The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-16
LONDON In A FLUTTER:
Society People Excited Over EN-
peror Williams Promised
Visit to England.


peror Williams Promised
Visit to England.
London, Dec. 3.-There has been q
autter of expectation among society peo-
ole over the announcement that Emperor
William of Germany has allowed the fact
to become known that he will pay visit
70 England next summer, unless unfore-
seen circumstances arise. The better re-
lations between Great Britain and Ger
many which have recently been estab-
iished have sponged out to d great ex-
tent the "anti-Kaiser" feeling which had
existed in Great Britain since the En-
peror's notorious dispatch to President
Kruger of the Transvaai congratulate
.ng him upon the suppression of the
Jamison raid, and there is little doubt
chat he will receive welcome rivaling
hat Of his former visits. :
On his arrival here, which is timed, ac-
cording to report, for July next, Emperor
die OF August, proposes to visit few of
the leading industrial centers, and, it ia
added, his majesty may also Cross over
TO Ireland. This imperial visit, coupled
with the fact that the King and Queen
of Italy also harbor the idea of coming
70 England next year, has opened a vista
Of brilliant society functions for the Lon
don season Of 1899.
Queen Going to Cimiez.
Queen Victoria is disposed to end the
discussion as to whether she will pass the
spring on the Riviera, in view of the
French unpleasa ntness, by definitely en-
weeks from March l, and it is under
stood that her majesty will return home
through Germany and stay a week or
50 at Coburg, where she will meet EN-
peror William and probably arrange for
his return visit to England.
According to announcement made upon
high authority, a marriage has been ar
ranged between Prince George of Greece
and his cousin, Princess Victoria of Wales.
The latter is year older than the recent
ly-appointed high commissioner of the
powers in Crete. The union would be
very popular both in Great Britain and
Greece, and there are no reasons of state
against, the marriage, which would
strengthen the princes position az high
commissioner, and among the Greek royaI
family it is hoped that the union will as
sist him in his ambition to become Prince
of Crete.
Title for Mics Aston.
The warmth with which two American
heiresses, Miss Ogden-GoeIet and Miss
Astor, have been welcomed in ducal So
ciety in Scotland this autumn has given
rise to considerable speculation from a
matrimonial point of view. They have
been feted and petted to an extraordinary
degree. The Buccleugh and Roxburghe
ticeable attention and it seems pretty we'll
understood that the young Duke Of Rox-
burghe will ask for Miss Astor's hand.
The duke, who is the eighth Of his line,
was born in 1876 and succeeded his ia
Their. in 1892. His name is Henry John
Innes-Ker and he is a lieutenant in the
Royal Horse guards. Miss Astor is stay
the ancestral home of the Roxburghes on
the border. for the past week, and it Is
not unlikely that she will make her debut
at court as a peeress. The Duke of Rox-
| burghe's two unces, uncle-in-law and
! cousin all married American girls.
The Whites Entertain.
Henry White. the United States charge
d'affaires, and Mrs. White are entertain.
ing a weekend party at their country
place, Wilton park, near Beaconsfeld. in
Guiding Lord and Lady Curzon of KedIes-
ton and Gen. Lord Kitchener of Khar-
tOum.
wardrobe for her India home. She passed
a week in Paris selecting dresses. Her
orders to the Worth house alone reached
$4,000
Countess Casa valencia's bazaar at
DoWnshire house, in cid of the Spanish
sufferers by the war, has been brilliant
| success. 1t was opened by Princess Hen
~ of Battenberg and a dazzling array of
duchesses and countesses kept the stalls
The princess herself did brisk trade
in Spanish guitars, fans. etc, and she
also bought number of articles, includ-
ing a water color by Garcia Mercia. rep
resenting a Spanish gypsy in behalf Of
the Queen.
Several of the contributions were pre-
scented by the Pope, the Queen Regent of
Spain, ex-Queen Isabel of Spain. the
Queen of Servia and Princess Ludwig of
Bavaria. They fetched high prices.
Young Kings Legacy.
The young King of Spain has just had
a very pleasant windfall in the shape of
legacy of 3.OUO.O0 pesetas, bequeathed
to him by an old gentleman named Soler.
who had a close though unacknowledged
relationship to the King. being the natur-
ee son OF & Ct Hn1s III snS e
tives opposed the WILL but the Queen Re
gent. as her sons next friend, supported
it and the suit has now been decided in
favor of the King.
A newspaper of Portsmouth, England.
which cabled Secretary Long asking for
definite information regarding the cur
rent report that an American squadron
is to visit Portsmouth. received n reply
yesterday in which the secretary said:
II have to say at present that the date
of the formation Of a European squadron
is undecided. When this action is taken
it will be made public. Thanking you
to the United States fleet, ETC., etc"
People here deduce from this reply that
an American squadron will be sent to
Europe and that Portsmouth will be WIS.,
tied.
Klondike's Seamy Side.
An insight into the seamy side of the
Klondike boom was given by the chair
| man at meeting of the Klondike Hy-
draulic company. called to receive the re-
port of their engineers visit to the klon-
dixie to investigate the statements of the
| vendor. The chairman said: "The ven
dor first tried to get $4,000 and then
10000 for the purchase of piping. etc,
but the chairman went to San Francisco
to investigate the matter and found the
vendors statement was false, whereupon
he withheld the money"
The engineer also reported that the
vendors mine on the Black river was
geries, and that he was satisfied the VEN
dor had never seen Alaska. Therefore,
the chairman pointed out, the only course
was to wind up the company, the share
holders escaping with the loss of only
shillings share.
His Dignity Shocked.
The dignity of the Duke of Orleans re-
ceived a rude shock in an incident which
has just occurred. While travelling from
Brussels to Vienna he engaged a saloon
carriage, which requires the payment of
twenty tickets of the Belgian tariff, or
twelve tickets Of the German tariff.
The duke elected to pay the German
rates. The officials at Brussels protested,
but, after scene on the platform. the
train started. In spite of this. a telegram
was sent to the frontier, German Off
cial appeared in the carriage and de-
manded the payment of the difference.
The duke refused and the German of
fetal said: Every well, we will uncouple
the carriage and shunt your highness to
cold siding until you pay" The duke
paid.
The list of winnings of race horse own
ers this season places Baron Rothschild