The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
TEN TONS
OF FLOWERS
Thrown i'm the "BattIe of the
Flowers
At Cannes-CarnivaI is Under
Full HeadWay.
DUCHESS OFMARLBRO'
Appears in an American Buggy
yellow Painted
Which Creates a Sensation
Among Her British Friends.

Copyright 1898, by the Associated PresS-)
London, Feb. 12.-Parliament opens
without anything in the shape of a
great sensation but with a general feel
ing on both sides of the house that
matters will take a livelier turn later.
Most of the prophets are of the opinion
that it will be a foreign policy session,
the position of the government depend
ing very largely upon the extent to
which it can Justify it's relations with
the powers The general tone of the
lobby conversation showed that dissat-
isfaction with the action of the marquis
of Salisbury was widespread among his
supporters, particularly in regard to the
Chinese loan and West Africa. The
parliamentary secretary for the foreign
Office, Mr.. George N. Curzon, started
the session badly by making enemies.
All parties resent his brutal taunt of
Mr.. Michael DaVitt during Thursdays
dissentions over slavery in Zanzibar. Mr..
Davitt asked if some of the female
prisoners were kept in irons. Possibly
they were, responded Mr.. CurZOn, and
perhaps the honorable gentleman
knows that there are people in this
country who are not acquainted with
handouts
Mr. Davitt replied: Yes, myself"
Then there were such cries of Shame,
Withdraw and apologize that even
the usual comp1acency of Mr.. CurzOn
was upset and he said: I have no de-
sire to be offensive and am quite ready
to apologize for having tempted the
honorable gentIeman's Interruption
At the end of his speech, Mr. Curzon
said he wished to repeat his apology
and Mr.. Davitt raised his hat and Smil-
ed good humOredly.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at Alien, Norway, reports that the
expedition headed by the Rev Mr..
Sheldon Jackson and Lieutenant d. B.
Devore, military secretary of the United
States secretary for war, has met with
great difficulties. Mr.. William A. * Jel-
mann, superintendent of the government
reindeer herd Alaska who started
ahead of Messrs. Jackson and Devore
has secured the country with six as
sistants sledging 5000 miles through
forests in Arctic night. Trained rein
deer are scarce and he had to pick up
lots of three or four which were event
ualy concentrated into six herds aggre-
eating 500. 1t was difficult to persuade
the LaplanderS to leave their homes,
but so drivers were finally secured.
Mr.. Jackson said the travel necessary
to collect the reindeer was more dan
gerous than travelling in the Chilcott
pass.
1t is understood that Spain recently
applied to Great Britain for assistance
in raising a loan, to which the marquis
of Salisbury referred at the opening of
the house of lords on Tuesday last
when he said that China was not the
only government which might want
money.
According to club gossip, the Spanish
legations in London and elsewhere are
suffering from long delay to their re
been forced to defray the expenses of
the esta Adjustments.
Prince Albert of Belgium, the nephew
of King Leopold of Belgium and heir
presumptive to the Belgian throne will
accompany his uncle to the Rivera on
board the steam yacht MayflOwer,
formerly the property Of the late Mr..
ogden Goelet of New York, but pur-
chased by his majesty.
The prince will then start for the
United States. From the aids de camp
of the king, a correspondent of the As
ISOLATED Press learns that the pro-
gramme of the princes tour is very
long. He means to see almost every
part of the United States from New
Florida and far north as Seattle and
Portland and back through Canada to
St. Johns. The prince has already de-
cided just what he will visit in each
city.
The prince will also visit Boston, Bar
HarbOr, LenOx, Niagara, Chicago, Mil
waukee, St. Paul, minneapolis, Duluth
St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg, Oil City, Salt Lake City, Denver,
Colorado Springs, the Yessowstone
Park and numerous other cities. The
report that the prince intends to con-
suit President Mckinley regarding
Congo affairs in unfounded.
King MeneIik of Abyssinia is prepar-
ing for a journey to the European cap
itals and is collecting all the objects of
special artistic interest in Abyssinia,
the most valuable of which he will take
as glILS TO the various rulers. his
majesty intends to be absent about
eight months and the government of
Abyssinia during that time will be en-
trusted to the queen.
Quite a sensation has been caused in
Dublin by the extraordinary precau-
lions adopted for the safety of the cas-
tie. In addition to the regular police
force and soldiers a large guard fully
armed and relieved every two hours is
placed on the castle roof, over the
chief secretary's library The only
surmise is that an attempt to dynamite
the building is contemplated.
The list of members of the royal COM
mission to represent Great Britain at
the Paris exposition of 1900 as published
by the London Gazette last week was
drawn up by the Prince of Wales, the
prince having rejected the government
list on the ground that it was too cliquy
and too Tory-UniOniSt and demands
that if he was to be president of the
commission, he should select his own
associates. The government was
aghast but acquiesced.
Rivera is in complete carnival. The
battle of flowers at Cannes on Thurs
day brought out $4,000 people. There
was a large contingent of English in
Connaught. Ten tons of flowers were
thrown. The Count and Countess De
Castellane participated in the festivities
They viii stop ten days at the Villa
months cruise, on board the VaIhana,
in the Mediterranean, during which
they will visit Tunis and AIgiers.
The Duchess of Marlborough has
opened q bazaar at Hull in aid of sail
ors' charities and she intends repeating
the Blenheim theatricals in London
during the season. when the Marlbor-
oughs win entertain 1avishIy especially
in the direction of politics in which the
duke is ambitious. The duchess is
credited with a desire to revive the gIo-
ries of the political salons, such as ex-
listed during the thirties.
At Tuesdays meet of the Quorn hunt,
the duchess appearsd with Der sister