The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-18

mense hole. and the giving away of
several bulk heads, in consequence of
faulty construction, the. Gangul fioated
for six hours, practically without
pumping.
The queens message to her -,eople
from Windsor castle published YES
terday in the Gazette, in which $ha
says that she intends to reign as lone
as life lasts, effectually disposes of
the stale old story published in the
United States asserting that she con
templates abdicationadn favor of the
Prince of Wales.
In spite of the beautiful weather and
the very exciting contests Henley has
been almost failure this season as
compared with other years The cbief
reason, probably, is the rebellion which
has come at last against the extor-
ton practiced at Henley by the hotel
keepers, cabmen and bCatmen. This
class of gentry has suffered very mllrf1
in the same as the jurbilea spectators
did Comparatively few Americans
were to be seen among the spectators
at the regatta, but ahhuH{ber of Har
ward men, whom Mr. Lehman has
been entertaining handsomely. have
been much in evidence, and intensely
interested in eVerythingy ct
AWAY TO OSBORNE.
The queen will start for Osborne
house. Isle of Wight, on Tuesday next.
Her decision to leave Windsor castle
is a great relief to the royal family
who fear that she is doing too mucb
for her strength. Every day of the
week she has been receiving deputa,.
tiOns of visitors and entertaining guests
at luncheon and dinner When she
received the bishops the other dav If
was her own suggestion that num-
Der should be personally presented 10
her. To Bishop Whipple and Bishop
Potter, she said: Il am very glad in
deed to see you here" .-
On Thursday, the queen received q
deputation of non-conformists. headed
by DR.. Joseph Parker, minister of the
City Temple, and DIR. Monroe Gibson
formerly of Chicago and Toronto, Her
majesty received them with even more
ceremony than she did the Episconal-
ians. They all -lunched at the castle
and then proceeded to the drawing
room, where they were ushered into
the presence of the Queen, who was
surrounded by the high officers of the
court, with guard of honor.
The whole programme of naval ma
neuVers came to a ludicrous fiasco ow-
ing to misunderstanding of the ad
miralty. The fleet was divided into
TWO parts, one commanded by Ad-
miral Fellows. He had Instructions to
steam out of Blackhead bay, to await
declaration of war, and then to en-
deavor to return into the bay without
being intercepted by the other division
When still sixty miles from the rem
devious, cruiser overlook Admiral
Fellows, and told him that war had
been declared; whereuPon he turned
about and, meeting no enemy, entered
the bay and telegraphed' to the adj
miralty: ''The war lis over" After
several hours silence, the admiralty
sent him curt order to go to a rem
devious 200 miles west, This he did
and turned about again, AS he ap,
preached Blackhead' lbayr last Sunday
morning, the enemy appeared and
cleared for action. The flagship Ma
Jestic opened fire, but, the admiral did
not respond. On the Contrary, he sig
nailed that he had already captured
Ireland; that church service was being
held in the various ships of his d.
vision, and that he must decline to
fight The admiralty was furious, and
it will be long time before the last
is heard of this fiasco in naval circles.