The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18
THE WEATHER HAS BEEN BEAST
LIZ AND THE DEATH RATE Is
HIGH.
sHoP-KEEPING NoBLEMAN.
INTO THE BUTTER AND EGG
LINE,
YANKEE rHEosoPHIsTs' SUCCESS.
They Have Been Touring Europe
Looking for Converts and Arc
Said to Have Made Many.

LONDON. Oct 1.-THE past week has
been cold and stormy, seriously In
terfering with outdoor exercise and
amusement. The prince and princess
of Wales, with the prince and princess
| Charles Of Denmark, their daughter
| and son-in-law. were in town towards
the end Of the week, but most Of the
fashienables remained in the country.
The weekly record of deaths from
diseases Of the respiratory system has
gone up from 118 for the second week
of September to 21S for the second week
Of October and the death rate for the
same period has gone UP from 14S to
1872.
The earl Of Winchelsea has started in
business as a butter man and general
provision merchant. in the vicinity Of
Covent Garden, under the auspices
Of the National Agricultural union. He
will attempt to supply British tables,
with the help of the British farmer,
against foreign competition.
The contest Of the students Of Glas-
cow for the selection of lord director
Of st. Andrews is producing the liveliest
kind Of a political fight Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary Of state for the
colonies, and Mr.. Augustine Birrel,
liberal member of parliament for the
west division Of Fife and author Of
, "Obiter Dicta," Charlotte Bronte, .
Res Judicate," ETC., are candidates
and Mr. Chamberlain has been holly
attacked as a candidate conspicuous
in the absence of all claims, literary
or academic, hitherto required Of a
lord director.
soul of the late John w. Mackay, Jr.,
viii be celebrated today in st. Joseph's
church, Paris
The famous Shephard's hotel at Cairo
has been sold to hotel syndicate hav-
ing number Of hotels in the Orient
The band Of eight American theo-
soph1sts, who started out to make a
| crusade extending over the world are
| just finishing the continent, and will
next be heard from at the pyramids in
ancient Egypt, which they will ex-
plore. According to reports received
by the theosophists Of this city, the
Americans have met with remarkable
success The society in Europe has
never been as strong as in America,
and in many of the large cities no or
ganizatton existed between the few
theosophists who dwelt there. The cru
saders report that they have not Wis
tied single city without making
enough converts to organize branch,
| and that where branches already ex-
and trebled. Mrs. Tingley, the leader
of the crusaders, Is reported by her
friends to be a second Blavatsky, and
1t is said that there is no end to the
remarkable things constantly occur
| ring. She is credited with knowing all
about every town In advance, without
ever having been there, and Of being
able to prophesy how many converts
will be made at each stop, and Of be-
ing able, even, to describe their per-
sonal appearances.
The theosophists in Holland were
very anxious that their country should
| be represented by a stone in the corner
stone Of the occult college soon to be
built in America. This corner stone
is to be made up from stones from
various countries to be fitted piece
meal. and it is necessary that the COM
ponents parts be of a certain shape
and hardness To find a stone Of any
kind in Holland Is like finding a four
leafed clover, but Mrs. Tingley, 1t Is
said, hired a conveyance and drove
some ten miles out Of Amsterdam
straight to spot where a single stone
was found. 1t answered every require
ment and will shortly be shipped to
America. On the whole the crusaders
have no reason to complain Of their
reception in Europe. They have sue
ceeded In arOusing a. considerable in
-terest In theosophy and are frequently
the guests OF nobility.
George Alexander VIII open his win
ter season next Tuesday. resuming the
run of the Prisoner of Zenda.' New
plays by Mr.. Pinero and Mr.. Carton
| will follow. In November, Mr.. Alex
| ander will begin a series of afternoon
performances Of classic plays. He has
gathered about him a company that
TO Tor strength and talent is not usually
In London In these days Of syndicate
theaters. Among those already an
nounced are: W. H. Vernon. H IT
Vincent. Allen Ainsworth, Henry Lor-
| raine. George P. Hautree, James Fer
nandez, H. V. Esmond, Henry B. r.
clude Julia Nelson. Fay Davis. Ellis
Jeffreys. Mabel Hackney and Dorothea
Baird
Edward Terry reopened his own the
| alter on Wednesday with Love in
Idleness" the new three act comedy
by Louis N. Parker and e. J. Good
win.
Two new theaters are to be built at
Deptford-one by Mr.. Mulholland, who
Row owns the Metropoli at Gambler
we'll, and the other by Cissy Graham
This last will accommodate an audi
ence of 5000, and will be called the
Broadway.
The largest quantity Of champagne
ever auctioned off here was sold on
G.Ut
dozen, and, according to the advertise
n1ents, was solo "by order Of an emf
nent firm of bankers IN New York.
having been shipped back here from
that city. after having been in ware
house since early in 1894 The sale at
tracted buyers from all parts of the
kingdom. and low prices prevailed, the
average being 35s ($S.75) per dozen.
Sheen house, formerly the residence
of the late Comte de Paris, has been
rented by what promised to be the
smartest bicycle club in England The
house and grounds are both magnifi-
| cent, and among the long list of names
Of the aristocratic patrons Of the club
are the duke and duchess of MarI-
borough and Sir Charles and Lady
+ Wolseley. nee Murphy, OF California.
The honorary secretary of the new Or
ganization is D. E. Huddleston. OF
Rawstone Hall, Cambridgeshire
Mrs. Osmund Tearle, formerly Minnie
Conway. the actress, at one time the
wife of Levy. the cornetist, Is dead.
She was buried at Whitley on Tuesday
last
John Hayes Hammond the American
engineer, who was among the MEM
bers of the johannesburg reform COM
mittee sentenced to death. and subse-
quently, upon the payment of heavy
fines released, has been obliged to
postpone his visit to the United States
until after the meeting of his COM
pany, the De Beers mines, which will
take place in the middle Of November
He left England yesterday with his
wife for trip on the continent.
The license committee of the London
county council considered the music
halls on Wednesday last. The Vigilant
society opposed the granting of a IL