Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-15
JOHN r. REDMOND.


Great PREPARATIONS have been made IN
Dublin to welcome John Redmond on
his return from his American trip. Mr.;
Redmond is confidently looked to in|
many quarters to materially contribute
towards settling the differences among
the Irish members of parliament. Arch
bishop Walsh is bent on determined ac-
ton to end situation which he con-
siders to be intolerable, though 1t has
been cleared up somewhat by the refusal
Of Thomas Sexton to resume the leader
ship.
The British Arctic explorers are pre-
pairing an interesting present to DR..
Nansen. 1t consists of 40 volumes, bound
in navy blue. being all the books of Arctic
exploration published in Great Britain
No one is allowed to subscribe to the gift
unless he has spent at least year with
in the Arctic circle
1t is considered possible that Dr. Nan
sen will soon start on an Antarctic expe-
dition. Heniker Heaton and others have
promised to handsomely contribute to-
wards the expenses, but the matter is
in allegiance pending the decision of the
government in regard to sending gov
eminent expedition. II the latter step
is not adopted. then the scientists will
take the matter up.
Great Britain is honeycombed with
charity. The famine fund is now nearly
81, $50. 900. and is increasing at the rate of
$4,000 daily. The Prince of Wales dia
niond jubilee scheme to eXtinguish the
annual deficit of the London hospitals
has been taken UP with enthusiasm in
the press, and The Daily Tclegraph's
shilling fund, started on Monday, now
amounts to 1Go,c coo shillngs and is in
crcasing daily by about 5000 shllings.
An the other papers are also receiving
contributions.
Wolfe Barrie, president of the Institute
OF Civil Engineers, warns british manu-
facturers that they must wake up to the
fact that American castings are being
used in the new underground tunnels of
London. Mr. Barry says: "A decade ago
the idea of Americans exporting castings
to England would have been laughed at.
Now it is "a fact do not believe that the
United States can seriously compete but
nevertheless the thin edge of the wedge
is a cutting one and must be respected"
The newspapers. even The Times, print
columns of matter from New York about
the Bradley Martin bail The St. James
Gazette says: If Mrs. Bradley Martin
is not n proud woman she must be hard
to please. There are more columns in
the papers about her ball than there
ever were about the arbitra ton treaty.
The Daily Telegraph had long dis
patches announcing the names of those
present, etc. for days before the event,
and Friday The Telegraph had a column
and n half of BALL matter and said: 1t
was one of the most sumptuous. brilliant
and costly functions ever seen in Amer
lea All was gorgeous and monarchial.
TO celebrate the queens diamond
jubilee the teetotalers here propose to
secure 100000 additional signers of the
pledge. On a selected day. every home
In England will be visited by their can
Vassers. The queen is patroness of the
movement.
The Duke of Marlborough is going in
for extensive racing. His horses will be
trained by Marsh of Newmarket, who
trains for the Prince of Wales. The
duchess is interesting herself in the
stable. as well as in all the other depart
nients of the dukes estate. 1t is said
that she keeps sharp eye on affairs at
Blenheim. and spends a couple of hours
daily going over the accounts. She
knows the name of every emplnye. and
though she is generous. she is ezOSeding-
ly careful in the expenditures.
Much interest is taken in the promised
volume from Mr.. Gladstone on the SUBJ
ject of the papal bull to the Anglican
orders. Mr. Gladstone, in announcing
the fact. says: Il leave to properly
qualified persons the exposure of the
pope's feeble arguments. I offer a few
comments. upon the strange want of
forethought. courage and prejudice
which he exhibited"
The resignation Of Lord Rosmead, bet
ter known as Sir Hercules Robinson, the
governor of the Cape of Good Hope and
high commissioner for South Africa, is
in the hands of the secretary of state for
the colonies. Joseph Chamberlain.
The annual dog show at the Agricul-
tural hall, lslington. has 3037 entries.
The Prince of Wales took first prize, for
a Lapland sledge dog. The Princess of
Wales took u third prize for her collie
Sandrinsham Daisy, and the Duchess
of Newcastle took a first prize for her
Borzois, beating Prince Demidoff.
The sensational features of the show
were the purchase of the collie Ormskirk
Emerald for 1850 (s750O), and the fact
that the fox terrier puppy Donna For
tuna, bred by Redmond. the famous fox
1 terrier breeder. carried all before it, and
was eventually placed over its illustrious
dam. hitherto regarded as unbeatable.