The record-union., 1897-06-13

LONDON, June 12.-The weather has
been winter like during the greater. part
OF the week. Heavy rains fell. and Lon
don presented an especially bedraggIed
appearance with the soaked half-fin-
ished jubilee decorations everywhere.
On Friday, however, there was a pleas
ant change to hot, bright weather. The
changes of temperature have been very
trying to American visitors, who are al
ready filing the hotels
The season as a whole has been a re-
markably poor one; the house agents
especially echo the complaint of poor
business, saying there was never less
demand for furnished houses. The fact
is that the exOrbitant prices charged
for everything is keeping many thou
sands away. LOdging-hOuse keepers in
many instances have been guilty of the
sharpest practices and calmly announce
double prices for the fortnight, includ-
ing the jubilee, to VISITORS who months
ago engaged rooms at a certain figure.
AS a fine example of the price of car
riages, livery firms ask "A $500 for car
riages to Piccadilly and return, a dis
tance of less than two miles, and they
say they will not guarantee to reach
any particular spot
According to an absolutely unim-
peachable authority" a writer in the
Westminster Gazette relates how the
Irish song, The Wearing of the Green"
was very recently sung at Windsor Cas-
tie. The Queen, it appears, requested a
young Irish lady who was visiting the
castle to sing an Irish song. She went
to the piano and sang The Wearing of
the Green" and, according to the story
told her majesty was so touched by the
pathos of the song she burst into tears.
The writer continues: "Ah, said my
informant. you little know the depth
of the Queens sympathy for the Irish,
and the tenderness Of her heart
Great satisfaction is expressed in
Great Britain on the announcement
that the Queen has commanded Will
lam o. Orchardson, r. A, who was
elected q royal academician nearly
ten years ago, to paint a jubilee pict-
ure of herself, the Prince of Wales. the
Duke Of York and little Prince Edward.
Delagoa Bay, according to reports
emanating from good sources. is al
ready in the possession of the British.
and the increased number of troops
Which has been and is being sent to
Cape Colony is really intended for the
occupation of the new possessions. when
the time comes for announcing it. In
this connection it is recalled that
Rothschild practically purchased a con-
trolling interest in the Suez Canal for
Lord Beaconsfield when the latter was
Prime Minister of Great Britain. eight
cen months before the transaction was
announced, and ROthschild's name is
now mentioned as finding the money for
the purchase of DeIagOa Bay.
John Redmond, the Parnellite leader,
accompanied by Louis Stuyvesant
Chandler as star orator, is stumping
Ireland in the cause of the Redmondite
League, which he will inaugurate in a
speech at Cork on Sunday
1t is said that the Queen intends to
confer an honorary Grand Cross of the
Order of Bath on NJ. Hanatoux the
French Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The honor has been seldom bestowed
on any one below the rank Of a Prince,
and at present Baron Lambremont and
the Grand Vizier of the late Shah of
Persia are the only such persons whose
names appear in the list of Honorary
Grand Crosses of the Bath
The Pan-Anglican conference, which
will be held at Lambeth next month,
will be a notable one, at least in one
respect. II is officially announced that
the Car has decided that the Method of
Exchange, of which he is the head,
shall be represented at this gathering Of
Anglican prelates
Mail advices to the Associated Press
from Gibraltar give further details of
the movements of the Siamese yacht
Maha Chankskri. They say: The
yacht is now on its way to Cronstadt,
Russia, to await his majesty's pleasure
10 continue the tour Of the world which
he is now making. This includes a visit
to the United States, Canada and Mex
leo. 1t is stated by the officials of the
vessel, who are all Englishmen, that
the King will spend sufficient time in
America to allow the yacht to go from
New York, where he will land, to San
Francisco. the place of re-enbarkation.
The date of his arrival in the United
States is not definitely decided.