Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17

there have been several sunslrokes
and god many horses have died
from thu heat. Straw bats have APP
peared again on all sides and eve y.
where Is heard the complaint that Inc
weather is worse than that Of the
yet gone above 75.
| Visiting Americans are luxuristiuR
in thie temperature and are pTsis,ng
London ne a summer resort, greatly to
doners.
HENLLY A FAILURE,
In spite OF tue beautiful weather
and tho very exciting contest, Henley
mas bsen almost II failure this year RS
c.mpared with cther years. Tue cnief
reason ptoblbly is the rebellion W hich
mas come at last against the extOrtioD
prscticsd at Henley by tue hotel
keepers, oatmsn and bostmen. This
class OF genlry has suffered very
much In the same way ss the Jubilee
| SPECTATORS did.
| CJmparstively few Am aricaus W ere
To be seen among tue spectators OF the
Regatta. Bus number OF Harvard
men have bsen much In evidence aud
Intensely intettsIeI IN everything.
THE QUEENS HARD WORK.
The queen VIII start TOR Osborne
hou,e Isle Of Wight, OF Tue'dsy next.
Her uecisiJn 10 leave VIVID iJr castle
Is great re!ie' to the royal family,
who lear that she il doing too much
for her strength. Evsry day OIL the
week she has been receiving deputa-
tons Of visitors and entertaining
guests OF lunchen AMI diUner. When
she received tue bishops the other day
II was at her own suggestion that "a
number should be personally present ed
10 her. To Bi.nop Whipple and
Bishop Potter sue SAID:
vi am very glad inieet to see you
here"
On ThursIsy the queen received a
depusstion OF Noncontormisls, headed
by DR.. Joseph Parker, mirister of the
City temple, and DR.. Monroe Gibsou,
formerly OF CaicagU anu Toronto. Her
majesty received them with even more
ceremony tDsn she did the EpisoOps.
lians. Tney all luncnsd at the castle
and then prOcssued to the drawing
room, where they were ushereJ into
the prsssncs OF tho queen, who was
surroundsd by the hign Ulcers OF the |
cJuIt with guard of honor.
A GAY WEEK IN LONDON.
While the end 81 the season 10 al.
most at hand, this week has been one
0f tho gayest OF the year Ia London.
Every night there nav ih.en balls ana
receptions at which royalty and 9th ers
OF the most exclusive set have been
prevented. One feature OF the season,
anu pjesibly the chief feature, has
been the revival OF dancing among
the men. Heretofore one Of the chief
difficulties which London hostesse,
hau to contend vito has been the cor
rect thing for the young men 10 refuse
TO dance and only to turn up at tup.
per time.
This year few prominent hostesses
formed sort OF social Iruot and de
olined to invite notorious Offenders
who thouy ht their positions rendered
them secure. The result ia that dane.
ing men are again numerous.
LUDIoRoUs NAVAL DISPLAY.
Tho whole program OF naval
man uvers came to a ludicrous fissc
owing TO o Misunderstanding OF the
orders OF the admiralty. The fleet was
divided Into two parts, one comma nd.
ed by Admiral Fellows. He had In.
,truotions to steam out OF Biackhe au
bay TO await a declaration OF war and
then to endeavOr TO return into the bay
being Intercepted by the other
1ivisioD.
When sIiil sixty miles rom the
.endezvous cruiser overlook A dmi raj
Fellows and told him that war hal
zen declared; whereupon he turned
stout, and, meeting no enemy, en-.
cred the bay and telegrsphed 10 the
admiralty:
"rhe war IL over"
After several hours silence the I'D.
niralty cent him q curt order to 60 to
he rendezvous 200 piles west. 4
This he did anu returned again, As
le approached Blackhesd oay last
uudsy mOrning tue enemy appeared
md cleared for action.
The flagship Majestic opened fire, I
ut Admiral Fellows uid not respond,
IN the contrary he signhlied that be
lad already Captured ireland, that
huToh service was being hell in the
'sriOus chips OF his division and that /
e must decline to fight. The admiral. G
y was furious anu 1t will be q long
Ime before the last 10 heard of this r
asco in naval Orioles. 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
The prince Of Wales will he president
the Royal com M ission having q
barge OF the British section OF the d
sris exposition OF 1900.
Six hunters, the property of Mr.. n
oxhall keene, were sold at auction az q
atteisoiis Oh Monday. They brought Il
| 38l, the top price being s450 Tor Il
alley fermatt. IL
Mus Greene, a beautiful American "
ng prominent In London, IL engaged O
be Married to memb 81 Ut the ducal III
mily Of Hamiltons. She gave q oou. Il
'rt on Monday evening at the h ouse
Lady Blanulord. q
Tus season 30 far as the theaters are
'neerned m0y be regarded as ne finite. W
over. What novelties, II any, pl
anagers stilI have up their sleeves b,
ave been got ready now for the d,
etropoiitab public, bnt In View OF
cir provincial tours, and. II played W
all In London, the performances W
Ill partake more OF the nature Of
ess Tehear.als than of anything else, es
lerc are, IL 10 true, no end OF fine IN
ing promised for the autumn. 10