The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-19

Does Not Meet With the Approval Of Mich
ael DaVitt.
Asserts That the Duke and Duchess
of York Mistook Irish Hospital
ity for Loya1ty-Jubilee Gifts
to be Put on Exhibition.

Prince and Princess of Wales have an
nOunced their intention of paying sew
eral visits to London, in order to en-
courage the winter season, the trades
men of the metropolis having succeed
ed in conveying respectful hints to his
royal highness that otherwise the sea-
son was certain of failure, which would
be followed by 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 a detachment of foot
guards CHARTERED 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-
rfed 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 considerable
gossip.
The Marquis de Luville, it is an
nounced, has gone to Paris with the
object of challenging all the detractors
of Prince Henri 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 list.
The relations between the Duke and
Duchess of Aosta, the former being
the oldest nephew of the King of It
ally, ard the latter being Princess Hell
enc of Orange, daughter of the late
Count of Paris, are once more reported
to be strained, and it is further stated
that their separation is only a ques-
ton of a short time. Although they
We're 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
separation was only prevented by the
Intervention of the Due D'Aumale. The
Duchess, the Figaro says, refused to
be reconciled to her husband and kept
separate apartments. In December of
the same year there was held a family
council of the members of the houses
of Savoy and Orleans, at the end of
which it was announced that the Duke
and Duchess of Aosta had been in
duced to abandon their intention of an
immediate separation. But when the
Duchess was here last week she de
clared she would never live in Italy
again. Her mother. the Countess of
Paris, has done all she can to soothe
the ruffled feelings of the Duchess, but
all he~ efforts to make her change her
ind t0 hox
and it is generally admitted that her
separation from the Duke is again
looked upon as being almost newt
able.
A curious suggestion has been made.
with the object of emphasizing the
union of the British Empire, and it is
meeting with considerable favor. The
idea, is that in place of such distinctive
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 Canada
would be known as British Empire
Northwest, etc, etc.
The appalling number of cycling ac-
cidents is leading to demands for leg
islatiCn to abate the public danger
There were ten deaths and score of
dangerous injuries among bicycle rid
ers during the first half of the present
week
A royal residence in Ireland now ap-
pears to be within reach, since the
Queen seems to support the PROPOSE
tion. In a long letter to the Duchess
of York, congratulating her upon the
success of her recent tour with her
husband in ireland, her majesty asks
if she would like to spend a part OF
each year in Ireland. On the other
hand, Michael Davitt declares that the
Irish do not want royalty in Ireland
and he asserts that the Duke and
Duchess of York mistook Irish hospi-
tally for loyalty.
William Waldorf Astor is about to
erect a huge Neapohtan marble foun-
tain at Cliveden, his magnificent es-
tate. formerly owned by the Duke of
Westminster.
1t is understood that a syndicate has
cornered all of Whistler's future work
in this city, securing exclusive control,
and that a gallery exclusively Whist
lerian will be opened shortly
About the middle of October an ex-
hibition will be opened at the Royal
Institute of the jubilee gifts and adj
dresses to the Queen during the cele-
bration 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 expectations. reach
ing only a total of 1925 600
The latest develoment in the use of
the waste is a scheme to produce hot
waste is a scheme to produce hot
waste heat of the street gas lamps. A
machine for this purpose has been ex-
hibited. and appears to work effective
~. The various parish authorities of
the poorer districts of London are con-
sidering its introduction into the
streets.
The Paris Municipal Council is debat-
ing a scheme to furnish cheap baths in
small buildings erected on the side
walks.
An agitation which has assumed pro-
portions in Paris is against a propos-
al Of the Municipal Council to raise
the octroi duties from 10 to 80 cen
times on each bottle of champagne
The Wine growers declare this extra tax