The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-26
BLIZZARD IN ENGLAND.
Snow-D Drifts Several Feet in
Depth in Various Parts
of the Country.
QUEEN VICTORIA AT WINDSOR.
Receives a Visit From an
American Crank She Con-
fers with Kitchener.
QUEEN VICTORIA At WINDSOR.

copyright, 1873, Dy tHe 1aSspclatSo - eS's.'
LONDON, Nov. rs, 1S9S.-The recently
comparatively mild weather which has
prevailed in Great Britain. has been IN
terrupted by thorough blizzard In many
parts Of the country, especially in the
north, where the snow drifts have been
several feet in depth. Three men per-
ished in the snow in the Highlands, a
train was blown off the rails near Tralee,
Ireland; numbers of fishing boats nave
been lost, many fishermen have perisned'
and the Irish mail boats and cross chan
mel mail services were interrupted or SER
iously delaped. The Belfast mail boat
was twenty hours in making a trip which
is usually accomplished in six nours,
trains have been showed up at several
places and generally the snowstorm IS
considered to have been the worst fol
many years. The severe weather reached
as far south as the Mediterranean, where
a French transport. bound for Tunis, was
Obliged. to return to Toulon in a damaged
condition. She also reported that some OF
the recruits on board of her were killed
or injured during the storm
Queen Victoria, who has been entertain
ing extensively at Windsor this week, re-
ceived a visit from man named
Mathews described as an American, who
presented himself at the Castle with q
bundle of papers Under his arm and asked
TO see Her Majesty. He said he had just
come into a large property, through the
death of his grandfather, and he wanted
to consult with the Queen about it. The
authorities found Mathews was a harm
less crank and they sent him back to Lon
don.
The Queen is taking keen interest just
now in the progress of the scheme for
connecting Cape Town with Cairo. She
conversed with General Lord Kitchener
on the subject during his recent visit to
Her Majesty and she expressed the hope
Of living to see it carried through.
The dislike of the Queen for the late
William Z. Gladstone was well known,
but since the death of the great states
man Her Majesty has given several
proofs of her kindly regard for Mrs.
Gladstone, the widow She has written
frequently to the latter inquiring very
compassionately regarding her health and
expressing the hope that her bereavement
has now lost it's keenness. Mrs. Gladstone
has been greatly touched by the tender
ness sympathy which marked these
epistles. Her health has improved dur
ing the last four weeks
There is some discussion this week as
to whether the Queen win again go to.
the South of France next spring, in view
of the Anglophobe feeling excited by the
.sFashodan dispute. A narticle by NJ
Paul de Cassagnac. in the "Autorite,"
has especially given offence here. He
declares that the visit of the Queen to
Cannes would be an insult and he ex-
pressed the hope that Her Majesty would
have more tact than to provoke demon
stration of i'll feeling by her presence on
French territory at the present moment,
he adds Great Britain is doing her best
to humiliate France,
These outbursts upon the part of the
French newspapers are having a certain
effect, and letters are appearing in the
English newspapers urging that pressure
be exercised in the proper quarters to in
dllee the Queen to go not to the French
Riviera, but to go to Florence instead.
The christening of the second son of the.
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at the
Chapel Royal. st. James Palace, on Mon
day last cabled to the Associated Press
at the time. was quite a luxurious cere-
mony. Everything which was not silk
was lace and mostly priceless Valencien-
mes The front of the infants satin robe
was covered with rare Point Dalencon.
specially made at Venice, and an exact
fac-simile of a piece made for the Queen
of Italy.
The Duchess of Marlborough has re-
turned to Bienheirn to prepare for a large
shooting party which has been invited for
the Christmas holidays.
The Duchess is giving Alma Tadema
sittings for a glass portrait, similar to
her mothers. The portrait represents
the Duchess in the costume and splendid
jewels which she wore upon the occasion
of her presentation at court.
The Countess Casa Valencia, wife of
the former Spanish Ambassador of that
name, has written to the newspapers, APP
pealing for further funds to be devoted
to the relief of the wounded Spanish SOL
diers and widows of the slain. AS gener-
GUS contributions already received will
not suffice to meet the widespread misery
existing among this class of unfortunate
Spaniards, q three days bazaar will be
opened at Devonshire House on Decem-
ber ! by the Infanta: Eulalia. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the Spanish fund
for the relief of the wounded and the
widows
An interesting exhibition of Soudan
trophies has been opened at the United
Service Institution Whitehall The
Khalifa's black banner and the Der
wishes dark green banner captured at
Ondurman are conspicuous features
among the spears, coats Of chain mail
and other blood stained relics
General Lord Kitchener, at a repressn-
tatfve meeting of city merchants ard