The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
WEEK IN LONDON
Jubilee Seat SWindlerS
are Hard at Work.
Mr.. Reid Will BE Received by
Queen Victoria.
The Monetary C0mmissiOn--0wner
of the Winner OF the Derby.

London, June 5.-It Is impossible to
escape the jubilee echoes Already every
thing is turning upon that celebration.
1t Is even pointed out that the proposed
bonfires are likely to set the whole coun-
try in blaze while other correspondents
are so impressed with the Importance Of
the jubilee that they are not satisfied
with the name of England or Britain,
and want England to be re-christened
Wiseland, the first four letters being the
initials of Wales, Ireland, Scotland ana
England. This is capped by another cor
respondent who wants the empire To be
called EwiscJlia, so as to bring In the
colonies Of England.
Jubilee seat swindling is rampant.
People are meeting the incoming steam
ers, and are. selling unsuspicious passen-
gers unexisting seats for the jubilee
procession. Many Americans have been
victimized in tnis manner at Queenstown.
MIR Reid's Special Embassy
Complications in regard to the special
embassy of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, proprie-
tor of the New York Tribune. are already
on the horizon. The queen will receive
Mr.. Reid alone following the same pre-
cedent with the other special embassies.
The foreign Office is prepared to provide
quarters for Mr. Reid and his suite.
mDracing in the latter Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, u. ). A., and Rear Admiral j n.
Miller, u. :. y. Mr.. Reid, however,
proposes To do credit to the United States,
and Mr.. Ogden Mills, his brother-in-iaw,
is already here seeking large house for
the accommodation of the special en-
bassy. The foreign offices would be glad
TO have Mr.. Held do this, but they cannot
separate Gen. Miles and Miller.
The Scottish National Mem moriaL.
Upward Of 30 600 signatures have al
ready been obtained for the Scottish
national memorial to the queen, praying
that In state documents the words, "Great
Britain, and British" should always
be substituted for England, F" and ENG
lish. T." Among the signers OF the memorial
are the Duke of Orleans and eight hundred
others.
Ireland il Is claimed in some quarters
has always fretted over the fact that the
queen does not visit that portion % her
dominions and it has been asserted that
her failure To do so Is the result Of the re-
fusal OF Dublin, in tho sixties, to grant
site in Phoenix Park for monument to
the late Prince Consort
The Monetary Commission.
In spite of the cordiality with which the
United states monetary commission has
been received on all sides In France, IL Is
not believed anything practical Is likoly
TO be accomplished ac there. Much has been
made of the utterances of NJ. Meline, tho
French premier, at last weeks banquet !;
but lie carefully pointed out that he spoke
in his own name and not in behalf of the
government OF France. Ii is also known
that no has declared France would not
take the initiative unless certain that
Great Britain would take part in the
movement Unfortunately for their use
fulness in France, at least two out OF the
three American commissioners do not
speak word of French, and neither does
the official secretary of the commission.
The awkwardness of this was shown at
the banquet when tho American ENJOYS
could not respond TO the toasts.
Mr.. j.. Gubbins, the owner Of Galtee
More the Irish colt which won the Derby
on Wednesday. was poor man, working
in America when he inherited great
fortune from his uncle Mr.. Wyse, the
Irish dstiller, and returned to Ireland.