Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-30

BIRTHDAY OF CROMWELL WAS
THE MOST NOTABLE FEATURE
OF THE WEEKS OCCURRENCES.
Copyright, 1899, Associated Press.)
London, April 2S.-London is still
practically deserted by society people,
most of whom are at Newmarket, where
there is a very gay and fashionable
gathering. Here the Prince of Wales
has been enjoying himself while DR..
Joseph Parker, from the pulpit of the
City Temple, has been Eliminating
against him as horse-racing prince.
The newspapers of this city generally
have taken DR.. Parker very severely
to task for his violent language in his
sermon en- Tuesday last on the occa-
sion Of his address on Oliver Cromwell.
The most interesting event of the
week has been the tercentenary of the
birth of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protec-
tor of England. Celebrations have ia
ken place all over England, at places
connected with incidents in the life of
Cromwell. The chief ceremonial was
held at his birthplace, in Huntingdon,
on Thursday, when sermons were
preached and a great demonstration
took place at Markethill. Many thou
sands of people visited Cromwell S
home at Hinchinbrook. and meetings
were also held on the battlefield of
Nasty. At this latter place pastors of
the Church of England protested
against the seeming attempt of the
on-Conformists to ,monopolize the
Cromwell celebrations.
There was an
IMPERIALISTIC DEMONSTRATION
on a small scale on Thursday, when a
detachment Of the New South Wales
Lancers arrived at the Albert Docks
and marched through London to the
WaterlooSStation, from which point
they went by railway train to Aldershot
for six months training with the home
cavalry. The band of the Coldstream
Guards led the procession as it passed
through the streets The Lord Mayor
and Sheriffs. in full robes of Office,
stood upon the balcony of the Mansion
House to see the men pass The Lord
Mayor, Sir John Voce Moore, frantically
waved his cooked hat and shouted in.
applause. Large crowds filled the
streets along the route over which the
Lancers passed and greeted them with
great enthusiasm.
Queen Victoria this week opened
new bridge over the Paillon river, near
Cimiez, On invitation of the local
French authorities. The Mayor and
section of the municipal council wish
ed to have the bridge named Victoria,
ton Immediately started a counter
proposal to name the bridge for Felix
Faure. the late president Of the French
republic, while third party wanted
the bridge named after a local celeb
rity Feeling ran high and finally,
after farcial sqdabble, 1t was decided
not to name the bridge at all.
The Queen is. at present engaged in
arranging the delicate matter Of the
domicilo of her granddaughter, Prin-
cess Maud, who is already tired of liv-
ing in gloomy Copenhagen. Her hus-
band, Prince Charles, therefore de-
sires to receive an Office in the British
service and become naturalized
SUBJECT OF THE QUEEN.
Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark is
with the Queen.
An incident has just occurred which
reveals the Queens attitude on the
vexed question of the propriety OF
ladies smoking. One of her daughters,
when leaving Windsor Castle, was de-
tanned in the waiting room at the sta
ton. When she left the station-master
found in the waiting room a silver
cigarette case upon which the name of
the Princess was engraved, and the
words From her Mother"
The United States Ambassador, MIR.
Joseph H. Choate, was present at yari-
Gus social functions this week. Mr..
Choate has been invited to speak at the
banquet of the Royal Academy on Sat
urday evening, at which the Prince of
Wales and the Dukes of York and Con-
nausht will be guests
The Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law of
the Queen, has just received snub In
connection with the application for
license for a hosiery at Roseneath,
known as Ferry Inn, which has the
unique glory Of having had member
of the royal family as its architect.
Princess Louise of Lorne having drawn
the plans for its reconstruction. The
Marquis owns the inn, and recently
evieted the landlady, who was his ten
ant for thirty years, in order to trans
fer it to his late butler. The licensing
court marked its disgust at the Mar
quis of Lorne's action by
REFUSING TO RENEW
the license for Ferry Inn. and granting
the former landlay a new license for
another house
Mr.. Robert P. Porter has returned TO
London from his mission to Germany.
Mr.. Porter said to the correspondent
of the Associated Press that he was
entirely satisfied with the results OF
his visits. He had formed a great
growth Of hptfpr fealiuu in Corroar