Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Santries at Tower Of London See
Annie Boleyn's Spook.
PRESAGES DEATH IN ROYAL FAMILY
New Nomenclature Proposed for
Possessions of Great Britain.
ROY lily IN IRELAND

LONDON, September 1S.-The Prince and
Princess Of Wales have announced their in
tention of paying several visits to London.
in order to encourage the winter season,
the tradesmen of the metropolis having
succeeded in conveying respectful hints to
his royal highness that otherwise the season
was certain of failure, which would be fol-
lowed by cor sequent depression in trade.
owing to the social reaction which set in
after the celebration of the queens dia-
mond jubilee.
In spite of official frowns and attempts
to suppress the chatter, it has leaked GU.
that the detachment of foot guards quar-
tered at the Tower of London swear the
sentries on night duty have seen the ghost
of Anne Boleyn, the unfortunate wife OF
the much-married King Henry VIII, who
he caused to be beheaded on May -, 1886.
The ghost of Queen Anne Boleyn is only
supposed to appear on the eve of the death
of member of the royal family, and.
therefore, the matter has been made the
occasion for considerable gossip.
VIII Fight All Corners.
The Marquis de Louville, it is announced.
has gone to Paris with the object Of chal-
longing all the detractors of Prince Henry
of Orleans, so long as the prince is unable
to WELD a sword in his own defense.
The King of Siam has returned to Tap
low court from France and will :elnain
there until October 1.
The relations between the Duke and
Duchess of Aosta, the former being The
oldest nephew of the King of Italy, and
the latter being Princess Helena of Or
leans. daughter of the late Count of Paris,
are once more reported to be strained, and
1t is further stated that their separation is
only question of a short time. Although
they were only married about two years
In Trrrn +I% N;...,.
announced that the marriage mad turned
out to be very unhappy for 5ota parties
and that judicial separation was only
prevented by the Intervention of the Duke
or Aumale. The duchess, Figaro added
refused to he reconciled to her husband
and Kept separate apartments.
In December of the same year there was
held family council of the members of
the Houses of Savoy and Orleans. at the
END OF which it was announced that the
Duke and Duchess of Aosta had been in
duced TO abandon their intention of an
immediate separation. But when the
Duchess was here last week she declared
she would never live in Italy again Her
mother the Countess of Paris, has done all
she can to soothe the ruflied feelings of thu.
Duchess, but all her efforts to make her
change Ter mind seem TO have been un-
awaiting. and it is generally admitted that
her separation from the Duke is again
looked upon as being almost inevitable.
New British Nomenclature.
curious suggestion has been made with
the object of emphasizing the union of the
British empire and it is meeting with con-
siderable favor. The idea is that, in place
of such distinctive names as Canada Aus
tralia, etc, etc, the designation of Brit
ish Empire should be applied to all the
countries under British rule Under this
plan Great Britain proper should be know
as British Empire Central" Canada would
be known as British Empire Northwest"
etc, etc.
The appalling number of cycling acct
dents is leading to demands for legislation
TO aDate the public danger. There We're ten
deaths and a score of dangerous injuries
among bicycle riders during the first half
OF the present week.
Royal residence in Ireland now appears to
De WITHIN reach since the queen seems to
support the proposition. In a long letter
TO the Duchess of York, congratulating her
upon the success Of her recent tour, with
her husband, in Ireland, Her Majesty asks
If she would like to spend part of each
year in Ireland
On the other hand. Mr.. Michael Dayitt
declares the Irish do not want royalty in
ireland and he asserts that the Duke and
duchess Of York mistook Irish hospitality
for loyalty
Mr.. VIM. Waldorf Astor is about to erect
a huge Neapolitan marble fountain at Give
Gen. mis- magnificent estate on the Thames.
Formerly owned by the Duke of Westmin-
ster. Already score of blocks each
weighing twelve tons, have arrived there.
Whistler's Works Cornered.
1t Is understood that a syndicate has
"cornered' all of Whistlers future work
in this country. securing exclusive con-
troll, and that a gallery, exclusively Whist
lerian, will shortly be opened.
About the middle of October an exhib.-
ton will be opened at the Imperial Insti-
tute OF all the jubilee gifts and addresses
presented to the queen during the cele-
bration of her jubilee. Half of the pro-
eeeds will go to the Prince and Princess OF
Wales hospital fund, the contributions to
that charity having fallen far short of ex-
pectation, reaching only a total of 1850
(S;25, 000).
The report of the asylums committee OF
the London county council shows there has
been an alarming increase in lunacy during
the last nine years, especially in London
While the population of London is 14.:59 OF
the Inhabitants of England, London's pro-
portion of insane persons is 1887. DR..
Clpye Shaw, an expert on the subject, says:
There is. no doubt that, as regards the
power not to stamp it out, but to increase
it,
Which is largely due to the want of asylum
accommodation. the technically cured being
discharged before they really cured,
and thus adding further chances for trans
hitting lunaey.
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