Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18
(Copyright, Associated Press.)

A~&NOAAAOSA
nounced that Mr.. L. 2. Letter, of Chi
cago. the father-in-law of Lord Cur
zon, 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 vicereins
with a trousseau of unprecedented
magnifcence, while Mr.. Letter pre-
scented Lord Curzon with three official
Durbar (conference) cloaks of the fin
est velvet and gold, in pale blue, ruby
and white, each with the star Of India
in gold and diamonds.
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 men
and the Yankee soldiers 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 sight to see them on
board, speaking to everybody. When
we saw them go to officers without
saluting we felt as if we must drop on
the spot. They offered cigar cases to
our men, with Have cigar, my boy
and afterward handed us visiting
cards, saying: Now, be sure and look
us up if you are down our way
QUEEN VICTORIA
on Friday transferred the court from
Windsor to Osborne, Isle of Wight.
The anniversary of the death of the
prince consort, who died December IA,
1861, was scrupulously observed on
Wednesday. The memorial service at
the F'rogmore mausoleum was attended
by the Queen, the Prince OF Wales, the
Duke and Duchess of York and the
entire royal family, each member plac-
ing a wreath on Prince Albert's sar-
cophaguS. The Queen is enjoying par
ticularly good health. She has been
busy buying Christmas gifts which
were taken to Windsor Castle for her
selection. Her majesty makes it a
point, in choosing presents, to see that
her gifts are peculiarly suitable to
each of her innumerable relatives or
friends. The Prince and Princess of
Wales and the Duke and Duchess of
York have been visiting the stores in
the West End of London and have fire.
quently been seen gazing in store win
dows and choosing Christmas pur-
chases.
Society is already discussing the
spring drawing rooms. The queen will
personally hold one or two and the 9TH
ers will be presided over by the Prin-
cess Christian and the Duchess of Con-
naught, the Princess of Wales not be-
ing available, owing to the fact that
she is in deep mourning. Princess
Margaret of Connaught, who will be IL
years of age in January, will be the
only royal debutante.
Prince Malik Mansur Mira Shua,
second son of the Shah of Persia, about
10 years of age, is coming to England
in January. His visit has not aroused
particular enthusiasm, in view of the
experiences resulting from previous
visits of Persian royalists. The man
ners Of Prince Malik, who is described
as a diminutive, weakly youth, are,
however, said to be pleasant and he is
fairly cultured.
There has been great deal of talk
recently of the need of some wide
spread action to cope with the increas-
ing ravages of Great Britain's national
disease,
CONSUMPTION.
The Prince of Wales has summoned
private meeting at Marlborough House
to promote a war against tuberculosis.
The Marquis of Salisbury and a number
of famous medical men will take part
in it. It 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
lectors refusing to touch the stamps, as
thew were not available for postage.
The last isue was thrown almost en-
tirely upon the hands of the organizers
of the scheme.
The new law enabling conscientious
directors to escape vaccination by
making a statutory declaration has
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 or vaccination dur
ing the past year, announces that one
third of the children in England and
Wales have escaped vaccination. He
concludes with remarking: "The eoun-
try is being prepared for widespread
epidemics of smallpox such as are un-
known to the present generation" It
is suggested, in order to counteract the
i-vaccinationists, that insurance
companies refuse to issue policies to
unvaccinated people.
Mrs. bruce, after apparently sur
mounting the last difficulty in the way
of opening the bruce vault, by secur-
ing permission from the Consistory
Court, in her attempt to establish that
her son is the rightful sixth