Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
IN MERRY ENGLAND.
CHRISTMAS HoUsE-pARTIEs MORE
NUMEROUS THAN USUAL.
THE QUEENS YULETIDE FESTIVAL.
A Royal Baron OF Beef and n Genu-
inc Boar's Hcnd-Crsvcn and Bercs-
ford Entertainments - Rothschiid
Muniaccncc-Chines Scare.

20 comparative brightness. The week
has been the coldest Of the season, 10 to
- degrees of frost being registered, and
skating has commenced All who could
do so have gone TO the country, where
christmas house parties are more numer-
oas than usual OF the United States
embassy. the United States Ambassador,
colonel John Hay. and Mrs. Hay. alone
remained in town.
Queen Victoria has a merry party at
osborne. There was grand Christmas
tree loaded with presents for the royal
children. the members Of the household,
and the servants. The party includes the
Battenbergs, Connaughts, Lornes, and
Albanys. a royal baron Of beef. cut from
Devon OK, fed on the royal farm. at
windsor, and roasted at Windsor by
cooks sent by London caterer, was
forwarded TO Osborne on Friday, with
the boar's head and woodcock pie. which
additionally occupy the Queens sideboard
at Christmas. This years boaI's head
Is a genuine one from the Coburg pre-
serves, in the Thuringian forest.
AT sANDRINGHAM.
The Prince and Princess of Wales early
in the week purchased presents. as Gus
t0mary. from the royal rradesmen, who
displayed the wares In an apartment of
Marlborough House which the royalties
selected. The Prince and Princess of
wales. the Princess Victoria OF Wales
the Duke and Duchess Of York, the Prince
and Princess Charles of Denmark and
the Duke and Duchess OF Fife, all as
sembled at Sandringham for Christmas,
49, s1s Il g.. .gaf.
The Earl and Countess Of Craven Cfor-
merly Miss Cornelia Martin. daughter or
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley-Martin) are enter
tanning house party at Combe Abbey.
They gave their tenants q ball on Christ
mas-eye. Lord William Beresford ana
Lady Beresford. formerly Mrs. Louis
Hammersley, OF New York, and later
wife Of the Duke Of Marlborough, VINO
died in 1892 are also entertaining at Deep
6ene.
Lord Alfred Rothschild made his usual
distribution Of 600 presents TO the omni-
bus drivers and conductors, every bus
man getting brace of birds.
EXPLORER JACKSONS PLANS.
AS soon as jackson, the explorer, COM
pletes the work connected with his Franz
Joseph land exploration. he will start for
the North Pole He informed a reporter
Of the Associated Press that his original
plans were identical with those of Lieu
tenant Peary, except that he intended to
take the east coast of Greenland, instead
OF the west mapping out undiscovered
lands en- route. But since he heard the
Peary lectures, Jackson has changed his
plans. considering that the American has
prior claims.
Jackson now proposes TO proceed via
Davis Strait and Baffin's Bay, up the
xrsae IN TT1lpcrroqrp
nell Land. and thence across to the
farthest point reached by Aldrich in 1876
whence he VIII push north, making in the
direction OF any land visible from the
coast. The date Of his departure is un-
settled.
Jackson will have only one companion,
outside Of his crew. Talking over his
plans, ne said: 81 hope to push my ship
considerably beyord Coburg Island, at the
entrance of Jones Sound, and at the
farthest navigable point 1 shall establish
base. and thence push north. with
sledges, dogs and ponies and with one
companion. l expect 10 be absent two
years"
THE CHINESE SCARE.
In weli-informed circles the general I'm
preston prevails that the scare in the
newspapers and among the public IN re-
gard TO the far East is AT least prema-
rnept are ret!cent, they are evidently sim
cere In disclaiming the least alarm. The
Impression gathered in ministerial quar-
ters ia that Great Britain is carefully
watching events. biding her time, and
that she certainly will not fail 70 act
promptly and vigorously at the proper
moment
At the Chinese Embassy the view pre-
walls that there is some understanding
y-ff in md
The public scare seems to have arisen
from the idea that the proceedings look
Great Britain by surprise This Is I'M
nossible. for since her Intervention in the
Chino-Japanese war it has been known
that Germany has only been awaiting a
favorable opportunity TO obtain a loot
hold In China, and at various times II
has been reported that Lappa, Quemoy'
and Annoy had been secured, while
YEAR ago German ships surveyed hiao-
chsu Bay all of which was known at
the British Foreign Office. The recent
visit OF the German war squadron 10
Portsmouth. the facilities which the Ger
man ships were afforded there, and VIII
be afforded at all the British coaling sta
tions on the way to Hong-Kong' point 10
the sympathetic support of Great Britain.
That Rugsia does not expect trouble Is
shown by the fact that she has not one
battleship in the far East But OF
course. n Russia does not leave PORT
Arthur IN the spring, her stay there may
lead 10 other grabbing
The British Government however 10
apparently not borrowing trouble. FROM
a trading point of view, II is pointed Out
that even in the event OF the opening OF
three new foreign ports. they VIII pro
baby be as little harmful to Shanghal as
Roston Philadelphia, and Baltimore are
10 New York.
BERING SEA MATTER.
Not a few people regard the Tlmes
editorial. expressing satisfaction at the
Bering Sea settlement. and protesting
against the '1oose insinuations OF pad
faith on the part OF the United states
Government, which have been thought-
lessly and unjustihably made In Eng
land" and Japans withdrawal from the
attitude she had assumed In connection
with Hawaii as indications OF a desire
for an o-Japanese-American alliance
MONACO AFFAIRS.
The alleged attempt OF the Prince OF
Monaco 70 bleed" the Casino Company
has led 20 the publication OF pamphlet
by a group Of shareholders, full OF IN
teresting reading. While everybody IS
aware that the Casino contributes largely
10 his revenues few people knew that
besides the subsidy OF the Prince, the es-
Enlistment keeps up the judges ponce.
lighting, water post-office, clergy, ana
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