Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-01

his honor nv the ROYAL SOCletle8 cIut
NJ their clubhouse in st. James street
/ There win be 100 guests. including tht
leading Arctic men and Sir Clements
| Markham president OF the Royal Geo
| graphical society. will preside.
| On the following evening, Saturday
: FEB. 6. the explorer will be entertained
| at the Savage club. and will complett
the famous inscription he made on thu
club wall before he started on his last
| expedition, by filling in the date of his
return. On Sunday he will dine private
| " with the president Of the Royal Geo
graphical society.
The great public fun ion will take
| place on Monday, Feb, On that event
! the Geographical club viii dine the ex-
| plorer at the Imperial institute. This
| function will be small and select Sill
| Clements Markham will preside, and
both the Prince Of Wales and the Duk,
OF York will be present. The guests will
then proceed, through a covered way
to the Albert hall, where Nansen will de-
liver his first lecture. Already all the
seats have been allotted, and an attend.
ance of between 1000 and 10000 persons
is expected.
Ill duuitloil " Tie FTlICe VI w dleS duO
the Duke of York. q number of the
prlncesses will occupy seats in the front
rows. Sir Clements Markham will take
the chair and the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of York will have seats on
the platform. beside their Norwegian
guest.
The proceedings will be commenced by
the Prince of Wales handing to DR.
Nansen special golA medal, awarded
by the geographical sotiety--about three
times the size of their ordinary medal.
Silver replicas of this medal will be
granted to Nansens principal COM
panions. and bronze medals to the crew
of the Fran. On the following day. Nan,
sen Will open lecturing tour in London
and the provinces.
The stirring up which Sir Donald
Smith, the Canadian high commissioner
has given to the question of advantage
which Canada Offers to desirable emf.
grants is being followed by a series OF
lectures on Canada, delivered by the
Canadian government agent On Wed
nesday last, p. Bryne. the agent in Liv'
erpool of the emigration department OF
the province of Ontario. lectured at the
Imperial institute in this city.
The latest thing In entertaining is
gridiron party. The originator was Mrs
buncombe. daughter of Mrs. Archibald
Stuart Wortley and formerly an actress
whose stage name was Nelly Bromley
The Prince Of Wales was among Mrs
nuncombes guests. and showed the
keenest interest while the grillink OF his
outlet was proceeding: The dining room
was transformed for the occasion into q
grillroom. and the chef dispensed fllett
and outlets, cooked on silver grills. te
a gathering of smart people.
1t cost the government over 100000
to prosecute Edward ]. Ivory OF New
York. recently acquitted of the charge
OF conspiring to cause a dynamite ex.
plosion. Scotland Yards bill alone was
100000. and 1t cost $4,000 to obtain the
alleged evidence in the United States.
The death is announced of Mrs Mas
singberd. prominent women's rights
advocate. and president of the Pioneer
First Ladys club Of London.
The decision Of Rev. George F. Pente.
cost. pastor of the Marylebone Presby-
terrain church of this city. to accept .
call to the First Presbyterian church OF
Yonkers, is causing much excitement
among the Presbyterians of London. Mr.
Pentecost himself seems to regret going
he said he was going to smaller church
with a smaller stipend and a perhaps
smaller sphere of influence: but. he
added, he was bound in honor to go.
In spite of official denials, it IS be-
coming generally known that the condi-
ton Of the cars health Is critical, anc
that regency Is probable.
The newspapers here have been com.
menting at length upon the crusade OF
Rev. Dr. William s. Rainsford of St
Georges church. New York, against the
Bradley Martin ball. and are making
nlany criticisms. on the superstition that
Or. Rainsford is an American, whereas
he was born in Dublin and kra duated al
Cambridge. Eng.
Vanity Fair says: II an English parson
tried to so dictate. he would be told to
mind his own business.
The fight on Thursday last at the
Olympic club. Birmingham, between
Dick Burg of England and Eddy Com
molly of st. John. N. b., for a purse of
$1,000 declared a draw in the 10th round
still causes much interest in sporting
circles. 1t is everywhere conceded that
1t was the most desperate glove fight
seen in England, and experts Join in the