Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
FROM FOCGY LONDON.
Pedestrian, feel Their Way Darby Along The
Curbsiones.
puRIrASlcAl LICENSING COMMITTEE.
uoo,e,,. Bsronisi Aspirations mr.. brown
Potter I. Compelled TO Abandon Her
Fart at Trees Thsater.


London. Nov. i9.-lcopyrlghted, 1895.
by the Associated Press.l-Almost un-
precedented mild weather IL being eN-
perlenccd for this time Of she year In
England. The open gardens are full Of
flowers which are blooming In profus-
ion. one Of the most dense fogs In
many years. however. cnvcloped Lon
don on last Thursday. greatly impc ding
railroad and street traffic. The quaint
apeotaeie Of pedestrians feeling their
way with naming torches At noon was
seen In the London streets where
number OF accidents occurred.
Queen Victoria will shortly hold an
investlturo at windsor Castle and viii
present the soudan decorations. She
will psrsonaily Invest General Lord
Kitchener OF Khartoum with the grand
cross ~ the Bath.
II IL announced that the king Of Den
mark Intends 90 come 90 knglln ia
January and thht he Will stay With the
Prince Of Wales AZ sandrlngham. The
prince will afterwards 20 TO Gotha. Ia
order To attend the celebration ut the
silver wedding Of the Duke and Duchcns
Of SAKE COburg. G0tha, which occurs on
January ~. The festivities Will last for
several days and II i expected Empcr-
or william viii alsu be present
ROYAL AblslANiis
The queen OF the Belgians has Issued
a rcscript to her sister queens and om-
presses asking them 90 form an alliance
Tor the purpose Of helping the lace max
ern OF Europe. She has appealed 90
chem 10 f0rawear wearing imitation lace
and 10 bind themselves TO wear only
hand made lace. pointing out that she
mnchinc-made fabric threatens the eN-
tinc,lon OF artistic, hand-worked lace.
The number OF iace-makerH In Belgium
and Franch has dlminifhcd since the
advent on lace machinery by forty
thousand persons. The queens appeal
mot with ready response ana the
qurcnly alliance has already become
fact
Intense interest has been aroused by
the purltnnlcnl decision ~ the licensing
committee OF the London county council
10 refuse licenses 10 halls where Sundhy
concerts are given Tor profit This Will
practically mean the abolition Of sun.
day concerts, which have frightened
the London sunday for the past Few
year. and which even zhelr opponents
admit. always consist Of the highest
class uf music. The ncr-papera are
unanimous In denounclnT tho decision
ana demand that the London county
council refuse TO raiify u. The queen
gives snuh 20 the opponents N sun.
day music BY having the Guards band
play on the terrace az Windsor Castle
every sunday afternoon white she re-
aldcs there. The public l. then admit
ted 60 the cas,ic grounds and on sun
day last Tor Instance. large coneoursc
NJ people listened 10 the music.
RIVAL FOR KITCHENER.
There IL some comment on the fac,
that Col. Macdonald. who some people
claim saved she battle ~ Omdurman by
his prompiness and SKILL In repulslnE a
dervlHh onslaught which Gen. Kitchener
overlooked. was not included among
those who have received Soudhn decor
ntions. although he has been promoted
10 be an aide-dc.camp OF the queen.
This IL a high distinction. and n con-
sidcfed In some quarters 10 be pecu-
llarly appropriate recognition OF one
who rose FROM the ranks. Col. Mae
Donald. who has served through seven
campaigns was a barof0Otod lad when
he enlisted. lie served ten years In the
ranks ana won a commission In the
Gordon Hlghlanders by his splendid
conduct during Gen. Lord Roberts AZ
CHAN campaign. lie was one OF the
officers who survived the Majuba hill
disaster Of the noer war; but he was
taken prisoner by the Beers. who re-
turned him his sword, which had been
presented 90 him by the mon OF his
company when he won his commission,
such a sword should not be separated
from n.
The Duke Of Westminster has writ
ten letter In which he Eayai
AFTER what has been -fid and re-
corded IN blue books about the mladceds
81 the sultan and his completely IN the
murder of one hundred thousand of his
subjects. feel that Emperor Williams
acceptance OF the hospitality Of a mon
arch who by a series VI unparalleled
crimes has placed himself outside ihe
plie ~ civilization must be deeply re-
grctted and deplored"
THIS letter ELECTED a vehement attack
on the duke OF Westminrter IN Mr.,
William Waldorf Asturs PAN Mall da-
zetts. n Is known that Mr. Asior and
the duke are che reverse " friends, ow-
ing 20 a squtbble over The possession
Of the famous vislt0rs' book ana other
personal articles which Mr. Arinr tn
listed were comprised IN the purchase OF
Chyeden.
HooLEY's LiTrIE GAME.
Ernest Terah Huolcy's Carlton club
exposure has created much excitement
and heart burning IN cOnyersatlve cir
Giles and a number Of influential oon-
heryatves have resolved 20 make an
effort - retrieve the scandal by re-
turuing Mr. HoOloys Gi0,090 clgIirib-
uted 10 party funds, Tor the heucnt "
the bamkrupts' creditors, AIR. liooleYH
statements are already doing conAdtr-
able harm to she conservative leader
IN che House VI Commons and MI, A.
j, baifour. the conservative leader w
the House Of Commons and nrht lord
Of the treasury Il said 10 have urged
mat the money be restored Ia the d"n'
or.
Mr. lIooley was quite sanguine tina.
ne would get a baronetcy az inc TINE
ot the jubilee, and. IN flct he issued
Invitation cards 81 seats which he
rented on the top OF Lu1gate I'M, over
| looklng the ceremony at 81 PaulH
oathedral, IN the names az 'Sir Ernest
and Lady 1Iulley" n " UNDERWOOD
| that the queen or she marquis OF Sails
bury vetoed his ban1neicy. which she
conservative wire pullers did their best
To heucre. They only returned Mr.
Hooley Rs check. which was for $780,
900 after the Jubilee honors had been
| published
Truth accused Tod Sloan Of unfair
I rdlng IN the race for the Palhiln Plate
| on the Friday before he sailed ana says
/ that II an objection had been lugded,
| sloan would assuredly have been dis
| qualified as he nearly sent the horse
| ridden by Weldon over the rails ana
stein
Grolt sympathy Is felt Tor Mrs,
/ hfuWn Porter who owing 90 che nct
| that she IL suffering from pleuusy, has
/ negn obliged 20 abandon the part Of
Mlladl In The Musketeers At neerbohm
/ Ifo.s Theater In which part she has
/ lntle the most marked success " her
/ ihWtrical He. ON Monday nlght Mrs,
| hllWn Potter acted the par With her
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