Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-04

/ LONDON, June "A most unique and
significant, as well as one of the most
enthusiastic banquets ever given in
London, was the lo-American ban
quet, given last evening at the Hotel
Cecil.
Six hundred Britons and Americans
assembled fraternally. 1t was wholly
unofficial celebration, excluded the en-
bassy.
American and British flags were
draped over the tables, at which were
both men and women with "the flag of
the FUTURE the Union Jack and the
Stars and Stripes blended, on coats of
arms. All wore buttons emblazoned
with the two flags surrounding the
Canadian beaver.
Among the banqueters were the Earl
of Carlisle, Viscount Powerscourt, Sir
Norman Logger, Sir Frederick Pollock,
Sir Richard Temple, Lord Beresford,
the Dean of Hereford, the Rev. New
man Hall, Mr.. Hiram Maxim and Mr.
George w. Ward, manager of the Com
mercial Cable company.
Literature and journalism were repre-
| SeuU6Q Dy oil JOAn IOODluSOu, IldudGeT
of The Daily News; Mr.. Alfred Harms
worth, proprietor of The Daily Mail and
Evening News; Mr.. William T. Stead,
editor of The Review of Reviews; Sir
| Walter Besant, Mr.. Anthony Hope, DIR.
Conan Doyle and Miss Beatrice Har-
raden.
Lord Bernard Coleridge presided.
Toasts to the queen and to the presi-
dent of the United States were honored
accompanied by the strain of 'sGod
Save the Queen" and 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner"
Lord Coleridge, in proposing the
health of President Mckinley, said:
"Where can the old world show such a
line of rulers of men as have been the
| free choice of the American people?"
Fraternity and the future alliance
pervaded all the speeches. The speak
ers were the Bishop of Ripon (the Rt.
Rev. William Boyd Carpenter), Lord
Brassey, Colonel Taylor, president of
the American society in London; Sir
George William Des Voeux, Mr.. New
| ton Grain, former president of the So
ciety in London; Earl Guy, Prof
Albert Won Dicey, Mr.. George W. Gable
and Sir Frederick Pollock, corpus pro-
fessor of jurisprudence at Oxford
The English speakers Landed the
achievements of the revolution as en-
Enthusiastically as if they should have
been their own victories. Mother
country" and 'sons beyond the sea-
were phrases reiterated by the speakers.
The bishop of Ripon excited the great
est enthusiasm by pointed reference
to the war, saying that, although both
nations had been accused of worshiping
the dollar, 1--WE both know when to
spend our money and we know that
some causes are worth spending any
| price for"
Lord Coleridge hoped that victory
might perch upon the American ban
ner, sin the interest of Spain and in the
interest of common humanity.
'Twice America has fought with all
her might" he said; 1.-The first fight was
forced by the imbecility of the king and
she was right Cheering; the second
time she fought for the freedom of
slaves and the same spirit is with her
yet" Tremendous cheering.
| He advocated permanent tribunal
| for the settlement of international diff
F.! ferences.
Lord Brassey said there were closer
| ties than a written alliance, ties which
could not be broken. Colonel Taylor
raised hurricane of cheering by say
ing: "As you have stood by US in our
day of trial, when your day of trial
comes count upon us"
| Sir Frederick Pollock replied predict
ing that there would be "one fleet
under two flags to keep the peace of
the world"
A number of kilograms of congratu-
lation were read from British and Amer
lean bodies here and abroad
BARBoURsvILLE, KY. June 4.-The
| Howard Baker feud broke out again
| when Tim Baker shot and instantly
Killed Beverly White, member of the
Howard faction.
| STRAUS is CONFIRMED.