'
uay's production OF Richard Ill
showed that the play nesGed much
cutting ana revision. The work must
be superlntendeu by irving himself.
Julia Arthur, the American actress
Who wss given great chance By
Ellen Terry not being In the Castle Of
s'chard III, apparently failed TO EN-
trace the opportunity. Her Queen
Anhe displeased the critlca.
vicToRIA's CHRISTMAS.