The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-08


London, June st is impossible to es-
cape the jubilee echoes. Already every
thing is turning upon that Celebration
dress, decoration, and entertainments,
while there is shrieking chorus from
the press. warning everybody against
all imaginable disasters, which, I Is
claimed, are likely to ensue. 1t is even
pointed out that the proposed bon-fires
are likely TO set the whole country IN
a blaze, while other correspondents are
so impressed with the Importance OF the
Jubilee that they are not satisfied with
the name of England or Britain and
want England 10 be re-christened Wise
land, the first four letters being the in
itials Of Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and
England This is capped by another cor
respondent who wants the empire 10 be
called Enxisecolia, SO as to bring in the
colonies o. England and that all subjects
Of tie queen be called EnWisecolians.
Jubilee seat swindl ng is rampant
Sha-pers are meeting the incoming
steamers az Port Said, Brindisi and
Queenstown and are selling &c unsuspi-
cious passengers unexisting seats to
view the jubilee procession. Many Amer
leans have been v.ctimized in this man
ner at Queenstown.
THE YANKEE BARBARIANS.
Cancellations in regard to the special
embassy of Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, proprie-
tor of the New York Tribune, are al
ready on the horizon. The queen will
receive Mr.. Reed alone, following the
same precedent with the other special
embassies. The foreign Office is prepared
10 provide quarters for Mr.. Reid, and
his suite, embracing in the latter Cen
eral Nelson Miles, and Rear Admiral
J. y. Miller, United States navy. MI.
Reid, however, proposes to do credit 10
the United States and Mr.. Ogden Mills,
his brother-in-law, is already here seek
ing a large house for the Accommodate
Of the special embassy. The foreign
officials are glad TO have Mr.. Reid do
this. but they say they cannot separate
General Miles and Admiral Miller from
the rest of his suite and they must pro-
vide their own quarters.
UPWARDS Of $4,000 signatures have al
ready been obtained for the Scottish Me-
mortal TO the queen, praying that in
state documents the words Great Brit
n" and British" should always be
substituted for England and Eng
lish."
WHY VICTORIA CUTS IRELAND.
Mr. John Erskine, a merchant of Bel
fast. Ireland, has offered the lords of the
treasury, for the queens acceptance,
mansnifcent freehold overlooking Bel
fast Tough as the site of a royal resi-
dence in Ireland. The latter country, II
Is claimed in some quarters, has always
fretted over the fact that the queen does
not visit that portion of her dominion,
and it has been asserted that her failure
to do 50 is the result Of the refusal of
Dublin, in the sixties, to grant site
in Phoenix Park for monument to the
late prince consort.
CONSUELO'S DADS DOLLARS.
The Duchess of Devonshire's histori-
cal costume ball on July 26 promises 70
re a magnificent affair. 1t is understood
that the Duchess OF Marlborough form
erly Miss Consuelo VanderbilO will APP
pear in the character of Columbia, While
:he Duke .: Marlborough has ordered a
Louis XVI costume with wonderful jew
eled embroideries. The Prince of Wales
will represent one Of his ancestors.
CANADIAN JUBILATORS.
New York, June 5.-Sr Wilfred Lau-
rier. premier OF Canada, sailed for Eng
land today on the Lucania to take part
in the queens jubilee. He was accom-
panied by his wife and Captain H. Allen
Bate, the military attache. In the same
party was Sir Henry Strong, chief JUS
tice Of Canada, VINO, after the jubilee,
will represent the Canadian government
n the privy council. Sir Henry has been
q years in public life. D. B. McTavish,
the queens council, of Ottawa, goes 70
.he home government as the Dominion
representative of the Canadian fisheries
and is much interested in the subject
Of supervision over Canadian inland wa
ters. The aMrquls of Camden. Sir John
Turney and Mrs. Robert Garrett were
also on the Lucania.
PAN-ANGLICAN CONFERENCE.
London, June $50 far as at present
arranged the following is the program
for the Pan-Anglican conference to be
held at Lambeth during the present sum
mer: The proceedings are 10 open June
% with the annual meeting Of the church
house. at which the Archbishop of Can
terbury VIII preside. The foIlowin &C.
clesiast:caI dignitaries VIII attend this
meeting and deliver addresses: The
Archbishop OF Armagh. primate of aN
Ireland; the bishop Of B-echin. prinlate
OF the Episcopal church in Scotland. and
the Archbishop OF Auckland. metropoli-
tan Of New Zealand.
On June so. the first Day Of the con-
ference, the bishops in attendance Will
hold a devotional service al Lambeth.
On July l a service viii be held a West
minister Abbey and on the following day
visit will he paid - the Slse OF Thaaet
where 81. Augustine landed on his mis-
sion 10 evangelize the Brit9ns. Canter-
bury cathedral and :. Augus;ine's col
lege viii be visited on July 8. On July
The conference opens tts sessions az The
church house. The work ot tae confer