The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
MONTE CARLO And CLERGY.
One Of Many Institutions Supported By
The Casino Company.
The TENTACLES OF The OCTOPUS
Have Gotten into Every Department OF
Lia--uow Christmas Was spent by
British Royalty uch Ado About
Nothing in the Last.

OL the Ntth hdNihs b'NNh WY ~ NN"'-
paratiye brightness The week has been
the coldest Of the season, ten TO twenty
degrees OF frost being registered. and
skating has commenced. All who could
do so have gone to the country. where
Christmas house parties are more nu-
merous than usual. OF the United states
Embassy, the United States Ambassador.
Colonel John Hay. and Mrs. Hay alone
remained in town.
Queen Victoria has a merry party at
Osborne. There was a grand Christmas
tree. loaded with presents for the royal
children. the members OF the household,
and the servants. The party includes the
Battenbergs. Connaughts, Lornes, and
Albanys. A royal baron OF beef. cut from
Devon OK fed on the royal farm at
Windsor. and roasted at Windsor by cooks
sent by London caterer. was forwarded
10 Osborne on Friday. with the boars
head and woodcock pie. which tradition
ally occupied the Queens sideooard at
Christmas This years boar's head IL
a genuine Here de Sangller. from the
Coburgs preserves, IN the Thurlnsian
forest
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
The Prince and Princess OF wales early
IN the week purchased presents as GUS
tomary. from the royal tradesmen. who
dlsplayed the wares In an apartment OF
Marlborough House, which the royalties
selected. The PRICE and Princess OF
wales, Princess Victoria OF Wales. the
Duke and Duchess OF York. Prince and
Princess Charles OF Denmark. and the
Duke and Duchess OF Fife. all assembled
M Sandringham for Christmas, where the
usual festivities took place.
The Earl and Countess OF Craven for
merly Miss Cornelia Martin. daughter or
Mr.. ard Mrs. Bradley-Martin). are en-
tertaining a house party at Combe Anbey'
They gave their tenants a ball on Christ
mas Eve Lord william Beresford and
Lady Beresford. formerly Mrs. Lonis
Hammersley. OF New York, and later
wife OF the Right Hon. Duke OF MARI
borough. who died In 1892. are also enter
tanning az Deepdene.
Lord Alfred Rothschild made his usual
distribution OF 5000 pheasants TO the ON
nibus drivers and conductors. every
'busman getting brace OF birds.
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
As soon as Jackson. the explorer, coSl-
pletes the work connected with his Franz
Josos Land exploration he will start for
the North Pole Hc Informed reporter
OF the Associated Press that his original
plans were Identical with those OF Liue-
tenant Peary. except that he intended 10
take the east coast or the island instead
OF no west mapping out undiscovered
lands en- route But since he heard tno
Pearv lectures Jackson has changed lis
plans. considering that the American fas
prior claims. Jackson now proposes 10
| prcceod by. Davis Straits ana bainh
| bay up the west coast 10 Ellsmere 'slsnn
and Grlnnell Lard. and thence across ,o
| tho furthest point reached by Aldrich IN
| 1876. whence he will push north, making
| IN the direction OF any land visible from
the coast The date OF his departure IS
| unsettled Jackson will have onY one
companion outside OF his crew. Talking
over his plans he said:
II hone 10 push my ship considerably
beyond Coburg Island at the entrance oi
| Jones' Sound and az the furthest nav'-
cable point I shall establish base ana
| thence push north with sledges dogs ana
ponies. and. with ono companion. l ox-
| pect 10 be absent two years"
In well Informed circles tho general
| impression prevails that tho scare In ths
newspapers and among the public In re-
gard ~ tho far East IS AZ least prema-
ture. While the members OF the govern
| ment are reticent they are evidently SIN
cere In disclalming tho least alarm. mo
improsslon gathered I'm ministerial quar-
ters IS that Great Britain IS carefully
watching events. bldins her time. and
,bat she will certainly not fail TO act
promptly and vigorously al the proper
moment
A. tho Chinese Embassy the view pre-
walls that there IS some understanding
between Great Britain and Germany.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
The public scare seems 20 have arisen
from the idea that the proceedings took
| Great Britain by surprise. THIS IL I'M
posslble FOR since her ;nter' antion In
the Chlno-Japanose war u has been
known that Germany has only been walt
| ing favorable opportunity 70 Obtain
foothold I'm China. and AZ various times II
has been reported that Lappa. Quemoy
and Annoy had been secured while yeai
ago German ships surveyed Kiao Chou
Rav. all OF which was known At thu
British Foreign Office. The recent visi'
OF the German war squadron al Ports
mouth. the facility with which ships are
afforded and will be afforded az all British
coal stations 20 the Hong Kong. point C
the sympathetic support ot Great Britain
That Russia does not expect trouble Is
shown I'm tho fact that she has not on'
battleshiD I'm tho FAR East But. ol
course II Russia does not leave Por'
Arthur IN the spring her stay there ma,
lead 10 other grabbing. Tho British gov
ernment however is apparently not Dor
rowing trouble From \ trading point o.
view. n IS pointed out that even IN I'M
event OF the opening 81 three new foreign
ports they will probably bs as httl'
harmful % Shanghai rs Boston Philsdel
phia and Baltimore arc 10 New York.
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The alleged attempt Of the Prince o.
Monaco 20 bleed" the Casino Compan,
has led q the publication Of a pamphlet
by group Of shareholders. fun of infei
estinp reading While everybody Is awai
that the Casino contributes iargely % nj
revenues few people knew that hssif'
the subsidy Of The Prince The es'ah'sF
/ mers keeps M the Judges police nghtn'
water postofiice clergy and charitable u
stltui'ons.
, An interesting item OF las, seasons ex
penditures Is Press subveniions. fZo
, ! 600"
, The pamphlet saws That IL s ahsolu'ei
: necessary 20 expend a large sum IN secu
, ing the good will OF the Continental Pre-
and n Is said that over hair the stories (
suicides are only bids upon the part
Riviera newspapers for share OF th
doodle"
II appears that The Prince OF Mona
attended a recent meeting OF the shar'
n holders and offered 20 renew the conce
sion FOR fifty years the terms being
5 gradual increase OF his personal suosid
until the sum reaches El~.co annually
new port 20 be built az tho cost or f5-o.U
an onera house 20 be built costing fDo
and various other items, making TOT
OF e1o0.oo0 additional annually. Aithoue
+ | the Prince has signed the new concession