The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18
DOINGS OF ROYALTY
Queen Transfers Her Court TO Isle of
Wight.
HER CHRISTMAS GIFTS
BUYING PRESENTS FOR HER IN
VULNERABLE RELATIVES.
Coming of a Persian Prince Arouses
No Enthusiasm-Prince of Wales
Efforts to Stop the Ravages of
Consumption-Contest For the
Portland Dukedom.

w lnGSOr TO OSBORNE, Isle OF wight.
The anniversary of the death Of the
prince consort, who died Dee. IA, 1851,
was scrupuleusly observed on Wednes-
day. The memorial service at the
Frogrnore mausoleum was attended by
the queen, Prince of Wales, the Duke
and Duchess of York, and the entire
royal family, each member placing a
wreath on Prince Albert's sarcophagus.
The queen is enjoying particularly
good health at present. She has been
busy buying Christmas gifts, which
were taken to Windsor castle for her
selection. Her majesty makes 1t
point, in choosing presents, to see that
her gifts are peculiarly suitable to each
of her innumerable relatives or friends.
The Prince Of Wales and the Duke and
Duchess of York have been visiting the
stores in the west end Of London, and
have frequently been seen gazing in
store windows and choosing Christmas
purchases.
Society is already discussing the
spring drawing rooms. The queen will
personally hold one or two and the
others will be presided over by the
Princess Christian and the Duchess Of
Connaught. the Princess of Wales not
being available, owing to the fact that
she is in deep mourning. Princess Mar
garet of Connaught, who viii be II
years of age in January, will be the
only royal debutante.
Prince Malik aIansur Mira Shua,
second son of the shah Of Persia, a
young man about 10 years of age, is
coming to England in January. His
visit has not aroused particular enthu-
siasm, in view of the experiences re-
sulting from previous visits of Persian
royalties. The manners Of Prince Ma
lik, who is described as a diminutive,
weakly youth, are, however, said to be
pleasant, and he is fairly cultured.
CONSUMPTION CAMPAIGN.
There has been a great deal of talk
recently of the need of some widespread
action to cope with the increasing raw
ages Of Great Britain's national dis
ease, consumption. The Prince Of
Wales has now summoned a private
meeting at Marlborough House to pro-
mote a war against tuberculosis. The
Marquis of Salisbury and q. number of
famous medical men viii take part in
it. 1t is hoped the outcome will be
something more successful than the
Prince of Wales wonderful stamp
scheme to assist the London hospitals,
which proved more or less a fiasco, col
lecbors refusing to touch the stamps,
as they were not available for postage.
The last issue was thrown almost en-
of the scheme.
1t is announced that Mr.. L. 2. Letter
of Chicago, the father-in-law of Lord
, Curzon of Kedleston, the new viceroy
of India. paid for the Indian outfit of
Lord and Lady Curzon, who started for
India under the happiest auspices, and
after a splendid send-off from their
friends.
Lady Curzon enters upon her duties
as vicerene with a trousseau of I'M
precedented magnificence, while Mr..
Letter presented Lord CurZon with
three official durbar (conference) cloaks
of the finest velvet and gold, in pale
blue, ruby and white, each with the star
of India in gold and diamonds.
The question was recently preached
of placing a statue of Washington in
Westminster Abbey. Dean Bradley now
announces that 10 such proposal has
yet been submitted to the authorities.
and he is of the opinion that it is i'm
possible for the matter to be officially
entertained.
BRITONS AND YANKEES.
An interesting letter from marine on
board the British first-clasS cruiser
Powerful, recently at Manila, on the
relations between the British tars and
the American troops, has been pub
lished. The writer says:
our Heu anu lIE 1duhtE SOlulGES
are awfully friendly. Very few of the
Americans were in uniform. They often
only had the number of their regiment
written on a piece of paper and pinned
to their jackets. 1t was a sight to see
them come on board, speaking TO every
body. When we saw them go up to
officers without saluting we felt as if
we must drop on the spot. They offered
cigar cases to our men, with Have a
cigar, my boy and afterward handed
US visiting cards, saying, Now be sure
and look US up if you're down our
way
The awful fate of the passengers of
the Prince line steamer La BOurgogne
was wildly brought home to the Brit
ish this week by details which are just
leaking our regarding the disaster to
the Clan Drummon. which foundered in
the Bay Of Biscay while on her way to
AlgOa bay. These details have also
served as a warning Of the danger,
which has been frequently pointed out,
of having large proportion of LascarS
in the crews of British vessels. Great
reticence is maintained on the subject,
but it appears that the Lascars became
panic-stricken and fought like demons
A survivor relates that several Euro
peans We're drowned by being dragged
down by the ferocious and frantic Las
car coolies, who lost all discipline. The
captain Of lle 1ldD ltIurninOiiQ was De-
ing hauled on board the rescuing cam
er when a number of Lascars grasped
the rope and pulled him back, with the
result that the captain was drowned.
The Malays also crowded into the
boats, which were SWamped and caused
their occupants to perish.
The new law enabling conscientious
directors to escape vaccination by
making a statutory declaration, abs
been widely awaited Of throughout the
country, and is causing serious misgiv-
ings and strong protests from the press.
Thousands of children have thus been
exempted from vaccination. Sir Rich
ard Thorne, the principal medical Off
Ger to the local government board, in
! his official report on vaccination during
| the past year, announces that one-third
lof the children in England and Wales
lhave escaped vaccination. He con-
lcludes with remarldng:
1.-THE country is being prepared for
Widespread epidemics of smallpox such
las are unknown to the present genera
zion"
1t is suggested in order to counter
act the Observation-Disclosures that insur-
aimee companies refuse TO issue policies
t5 unvaccinated people.
MRS. DRUCE'S BONDS.
Mrs. bruce, after apparently sur
MOUNTING the last difficulty in the way
of loDening the Druce vault, by secur-
inei permission from the consistory
COURT, in her attempt to establish that
heri son is the rightful sixth Duke of
Portland. by determining whether or
notl the body of her father-in-Iaw, 7.
c. bruce, is really buried there, is now