Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-17
DINNER TO WOLCOTT
Englishmen Pay Their Respects to the
Colorado Senator.
HIS MISSION OF ABSORBING INTEREST
Mr. Balfour Says he Heartily Concurs in
Wolcott's Ideas.
GREATLY INTERESTED IN ARBITRATION
Lord RothsChild Regards the Recent Treaty
with High Favor,
FASHIONABLE FOLK GO STUNNING
1t liz Now Considered the Correct
Thing for Londoncrs in High
Life to "Do" whitc-
chapel District.
FASHIONABLE FOLK GO STUNNING

Copyright. 1897. by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The mission OF Scna-
tor Edward o. Wolcott of Colorado to Europe
Is OF absorbing interest to all interested in
financial matters Thus far the senator has
been content to sound English feeling rather
than expound his views, and the dinner
which Henry White, formerly secretary Of
the United States legation here, gave on
January IL to a number of distinguished
people In order to enable them to meet Sena-
tor Wolcott, was an excellent opportunity
for him to do so. Among those present
were A. j. Balfour first lord of the treas
ury and government leader in the House Of
Commons; the marquis of LanSdowne, secre-
tary of state for war; William Court Gully,
speaker of the House OF Commons; Lord
de Rothschild and Henry Asquith, formerly
secretary of state for home affairs. The din
ner was also a striking example of Mr..
Whites position in England, as there are
few men who are able to collect such a
gathering at short notice.
A representative OF the Associated press
had brief talk with Mr.. Balfour, who .at
first was reluctant to say anything on the
subject for publication, on account OF his
official position. But he remarked:
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 pleas
ure in meeting Senator Wolcott, and heartily
concur in his ideas, so far as / have heard
them. l am certain his mission will be
productive Of good results to the cause OF
bimetallism in both countries"
Lord Rothsohild was Of the opinion that
whatever benefit bimetallsm would derive
from the senator's mission would be on the
continent rather than in England, adding:
"It depends on whatever action tho powers
that be in France and Germany will take.
Senator Wolcott will undoubtedly confer
with Emperor William and NJ Meline"
Qhe French premier)
Lord Rothschild also said that he regarded
Senator wolcott as an able man, and, con-
tinulng caid: "Of course we" alluding to
his firm, "are strict monometallists."
INTERESTED IN ARBITRATION.
His lordship evinced great interest in the
arbitration treaty.
"Will the senate ratify it?" he asked.
81 regard it as one of II not the most i'm
portant events OF the century. Anything
that tends to bring the Anglo-SaXon races to-
gether will benefit both England and
America"
The Associated press is authorized to
state that all the recent reports in regard
TO william Waldorf Astor, which have been
so prominently printed In many American
papers are untrue. Mr.. Astor not only is not
a naturalized citizen of Great Britain, but he
has not the slightest intention OF transferring
oil tn no
is true that he recently sold a portion of
his real estate in New York, but this was
purely in the line Of business
The great channel tunnel scheme which has
been endorsed successfully by Golden
Bright, Gladstone and Leon Say. and con-
denIned by other statesmen, and all mill
tary and naval experts has been abandoned.
At meeting of the company on Tuesday
II was decided to utilize the borings as a coal
shaft and proceed TO develop the coal seams
discovered.
At a meeting OF the Society for Checking
Abuses in Public Advertising, on Thurs
day, the chairman, Sir Lepel Henry Griffin
who will be remembered in America as
one of Henry Wizards guests on the oc-
casion of the opening OF the Northern Pa
cihc railroad, said that the government and
Parliament must be told 1t Is their duty to
prevent the Disagreement OF places OF
natural beauty and historical interest though
II was hard, he added. TO interdict the farm
ers. "who got more from a crop OF posters
than from a crop Of wheat"
The Laurentien library at Florence Will
shortly publish some 600 letters in their
entirety and in chronological order which
were addressed to Michael Angelo by his
most celebrated contemporaries. These let
tiers are from popes, soveregns, artists and
writer's. They have been stored In the
Buonarittl archives aud only portions OF
them have hitherto been published.
STUNNING EXPEDITIONS.
The old established ticket agency OF Keith
Prowse Co., which numbers among its
patrons some OF the most fashionable West
End folk, has recently announced by cir
cular that they will conduct Summing eX-
petitions through Whitechapel and the East
End of London The terms therefor are
high: II Is imperative that no high hats
shall be worn and the places visited are
"the resorts of the poorest of the poor -
AS matter of fact the Whltechapel dis
trct Is now eminent for is respectabllty.
oluCt 'uc Jhch tue NlppSl muiueIs lHt
police regulations for the entire district
have been completely changed, and the
streets there at all hours are as safe as the
Strand. The numerous courts and blind
alleys, once dark and vividly suggestive
OF crime. have been thoroughly lighted, so
that despite its poverty, the Whltechapel
district is not 10 dangerous as the cores
ponding tenement localities in New York.
Richard Holmes. the librarian of Windsor
Castle, is preparing the material for the
authoritative Personal Life OF Queen Vie
toria," to be published this year. The let
ter press will embrace a consideration OF
her majesty's position, first as princess and
daughter then as queen, wife and mother
and OF her reign since the death OF the
prince consort. The writer has been aG-
thorIzed to correct certain inaccurate state
ments frequently made regarding the queens