Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-12

The presence of the Princess Mathid0
alone saved the party from being dis
tinctly an Orleanist demonstration. The
Duchesse de Luynes presented the ear
ina with bouquet from the Duo dor
leans the pretender to the throne q!
France, and her majesty sent him her
warmest congratulations. The Who'll.
affair was most cleverly managed, and
even the fiercest Radicals have not
dared to protest against it.
All sorts of interpretations are being
placed upon the incident: but the fact
remains that from the hour he landed
at Cherbourg the car behaved in Il
most conservative and diplomatic man
Eer, pleasing almost everybody, whilo
offending but very few people.
The car, previous to leaving Balmoral
castle, after his visit to Queen Victoria.
gave $4,000 for distribution among the
servants, and he left packing case full
of I he most expensive jeWelry bracelets.
rings, pins, etc, to be presented to all
above the rank of servants All the
officers Of police received a souvenir. and
not one of the imperial presents was
worth less than $100.
At a meeting of the International Sub
marine Telegraph company during the
week, with Lord Selborne in the chair,
it was decided to inaugurate a sub
marine Telegraph company memorial
throughout the civilized world to honor
three men-Cyrus Field, who first cor
ceived; Sir John Fender, who risked
his capital, and Sir James Anderson,
who captained the Great Eastern.
Lord Selborne announced that the
scheme had received the sanction and
encouragement of the queen. The form
of the memorial was not decided upon,
but it will be a scholarship and a home
for engineers.
The late Sir John Millais, president Of
the Royal academy, left fortune of
$1,250,0O0.
Before the Winchester city bench, on
Friday, in the case of the queen vs. Earl
RUSSELL involving a grave charge made
against his lordship in 1887, the public
prosecutor said that the spot where the
alleged Offense took place was outside
the jurisdiction of the court, and, in
consequence. the case failed.
Lady Scott the mother-in-Iaw of Earl
Russell, was arrested at hotel in the
Strand Friday evening, and was taken
to Bow street police court. The charge
against her is criminal libel. and is pre-
ferred by Earl Russell. She was ar
raigned at Bow street police court Sat-
urday morning, in company with two
youths, who are included in the charge
Earl Russell has attained much I'M
pleasant .notoriety through the divorce
proceedings. etc, brought against him
by his wife, formerly Miss Mabel Scott,
daughter of the late Sir Claude Edward
Scott She obtained separation, later
sued for restoration of conjugal rights,
and was defeated in April, 1895.
The deer stalking season has been
eminently successful The Bradley
Martins party of Is rifles at Balmacan
last week secured 40 stays, one days
drive securing nine. The Earl of Craven
got couple of imperials, ands James
r. Roosevelt, secretary of the United
States embassy, secured a handsome
nine pointer.
The United States ambassador, Thomas
F. Bayard. returned to the embassy OH
Tuesday from visit to Sir Richard
Webster. at Clifford, and left again on
Wednesday for Scotland, from whence
he will return at the end of October
Mr.. Bayard was asked to speak at an
Armenian meeting, but he wrote. declin-
ing the invitation, on the ground that
1t was not wise to interfere in a politi-
cal movement in the country to which
he was accredited
The London Road Car company, which
runs 800 omnibuses, intends to eventIl-
ally do away With the use of horses in
its business and to run motor omni-
buses. A hundred of these vehicles will
be placed on the streets in November
and 300 more in January
The strike among the cab drivers
agaihst" the special privilege accorded
certain drivers at the railway stations