The record-union., 1897-04-18
That the Government Will Back Up
Its High Commissioner.
The Prince of Wales Disguised With
the Arrange ments for the Queens
Diamond Jubilee-Says the Whole
Route is i'm the Hands of Syndi-
Gates of Spectators, and the Jubi-
lee Practically Put Up at Auction.

LONDON, April II copyrighted,
1897, by the Associated Press The
rush of the people leaving London has
never been greater than during this
week. The most striking feature of the
exodus was the number of bicycles
The Prince of Wales has returned
from the Riviera and spent Thursday
in looking over the arrangements for
the celebration of the Queens diamond
jubilee. He went to Sandringham on
Thursday afternoon, and it is reported
that he was disguSted at finding the
whole route in the hands of syndicates
of spectators, and the Queens jubilee
practically put up for auction
The Daily Chronicle expresses itself
as being very respondent regarding
the whole show; says that the ar
rangements are unworthy of the occa-
sion: asserts that there is a rush of
millionaire Americans eager to dis
tinguish themselves by paying fabu
lous prices" and thinks the whole cell
ebration "savors of a carnival of mill
icnaires and a triumph of funkyism,
rather than a proper tribute"
The drift towards war with the
Transvaal is heartily welcomed by most
classes, and even the Liberals and the
west and east enders alike are anx-
lous for an outbreak of hostilities in
South Africa. The statements made by
the First Lord of the, Admiralty,
George J. Goschen, on Saturday last,
when he referred to Great Britain be-
ing determined to back up its High
Commissioner in South Africa, Sir AL
fred Wilmer of the empire, etc, has
been received with delight, and the
angry speeches in music halls meet the
warmest reception. The songs are hos
tile to President Kruger, to Germany
and Holland.
Jerome K. Jerome's To-day frank
ly voices one side of this affair. 1t
says by all means let us fight with
the TransvaaL We are going to fight
for gold mines and territory. They can
not be got without fighting. Every ma
ton has to play pirate at times, and
let US play boldly when we do and
trust to Mr.. Chamberlain to see flags
of truce kept out of the soldiers bag
gage They see the Beers have seen
the flag of England hoisted on a stick,
and always white. 1t is time to prove
we have a colored flag"
Interest in the coming Cabot celebra
tions was aroused on Wednesday when
Sir Clements Markham, President of
the Royal Geographical Society, read
an account of Cabot's voyage to the
North American Continent in 1887.
General Collins, whose departure from
London will be much regretted. has de-
Lit IL
the leading members of the American
colony here. While he deeply appre-
ciates the compliment, General Collins
is modestly averse to accepting any
demonstration. He will leave London
at the end of May as quietly as possi-
BILE
The Bayards will assist at another
public function before their departure
from England on May Sth. On May 9Th
Mr. Bayard will lay the foundation
stone of a home for epileptics at Chal-
font, ST. Peters in Buckinghamshire
This home, which Mr.. Bayard will
christen the Victoria Home,'' is col
ony for epileptics, consisting altogether
of five branches, two for men and one
each for women, boys and girls. This
is the gift of Passmore Edwards. One
of the homes has already been opened
by the Duke of Devonshire. On May
9th Mrs. Bayard will open the home for
women.
When the agents leased Lord Gale
don's house in Carleton House Terrace
to Colonel John Hay, the newly appoint
ed United States ambassador to the
Court of St James, they evidently over
~ foo -
manded a superb view of the Queens
jubilee procession. Recently the agents
called at the Embassy and offered the
same for the one week of jubilee that
Colonel Hay pays for his three months
of tenancy. The offer was of course re-
fused.
James Roosevelt, the Secretary of the
Embassy, is dispoSing of his house
hold effects and horses at the residence
he occupied in Belgrave Square. Mr.
Roosevelt is at present in Paris His
health is in a precarious condition
Lars Anderson, the acting Charge
d Affaires in Rome will shortly arrive in
London, en- route for New Yrk, to be
married to the New York heiress. Miss
Perkins.
The Bronte Museum at Haworth and
Grand was formally opened for the sea-
son last Tuesday. An address entitled
"Some more light on the Brontes." was
delivered by Clement Shorter, the biog-
rapher of Charlotte Bronte Still an
other book relating to this peculiar fam
lily will shortly be published in London.
1t is written by the Rev. Angus
Mackay, and is called The Brontes in
Fact and Fiction
The members of the lacrosse team of
the Crescent Athletic Club of BROOKLYN
n. Y. have returned to London after
their Irish tour in a badly battered con-
dition. Currie is suffering from water on
the knees. Waters has a spiked foot
and is suffering from blood poisoning,
and Jewell is nursing a broken collar
bone. The team will play two more
games before returning to the United
States.
Henry Somerset, the son of Lady SOM
erset, and possible successor to the duke
dom of Beaufort, will be the next Lib
eral candidate for South Hereford
There We're great crowds at West
minister Abbey on Thursday last to wit
ness the distribution of the Queens
Maundy bounty. Before the recipients