The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-22
Colonial Troops to March
al Queens Jubilee.
Women ExcludedFrOm Trans
vaal Raid Hearings.
Explorer Nansen's Book Big Sue
cess Kruger's Little Bill.

have aleady accepted the invitation of the
Secretary:of State for the colonies, Mr..
Joseph Cham berlsin, to send representa-
tives of their troops to the Queens dis-
mond Jubilee celebration and they are ex-
pected to greatly enhance the attraction
of tho procession. Canada, New South
Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Aus
tralis, New Zealand, the Cape of Good
Hope, Natal, Trinidsi and Cyprus are
ending cavalry, the troopers to be sent
by the latter being mounted Zaptiehs.
Some infantry and artillery are coming
from elsewhere as far distant as the
Gold Coast, Georgetown and Hong Kong.
A general officer will be appointed TO
command the whole force. The visitors
will be housed In the military barracks
Of the nome districts.
Rear Admiral Thomas o. sefridge and
the officers OF the United States Msditer-
ranean squadron are at Cannes where
they have been entertaining the residents
and officers of the French Mediterranean
| squadron. There was brilliant recep-
tion on board the flag ship San Fran
cisco,at which the prefect OF theMaritins,
| Alps, the United States Ambassador to
France, Mr.. James h. Eustis,I Consul
General Moss, sir William and Lady
johnson, Mr.. Eugene Higgins and OF hers
were present.
| At yesterdays session OF the psrliamen-
| tary commit ee which is enquring into
the Transvaal raid, the absence OF two
ladies who were present at the first days
session excited considerable comment.
Their absence. 1t now develops, was due
to the initiative of.Nr. Joseph Chamber
lain, who, at a private meeting Of the
committee insisted that in view of the
| exclusion of the general public, the pres
ence of these two ladies who are idsnti-
fled prominently with the cause of
Colonel Cecil Rhodes would be compro-
missing TO the committees proceedings
and it was resolved to restrict the at
tendance to reporters, members OF the
House of Lords, or House OF Commo ms
aud private secretaries.
Ihe Ice carnival at tho Princes club on
Wednesday last, was q brilliant success.
Ladies' Randolph Churchill, Mimic, Coke,
Cole brooke, Eviline Csvendisb, aDo
other we'll known people all dressed in
red gave xhibitions of skating. The
feature of the evening was a cotillon,
said to be the FIRST time IL has been at
tempted IN skates. The Prince o Wales.
the Duchess of Teck, the Duke and
Duchess Of Devonshire, Lord and Lady
Lansdowne, Lord and Lady Dudley,
Lady Terence Black " ood and Mrs. Arthur
Psget, were among those present.
DIR. Nansen's book, which the Consta-
bles published on Monday in two sump-
tuous volumes 10 the literary sensation
of the week, ard great success. 1t is
being doomed in all the book stores and
libraries, and the papers, generally, are
lavish in their praise of the work. The
explorer himself is continuing his
trium phal progress in Scotland where he
is being petted on all sides. Cam bridge
University is to confer degree on Nansen.
Another book which was awaited with
much interest Ia Olive Schriener's
"Trooper Peter Halket," but this is a
disappointment. 1t is a ferocious attack
on Cecil Rhodes, as being the incsrna-
tion OF the modern commercial spirit,
and makes many accusations of cruelty
against the British Chartered South
Africa company.
Thomas +. Bayard up to the present
has received no iptimstion of the date
the Queen will receive him at Windsor.
In tho meanwhile he is receiving dsily
scores of invitations to pu bile and private
functions which he is unable to answer
until the Windsor date is fixed.
The University of Cam bridge will con-
fer the degree OF LID. uponlMr. Bayard
before the latter leaves England.
ment was not caused by the Cre-
tan situdtion, but by the dramatic
1t 10 reported that MIR. J. r.. Carter,
second Secretary OF the United States
legation will be made charge d sffaires
here as MIR. Bayard starts for Italy on
March 4.
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, the Ameri-
can engineer aud former member OF the
johannesburg reform con- nmittee, sailed
for Africs today. lie will remain in that
part OF the world for three months.
I: The sensation of the week in Parlis-
manner i'm which Mr.. Cham berlain an
nounced. that a telegram had been received
from the British agent at Pretoria, saying
that President Kruger had filed q bill OF
indemnity against the British govern
ment. Mr.. Cham berlsin read the items as
IL they were tradesmsn's bill, emphs-
sizing the sbillings and pence. In every
word OF his short reply he managed to ex-
press every possible phase of scorn, de-
fsncs and contempt. This unmistsk-
able evidence that Mr.. Chsmberlsin has
Snslly put his foot down Is nailed with
general delight.
A new departure in the drsmstic duel
between the Secretary OF state OF the
Colonies and President Kruger has been
rcschej and Il IL likely that the govern
ment will present n counter claim for the
Boer raid into British territory In 1855,