Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-18
SENATOR wOLCOT.

A representative of the press had
brief talk with Mr. Balsour. who. q,
first. was reluctant to say anything on
the subject for publica tioi.. on account
of his official position. But. he remarked: I:
You can be sure that this is from no
lack of interest in the cause. However
you may say this much. l have had
great pleasure in meeting Senator VOL
colt, and heartily concur in his ideas, SO
far as l have heard them. | am certain
his mission will be productive of good
results to the cause of bmetallism in
both countries"
Lord Rothschild was of the opinion
that whatever benefi; bimetallism would
derive from the senator's mission i,
would be on the continent rather than in
England, adding:
1T depends on whatever action the
powers that be in France and Germany
will take. Senator Wolcott will ua.
doubtedy confer with Emperor Will
lam and NJ. Meline tthe French pre-
mier)."
he regarded Senator Wolcott as an able
man and. continuing. he said:
"Of course We" alluding to his firm.
al < Stl!Nt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
His Lordship evinced great interest
in the arbitration treaty.
will the senate ratify it?' he asked
Il regard it as one of. if not the most
important of the century. Anything tha
tends to bring the Anglo Saxon races
together will benefit both England and
America"
The correspondent is authorized to
state that all the recent reports in re
gard to William Waldorf Astor which
have been so prominently printed in
many American newspapers. are untrue
Mr. Astor is not a naturalized citizen
of Great Britain. and he has not the
slightest intention of transferring his
allegiance to the British crown. 1t is
true that he recently sold q portion of
his real estate in New York, but this was
purely in the line of ordinary business.
The great channel tunnel scheme, which
has been endorsed successfully by Cob
Cen. Bright. Gladstone and Leonsay,anG
condemned by other statesmen and all
military and naval experts. has been
abandoned. At a meeting of the COM
piAny on Tuesday it was decided to utiI-
iZe the borinSs as a coal shaft. and pro-
ceed to develop the Goals discovered.
The latest aspirant to yachting hon
Crs is the Duke of Abbruzzi, nephew of
the King of Italy, and an officer in the
Italian navy. He is now on his way to
Glasgow, in order to make arrange
ments for the construction of a racing
yacht which will be ready for the sum-
mer contests.
The Pail Mall Gazette expresses the
fact that Charles Day Rose and A. b.
Walker have decided to build new. large
class cutters. But little has leaked out
in regard to Mr.. Roses yacht; but. il is
understood that Soper is designin a
craft suitable for lighter winds than
Satanita, paying particular attention
to all points of measurement which are
likely to gain as great a time saving al
lowance as possible from big rivals.
The Pail Mall Gazette expresses the
hope that some American will accept the
offer of Mr.. Tankerville-C e-Chamberlayne.
to race for the trophy which the queen
offered and which the Arrow won from
the America in 1862. the course to be
around the Isle of Wight. and the start
and finish off Osborne, where the queen
could witness them. & is suggested that
the contest would be the most memor-
ooiC VI tAC NiCtoiidL cId. anu d
connection to the diamond jubilee.
Lady Harris has at last settled upon
the memorial of her husband. the late
Sir Augustus Harris. the theatrical
manager. to be placed above his tomb in
Brompton cemetery. At her order Jo-
seph Whitehead. the sculptor. has pre-
pared a design which is now on exhibit
tion at his studio. The monument, which
will be completed in about six months,
consists of white marble pillar. sur
mounted by life-sized bust of the de-
ceased. Al one side of the pillar stands
female figure of Fame, crowning the
bust with wreath of laurel. On the
other side Is a trophy emblematic OF mu-
sic and the drama. thewhole rising from
a beautifully moulded plinth.
The company engaged to support Flor