The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-29
Cricket Match the Chief
Event of Interest.
The Marlborough Jewels Out
shine All Others.
Work Accomplished by Ii Hung
Chang During Moscow Visit.

copyrighted, iso6 ny The Associated Press.)
LONDON, juno "a. The attention of a
large part CT the country during the past
week has not been riveted upon the de-
bates in the House of Commons on the
African situation or upon the Venezuelan
dispute, but has almost been concentrated
upon Lords cricket grounds, where the
visiting Australian eleven sustained a
severe defeat at the hands OF All-Eng-
IGud, the latter winning by six wickets,
after putting the Australians out for 53
runs in the latter's first inning. There was
nothing in politics or anything else which
in any way nearly equalled the interest
taken in the contesting cricketers. ana
the crowd present on the grounds on
Monday, the first of tho three days play,
numbered over $4,000 persons.
Socially the week has been the busiest
for long time past; tho entertainments
including eleven balls given by we'll
known hostesses and at the State concert
on Monday alone, the gathering OF the
Duchesses was OF the most brilliant kind;
but the jewels of the duchess OF MARI
borough outshone all Others.
In diplomatic circles il is no longer
doubted that Ii Hung Chang during his
visit TO Moscow, arranged close military
alliance between Russia and China, In
cluding the construction OF railway
TO connect the existing Russian siberian
railway with Port Arthur.
General Alexander McCook, who was
member OF the United States commission
at Moscow upon the occasion of the coro-
nation fetes, sails today for New York.
He has had frequent interviews with
Prince khilkof, the Russian minister OF
ways.and communications, and ii Is be-
lievei that these interviews related to
the construction OF the railroad to Port
Arthur, which both Russia ana China
desire TO see constructed under American
auspices
Ii Hung Chang, while in the United
States, will make careful inspection OF
the American railways he will traverse
while on his way from New York to san
Francisco and Prince KhilkoH VIII make
n 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 Khilkofi, when
young man, studied several years In re-
pair shop on one Of the American rail-
roads.
The Figaro says that the marriage OF
Princess Helene of Orleans to the Duke of
Aosta, nephew of the King OF Italy, has
turned out to be very unhappy md the
Duchess it is added, is only prevented
from suing for judicial separation by
the intervention of tho Duke OF AumaIie.
The Fourth Hussars, "Queen's own"
are being raked bv the press and frowned
upon by the public in general. For sew
eral weeks Truth has been airing the
scandals in connection with that regi-
,nent and the matter has firally reached
Parliament and Is likely TO have most
serious effect upon the regiment.
Some time ago, IL appears. the officers
of the Fourth Hussars bullied su baltern
names Hodge TO such an extent that he
resigned and went to Africa. This caused
some comment in the press, but the mat
ter was allowed to drop. Later il trans
pired that wnen oung man named Bruce
Price was gaZetted TO the Fourth Hussars
he was invited to dine at the Nimrod
Club by five subalterns, who. after max
ing inquiries as TO his means told him
hc was not wanted i'm the regiment and
that unless he retired gracefully he would
he made to retire in disgrace.
The young lieutenant declined to re-
sign, and reported the matter to the ad-
jutant. But, il seems, all the officers of
the regiment from Colonel Brabazon
down, boycottod and bullied him until
he was finally compelled to resign on the
ground that he was too familiar with the
privates. The affair Is causing the great
est excitement in'the service, especially
as IL is claimed that there Is a deliberate
conspiracy among the officers OF the reg-
ment 10 allow none but those who arc
able to keep hunters and race horses to
remain in the regiment.