Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17

| mere nave been several BuDetr0ket
and god many horses have died
from the heat. Straw bats have ap.
peared again on all sides and eve y.
where lie heard the complaint that the
weather is worse than that of the
tropics, although the mercury has noi
yet gone above rs.
Visiting Americans are luxuriating
10 this temperature and are prnising
London ne summer resort, greatly to
the establishment OF the resident Ler.
doners.
HENLBY A FAILURE.
| la spite of tue beautiful weather
and tho very exciting contest, Henley
bas been almost u failure this year ae
csmpsred with cther years. Tue chief
reason pr0biby is the rebellion W hich
mas come at last against the extortioD
prhcticed ut Henley by the hotel
keepers, oabmsn and boatmen. This
class OF gentry has suffered very
much In the same way as the Jubilee
| Spectators did.
Comparatively few Amsricaus were
TO be seen among the spectators OF the
regatta. But a number OF Harvard
men have been much In evidence aud
Intensely inteftsleI in everything.
THE QUEENS HARD WORK.
The queen VIII start for Osborne
hou,e, Isle Of Wight, OF Tue.dsy next.
Her oecisi-n 10 leave WI .or castle
Is great relief to the royal family,
who lear that che is doing too much
fnr haF at i. A.
week she has been receiving deputa-
tons OF visitors and entertaining
guests ct lunohen AMI dinner. When
sne received the bishops the other DAY
II was at her own suggestion that "a
number should be personally present cd
TO her. To Bisnop Whipple and
Bishop Potter sue SAID:
81 am very glad indeei to sec you
here"
On ThursIay the queen received a
depnsation OF NonconiornIs,s, hesded
by DR.. Joseph Parker, miEister Of the
City temple, aud DR.. Monroe Gibson,
formerly OF Caicagu and Toronto. Her
ma)es Received them with even more
cert mony than she did the Episoops.
lians. Tncy all luncnsd at The castle
and then proceeued to the drawing
room, where they were ushered INTO
the presFnoe OF tho queen. VINO was
SURROUNDED by the high flicers OF the
couIt with a guard OF honor.
A GAY WEEK IN LONDON,
While the end al the sesson 10 al.
most at hand, this week has been one
Of tho gsyest Of the year in London.
Every night there nav ibeen balls aud
receptions mt which royalty and others |
OF the most exclusive set have been
prevented. One feature OF the season,
anu possibly the chief feature, has |
been the revival of dancing among |
tho men. HerstOfors one Of the Chief |
difficulties which LINTON hostesses
haJ to contend WITH has been the COR
rect thing for the young men to refuse
TO dance and only to turn up at tup.
per time.
This yesr a few prominent hostesses
formed sort OF social iruat and de-
olined to invite notorious offenders
who thought their positions rendered
them secure. The result Is that dane.
ing men are again numerous.
LUDICRoUs NAVAL DISPLAY.
The whole program OF naval
ms n uvers came to u ludicrous fasci
owing TO O misu OF the
orders Of the admiralty. The fleet was
divided into two paris, one CONNIE nd.
ed by Admiral Fellows. He had In.
to steam out OF Biackheau
bay to await q declaration OF war aud
then to endsavor 70 return into the bay
without being intercepted by the other
When sill sixty miles from the
rendezvous a cruiser overlook A dml raj
Fellows and told him that war hal
Usen declared; whereupon he turned
about, and, meeting no enemy, en-.
tered the hay and telegraphed 10 the
"The war 10 over"
After several hours silence the ad.
miTalty sent him curt order to 20 to
the rendezvous 200 miles west.
This hi did and returned again. As
he approached Biackhesd oay last
Sunday morning the enemy appeared
and cleared for action.
The flagship Majestic opened fire,
but Admiral Fellows did not respond.
On the contrary he signnlIed that be
lRd already captured ireland, that
III uroh ssrvice was being hell in the
various chips OF his division and that
le must decline t, fight. The admiral.
y was furious and It will be long
line before the last 10 heard OF this
isseo in naval circles.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The prince Of Wales will be presiden!
Il the Royal CONF ission having
,hsrge OF the British section OF the
'aris exposition OF 1900.
Six hunters, the property of Mr..
'oxhall Keene, were sold at auction at 9
'attersnils on Monday. They brought t
Il ,3Sl. the top price being E45O for /
,all-y FermatI. Ii
Mus Greene, q beautiful American Y
ong prominent In Londop, IL engaged Q
0 be- Married TO a memb " Of the ducal q
amily OF Hamiltons. She gave q con-
ert on Monday evening at the ouse
I Lady BlanufOrd. I
Tue season 30 far as the theaters are
oneerned may be regarded as definite '
, over. What novelties, " any, y
managers stiII have up their sleeves | p
ave been got ready now for the
Metropolitan public, bu, In view OF
neir provincial tours, and, II played v
all In London, the performances v
al partake more OF the nature of
ress rehesrsals than Of anything slse. e
here are, 1t Is true no end OF fine Il
aings promised for the autumn. u