Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
SHORT VISIT FROM Ii.
Chinese Statesman Can Spend On
ly Couple Of Weeks in the
United States.

isterial opposition and the possible conse-
Quences of this further demonstration OF
the inability of the administration to car
ry out its parliamentary programme, Ii
Hung Chang has been the center OF IN
terest during the week. The vicinity of
Lord LonSdale'S mansion on Carlton
house terrace, temporarily the residence
of the Chinese envoy. is thronged daily
with people who are anxious to catch q
glimpse of the distinguished traveller, and
he is cheered by the crowds outside the
house every time he appears. The news
papers publish columns describing his
movements each day and the government
officials are treating him with royal hon
OrS.
The plans for Ii Hung Changes visit to
the United States have been greatly cur
tailed. He will hurry home in haste and
it is limited that this is due to intrigues
against him in China. He will arrive in
will hold his first reception on the follow
ing day. On Sunday, August %, he will
take an early train for Philadelphia,
where he will remain for few hours.
During the afternoon he will proceed to
Washington, where he will remain a
week. He will then go direct to Van
couver, 3. c., where he will embark for
China. He much regrets that he cannot
stop at Chicago. In Washington he
hopes to see all the secretaries after his
audience with President Cleveland.
Salisbury Summons Pauncefote
It is learned that Sir Julian Paunce-
totes visit to London is due to the direct
summons of the Marquis of Salisbury.
The British ambassador was present at
a special meeting of the cabinet on Mon
day, called to consider the Venezuelan
question and the arbitration scheme.
The officials of the foreign Office say
that there are new complications in the
Venezuela arbitration questions and that
it is the desire of the British government
to meet the issues in a friendly spirit.
Not for a long time has the Queen
been so moved by any act of kindness
to her family as she was by the letter
from the Pope, accompanying the pres
ent Of a massive gold antique bracelet
sent by his holiness To Princess Maud
upon the occasion of her wedding. The
letter is filled with the kindest senti-
ments of affection such as a parent might
have used and the miSsive is considered
another proof that the Vatican desires
to be on friendly terms with the Angli-
cans.
The competition of American bicycle
manufacturers is beginning to be Seri-
ously felt in England and on the CONT
nent and it is Understood that an Ameri-
can firm is to commence immediately the
construction of a large factory at Gov
Giles yearly. In addition, according to
the report, the American firm has
planned the prompt erection of a similar
factory at PuteauX. France.
Denver" Smith, the American heavy
weight pugiliSt, who has expressed his
anxiety to arrange for meeting with
james j. Corbett or Robert Fitzsim-
from tho United States, only remained
in London two days and sailed for Afri
ca on Saturday. During his stay here
he called at the National Sporting club,
saying that he wanted that organiZa-
ton 10 put up a purse for a match be-
tween Corbett or Fitzsimmons and him
self, but the matchmaker of the club
declined to entertain the proposition.
''The Big Gooseberry Season."
The big gooseberry season in Eng
land always brings to the front hot dis
cuSsiOn upon some subject that it pleaseS
the Daily Telegraph TO start. This
year the subject chosen is, How to
Celebrate the Queens Reign, the Longest
in England's History" A wealthy soap
posing that $25,000,000 should be raised
to found a model settlement to be called
Victoria Town. Columns are now pour
ing out in the Kingdoms newspapers in
discussion, wherein all the writer's
agree that the idea is an excellent one,
Il
what constitutes a model town, the ferc-
est controversy is over the two items
Of theaters and drinking saloons.
On the question of drinking the line
is sharply drawn; in the matter of the
alters one division insists that model
theater should exclude all tragedies,
problem plays and the like and be strict
ly limited to comedy, farce and light
opera. Nothing with an unhappy ending
is to be allowed in the model town, nor
are street bands that cannot play har-
moniouSly to be admitted. Later on
the questions of secular and religious
education, rates, taxes, trade unionism,
socialism and anarchy Will overtake the
correspondents and help to pile stones
on the already dead suggestion.
Much commOtiOn has been caused III
financial circles in the city by the fact
that the Bank of England, which here
tofore has refused to have it's name men
toned in prOspectuses of limited liability
companies, has agreed to receive sub
scriptions on behalf of paper manu-
featuring concern which has just been
turned into a limited company under the
title of ga. NJ. PEBBLES & Son, Ltd, -
advertised in the daily papers in London
and the provinces.
The total share and debenture capital
is f305, 600 ($1, 525, 1000. This new de-
parture of the great bank is viewed by
all the smaller banks with dismay, as it
is recognized on all sides that if the
Bank of England is open to receive sub
scriptions on behalf Of other intended
companies it can practically monopolize
this line of business in future.
Lord Russell and His Dignity.
The Jameson trial has developed what
has peen growing more apparent with
each succeeding month, namely the
marked change which has taken place in
the manners of the lord chief justice,
Baron Russell of KilloWen. When at the
| bar he was one of the most approacha-
BILE. urbane of men. Now his lordship
takes notice of everything that seems the
slightest derogation of the dignity of his
court. During the last day of the trial
he sent several times to direct that ladies
in the crowded gallery should sit down,
and no matter how fearless leading coun-
sci may be he cuts very short their pro-
tests when he has decided he will not
listen
Eord Russell goes at once to the Unit
ed States, DOW that the long vacation
has begun, and he will doubtless express
himself there in private on the Maybrick
case, in which he still takes considerable
interest.
London has reached the absolutely stag