The record-union., 1898-01-02
But Storekeepers Complain That Holiday
Trade Has Been Very Poor.
The Queen Makes Gifts to Nearly
Thousand Poor Of Windsor
The Duchess of Teck Left Debts
Amounting to $15O,OOO, Most
ly for Household Expenses
William e. Gladstone in a Fee
BILE Condition.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The year opened
springiike, with bright sun. and the
papers note many instances in which
flowers are blooming in gardens of the
south Of England. The wall of the
London storekeepers at the holiday
business is long and loud. The COM
plants, which are universal, are at
tributed to the baneful influence of the
Jubilee festivities. The numerous coun-
try-house parties also thinned the num-
ber of West End purchasers.
The Queens New Years gifts to the
poor Of Windsor were distributed to-
day at the riding school at the Castle.
There were nearly 1000 recipients and
about 4 900 pounds of beef and 100 tons
of coal We're dispensed.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and
Princess Victoria of Wales started
Monday to pay a weeks visit to the
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at
Chatsw orth. The Prince and Princess
will occupy the royal apartments in
the west wing and the mansion, fount-
aims and cascades will be Illuminated
nightly. There will be theatricals. in
take part, balls and other entertain
menIs.
The marriage of Lady Anne Covent-
ry, second daughter Of the Earl of Co
ventry, to Prince Dhuleep Singh, will
take place on January 4th.
United States ambassador Hay and
Mrs. Hay are visiting the Earl of
Crewe, who was thrown from his horse
while hunting with the Cheshire hounds
on Monday last, sustaining a fracture
of hte >collarbone and injuries about the
head.
The Daily Chronicle" says the late
Duchess of Teck left debts to the
amount Of 100000 ($150000D, mostly
household expenses. The expenditures
at the White Lodge, which was the
residence of the Tecks, exceeded, it
appears the Duchess allowance, f5,-
900 1875, ,00O, by f2,000 $4,000 year
ly. Whether the effects of the Duchexs
will Ea sold to meet the deficit depends
upon whether the Government will ap-
ply to Parliament for funds to meet
the emergency.
Judging from the new Debritts
Peerage. the Britisher's boasted con-
tempt for foreign titles is only affecta-
ton, as fourteen members of the royal
household hold foreign titles, while
those of lesser rank are thicker than
black berries. In this connection it is
interesting that the Jubilee was a rec
ord year for the bestowal of honors,
which footed up 577. The charitable
bequests of the year also topped the
record, totaling f2,000,00O $4,000, ,00O).
Without the Wallace collection be-
queathed the nation. seven testators
gave an aggregate of f1,000,OO0 So
600, GOOD in charity.
A great number of companies were
f1oated during the past month, making
the total capital offered in 1897 f15S.-
100000 1892. SOC, ,0OO). the largest
amount since 1889. The foreign Gov
ernment loans aggregated. roughly.
100000 900 CS50,000,OOO; Indian and
Colonial, f14,000,0OO (S7O, 900. .OOO) !;
breweries and distilleries, Eli, SOC. 900
(SS7 500,000); entertainment, f2OOO.-
900 (S10000,000); cycling, fS.OOO. 900
tS4 900, 000); hotels, f3,000 900 (S15, ,O0O,-
00O; Klondike, f75O,00 (S3. .75O. .OOO !;
American railroads, f4,OOO.OOo (SoO. :
O0,00c); mines, f13,25OOOO (S66 $50. :
UO), and industrial and miscellaneous.
f52, SOC, 900 (S262, 500. .0OO).
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.
w. G. Clement, who went to California.
in 1868; James Moffett, who entered
ho init
scendants of John White, the first At
torney- General of Upper Canada; c. E.
Sayles, who went to America in 1879
and Joseph Pickup of Wisconsin.
The will Of the late Alfred Nobel, the
Swedish chaA ist and expert in high ex-
plosives, who died at San Reno, Italy,
on December 8, 1896, has been. proved.
The personality is valued at f434 ,095
(S2, 10, 465). Among the legatees is AL
fred Hammond of Waterford Tex, who
receives f2000 (S10000. About half the
estate goes to relatives, and the re-
mainder is invested, the interest, an
nually. to be divided into five prizes of
about e., 900 ($10,00O each. Prizes one.
two and three are to be awarded to the
persons making the most important dis
coveries in physics, chemistry, physi-
ology or medicine. Prize four is to be
given to the person making the best lit
erary contribution upon the subject of
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 anywhere in the world. will be
awarded by the various Swedish acad-
amies, except the prize for the propa-
cation of peace, which is left in the
hands of committee which is to be
elected by the Norwegian Parliament
The conclusion of the French racing
season finds M. Menier of chocolate
fame at the top Of the list of winners,
with ESQ, Goo. The next is the vicomte
de Harcourt, f17.000 Then comes
Baron Schickler. with f15,OOo. Among
the owners of French steeplechasers
Mile. Marsy. the actress, leads with
f14000.
Sir Thomas and Lady Hasketh form
erly Miss Florence Sharon of San
Francisco) have taken Barretstown.
Kildare, for the remainder of the sea-
son Lady HaSketh made a brilliant