Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-20
OUR LONDON LETTER.
Military Display at The Queens Dla-
mOnd Jubilee.
UNIVERSITY DEGREE FOR BAYAnD.
Dir. Nausen's Book the Literary SeDsa
iiol of the Week. iheairi.
cal NOes.

cal NOies.
LONDON, Fob. 20.-[ Copyrlght 1897
by the Associated Psess. Most of the
colonies have already accepted the IN.
vitation OF the secretary OF state for the
colonies, Mr.. Jss. Chamberlain, to
send representations OF troops to the
qeen's diamond jubilee celebrations,
aud they are expected to greatly en-.
nance the attraction OF the professions.
Canada, New South Wales, Queens.
land, South Australia, New Zealand,
tho Gaps Of Good Hope, Natal, Trlni-
dad anu Cyprus are sending cavalry,
the troopers to be sent by the latter
being mounted zsptihs. Some infantry
and artillery are coming from else
where, as far distant as the Gold
Coast, GEORGETOWN and Hongkong. A
general officer will be appointed TO
Command the whole force. The wish
tors Will be housed In the military
barracks OF tho homo district.
ENTERTAINMENT by NAVAL Off.
GERS
Rear Admiral 4. q. Selfridge and
the iii ,ers OF the United States Medi-
terrauean squadron are at Cannes,
where they nave been entertaining
the Residents and the officers OF the
French Mediterranean squadron.
There was brilliant reception on
bOsrd tho flagship San Francisco at
which tue project OF the maritime
Alps, the United States hm bassador to
France, Mr.. james b. Eustis, Consul
General Morse, Sir Wilpm and Lady
JohnsJu, Mr.. Eugene Higgins and
others were present.
LADY BEREsFORD PLEASED.
Lord William Beresiori replying to
resolution OF congretulstion from the
town council of D0rklng near winch
the Deepdepe (the Beresiord estRte) is
situated, says IL hos given the greatest
satisfaction TO Lady BeresIoru and
himself, adding tnat they trusted that
the birth OF their son would forge
another link In the chain of BympRthy
which bound them to th1 town.
THE TRANsvAAL RAID.
AT yeaterday's (Friday's) session of
the parliamentary committee which
IL ipquiring into the Iransvssl raid
the nDsence OF two ladies who wers
present the lrst day -exciteu CON
| siderable comment. Their absence, Il
now develops, was due to the action o
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, who at a pr.
vate meeting of the committee, > insisted
| that IN view OF the exclusion OF tue
general public the presence OF these
| two ladies who are Identified promi'
| nently with the oauee OF Col. Ceci
| Rhodes, would be compromising tl
the committees proceedings, and It
was resolved to restrict the attendance
| to reporters, members OF the House o.
Lords or House OF Commons, and
| private secretaries.
| AN ICE CARNIVAL.
The ice carnival at the Princes
| club on Wednesday last was a brilliant
| success. Ladies Randolph Churchill,
Minot Cook, Cole Brooke, Evelyn
| Cavendish and other well known peo.
| pie dressed In red gave exhibitions Of
| skating. The feature OF the evening
was cotillion, said TO be the first tim,
It has been attempted on skates. The
| Prince OF Wales, the Duchess OF Teck
the Duke and Duchess OF Dsvonshire
Lord and Lady Lansdown, Lord and
Lady Dudley, Lady Terrence Black
wood anu Mrs. Arthur Psget, were
among those present.
| DIR. NANsEN's BOOK.
DR.. Nansen's book, which was pub
iished on Monday In two bumptuou
| volumes, is the literary sensation o
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being doomed IN all book stores an,
libraries and the papers are lavish II
their praise of the work.
| The explorer himself 10 continuing
his triumphnl progress In Scotland
where he Is being feted on all sides.
| Cambridge university is to confer a
degree upon DR.. Nsnsen.
| ANOTHER BOOK.
| Another book which was awaited
with iatorest was Olive Scbrienders
Trooper Peter halkets, but this Ia
uIssppointment. 1t Is u ferocIoui
attack on Cecil Rhodes anu mlkel
many act usations OF cruelty agains
the British Chartered company.
HONOR FOR MIR. BAYARD.
The United States ambassador, Mr..
BsyArJ, has as yet received no intima
tlUn az to when the queen Will receivs
ut Windsor. He receives many In
vitations to public and private func
lions.
The university OF Cambridge vii
confer degree VI LII. ID. upon MIR
Bayard before the lR!er leaves Eng
land. /, Is reported Mr.. J. II. Custer
second OF the United Statea legation
VIII be made charge u'ahaires as Mr.
Bayaid starts tor Italy, March 4.
Mr.. john Hayes Hammond tn
American engineer and former me u
ber OF Johannesburg Reform commit
tee starts tor Africa on saturday. ID
Will remain Tor three uuOnths.
THE SENSATION IN PARLIAMENT.
The sensation OF tho week In Par
lament was not caused by The Cretaj
question but by tue dramatic mamie
in which MIR. Chamberlain anu ounce
that Telegram had been receives
rom the British agent ct PIetori
saying tnat President Kruger ha,
nieu n bill OF indemnity against tn
British gOvernmeni, which is to pa.
, 1t or "causs 1t to be paid" as resul
Of the Jameson raid. Mr.. Chambe
lAiA read the items as II they were
tIadesman's bill, HB6IsS1 3s 3
being asked as ga l..stenal charge,
ana El,000,00O ior moral and int
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