The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.

AA4D "O1AAS ~ -
Shopkeepers and Householders
Along the Route Of Pro-
cessIon Get Ready
London, March 2O.-The celebration Of
the Queens diamond jubilee on June 20
rivals even the Eastern crisis in public
attention. Preparations for the event
are going on everywhere in London and
the Queens procession will he rehearsed
early during the morning of Tuesday
next
Sir Julian Goldsmith's house On Picca-
dilly has been let for $4,000 for the day
Of the celebration proper, and single
windows along the route to be followed
by the procession are fetching $3.50.
The insurance companies are insuflng
sightseers aginst loss. owing to the
abandonment of the procession or q
change of route.
Landlords are giving tenants of houses
on the poorer PORTIONS Of the route. on
the south side Of the Thames, notice to
quit in order to get big prices for win
dows, and the newspapers are publishing
special column Of advertisements Of
windows to let along the route. Finally
the fashions of 1887, the year of the
Queens accession to the throne, are be-
ing revived.
Parnellities 10 Meet.
At meeting of the Parnelite mem
bers Of Parliament ON Thursday last it
was decided to request John Red mond to
call conference of representative Par
nellites from all parts Of Ireland to meet
iii Dublin during Easter week for the
purpose Of considering the position and
prospects Of the party. This step was
rendered necessary by the recent attitude
Of Timothy Harrington. and it is intend
ed to make vigorous efforts, both in Ire
land and America, to strengthen the
party. Mr.. Redmond and his colleagues
are confident of success and propose to
submit the conference a complete scheme
for the reorganization of their forces in
Ireland
The lord mayor of Dublin has issued
invitations to a meeting to the Mansion
house there to float a Parnell family
fund. Already a considerable sum has
been collected for the project and it is
expected it will meet with great success.
1t is learned that not only Mr.. ,Parnelr s
mother, Mrs. Della Parnell, but his broth
er. John Parnell, are in pecuniary want
and but for the prompt action Of Mr..
Redmond and others they would have
lost the family estate in Wicklow.
Preparations are already on foot in
Ireland to celebrate the centenary of the
rebellion of 1893. A central committee
expected that large numbers of Irish
Americans will participate.
Mgr. Merry del Walls Mission.
Mgr. Merry Del Val, the papal delegate
to Canada, sails from Liverpool for New
steamship Umbria, to settle the Mantle
ba school question. Mgr. Del Val is dis
| tinguished-looking about 50 years of age.
and of courtly manners. He is evidently
man who will hear all sides and when
he reaches decision lie will put his foot
down in the firmest manner.
Mgr. Del Val goes to Canada in com
! conversation with a representative of the
Associated press yesterday Mgr. Del Va
said Il have had great mass of docu
| mentS and information placed at my dis
posal, to which I am giving the closest
attention in the sincere hope that m!
work will contribute to the good of Cana
da. My plans on arriving in New York
first 60 to Montreal and shall Of course
| visit Manitoba. The expenses of my
mission are not borne. as stated in some
| newspapers, by any of the parties to the
controversy. They are borne absolutel,
by the Pope, who is very particular ii
| SuCn matters.
Considerable excitement has been ere
ated in the artistic world of Paris by til,
refusal Of the hanging committee of the
salon to accept picture of Jean Weber
"First Sight" The picture represent.
the interior of butcher shop with {
fine display of meat, but a close exami
nation of the picture shows the butcher
to be an allegorical Bismarck and thu
carcasses exposed are human corpse:
and representatives victims Of the chan
cellor's ruthlessness. Strong pressure i.
being brought to bear on the committee
with the view of prevailing upon it tt
reconsider it's decision.
Comment on John Hays Books.
An English edition of the pix,
County Ballads of Col. John Hay, sue
cessor of Thomas F. Bayard as ambas
sador to the Court Of St. James, was is
quoted by the press and reviewed in tn
most favorable terms.
The largest diamond in the world ha
arrived in London from Kimberly. Sout]
Africa. It is said to be worth $500.
600 uncut.
In the Edinburgh court of sessions OF
Wednesday last. the hearing of the di
against Sir Charles Henry Frederick Au
gustus Lockhart Ross, Bart, of Balgo
wan, on the ground of adultery, wa
commenced. A counter action of ST
Charles against his wife on simila
charge will be heard in May Lady Ros
testified that her husband went to British
Columbia in April. 1896. and that owin
to information which she obtained dur
ing his absence she began proceeding
for divorce.
James r. Roosevelt the retiring frs
secretary of the United States embassy
| whose resignation was announced thi
week, will shortly sail for America. MI
Roosevelt has been absent from the EN-
bassy since last October and since hi
recent return the relations between him
self and the ambassador have been YER,
strained.
Recently while excavations were bein
made in the vicinity Of the Bank of Eng
land. the workmen came upon an inter
esting find. At depth of about eight
cen feet several articles of Roman time
were discovered. These included
small. beautiful vase of glazed re,
Samian ware having the makers nam
stamped in the bottom of the vessel
There were also the necks and handle
of some large wine bottles. These relic
have been placed in the guild hall mu
sum.
Gossip of the Theaters.
Arthur Pincro's new play, The Prin
cess and the Butterfly: or the Fantas
ties will be produced at the st. Jamc
theater next Thursday night.
Elizabeth Robins intended round o
1hsen's plays will commence in May Will
the production of "John Gabriel Book
man." There will also be brief serie
of representations of The Lady from tn,
Sea" "a Dolls House." and Tho Wild
Duck These will be followed by :
single performance of Ghost
Gillettes American success. "Secre
Service" will follow BLACK Eyed Su
SAN at the Adelphia theater. commeni.
ing on May 4: The term of the engage
ment is for four weeks and the entir,
American cast will be employed.
Sarah Bernhardt's London engagement
will commence at the Adelphia theatel
on Monday, June u. Loren ~asiro" viii
be first produced and will be played fol
| two weeks.
Lottie Collins has been compelled by
illness to cancel her engagement at the
Prince of Wales theater in Liverpool.
The new play at Terry's theater. en-