The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-29
Lack of Interest in Great Britain in
Leading Questions.
The New Tariff Act the Only Thing Com
mented Upon.
Rejoicing Among British Over the
Belief That the Bill VIII Not
Yield Sufficient Revenue to Sup
port the Eovernment-No Ex-
pressions of Opposition to Ha-
waiian Annexation.

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The rain, cold
weather and violent storms which have
prevailed throughout Great Britain and
the Continent during the week have
greatly interfered with pleasure at all
the seaside resorts, from many of which
the visitors are returning in large num-
bers
Rev. w. H. Milburn, Chaplain of the
United States Senate, delivered a lee
ture at Aberystwith, Wales, on Mon
day last, in which he contrasted the
"Aristocratic hesitancy' of the English
public speaker with the spread eagle
bunkum oratory'' Of the American pol
iticians.
The Globe thereupon says: This
is just the kind of thing we wish our
American friends not to say. 1t may
be true, and Mr.. Bayard said something
like it; but we want our American
friends to have influence on the other
side, and if they say these things they
may lose it altogether"
Senator Cullom of Illinois, Mrs Gull
lom and their daughter, Mrs. Ridgeley,
and Senator Gray of Delaware, and the
latter's family, have been travelling in
England this month. The Grays sail
for home on Tuesday next. The Gull
Ions have gone to the Continent Both
Senators declare there is a surprising
lack of interest in American questions
in Great Britain, except in the case of
the tariff.
Senator Cullom said "There ap-
pears to be great rejoicing among the
British over the prospect that the tariff
bill may not yield sufficient revenue to
support the Government. They do not
realize that the law has not been in eff
feet long enough for judgment to be
passed on it's effectiveness as a reve-
nue. producer. / have heard no oppo-
sition to the annexation of Hawaii ex-
pressed by the British, for they realize
that American rights there are para
mount; but there is general jealousy
because the United States sees fit to in
crease its territory"
Senator Gray, referring to the tariff
remarked: 1T is most notifying for
Americans travelling abroad to find that
we have erected barrier against trade
with foreign nations which provoFes
the ill-will of nations which would 9TH
eGWlSe De most IGleDOlN.
Continental travelling this summer
has been the worst for many seasons
past, and there has been quite d panic
among the public in Austria in conse-
quence of the recent railroad disasters
and the continuous robbing of passen-
gers on through trains. During the
past five weeks there have been fifteen
accidents on Austrian railroads. Bel
GUM, Sweden and Denmark have been
infested by a large gang of expert rail-
road thieves, who have been robbing
trunks in transit The losses which
travellers have suffered in this manner
recently have greatly increased over the
amounts of any previous year.
The Bimetallic Commissioners who
remain in Europe are enjoying a holi
day while waiting for the reply of the
British Government to their proposals.
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott are in Carls-
bad, and ex-Vice- President Stevenson
and Miss Stevenson are sojourning in
Paris
News from the Anglo Egyptian expe-
dition up the Nile comes slowly and I'M
satisfactorily, largely owing to the alb
surdly stringent and humiliating regu-
lations of the British Commander. Sir
Herbert Kitchener. The newspaper
correspondents are not allowed to mess
with the officers of the expedition and
are forced to take with them six
months supplies. They are not al
lowed to go to the front but are kept
we'll in the rear. and are furnished with
just what information the authorities
please.
Captain Henry Arkwright, who was
aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. a guide named Michael Simond
and two porters. Francois and Joseph
Tournier. were killed by an avalanche
on the Grand Plateau Of Mont Blanc
in October 1866 The bodies of the
guide and porters were found after a
week. but Captain Arkwright's body
was only recovered from the ice on Sun
day last. 5000 feet below where he
died All except the feet and head
were recovered. The right hand was
marvelously lifelike The ice had pre-
served in it the red tint of blood. From
the pocket of his gray waistcoat was
drawn a white, blue bordered handker-
chief as good as new, with his name on
it. The deceased officers collar had
in it a gold stud and in his shirt front
was a larger one set with a diamond
STAR The debris of a silver cigarette
case were in his pocket, and his gold
watch and chain were on the ice near
where the BODY was found The Jus
tice of the Peace. the Mayor. a doctor
and the local gendarmes held an in
quest over the remains. found after
1apse Of thirty wears in the shadow Of
Mont Blanc Thew will probably he
buried a Chamounix-
Lady Haberfon will preside at the
Congress of Women in behalf of ma
tional dress at Oxford in September.
All tho 1aIeoataS "a RI yvear bI0oroerS