Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-22
LONDON LETTER.
Colonies viii Send Troops to
Queens Diamond Jubilee.
Ice Carnival a SUCCESSFUL. Nsnsen',
Book a Literary Sensation.
Event Of Week II ParlIamsat- chambsslaia
Puts NE Fsst Down.

the secretary OF state for the colonie
Joseph Chamberlain. to send represent,
tions OF troops to the queens damon
jubilee celebrations. and they are e,
pected to greatly enhance the attractfc
OF the professions. Canada, New Soui
Wales. Victoria. Queensland, South Au,
tralia, New Zealand. the Cape OF Coo
Hope. Natal, Trinidad and Cyprus al
sending cavalry. the troopers to be SCI
by the latter being mounted Zaptieh
Some infantry and artillery are comm
from elsewhere. 50 far distant as the goI
coast. Georgetown and Hong Kong.
general officer Will be appointed to com
mand the whole force. The visitors wi
be housed in the military barracks OF tn
home districts.
| Rear Admiral T. o. Selfridge and tn
| officers of the United States Mediter
raEean squadron are at Cannes. wher
they have been entertaining the rest
dents and the officers of the French Med
iterranean squadron. There was a brill
liant reception on board the flagship Sa,
Francisco. at which the project OF tn
Iaratime Alps. the United States am
n. 49,.
William and Lady johnson. Eugene Hix
gins and others were present.
At Fridays session of the parliament
airy committee which Is inquiring into tn,
Transvaal raid. the absence of two Iadie,
who were present the first day excited
considerable comment. Their absence, Il
now develops. was due to the Initiative
Of Joseph Chamberlain. who at private
meeting OF the committee Insisted that
In View OF the exclusion OF the genera
public. these two ladies'. who are promi.
I.rntly Identified with the cause OF Col.
onel Rhodes. would be compromising Il
the committees proceedings. and ii was
resolved to restrict the attention to re.
porters. members Of the house OF lords
or house of commons and private sec.
retaries.
The ice carnival at tn Princes club on
Monday last was q brilliant success.
Ladies Randolph Churchill, Minto, Coke,
Colebrooke. Eviline CavendIst, and other
well dressed people. all dressed In red.
gave exhibitions Of skating. The fea.
ture OF the evening was . cotillion, said
to be the first time II has been attempted
on skates. The Prince OF Wales, the
Duchess OF Tcck. the Duke and Duchess
of Devonshire. Lord and Lady J.ans.
downe. Lord and Lady Dudley. Lady
Terence Blackwood and Mrs. Arthur Pa. j
get were among those present
DIR. Nansen's book, which the Consta-
bles published on Monday in two sumptu.
Gus volumes. Is the literary sensation oil
the week. and great success It 10 beinsl
doomed In all the bookstores and libra i
ries, and the newspapers generally areI
lavish In their praise of the work.
The explorer himself is continuing hisI
triumphal progress in Scotland, where heI
is being feted on all sides. CambridgeI
university is to confer a degree on Mani
sen.
Another book which is awaited With
much interest is Oliver Schriener'sI
Trooper Halket:" but this is a disap-l
pointment. 1t is q ferocious attack onj
Cecil Rhodes. as being the incarnation
OF the modern commercial spirit, andI
makes many accusations of crueltyI
against the British Chartered SOUTH
African company.
The United States ambassador, ThomasI
F. Bayard. up to the present, has rel
ceived no intimation of the date theI
queen will receive him at Windsor. InI
the meanwhile he is receiving daily scoresl
OF invitations to public and private FUNGI
tons which he is unable to answer until
the Windsor date is fixed The Uniyer.I
sity Of Cambridge will confer the de
gree OF LII. ID. upon Mr.. Bayard beforeI
the latter leaves England.
1t is reported that j. r. Carter. secondI
secretary Of the United States legation.
viii be made charge d'afIaires here, asi
Mr.. Bayard starts for Italy on March 1.
Johns Hays Hammond, the Ameri-j
can engineer and former member of thei
johannesburg reform committee, sailsI
for Africa on Saturday. He will remain
in that part of the world for threeI
months.
The sensation of the week in parlia-i
ment was not caused by the Cretanl
but by the dramatic mannerI
In which Mr.. Chamberlain announced
that telegram had been received fromI
the British agent at Pretoria, saying thatI
President Kruger had filed q bill Of in-I
deinnity against the British government
Mr. Chamberlain read the items as I'll
they were u bridesmaids bill, emphasixiE
Ing the shillings and pence. In every}
word Of his short reply he managed toll
express every possible phase of scorn.I
defiance and contempt.
This unmistakable evidence that Mr.
Chamberlain has finally put his footI
down is hailed with general delight. al
new departure in the dramatic duel bel
tween the secretary Of state for the coll
onies and President Kruger has beenI,
reached and 1t Is likely that the govern-I
inent will present counter claim for
:he Boer raid into British territory inl
1856. which. according to parliamentaryl
returns. cost Great Britain over 81, ZOO, j
ono.
The chief event of the theatrical week.
has been the bad luck Of the Lyceum the
alter. necessitaNng the postponement Of
Madame Sans Gene" owing to the
fact that Ellen Terry Il suffering froml
influenza. Consequently the LyceumI
has been closed for q week. 1t will re-
open with revival Of Richard NIL
Among the chief marked theatrical sue
cesses In London are the new plays atI
the Court, which are crowdine the house.
SHORTAGE MADE GOOD.
New Britain, Conn.,, Feb. 21.-Herman'
Schrodel. treasurer OF the Turner Soci.l
ETY.. and also city auditor for New Britt
ain, In whose account with the Cerma n