Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-19
GOSSIP OF LONDON.
PRETTY SHARP CRITICISM OF TAn
KEEL INCIDENT.
R BOUNTY REpRIsALS..
British Disaster in the Indian Cam~
paign-saIe of Jane HadinE's Jews
eiry-The Bernhardt "weaxy us
Watching Against vftrioI.v
Copyrighted, 1891. by the Associated
Press

Copyrighted, 1891. by the Associated
Press)
LONDON, December ls--rhe general
opinion of Kiel is voiced by a diplomatic
remark: ut is a great pity that Ger
many, having an easy, safe. and sirnple<
though slightly piratical. piece of work
on hand, should not be able to performs
It without the worlds taking hand"
The Times says: The august utter
ances are worthy OF heroes Of mcio.
drama, and would seem high-fiown "a
modern ideas IL uttered by Philip H..
as he dispatched the Armada, or Coium-
bus, as he started TO carry the dominion
OF Spain over the ocean. The Knsea
evoked memories OF Metz and Sedan To
encourage Prince Henry to keep etous
heart as he faces the perils OF the Sues
canal and the terrors OF the China seas.
Prince Henry's peroration was closed bH
specimen Of almost Byzantine self>
abasement, unique in tho annals o1
modern Europe"
The Saturday Review thinks the nick-
name of william, the Witless." is no
longer adequate, adding that he ~
stark staring mad" Continuing, the
Saturday Review remarks: I'm spite os
the omnous fact that he has alienateo
the newspapers and professors, and in-
suited the greatest mobiles, when they
ventured to disagree with his extraordi-
nary activity. until the court is deserted
and known throughout Germany as =
court OF parvenus,' the poor creature
continues to take himself seriously "a .
- INfll nnf f.f IrnNyf6AnNa'
SUGAR BoUNTIEs.
The indications point to a passage In
the Queens speech at the opening %
Parliament, referring to the sugar in~
terests of the Colonies. 1t will probably
announce that the government has de-
cided to propose a conference Of tho
Powers interested in sugar bounties. ~
is understood that the government -
prepared to announce at such confer~
ence that unless the bounty system ~
abandoned Great Britain will impose
counteryaillng duties.
The Colonial office has been greatly exc
ercised since the West Indian comrais~
sion reported, and since the Reichstao
discussion In which Herr Reiohter sa-
mitted that II Great Britain should Follow
the lead Of the United States and tax
bounty sugar the death-knell OF bountieb
would be sounded. Signs are not lacking
that both Germany and France ara
anxious to abolish the bounties. BUG
neither will abandon them so long as the
other is free TO maintain them. and so
monopollze the English market. The op-
| iections of the free traders to pro-
| tective measure will probably be over
come by guarantee that tho duties viii
| be removed as soon as tho bounty ~
abolished.
| West Indian planter writee to
| friend In London, saying: III the 5tands
ard of rebellion Is raised In favor OF an
| alliance with the United States. 1 VIII
volunteer forthwith. We owe all or our
sufferings to the Imperial connection, ana
| II is high time 1t was ended. England
| will have rude awakening"
REvERsEs IN INDIA.
| The reverse suffered by General Vest
macott's brigade in the Bara Valley is IN
1 the nature of disaster. When the
| eiphemlsms are translated, tho story ap-
pears TO be that the most powerful forco
| ever sent TO the border has been bundled
| out of Afridiland neck and crop. On top
| Of this comes the news that IL Is the in-
/ tention OF Sir William Lockhart. the
British Commander-in-Chief, to invade
| tho country I'm another direction. The
Il
| feels that something must be done FORTH
with to retrieve British prestige, ana the
| Khiber Pass road. which the Afridis
| "closed about six months ago." Will pro-
badly be comparatively easily reopened.
In the mean while the worst impression
! has been created In Great Britain by the
| reiteration OF the statement that the
/ rank and file OF at least four Brftsh
regiments shows decided lack OF pluck
| I'm the presence OF native regiments An
| officer at the the front writes: The
! worst Is that tho native troops have seen
| the cowardce OF their white comrades,
/ and they state openly that IL any Tommy
| Atkins is rude to them hereafter. they
| will hammer him. And the awful thing II
| that they can do so.' IL Is obvious
| that IL the natives lose their respect for
1 british courage, Great Britain's hold on
| India Is most precarious. The whols
fault seems to lie In expecting boys to 90
| mems work, and I'm turning them adrift
lust when they are becoming good soi-
diers
The campaign cannot end before March,
and the cost, fully $50 900 600. will neces>
state the Intervention OF the British
Treasury in order TO avert the bankruptcy
| Of India.
| HADING'S JEWELRY.
The society event OF Paris this week
was the sale OF Jane Hading's jewels on
Thursday. Her lap-dog's collar. studded
with diamonds. brought 1900; a dog coli
lar. with superb pearl and diamond pend-
ants, was sold for 1900. and
pearl necklace was auctioned on for
5000.
Sarah Bernhard IN an interview on
wednesday, said: "sfy life Is wearied by
the ceaseless watch am obliged to keep
against vitriol. She has been escorted
everywhere, having been threatened by
the mother OF Mmle. Klein. who months
ago threatened to use vitrioI. and who. ae
sarah's instance. was confined In an asy-
lum.
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