The record-union., 1898-12-04


copyrighted. 1888. by Associated Press.1
LONDON, Dec. 3.-There has peen
q fiutter of expectation among society
people over the announcement that
Emperor William of Germany has al
lowed the fact to become known that
he will pay a visit to England next
summer, unless unforeseen circum-
stances arise. The better relations be-
tween Great Britain and Germany
which have recently been established
have sponged out to a great extent the
Kaiser feeling which existed in
Great Britain since the Emperor's no
torious dispatch to President Krueger
of the Transvaal, congratulating him
upon the suppression of the Jamison
raid, and there is little doubt that he
will receive a welcome rivaling that OF
his former visits.
On his arrival, which is timed, ac-
cording to report, for July next, EN-
peror William, who will remain until
the middle of August, proposes to visit
a few of the leading industrial centers,
and it is added. his majesty may also
cross over to Ireland. This imperial
visit, coupled with the fact that the
the idea of coming to England next
year, has opened vista Of brilliant
society functions for the London sea-
son of 1899.
Queen Victoria is disposed to end the
discussion as to whether she will pass
the spring on the Riviera, in view of
the French unpleasantness, by definite
ly engaging apartments at Cimiez from
March 1st for five weeks, and it is
understood that her majesty will re-
turn home through Germany and stay
a week or so at Coburg, where she will
meet Emperor William, and probably
arrange for his return visit to Eng
land.
According to announcement made
upon high authority a marriage has
been arranged between Prince George
of Greece and his cousin, Princess Vic
toria Of Wales. The latter is a year
older than the recently 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 to state against the
marriage which would strengthen the
Princes position as High Commission
er, and among the Greek royal fam
lily it is hoped that the union would
assist him in his ambition to become
Prince of Crete.
The warmth with which two Ameri-
can heiresses, Miss Ogden Goelet and
Miss Astor, have been welcomed in
ducal society in Scotland this autumn
has given rise to considerable specu-
lation from matrimonial point of
view. The Bucc1eugh- -Roxburghe
families have both been paying them
notable attentions and it seems pretty
well understood that the young Duke
of Roxburghe will ask for Miss AS
tors hand The Duke, who is the
eighth of his line, was born in 1876,
and succeeded his father in 1892. His
name is Henry John Innes-Ker and he
is a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse
Guards. Miss Astor is staying at
Floors Castle, Kelso. Roxburghshire,
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 Roxburghes two uncles.
uncle-in-law and cousin all married
American girls.
Henry White, the United States
Charge d'Affaires and Mrs White are
entertaining a weekend party at their
country place, Wilton Park. near Bea-
consfield, including Lord and Lady
Curzon Of Kedleston, and General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum.
Lady Curzon has prepared her vice.
regal wardrobe for her Indian home
She passed week in Paris selecting
dresses. Her orders to the Worth
house alone reached $4,000
Countess Casa Valencia's bazar at
ish sufferers by the war. has been a
brilliant success. It was opened by
Princess Henry of Battenberg, and a
dazzling array of Duchesses and Coun-
tesses kept the stalls. The Princess
herself did brisk trade in Spanish
guitars, fans, etc, and she also bought
a number of articles, including water
color by Garcia Mercia, representing a
Spanish gypsy, in behalf of the Queen.
Several Of the contributions were pre-
sented 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.
The young King of Spain has just
had a very pleasant windfaH in the
shape of a legacy Of 100000 pesetas,
bequeathed to him by an old gentleman
named Soler, who had close though
unacknowledged, relationship TO the
King, being the natural son Of Ferdi-
nand VIII, and great uncle of King
Alfonso. The testator's relatives op-
posed the WILL but the Queen Regent,
as her sons nearest friend, supported
IT. and the suit has now been decided in
favor of the King.
A newspaper of Por rtsmouth, England,
which cabled Secretary Long, asking
for definite information regarding the
current report that an American squad
ron is to visit Portsmouth, received a
reply yesterday in which the Secretary
said:
Il have to say at present that the
date Of the formation Of an European
squadron is undecided. When this ac-
tion is taken it will be made public
Thanking you for your assurance of a
hearty welcome to the United States
fleet" etc.
People here deduce from this reply
that an American squadron will be
sent to Europe and that Portsmouth
will be visited
An insight into the seamy side of the
Klondike boom was given by the meet
ing Of the Klonddke Hydraulic Com
pany, called to receive the report of
their engineers visit to the Klondike
to investigate the statements of the
vendor. The Chairman said:
e'The vendor first tried to get 1885, 900,