The times., 1899-03-13

daughters were the bellies OF the Riviera
season last year; Mrs. Blake Mrs. Alfred
Paris. who is holding the most pleasant
weekly receptions in Chesham Street. and
Mines. Balcheler and Freeman Schulge, of
I Philadelphia.
Mr.. DooIey in Peace and in War" by
Peter Dunn. the newspaper man of Chi
cago, has met with a wonderful reception
here. The book is quoted everywhere, and
! the author is spoken of as another Mark
Twain. The Spectator today, in the
course of long review of the work, COM
pares Mr.. Dunn with Artemus Ward.
Standard OIL Attacked.
The bill CT Harold James Reckitt. Lib
eral member for the Brigg division of Lin
colnshre. raising the fash point of Pc
trCleum from - to 100. is the result of
bitter campaign waged by certain evening
papers against the deadly low flash. Ii
comes before the House of Commons next
Wednesday. ard will meet with strong cp-
position. its opponents contsnding that the
oIiginatoTs of the agitation against the
American ellis are the Scotch petroleum
refiners. Moreover il is shown that many
Of the accidents in the last year were not
due 10 American OIL but to Russian oil,
whose test point is l0S The bill. it is de-
ciared. seeks to compel the public to use
cilS nave Deel lillt
favored by the people UP to now. and
favors Russia at the expense of America
Three representatives of an American
syndicate are over here negotiating for
combination of the English and American
oil mills. They expect to carry the scheme
through, and in about three months time
there will be the biggest trust ever formed
on this side OF the Atlantic. involving cap
ital to the amount of about SO, 900 900. The
is tbof oh do oh ahon
petition on the others ground. and come
to a working arrangement regarding the
continental business, especially that of
Southern Europe, in oil and seedcake. The
oil milling industry here is confined to
Hull. Liverpool and London Hull is the
principal centre but Liverpool has the
largest concern of the kind in the world
Commemorative King Alfred
The Lord Mayor Of London. Sir John
Voce Moore presided at a meeting held at
the Mansion House this week TO further
the proposed national commemoration. In
1901, of the one-thousandth anniversary of
the death of King Alfred. The Queen has
given TO the movement her patronage. and
the memorial will take the form of a bronze
statue of King Alfred 10 he erected in his
royal city of Winchester The United States
Ambassador wrote regretting that his visit
TO the Queen at Windsor on the day OF the
meeting prevented his attendance The
secretary, who is former mayor of Win
chester, announced that a committee had
been formed in America 20 cooperate with
the movement here and that its members
include Col John Hay. the Secretary CT
State: Bishop Potter. and the Presidents
OF Yale and Johns Hopkins universities.
King Alfred being the founder of Great
Britain'S maritime SUPREMACY a naval dis
play will be held, and the largest armored
cruiser in the world, TO be launched In
1901, VIII be christened King Alfred
Nolvesey Castle, the ancient residence of
the English kings near Winchester. will be
secured as memorial museum. The SUM
of 10000 is asked for TO carry out the
whole scheme.