Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

London, January 1.-The year closed
sprlng-Hke with bright sun and the pa
peTs note many instances, IN which flow
els are blooming in gardens Of the
London storekeepers at the hol-
iday business is long and loud. The
complaints, which are universal, are at
trlbuted to the baneful influence Of the
jubilee festivities. The numerous county
house parties also tanned the number
Of West End purchaser
The Queens New Years gifts to the
poor of Windsor were distributed to-
day at the riding school at the castle.
There were nearly / 600 recipients, and
1900 pounds of beef and 100 tons of coal
were dispensed
The Prince and Princess Of Wales
and Princess Victoria of Wales start on
Monday to pay a weeks visit to the
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at
Chatsworth. The Prince and Princess
will occupy the royal apartments in the
west wing of the mansion. Fountains
and cascades will be Illuminated night
ly. There will be theatricals in which
Lady Randolph Churchill will take part,
balls and other entertainments.
The marriage Of Lady Anne Coyen-
try, second daughter Of the Earl Of Co
yentry, to Prince Dhuleep Singh, will
take place On January 4.
The United States ambassador, Col.
Hay, and Mrs Hay are visiting the Earl
Of Grove, who was thrown from his
horse while hunting with the Cheshire
hounds on Monday last, sustaining a
fracture of the collar bone and injuries
about the head.
The Daily Chronicle says the late
DUCHESS OF TECK LEFT DEBTS
to the amount Of 100000 (s150,0
mostly household expenses. The eX-
penditure at the White Lodge, which
was the residence of the Tecks, exceed
ed, it appears, the duchess allowance,
$4,000 ($25,000) by $4,000 ($10,000)
yearly. Whether the effects Of the
duchess will be sold to meet the deficit
depends upon whether the government
will apply to parliament for funds to
meet the emergency.
Judging from the new De Brett S
peerage, the Britishers' boosted con-
tempt for foreign titles is only afecta-
IiOn, do ltul ICCll VI lIS uOGSS-
hold hold foreign titles, while those Of
lesser rank are thicker than blackber-
ries. In this connection, it is inter-
esting to note that the jubilee was a
record year for the bestowal of honors,
which totalled up SIT. The charitable
requests of the year also topped the
record, totalling 92000,000 (S10,000,-
000), without the wallace collection
bequeathed to the nation seven tesla
tors aggregated 6 100000 ($5 900 ,000)
in charity.
A great number of new companies
were foated during the past month,
making the total capital offered in
1897, f158,500,000, (s792 500 ,000), the
largest amount since 1892. The for
eign government loans aggregated
roughly 910,000,000 ($50,000,000) In
dian and colonial, $4,000, 900 $50, 00o,-
000) breweries and distilleries, ST.
100000 (sS7 100000; entertainment,
100000 $4,000, 000l; cycling, 9S,-
600 600 (s4O, COOS 00); hotels, e3,000,-
600 (s15. ,0OO) Klondike, e1750,O00,
$3.50 ,000); American railroads. ga
100000, (s20,000,0 00); mines, G13, 250,-
900, $3.50, 250,0 00); industrial and mis-
cellaneous, $50 100000 (S263, 500 ,000).
A Chancery Lane lawyer contributes
an annual letter to the press in regard
to the
WINDFALLS OF THE YEAR,
among the missing heirs and legatees,
/ many Of whom are believed TO be in
America. Among other fortunes are
awaiting w. G. Clement, who went to
oil 10 1899. Ioff9t n
entered the United States navy in
1865; the descendants of John White,
the first attorney general Of upper
Canada; C. E. Sayles, who went to
America in 1879, and Joseph Pickup,
Of Wisconsin.
I he will Of the late Alfred Nehel,
the Swedish chemist and expert in
high explosives, who died at San Reno,
Italy, on December 8, 1895, nao been
proved The personality is valued at
/ e434,O93. (s2,170.465). Among the
legatees is Alfred Hammond, of Water
000). About half the estate goes to
100000. About half the estate goes to
relatives, and the remainder is in
vested, the interest annually to be ii-
yided into five prizes Of about $4,000
(S10,000) each. Prizes one. two and
three are to be awarded to the persons
making the most important discoveries
in physics, chemistry, physiology or
medicine Prize four is to be given to
the person making the best literary
contribution upon the subject of ply
siology or medicine and prize five is
to be awarded to any person who has
achieved the most or done the best
things looking to the promotion Of
THE CAUSE OF PEACE
throughout the world. These prizes,
which are all open to any persons any
where in the world will be awarded by
the various Swedish academies, except
the prize for the propagation Of peace,
which is left in the hands of commit
tee which is 10 be elected by the Nor
wegian parliament.
The conclusion Of the French racing
season fines NJ. Menter, Of chocolate
fame. at the top OF the list of winners
with eS6,000, (s1S0,000l. The next is
the vicomte de Harcourt, el7,000.
1885 .GOO). Then comes Baron Schiek-
Ter. with e15,200, (s760e0l.
Among the owners of French steep'e
chasers, Mile. Mersy, the actress. leads
with E14,0c0, (s70,0o0).
Sir Thomas and Lady Hasketh, for
merly Miss Florence Sharon, Of San
Francisco). have taken Barretstown,
Kildare. for the remainder of the sea-
son. Lady Hasketh made brilliant
debut with the Kildare hunt She I'm