Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-08
FRON ACROSS THEPOND
The Guards Returning from the scudan Cam
palgn Receive osailon'.
REMAINS or WILLIAM PENN DISTURBED.
Domestic life Of crar and c,arina- Yacht
Race Items-Dr. toenei on the French
Mod. Of Executing Criminals

Mode of Executing trimhsH'
London. oct. s.-tcopyrightcd, 1888,
by the Associated Press. l--Tho event OF
the week. no far as London ~ con
cernod, was the return OF the FIRST
battalion OF crenadier Guards from
She soudnn. The crowds lining the
streets from Waterloo railroad station
10 wellington barracks. and the en-
thusiarm dlspiaycd exceeded any prcvi-
Gus demonstration o. like nature
since che return OF the British troops
srom the Crimean war
There was brilliant gathering Of
military chiefs and relatives Of Of
lccrp at the station
when tho battalion marched from
the police. guarded station the enthusi-
aam broke out In the dense masses OF
PEOPLE gathered TO welcome the SOL
dlcrs home, and their march from tho
station 10 the barracks was In the ma
turc Of a triumphai progress. There
were many pathetic scenes. The men
looked gaunt and weary Instead Of the
sirappInE fellows who left London
Many OF the returning soldiers brought
with them interesting relies 81 the
campaign In the shape Of de'vish
uwores, spears or shields.
Msch interest has been evoked from
the German military attaches report
OF tho bpttle Of omdurman He sain
he was particularly struck by all 'ho
otsrations, except the charge % the
I.ancerH, which he clains was absurd
On the other had. the uorinnn officer
sa,s tho handling 81 tho artillery was
absolutely uneuua Ice. and ne asserts
ti,at the endurait, aud splfst 81 the
u,tpa werc beyond al s'His-
GLOOMY WINTER SEASON.
The death Of the queen Of Denmark
and the bereavement of the Princess
OF Wales .onc OF her daughters. com
blncd with the fact that there viii be
no autumn session OF Parliament. has
made the prospects u the winter noa-
son very gloomy. MARLBOROUGH
House. the London residence Of the
| Prince Of Wales will be closed TO all
festivities untl the end Of next sum.
mor. and there are no members OF the
royal family In town.
The two skating clubs. the Princess
and Niagara. which form such a part
Of the winter galety. viii open next
week.
An attempt was made early on
Thursday morning 10 steal the body OF
william Penn, whose remains are ~
inE IN the graveyard OF the Quaker
meeting house at Jordana iinckinE-
hnmshlrc. II has been suspected for
some time past that "a Hurrcptltioua at
tempt 10 move the remains would be
made and the burial ground was guard
ed. hut the watch was recently with.
drawn. ON Thursday the inmates OF
a cottage nearby were awakened By the
barking ~ dos, and at daylight they
found that PonnH grave had been par
TALLY opened. A couple OF feet uf the
soil had been removed and spade
ana some newspapers were lying near,
IL was evident that the body -HnatchcrH
had been disturbed by the dog. The
police have been investigating the at
fair. but thus Ear no further trace has
been found OF the ghoula. The burial
place Hes secluded In valley. and.
apart from American tourists. few peo-
PIE visit the spot.
\ frcnch Newspaper publishes de-
Hcriptlon OF the home lie Of the ear
ana oHarina, which, II says, IL very
simple, The cEar. Il appears, often
remains at hln desk until late at night
ana frequently receives his counHell0rr
and ministers at midnight: but the
paper adds, they rarely md him alone,
~ the cEarina IL generally seated be-
side him, embrolderlng or sewing.
When stranger appears, she picks
up her scissors ana spool and pre-
parca TO leave the room. The emperor
thercupon bcge her not 10 go but 10
remain with him, and the cEarinn
silently returns 10 her seat. puts her
thlmble on her finger and resumes
work with her needle, while her hus-
band discusses anairr u state.
Lord William Beresford has purs
chased the celebrated Health House Al
Ncwmnrk. whose stables were 80 sue
cenHful under George pawHOn, tho well
! known trainer. Lord Heferford'a part
nership with Mr.. Pierre Lotlhrd ends
this season, Mr.. Lorlllard retiring from
the English turf owing 20 ill-health.
lie u willing 10 sell his horses IN aln-
gle lot 10 LORD Bcrcsford, otherwise
they VIII go under the hammer.
THE YACHT RACE
Mr.. Charles Russell. the representa-
tive OF Sir Thomas Upton. the chal-
lcnger for the Americas cup, has been
Interviewed on his return here from
the United States, lie spoke In a strain
! 'HhtfAA - AhAA u NiNAtAlN iAAN sAsf tNN
yacht designer. who visited America re-
Gently. Mr.. Russell says he and his
party met with most courteous rccep-
Ton In New York. iie added.
Tho Americans met Us In very
liberal spirit. Every suggestion We
made was readily met on their part.
Mr.. Russell heartily concurrcd In the
Yachting Worlds suggestion OF last
week TO postpone the races n the ex-
curaion steamers are unruly and has
sent a copy OF the article 10 each mem
Der OF the cup committee OF the Ne y
York Yacht club. Mr., Russell added
that he believed this committee VIII 10
anything IN reason 90 save the yachts
| from Interference,
Tho British shipbmlders have broken
the record this ylar with SOS merchant
vesrelH. Of i,iGi250 tons under cIn'
sirnciion on September 30, being 50,
600 thin lnove the previous bat record,
while % warships OF s6,tsS IONS are aba
onl dlrg.
Great Brltaina maritime supremacy
4 shown by che fact that i9s out OF, the
bys merchant ships are being con
ntrucied for British owners,
THE GUILLoTINE.
The Medical Journal publishes the re-
port OF Or, fcenel OF Paris, asserting
| that gulllotlning does not Immediately
aHcct the brain. The ffeneh doctor
says the blood nrst comics from the
larger vessels of the neck ana there IA
hardly any drain upon the clrcula ilon
In the Uranium. The brain, he adds,
finds nourlahment for an hour after de-
capnatl1n, during which time the per-
| son decauitatod retains his or her senses