Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19

and Princess of Wales have announced
their intention of paying several visits
to London in order to encourage the
winter season, the tradesmen of the
metropolis having succeeded in con-
veying respectful hints to his royal
highness that otherwise the season
was certain of failure, which would be
followed by a consequent depression
in trade, owing to the social reaction
which set in after the celebration of
the queens diamond jubilee.
In spite of official frowns and at
tempts to suppress the chatter, it has
leaked out that the detachment OF foot
guards quartered at the tower of Lon
don swear the sentries on night duty
have seen the ghost of Anne Boleyn,
the unfortunate wife of the much mar
ried King Henry VIII, whom he caus-
ed to be beheaded on May 10, 1886.
The ghost of Queen Anne Boleyn is
only supposed to appear on the eve
of the death of a member OF the royal
family, and therefore the matter has
been made the occasion for consider
able gossip.
The Marquis de Luville, it is an
nounced, has gone to Paris with the
object of challenging all the detractors
of Prince Henry of Orleans so long as
the prince is unable to WELD a sword
in his own defense.
The King of Siam has returned to
Taplow Court from France, and will
remain there until October l. The
relations between the Duke ana Due
ess of Aosta, the former being tie -,
| est nephew of the King of Italy and
the latter being Princess Helena Of
Orange, daughter of the la,e Count CT
Paris, are once more reported to be
strained, and it is further stated that
their separation is only a question OF
a short time. Although they were
only married about two years ago, in
June, 1895, in June, 1896, the Figaro
announced that the marriage had
turned out to be very unhappy for
both parties and that judicial sepa-
ration was only prevented i,,, si,e. -
PREVENTION of the Duke of Aumaie,
The Duchess, the Figaro addeo, re-
fused to be reconciled to her husband
and kept separate apartments. in De
cember of the same year there was held
a
the houses of Savoy and Orleans, at
the end of which it was announced
that the Duke and Duchess of Aosta
had been induced to abandon their iE'
tention of an immediate separation.
But when the Duchess was here last
week, she declared she would never
live in Italy again. Her mother, the
Countess of Paris, had done al she
can to soothe the ruffled feelings of the
Duchess, but all her efforts to make
her change her mind seem to have
been unavailing, and it is generally
admitted that her separation from the
| Duke is again looked upon as being
almost inevitable.
A curious suggestion has b3an made
with the Object of emphas'"Tg the
union of the British empire. and it is
meeting with considerable favor. The
idea is that, in place of such distinct
i've names as Canada, Australia, etc,
the designation of the British empire
should be applied to all the countries
| under British rule. Under this plan
Great Britain proper would be known
as the British empire; Central Cana
da would be known as British empire
northwest" etc. etc.
The appalling number of cycling ac-
cidents is leading to demands for leg
islation to abate the pubic danger.
| There were ten deaths and score
OF dangerous injuries among bicycle
riders during the first hall OF the pres
ent week
A royal residence in Irelan1 now an
| pears to be within reach. Since the
| Queen seems to support The PROPOSE
| ton, in lorg letter to the Duchess
! OF York, congratulating her upon the
/ success OF her recent tour with her
husband in Ireland, her ma osfs asks
/ il she would like to spend a part Of
each year i'll ireland.
| On the other hand. Mr. Michael Da-
witt declares the Irish don't want roy
atty in Ireland and he asserts the Duke
( and Duchess of York mistook Irish
hospitality for loyalty
Mr. William Waldorf Aston is about
| to erect a huge Napoleonic marble
| fountain at Cliveden, his magnificent
| estate on the Thames, formerly owned
| by the Duke of Westminster
1t is understood that a syndicate has
! ''cornered" all Of Whistler's future
work in this country. securing exclu-
| sive control, and that a gallery ex-
| clusively Whistlerian Will shortly be
| opened.
| About the middle OF October an ex-
hibition will be opened at the Imperial
| Institute of all the jubilee gifts and
| addresses presented to the Queen dur
ing the celebration Of her jubilee.
Half of the proceeds will go to the
/ Prince and Princess of Wales hospital
/ fund the contributions to that charity
\ having fallen far short Of expectation,
reaching only a total OF $685.. 900. The
latest use in the development of waste
is scheme to produce hot water at
one cent per gallon from the waste
heat of the street gas lamps a ma
! chine for this purpose has been exhib-
/ tied and appears TO work effectively
| The various authorities of the poorer
districts Of London are considering its
| introduction into the streets.
| The Paris municipal council is de-
| batting scheme to furnish cheap baths
in small buildings erected on the side
walks.
An agitation which has assumed
! proportions in Paris against a pro-
posal from the municipal council to
raise the octroi duties from 10 to so
| confines on each bottle of champagne
!