Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-18
II BatOkanS a Death In The British
Royal Family.
WEEKLY NEWS FROM LONDON.
Prospective Divorce Of a Couple Of the
High Nobility Of lialy-lre-
land and Royalty.


oils having succeeded in conveying
hiuts to his royal highness that other.
wise the season was certain OF failure,
which wonld be followed by cOnse-
quent depression In trade, owing 10
the social reaction which set in
after the celebration OF the queens
jubilee.
In spite OF , file al frowns and at.
Iempts to suppress the chatter, it has
leaked out, that the detachment OF
loot guards ausrtered at the Tower Of
London, swear the sentries on night
IUty have seen the Ghost OF Anne
Bolsyn, the unfortunate wife ~ the
much married Ring, Henry VIII,
whom he caused to be behesded In
1885. The ghost Of Queen AnGe b.
leyn lie only supposed ~ appear OIL
| the eve OF the death Of o member OF
the royal family, and, therefore, the
matter has been made the occasion
or comfortable gossip.
The Marquis de Luvllle, II 10 an
| nCunced has gone to Paris with the
| object OF challenging all the uetractors
Of Prince Henry Of Orleans so long as
| the prince Is unable to wieid SWORD
In his own defense. The king OF Siam
has returned TO Taplow court rom
| France and will remain there until
| October /.
The relations between the Duse and
| Duchess OF Aos'n, the former being
the oldes, neph, OF the king OF Igaiy
anu the latter being Princess Helena
| OF Orange, daughter OF theilate Count
OF Paris are once more supp osed to be
strniued and 1t is further stated tn at
their separation Is only q question { (
shors time. Although they were only
married about two years ago, In June,
1886, In June, 1896. tue Figaro an.
nounced the marriage had turned
20 be very unhappy ior both parties
and that q Judicial separation was
only prevented by the Intervention
| OF the Duke de Aumaic. The duchess
Figaro added refused to be reconcileo
TO her husband md kept separate
apartments. In Decem Der Cf the same
| year there was heIo farily council
OF the membsfs OF the house OF Savoy
ana ORLEANS at the END OF which It
was announced that the Duke and
Duchess Of A ostA had been induced to
abandon their intention Of an imme-
diste 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,
be- done all she eau 10 soothe the
I I'll ID feelings OF the duchess but all
hen efforts ~ make her change her
mind seem to have been una vailing
and 1t 10 generally ad nitted that her
| separation from the duke IL agaiu
10. ked upon as being almost inevila-
| BILE.
A curious suggestion hae beer made
with the object OF emphAsizing the
union OF the British empire anu Il 10
meeting with considerable force. The
iJen 10 that In place OF such distinctive
names rs Canads, Australia, etc., the
| esignation Of Toe British empire
| should be applied TO all the countries
under British rule.
Uuder this plan Great Britain proper
| would be known as the British empire;
Central Canada would be known a.
British smpire-NOrlnwest, etc.
The appalling number OF cycling
accidents is leading to demands for
| legislation to aDate the public danger.
TDere were ten deaths and Q core OF
dangerous injuries among bicycle
| riders du ring the first half OF the pres.
| emit week.
A royal residence In Ireland now
/ anna r. to be within reach, since tLs
Queen seems to support the propos /.
,ior. In long letter to the duchess
of Y ork, congralulstiDg her upon the
succsss Of her recent tour with her
| n uebapu, in Ireland her majesty asks
| n she vonld like TO spend . part OF
| ench wear in Ireland.
On the other hand, Mr.. Michael
DAyitt declares the Irish do not want
ROYALTY in Ireland aud he asserts thai
the duke and duchess mistook hos.
| pitality for loyalty.
William Waldorf Astor 10 about to
erect q huge NapOlesn fountain at his
estate on the Thames formerly owned
by the duke Of Weetminster. 1t ia
understood that q syndicate has cor.
nered all OF Ministers luIure work In
this city, securing exclusive control
ana that gallery exclusively
Whisilerian will be opened shortly,
About the middle OF October an sx.
hibition will bs opeHed at the royal
Institute OF all tho jubilee gifts ana au-
dresses to the queen during the osls-
bration OF her jubilee. Halt 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 q total OF 1925. 900. The lat, 9,
development in the use OF wHsts In a
soheme to produce hot water at one
cent per gallon from the waste heat Of
the street gas lamps. A machine for
this purpose has been exhibited and
appears to work satisfactorily. The
various parish authorities OF the poorer
districts of London are considering its
Introduction into the streets.
The Paris mu niolpRi co1 acii Ia de-
batting scheme to furnish cheap baths
in small baths erected on the eide
walks. An agitation which has ~.
sumed proportions in Paris 10 against
proposal OF ths municipal council
TO raise the octroi duties from IA to so
confines on each bottle Of champagne.
The wine growers declare tbis sxlr-
tax will materially aft o. the consump.
lion OF champBgnes.
Tho unclaimed jewels and curios to
the value OF sl5O,0O0 which were
found in the RUNS after the fire al the
Charily Ball, which occurred on May
. last, have been sCld At auction. The
noney Realised 10 remain bonded Tor