The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18

London. July 17-This week En-.
gland has been having the first really
hot weather of the year. In Londor
there have been several sunstrokes
and a good many horses have die6
from the heat. Straw hats have ap-
peared again on all sides. and every
where is heard the complaint that the
weather is worse that that of the
tropics. although the mercury has no,
yet gone above IS.
Visiting Americans are luxuriatine
in this temperature, ana are praisine
London as a summer resort, greatly Ia
the astonishment of the resident Lon
doners.
In spite OF the beautiful weather
and the very exciting contests, Henley
has been almost a failure this year as
compared with other years. The chief
reason probably, is the rebellion which
has come at last against the extortion
practiced al Henley by the hotel
keepers. cabmen and boatmen. This
class of gentry have suffered very
much in the same way as the jubilee
SPECTATORS did
Comparatively few Americans were
TO DE seen among the spectators CT the
regatta. But number of Harvard
men have been much in evidence. and
intensely interested in everything.
The queen will start for Osborne
house, Isle Of Wight. on Tuesday next.
Her decision to leave Windsor castle
is a great relief to the royal family,
who fear that she is doing too much
for her strength. Every day Of the
week she has been receiving deputa-
tons of visitors and entertaining
guests at luncheon and dinner. When
she received the bishops the other day
it was at her own suggestion that a
number should be personally presented
TO her. To Bishop Whipple and
BishcS Potter she said:
I am very glad, indeed, TO see you
here
On Thursday the queen received. a
deputation of NoncOnformists. headed
by DR.. Joseph Parker, minister of the
City temple. and DR.. Monroe Gibson,
formerly Of Chicago and Toronto. Her
majesty received them with even more
ceremony than she did the EDisco-
pahans. They all lunched at the castle
and then proceeded TO the drawing
room. where they were ushered into
the presence Of the queen. who was
surrounded by the high officers of the
court with a guard of honor
While the end of the season is al
most at hand. this week has been one
of the gavest OF the year in London.
Every night there have been balls and
receptions. at which royalty and others
of the most exclusive set have been
presented. One feature of the season.
and possibly the chief feature. has
Deen the revival of dancing among
the men. Heretofore one of the chief
difficulties which London hostesses
= 10
rect thing for the young men to refuse
TO dance. and only to turn up at sup
per time.
This year a few prominent hostesses
formed a sort of social trust and
declined TO invite notorious offenders
who thought their positions rendered
them secure. The result is that dane
ing men are again numerous
The whole programme of naval
maneuvres came TO a ludicrous fiasco.
owing to a misunderstanding Of the
orders Of the admiralty. The fleet was
divided into two parts, one command
ed by Admiral Fellows. He had in
structions to steam out to Blackhead
hay TO await a declaration of war. and
then 10 endeavOr 10 return into the bay
without being intercepted by the other
When still so miles from the
rendezvous a cruiser overlook Admiral
Fellows and told him that war had
been declared: whereupon he turned
q bout, and, meeting no enemy. en-
tered the bay and telegraphed TO the
THE war is over"
After several hours silence the ad
mralty sent him curt order TO go TO
the rendezvous 200 miles west.
This he did. and returned again. AS /
he approached Blackhead bay last |
Sunday morning. the enemy appeared Z
and cleared for action.
yrhe flagship Majestic opened fire. /
but Admiral Fellows did not respond. /
on the contrary. he signalled that he (
had already captured Ireland. that |
church service was being held in the /
various ships of his division. and that [
he must decline 10 fight. The admir-
atty was furious, and it Will be a long
time before the last is heard of this
dasco in naval circles
The Prince Of Wales viii be president |
of the royal commission having
charge Of the British section of the
Paris exposition of 1900.
Miss Greene. a beautiful American
ong prominent in London. is engaged
10 be married TO a member of the ducal
family Of Hamiltons. She gave a con-
cert on Monday evening at the house
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