The record-union., 1899-01-15
The Queen BestoWs Honors on
Heroes Of 0mdurman.
An Interesting Ceremony at Osborne House,
Isle Of Wight.
Colonel Matthias, the Hero Of Dar-
gal, Given a Banquet, at Which
the Prince Of Wales Was q
Guest-The Litigation Involving
Sir Tatton and Lady Sykes at
an End.

an End.
copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press.]
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE opening of
the new year has been marked by most
unreasonable weather, accompanied by
furious gales throughout the United
Kingdom.
The recent mild weather proved very
unhealthy. The mortality from respir-
atory affections exceeded that of any
week since May. Seventeen deaths
were directly attributed to influenza in
London, in which city the death rate
is the highest for several months.
Hurricanes have seriously interrupt
ed communication with the Continent.
Dover harbor has been practically un-
available in consequence of the So
called improvement works, and the
Continental mails have thus been badly
delayed. The authorities of Folk
stone, however, tried pouring oil on the
water at the entrance of the harbor,
and the experiment was very success
full. The mail boats were able to APP
proach with the greatest ease.
The leading ball of the, winter season
was given at the Duke and Duchess of
Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth House,
Derbyshire, on Thursday evening.
Everything was on gorgeous scale.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlbor-
ough entertained Mr. and Mrs. George
w Vanderbilt at Blenheim early in the
week
There wS.s al interesting ceremony at
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this
oa1> 4ofo ned a lS
for distinguished service in the field to
a group of Omdurman warriors, most
of them non-commissioned officers Her
majesty was wheeled into the green
room, where the soldiers were dra vn
up and saluted her. Then each recipient
knelt, and the Queen pinned a medal on
his breast. She also questioned the
wounded concerning their experiences
Colonel Matthias, the hero of Dargai,
where, after a stirring appeal TO his
men, he led his Gordon Highlanders to
storm the nights, has been given
banquet by the Caledonian Club, at
which the Prince of Wales was present,
and in a neat speech warmly indorsed
the admiration expressed by Colonel
Matthias for the Indian troops. He said
he regretted never having had the priv
ilege of serving with the Indian sol
diers in active service, but that he had
often seen them in large bodies, and
was confident that the Queen had no
finer troops.
The cane with which Robert Pate,
retired Lieutenant, attacked the Queen
in 1850, infiicting a wound upon her
majesty, the scar of which she still
carries, was advertised to be sold at
auction this week. but the owner re-
ceived an official communication from
Osborne, in consequence OF which he
withdrew it from sale. Pate, who was
sentenced to transportation for seven
years for his assault upon her ma
jesty, died in 1895.
Truth this week compares the
diplomatic career of Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. British ambassador at Washing
ton. with that of Sir Philip w. Currie,
british ambassador to Italy, in connec-
ton with the latter's elevation to the
peerage, to the advantage of the for
mer, and says it is difficult to explain
why peerage should be conferred upon
Sir Philip while Sir Julian is ignored,
adding: "Sir Julian Pauncefote has
now held his present position nearly
ten years, during adj of which he has
exceptionally distinguished himself"
The painful litigation involving Sir
Tatton and Lady Sykes, which has so
scandalized London, owing to the
charges of forgery with which it
bristled, has come to an end. The par
ties have agreed to deed of separa-
ton, and Sir Tatton is about to leave
England for Mexico.
mont, Director of Naval Intelligence,
who married a Boston woman, will go
out in the Warspite to relieve Rear
Admiral Henry ST. Legerbury Pallis-
ter, Commander-in-C Chief on the Pa
ciic station since 1896, whose time in
the Pacific will be up on March 9th.
Mr. Inskip, Secretary of the Boot and
Shoe Operatives Union, who has re-
turned from his official mission as a
delegate to the Kansas City conven-
ton, thinks workers in Great Britain
better off than those in the United
States American workingmen, in his
opinion, have yet much to learn from
their English confreres in organization.
The feeling for trade unionism he found
so strong in America, however, that he
is convinced that eventually at least 30
per cent of the workers will enroll
themselves
1t is announced that the British au-
thorities have last concluded series
of trials of the use of American petro-
leum as fuel for warships and that the
experiment has been failure. Russian
petroleum will now be tried
William T. Stead's new paper, intend
ed to be the mouthpiece of his disarma-
men, crusade. entitled War Against
War" made its appearance to-day. 1t
is not a very striking production, it's
chief feature being communications
from sympathizers, including some
American public men. Mary Twain has
written an article for the paper, open
ing with characteristic humor. He
says:
1.-The Czar is in favor of disarmament,
and SO am I. There ought to be no
difficulty about the rest of the world"
Probably there has been no such in
terest circling around African travel
ers and geographers since the time Of
Henry NJ Stanley's expedition as has
been caused by the arrival this week
of young and hitherto unknown Eng
lishman, Arthur Bushnill Lloyd, from
Central Africa. after record journey