Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
The LONDON NEWS.
Jubilee Arrangements Said 10 30
Unworthy Of The Occasion.
EAGER FOR WAR WITH TRlNsyAAL


1897 by the Associated Press The
rush OF the people leaving London has
never been greater than during this
week. The most striking feature OF
the exodus was the number Of bi.
cycles.
The Prince Of Wales has returned
from the Riviera and spent Thursday
morning overlooking the arrangements
Tor the celebration OF the queen's
diamond jubilee. lie went 10 sand
ringhsm on Thursday afternoon and
It is reported he was d!sgustod a'
finding the whole route in the hands
OF syndicst ties or speculators.
The Daily Chronicle expresses Itself
MS being very Respondent regarding
the whole chow. 1t says the arrange
ments are unworthy OF the occasion;
INSERTS there IL rush OF "millionaire
Americans eager TO disungush them.
selves ty paying fabulous prices" and
thinks the whole celebration "savors
OF a carnival of milli0naires and a
triumph OF flunkeyism, rather than u
proper trihute.'
TRANsvAAL WAR.
The DRIFT towards war with tho
Transvaai is heartily welcomed by
most classes AMI even the liberals AMI
the East and West enders alike are
anxious for IN outbreak OF hostililies
in South Africa. The statements
made by the fret lord OF the admiralty,
Mr.. George J. Goschen, on Saturday
Isst, when he referred to Great Britain
beiug determined to back 10 it's high
commissioner III South Africa, Sir
A ~
British empire, eIc., have been re.
ceived with delight and the sDgriest
comments IN the music halls against
tue Beers meet with toe heaTtiest re.
ception. A the songs are hostile 10
President Kruger, to Germany and
TO HOLLAND.
Jerome X. Jerome To-Day comments
utou thn affair with the Trsnsvaal.
Hasayf: "By all meaus let US fight
spd win the TrRhsvsal. We pTs going
to fight for gold iniues anu territory Il
they cannot be got without lighting.
Every untion mas to play pirate al
times, and let us pay boldly when We
do and trust to Mr.. Chamberlain to
zee flags OF truce kept out of the
toldiers' baggage. They sny tho Boers
bnve seen the nag OF EngIald hoisteJ
on y stick anu always white. IL is
time to Prove that VS. have a coloreu
dag"
THE CABOT CELEBRATION.
Interest In lhe o Mug CABOT Gale.
brutions WIS atouseJ on Wednesday
when SIR lements Markham, presi.
nent OF the Royal Geographical society,
read an sccount OF Csbol's voyage to
tie North American continent IN
1887. Consul General ColiiI 8, whose
departure from London will 10 much
regretted, has uecliEeu q ubllc dinner
rendered him by tue leading members
Of the American colony here. Walls
he deeply appreciates the compliment,
Gen. Collins Is IN desliy averse To ac-
ceptipg any demonstration. He viii
leave LONDON at the end OF May as
quietly as possible.
MORE HONOR FOR BAYARD.
The Bayards Will atsist In another
public junction before their departure
rom England on May 5. On Thur
day, May 8, Mr. Bayard Will lay the
foundation stone Of home for cpl.
leplios at Chalfont, 81. Peters, In
Buckinghamshire. This home, W hi eli
Mr.. Bsyard will nams the "Victoria
Home" Ia a colony for epilepuc', con-
sistiDg altogether OF hve branches,
tND tutu anu uIt tuCh iOi
boys anu girls. This 10 the gilt oi Mr.,
PatsmoIe Edwards. Ole Of the homes
has already been opened by the duke
OF Devonsbire.
On May 8. Mrs. BayArd will open
the home Tor women.
When the agents leased Lord Gale
done house in Carleton House Ter.
race 10 Col. John Hay, the newly
appointed United States Ambassador
TO the court OF BIT. Jamsp, they evil
IDENTIFY overlooked The isct that the
Iremises Commanded superb view OF
the queeD's jubilee procession. Pret-
entity the agents called OF the embassy
anu offered the same for the one week
OF the jubilee that Col. Hay pays for
bis three months Of teDantcy. The
offer was, OF course, refused.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Mr.. Lars Anderson, the acting
charge d'a1aifes In Rome, will shortly
arrive In London ell rouIe for New
York to be mBrried TO the New York
beiIess Miss Perkins.
The Bronte Museum at Haworth
was formally opened for the season
lsst Saturday. An address entitled
Some More New Light on the
BIontes was delivered by Clement
Shorter, the biographer of Charlotte
Bropte. Sui another book relating To
this peculiar family Will shortly be
published in London. Its written by
the Rev. Angus MsclSay and is
called The Btontes in Fact and Flo
zion. ....
The members OF the Lacrosse team
OF the Crescent Athletic club OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, have returned to
L0ndon alter their Irish tour in IA
badly battered condition. Currie Ia
suffering from water on the knee;
Roperis has spiked foo! and is sui
iering from blood poisoning, and
Jewell Ia nursing broken collar
bone. The team will play two moro
games before returning TO the United
States. Henry Somerset, the ION ui
l. dy Somerset and possible successor
tU the dubedUm Of Beaufort, viii be
toe next liberal candidate for South
Hereford.
There were great crowds at West
minister Abbey on Thursday last Il
witness the distribution OF the queen'i
Maunuy bounty. When the receipt
EMS were out OF church they began
lftheking IN SILVER coins constituting
the bounty which are specially COW
eted hs souvenirs OF the queens ola.
mopu jubilee year.
The hsss performance OF Edmund