The record-union., 1897-10-24
Sudden Influx Into the City During
the Past Week.
The Prince and Princess of Wales Are
Among the Number.
Figaro" Comments Upon the Inti-
macy of Richard Croker, the
Tammany Leader, with the
Prince, Saying That He Never
Progressed Further Than on
One Occasion to Offer His
Highness a Light From His Ci-
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LONDON, Oct. 23.-(Copyrighted
1897 by the Associated Press)-There
was a sudden influx into town during
the past week, and most of the large
London residences are open for the
winter season, while the hotels and res
taurants are crowded nightly. The
Princess of Wales and her daughter.
Princess Victoria, arrived from Den
mark ON Wednesday, and the Prince Of
Wales returned to town from shoot
ing in Norfolk on Thursday. They will
all remain at Marlborough House for
several days. The Prince of Wales is
building large riding school at Sand
ringham, and around its extreme cir
conference is cycling track.
The Greater New York election amen
tiles are followed here with consider
able interest, especially the represent
tation of Richard Croker as a crony
of the Prince of Wales. The London
Figaro" on the subject says: "The
impudence of the New York politicians
is laughable to those who know the
extent of the Prince of Wales acquain-
tance with the Tammany chief When
Croker brought his race horses here
he was introduced to Wales in the
character of a great supporter of the
turf. Immediately, however, the run
ming of the American horses fell under
suspicion, and Croker was dropped
from the royal circle like hot potato.
As it was, Croker never progressed
further in intimacy with the Prince of
Wales than on one occasion to offer him
light for his cigar
The annual kennel club show opened
on Tuesday at Crystal Palace, with
$500 entries, beating the record The
exhibitors include the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales, the Duchess of New
castle and the Marchioness of Conyng-
ham. The principal attractions were
the eighteen dogs used by Jackson, the
explorer, in his recent Arctic expedi-
ton, and a Schipperke with a set of
false teeth.
Another exhibition which attracted
many people is the dairy show at ISL
ington. Among the exhibitors are the
Duchesses of Newcastle and Marlbor-
ough. the Countess of Craven. De La
War and Lonsdale Baroness Burdett-
Coutts and Sir Thomas Fesketh who
married a daughter of Senator Sharon
of Nevada.
There has been one more case ex-
plotted of foolish persons in the United
States Who were made to believe fairy
tales of wealth awaiting heirs in Eng
land. Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. Rafferty,
of 341 East Seventeenth street. New
York, arrived here a fortnight ago. and
called at the office of Charles Russell.
son of the Lord Chief Justice. saying
they wanted to collect f400,O 900 belong
ing to the heirs of the O'NeiI estate.
adding that they wanted the money
the same week, so as to be able to
return to New York on the steamer
which brought them here Mr.. Rus
sell examined the documents, which
showed no evidence of being of the
slightest value at the same time in
forming his visitors that no such sum
was unclaimed in chancery. The two
women having spent all the money they
had on the voyage from New York to
England, Mr.. Russell paid their pas
sage back to the, United States and
they sailed for home on Wednesday,
During a number of years past many
members of the British nobility have
opened shops in London, andshave been
selling anything from bonnets to milk
and potatoes. The latest addition to
the list has just blossomed out in an
advertisement inserted in a leading
church paper, in which the 'enterprising
nobleman says: "a Lord will supply,
post free, chickens at IS Sd; ducks at
As Cd; rabbits at IS I'd per pair; tur-
keys from 5s and geese from As Sd
trussed for the table,
Lieutenant Winston Churchill OF the
Fourth Hussars, son of Lady Randolph
Churchill, is acting as war correspon-
dent for the Daily Telegraph" in In
dia.
Mrs. Langtry benefits to the extent of
f30O yearly by the death of her hus-
band
The Hon Ella Scarlett, oldest daugh-
ter of Baroness Abinger, widow of the
late Baron Abinger, and daughter of
the late Commodore Magruder, U. S. N.
is completing a course of medical stud
les at Dublin.
The gossip of Paris is divided be-
tween the reconciliation of the Prince
and Princess De Sagan and the visit
of Mile. Lucy Faure, daughter of the
President to the Duchess D'Uzes, who
attained considerable notoriety by
giving a large sum of money to the
Boulangist campaign fund. Mile. Faure
visited the Duchess because the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess Vladimir of
Russia had accepted the invitation of
the Duchess DUzes to a hunting par
ty, which is tantamount to a full po-
litical absolution for the Boulangist es-
capade of the Duchess.