Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17
BATHGD IN SUNSHINE.
But London Prefers wsl-t Hence is Terribly
Thirsty.
TROUBLE OVER srRttT.cAR MEMS STRIKE


London, Sept. i5.-tspecid cable lot
ter. copyrighted. 1895, by the Assoclated
proasJ - The drought continues
throughout the greater part Of Great
britain. A temporary fah IN the
barometer early In the week raised
hopes which were doomed to dlsappoint-
ment. The temperature has again risen.
and London continues bathcd In sun.
shine.
The outory In the east end n Lon.
don. whor the supply Of water has been
reduced to dangerous limits, l. taking
the form OF influential public meetings,
which violently denounco the East End
Water company for ncgleetlug to take
proper measures to assure a supply of
water. and calling for municipal com
troll Of the water works.
In the meanwhile. sanitary conditions
are no bad In some districts that ihere
u serious fear OF an epidemic.
The north OF London IL also suffering
under undeservsd martyrd1m In the
shape OF street car famine due TO a
strike Of the hosilcra and the conas-
quent dismissal OF a couple ~ aylt1-
tore. The many thousands " business
people who rely upon cheap conveyance
10 the city have been sori-gfly olc0n.
vcnioncod by the sudden stoppagc OF
trainc. which occurred ON Wednesday
last.
Public sympathy incllnea % the side
OF the company, which has taken tho
bull by the horns and has dismissed
al the strikers. engaging outsiders to
take their places.
The whole 81 Great Britain has been
I.aH La 81 aaNNfluaI l.
RACES. on the Northwestern and MD.
land railroads. in the neignborho0d ~
Northampton. there have been several
attempts TO wreck panHed Ecr train.
Formidable distractions were COM
uiructed across the track, and one cN-
praas train had a most narrow escape
nom disaster. II ploughed through a
Vcritable harrlcadc. hut ala not leave
the rails. The most alarming feature u
the outrage IL that the police have been
unable to obtain the allghtsat 'lnc to
the perpetrators, though hundred de-
tectivOa have been securing the dis
trlot one theory u that the crimes arc
the work OF o hand of -wrcckcra
looking Tor plumber and cmulaiins The
far west hnld-upn.
valid's chair. the Prince 81 Wales this
week. Tor the iirHt time. was able to
walk a few steps with the aid Of a
stick. lie Travelled TO Balmorai. FROM
his yacht at Portsmouth. Private let
ttru declare the prince lately has been
very irritable at the enforced restraint,
that he has even declared that pfr-
mAncnt limp would he cheap penalty
to nay for release from his floating
prison. II IL added that the attending
physicians finally yielded. and allowed
the prince 10 journey to Scotland, IN
order 10 appeanc their patient. AMI also
20 arrest the strong stimulus which rest
and a aca-alr appetite have given 20 MS
increasing Htoutnoss. The heir appar-
ent Will continue 20 wear for
many weeks 10 come the apparatus
which has been fittcd for his knre.
The duke OF OonnauRht has been the
n 70 Of che French army maneuvers
around Mouine. watch he ATTENDED "a
President Faure'a chief guest. lie
first distinguished himself by Hplen'
ala display OF horscmtnship before she
French stan. when borrowed horse
startled By the nrIng, tried 10 bolt
rnarcd and tel. The duke shlfully
dinnFaFtd himself unhur,. The fol-
lowing day during a halt he mlnutely
examined a French soldiers knapsack.
He had one OF them ensptled on he
ground. weighed the articles and flnal-
ly took the knapsack. atrapping u ON
hls own shoulders and walked up ana
down IN front % the president ana ne
generals In order 90 tcsi whether the
straps hampeVd his movements. Tbs
spectators were greatly amused ami
the private soldiers loudly oheersd
him.
Yesterday the duke OF Connaught
visited the French camp kitchenA, and
following the great Nspoicon's prccs-
dons, he asked to be allowed 10 taste
the soldiers food, romarkingi
II mus only take a tiny m0rael ns
I am rObblng somebody's share" Then
he forked out aud att a piece " beef,
which he pronounced 10 b. OF excellent
quality The duke also examined the
mems ovcfcoa,k testing thclr weight
and texture. Tile incidents have made
nhe duke very popular with the French
soldiers and villagers
Al he hamlet OF Ennomond they had
u great treat In seeing ne thirsty pres
ident of the republic aud Queen Vie
toria's son stop before a little public
hail and call FOR ani<toss on a gliHs Of
light beer, while the hurriedly assem-
bled band played God Save the
Queen" President Faure thrn deco
rated The duke with the grand cross Of
the Legion 0f Honor.
The leading newspapers here Hcath-
lnFly review Herr Morltz Busch's Life
~ Prince Bismarck. which was recent o.
ly published. The general opinion II
ihnt both the author ana his IDOL sur
fored by the revelations made. The
british. naturally, chiefly resent the
late Prince Hismarck's expressions Of
hostility To Great Britain ami to the
queen and her daughter. tho former
Empress Frederick Of Germany with
which the book teens.
The Daily Telegraph Gays that II che
work reveals the real iilsmarck, he
lowered the moral tone Of the whole ~
Europe, adding; Everyone knows he
made interruptions use ~ she press;
hut, According 20 Herr Busch. he dellb-
eipiely instructed his hlrellnR 10 dis
semlnate absolute falsehoods."
The Times remarks; 1T was re-
served 90 the sublime unc1nsclousness
NJ one Of hls slnccrtst w0rshippera 90
expose all the meunncss, dupllolty and
brutality which he combined with so
many brilliant ana admirable quail
\ photograph OF the czarlna nursing
her baby recently appeared L. an Eng
lish newspaper and when Il reached
the Russian censor, che latter was
much puzzled Official, He consulted
with the minister OF Che interior. who
was equally perpleNed. ana who decld-
ca 90 consult with the car. 1.-THE best
Thing l can da,H said the Russian em-
neror rs Ia show this to the czarina
ana lel her decide" In few minutes
according b the story, the czar re-
turned and said. with a smne 10 the
minister Of the interior "Her Imperial
majesty finds nothing in the picture
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