Evening star., 1898-10-22
WALES MAY VISIT US
Rumored Invitation From the Presi-
dent Pleases London Papers.
TOD SLOAN COMING home SOON
Sultan Displays Odd Taste in Dec.
Grating Christian Sanctuaries.
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP

Copyright. 1898. by the Associated PressJ
LONDON, October 22.-Social life in Lon
don Is not very exciting at the present mo-
ment. Nearly everybody of note is away,
visiting or entertaining at country houses.
The Prince of Wales came to London
during the week, and announced that he
intended to visit Newmarket next week for
the racing; but, apparently. he received a
hint that he Is In mourning on account OF
the death of his mother-in-law, Queen
Louise of Denmark, so a statement was
sent TO the papers denying that the prince
was going to Newmarket.
report from the United States to the
effect that President Mckinley would
invite the Prince of Wales to visit the
United States has attracted attention.
While the papers cordially indorse the sug-
gestion of a royal visit to America, as
tending to further cement the good feeling
between the two countries, 1t is thought i'm
probable that the Prince of Wales will go.
But an evening newspaper points out that
the Duke of York has given half promise
to go to Canada next year, and 1t adds that
there is nothing impossible in the idea
that If President Mckinley follows the ex-
ample of President Buchanan the Duke of
York will follow in the footsteps of his
father and extend his visit to the United
States.
Banquet to Gen. Kitchener.
The banquet which the city Of London
is to give to General Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum on November will be the most
brilliant affair of its kind in this genera
ton. The Marquis of Salisbury, several
cabinet ministers. Sir William VernenHar
court, the liberal leader in the house Of
commons: all the field marshals and all
the civic dignitaries will be present: The
premier will speak in honor Of the Sirdar,
and momentous declarations may be ex-
pected.
That the after effects of war mora
terrible THAI the actual fighting Is shown
In the case of the Grenadier Guards. who
recently returned from the Soudan. Almost
third of their number are on the sick
list. Change o! climate was partly mstru-
mental in bril-, ging about their illness; but
majority of the men are down with dys-
eGtery, caused by drinking the Nile water.
There are 209 of the guards in the hospital.
and several of the cases are serious. The
officers of the guards in nowise escaped.
Quite numt er of them succumbed 10 en-
teric disorders on their return to Cairo or
London.
The followers of Tod Sloan received Sc
we're check at Sandown, where. on Thurs
day. with Sloan riding the favorites in dve
races ne only succeeded in getting a dead
heat in one The check has come none TOO
soon for Sloan, whose head has been COM
pletely turned by success. Hitherto when
Sloan reached the unsaddling after a race
he did not himself unsaddle, like the other
jockeys, but employed an attendant, who
handed Sloan his accouterment when he
took his place in the scale. Lord Durham.
one of the stewards of the jockey club,
stopped this practice.
Tod SIoan's Head Swelled.
Sloan was recently asked by a reporter
about the circumstances of his engagement
by the Prince of Wales, and he said:
Il am not talking about them things"
Sloan added that he tired of having
reporters running after him.
The American jockey is extremely dissat
isfied with one or two of the decisions
against him, and on Thursday after rae
ing, he SAID, eXcitedy:
Il have had enough, and after riding the
princes horse in the Cambridgeshir l shall
clear out of the country"
The Kennel Club has just held the rec
ord show at the Crystal Palace, with $500
entries and 1.4S0 dogs. The Princess of
Wales and the Duchess Of Newcastle won
championships with the now fashionable
Borgois. The Prince of Wales exhibited
with less success.
Considerable amusement has been caused
by the answer which Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, the secretary of state for the colo
MES. made to the reporters request for in
terviews at Liverpool his return from
the United States. Mr.. Champerlain de-
clined to talk, saying:
Not on this side. l grant Interviews only
on the other side
The suitan's Inartistic Zeal.
The zeal of the Sultan of Turkey to reno
vate every town and village in Palestine
| through which Emperor William Of Ger
| many passes has resulted in even holy
| places being vandalzed. The historical
house of Simon. the Tanner, where St
Peter lived, has been painted bright blue
| and its floors have been laid with colored
! tiles. Besides this. the building has been
| inclosed by a gaudy fence, while superb
iron screen over a dome of rock dating
| back to the days of the crusaders has been
coated with yellow paint.
There is much specula ton in political cir