The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
Reds official task Is over, their per-
sonal engagements promise to be all,
most as important and numerous.
MILES MAKES TROUBLE.


MILES MAKES TROUBLE.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, u. s. A., has
been rather an embarrassing element
in the United States special mission
and to the British government, as he
insisted upon taking more than they
intended him to do. The government
had provided rooms, servants and car
riages at the Alexandria hotel for Rear
Admiral J. N. Miller, u. s. N, and
Gen. Miles, but the invitation was not
extended to their wives. Gent Miles
arrived first with his wife, and occu-
pied both rooms, leaving Admiral Mil
Ter the room the court officials had in
tended for the servants accompanying
the two officers. Admiral Miller there
upon declined to remain at the hotel,
and repaired to lodgings in Half Moon
street, where his family was installed
The court officials were greatly dis
tressed, and wished to take a suite of
rooms at the Victoria hotel for AID.
Miller, but the latter declined
The secretary of state for the colo
MES, Joseph Chamberlain, provided
royalty with a new sensation on We'd
nesday. Wishing to have ami over.
whelming social show, Mr. Chamber
lain took the late Sir Julian Gold
schmidt's big house in Piccadilly, and
invited 1000 guests to q banquet and
reception following it; all Of whom APP
parently accepted, resulting in the
greatest crush London remembers. The
sudden bringing OF eight or nine hum
dred carriages into Piccadilly quite up
set the police, and made an intermin-
able jam in the midst of which. the
Prince and Princess of Wales drove up
st. James street. The prince finding
that the police were. unable to, immedi-
ately clear his royal way, ordered his
coachman to drive back to Marlbor-
oug'h house, and for the first time in the
life Of their highneSSeS, their purpose
to honor commoner was barred In
side the house the crush was terrible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain vainly tried
to edge their way to the foot of the
stairs in order to receive the Prince
and Princess Of Wales. Hundreds
were unable to get In at all, and the
Duke and Duchess Of York were oblig-
ed to make their exit by we- of the
Kitchen and the area steps The 0-sco
is the talk of the town, and many Bit
ter remarks are circulating in society
The old Tories are delighted at what
they call Mr.. Chamberlain's bad breed
Ing, and want of taste, etc. and pre-
dictions are made that the Prince and
Princess of Wales will never again
accept their invitations.
The United States and Canadian
bishops are being royalty entertained
everywhere. Every bishop has mora
invitations to hospitality than he can
possibly accept, and the same is the
case with the invitations to preach.
The archbishop Of Canterbury received
them all most cordially, and influences
by the Wholesale, it is reported, in the
press, are being brought to bear in
favor of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury's great scheme to obtain the ad-
hesion Of all the eolonials and Of all
Americans. if possible. to such ac-
knowledgement of the Archbishop of
Canterbury's headship of the Church
of England and it's offshootsy as to
practically permit him, in a large
measure, to control the internal af-
fairs of such churches. The idea finds
put little favor with the United States
bishops.