The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
Holiday House. Shooting Parties
and Receptions.
A PREMATURE WAR SCARE
England VIII Act Promptly and Vigor-
ously at the Proper Time-An Anglo
Japanese American Alliance
Has Been Proposed.
Copyright 1897 by Associated Press.


comparative brightness. The week has
been the coldest of the season. 10 to 20
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 nu-
merous than usual. OF the embassies,
the United States ambassador. Col. John
Hay and Mrs. Hay. alone remained in
town. Henry White, secretary of the
United States embassy, and Mrs. White
spent the first part of the week at Hat
field. where the Marquis of Salisbury
has been entertaining large shooting
party. Thence MIR. and Mrs. White went
to Blenheim, where they participated in
the Christmas rejoicings. which inelud-
ed two balls and the presentation OF
two playlets. In which the Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Ran
dolph Churchill had parts. James
Garter, secretary of the United
States embassy. and Mrs. Carter have
gone TO Biarritz. and Lieutenant Colonel
Well, the naval attache of the United
States embassy, and Mrs. Colonel Well
are in Paris.
Queen Victoria has a merry party at
Osborne, There was grand Christmas
tree loaded with presents for the royal
children, the members of the households
and servants. The party includes the
Battenburgs, Counaughts Lornes and
Albanys. A beef cut of Devon OK, fed
on the royal farm at Windsor, and
roasted at Windsor by cooks sent by
London caterer. was forwarded TO 0s-
borne on Friday with the boar's head
and woodcock pie. which additionally
occupy the queens board at Christmas.
THIS years boars head is from the CO.
burg preserves In the Thurlngian for
est.
The Prince and Princess of Wales.
early in the week. purchased presents,
as customary. from the royal trades
men, who displayed the wares in an
apartment of Marlborough house. which
the royalties selected. The Prince and
Princess of Wales. Princess Victoria of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York,
Prince and Princess Charles of Dem
mark and the Duke and Duchess of Fife
all assembled at Sandringharn for
Christmas, where the usual festivities
took place.
The Earl and Countess of Craven
formerly Miss corneia Martini are en-
tertaining house party at Combe ABB
bey. They gave their tenants ball on
Christmas eve. Lord William Beresford
and Lady Beresford formerly Mrs.
Louis Hemmersle of New York and later
wife of the eighth Duke of Marlbor-
ough, who died In 1922 are also enter
tanning at Deepdene.
Lord Alfred Rothschid made his
usual distribution of 5000 pheasants 10
the omnibus drivers and conductors. a
brace OF birds each. According TO the
newspapers, the ladies of upper ten
dom. married and single. are tired of the
hackneyed Christmas cards and are
sending their favored friends photos Of
themselves, as attired for bed The
Chronicle thinks that although such
souvenirs ale suggestive of good DEAL
nightdress pictures are less improper
than presentments of the same figures
In ball dresses.
Eor The North Pole.
As soon as Jackson, the explorer COM
pletes the work connected with the
Franz Joseph land expedition, he viii
start for the north pole. He Informed
representative of the associated press
that his original plans We're identical
with those of Lieutenant Peary. except
that he intended TO take the east coast
of the island instead of the west, map
ping out an undiscovered land en- route.
But since he heard the Peary lectures
Jackson has changed his plans, consid-
ering that the American has prior
claims. Jackson now proposes to pro-
oeed via Davis straits and Baffin's bay
up the west coast to Elsmere Land and
Grinnell Land and thence to the fur
thest point reached by Aldrich in 1876,
whence he Will push north making in
the direction Of any land visible from
the coast. The date OF his departure is
unsettled. Jackson will have only one
companion and his crew. Talking over
his plans. he said: Il hope TO push my
ship considerably beyond Coburg island
at the entrance TO Jones sound. and at
the furthest north with siedges. dogs
and ponies. and with one companion. |
expect TO be absent two years.
The Far East Scare.
In well-informed circles the general
impression prevails that the scare in the
newspapers and among the public in
regard to the far East Is al least pre-
mature. While the members Of the gov
ernment are reticent. they are evidently
sincere in disclaiming the least alarm
and the impression gathered in minister
ial quarters Is that Great Britain iseare-
fully watching events, bidtng her time.
and that she certainly will not fail to
act promptly and vigorously at the
proper moment.
Ii is estimated in quarters we'll posted
on such matters that Germany either
has or wishes TO have an understanding
on the subject with Great Britain. This
view, strongly supported BY Prince Hen
rvs visit to Queen Victoria at Osborne.
by his subsequent trip T. London and
by the autograph letter which the
prince Is said 10 have taken to her
majesty from Emperor William. etc. of
which confirmation il forthcoming. The
emperor's letter 10 the queen is regard
"a as being distinctly cancsIasory stem
an the part of Germany But there is
no doubt Great Britain is quietly pre-
pairing for all eyentualities. should 1t
become clear thar Germany and Russia
have really commenced a game Of grab.
Great Britain VIII Ne prepared 70 assert
her claims for a division of the spoitS
At the Chinese embassy the view pres
AsHs . !
hetween Great Britain and Germany.
The public scare seems to have ar.sea
from the .dea that the PROCEEDINGS
took Great Britain by surprise. This il
impossible. for since her intervention in
the Gh.nese-Japanese war. il has been
known that Germany mas only been
awaiting a favorable opportunity 10 OBJ
tain a foothold in China. and at various
times il has been reported that I.appa
NAeM0S and Amoy had been secaIrt.d