Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
fCopyright. Associated Press


London, January 2S.-The weather
in England during the past week has
been bright and frosty. London, how
ever, has been devoid of social events.
But, with the opening of Parliament
and the early DrawIng-Rooms, Feb
ruary promises a revival of gaieties.
The Queen does not start for Cimiez
until March 8. but preparations are
already making for her trip to the
South of France. Large quantities of
special furniture were despatched to
Cimiez from Windsor this week.
The Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught are spending the winter in
Italy. They are now staying in Rome,
where they had an audience of the
Pope. King Humbert is to give din
ner and court ball in their honor,
and the United States ambassador,
General w. F. Draper, will also give a
fete in their honor, at which the lead
ing American and English residents
will be present.
A sister of Lord Courzon, of Kedel-
ston, the Hon. Margaret Georgina
Curzon, was married on Thursday to
an Irish gentleman named Waller in
the picturesque Norman church at
Kedleston. Among the presents was a
Grand piano from Lady Curzon.
SENIOR RAFAEL IGLESIAS,
the President Of Costa RIGA, leaves
England next week for Paris, where
he will stay three weeks and then go
to New York and Washington. He
has expressed himself as sanguine that
the railroad now buildin9 from the
Atlantic to San Jose, will 20 extended
to the Pacific. The President has also
said that Costa Rica will welcome the
American project to build the Near
aqua canal, and added that Costa RIGA
will freely give the necessary land.
Queen Victoria is taking keen inter
est in the recent developments of the
ritualistic controversy, which is ap-
preaching crisis. She is much con-
cerned about the dissensions of the
church, and has expressed a strong
desire that an understanding be ar
rived at between the government and
Bishops before the proposed legis-
lation places a check upon the ritual
istic practices introduced. Her Maj
esty has been in communication with
the Marquis of Salisbury on the sub
ject. She has always taken an active
personal part in the administration of
the Crown and public patronage and
contributes literally from her private
purse to nearly all the charities in
behalf of the poorA clergy and their
families. While it is a noteworthy
fact that she has never contributed
to any foreign missionary society, her
occasional attendance at the Crathie
Presbyterial church, which she help
ed to build, gave offense to
THE HIGH CHURCH POWERS.
one of which characterized her broad,
religious spirit, thus exemplifed, as
deadly schism" and demonstrations
al" Recently, however, the services
at Balmoral have been held in the pri-
vate chapel.
The visit of the Bishop of Winches-
ter, the Right Rev. Randall Thomas
Davidson, d. D., to Sir William Yer
non-H arcourt, is considered significant
and is attributed to the desire of the
Queen to endeavor to arrange a COM
promise acceptable to both sides, the
Bishop of Winchester being a particular
contidant OF her majesty in church
matters.
The chief event this week has been
the dismissal of two curates of st.
Agnes church, Liverpool, by their
bishop, in consequence of complaints
of their pulpit advocacy of auricular
confession.
The remains of the late Earl Poulett
were buried in the family vault in the
parish church of Hinton st. George on
Thursday. The earl's coronet was car
rled in front of the funeral cortege by
his valet. A great crowd was present
in view of the expected presence of the
| so-called organ grinds+ claimant
| but the people were disappointed. The
claimant, who now styles himself Earl
Poulett, did not attend, being serious
| ly i'll and weak as the result of an at
| tack of acute rheumatism. Hinton
| House, the family seat, is locked I'D
| and guarded by police, and the servants
of the estate, in consequence of a re-
| port that the claimant intends to
ATTEMPT A FORCIBLE ENTRY
in order to assert his rights Great excite
ment prevails in the little Somerset viii
lage of Hinton st. George, where the es-
tates lie The Poulett estates are situ-
ated in the best part of the country and
cover an area of 11,o00 acres The net an
nual rent roll is G1i310, with additional
annual revisionary values of $4,000 yearly.
| The land has been in possession of the
| family for hundreds or years Hinton!
House is an ancient pile within a park of
| 100 acres, with broad lawns and pastures
and majestic timber. The late Earl tried
to sell the whole property, with the pic
| lures, furnitureH and family portraits
everything-abou five years ago, and me-
gotiations were o. ped with several ARK
lean millionaires The price ask
$500 On0 ga 0o OO0l Tho collect A