Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
Copyright, Associated Press.)

LONDON, July S-When Mr.. Joseph
H. Choate, the United States ambassa-
. dor, declared at the banquet here July
that the presence of a thousand
American ladies at the reception held
at the embassy during the afternoon
was the most impressive evidence he
had yet received in regard to the I'M
portance of the ambaSsadorship TO the
Court of st. James, he gave only a faint
idea of the Americans now in London.
So great is the rush that the steamship
companies admit their inability to
, cope with it. All the transatlantic
companies have ordered from one to
, four new ships. But it is impossible
for many of these to be ready in 1900.
1 The American and North German lines
are pushing work ON their new vessels
to the utmost possible, but they hardly
! hope to have them ready for the Paris
exhibition. The Atlantic Transport
Company has four vessels, averaging
10000 tons, in course of construction.
! The new Leyland liner, Winifredian,
for the Boston trade, had her trial to-
day. Even the cargo boats are con-
stantly increasing their passenger ae-
commodations with the view OF meet
ing the growing demand for passages.
! The Winifredian will accommodate lao
saloon passengers.
Vice President Williams, of the At
lantic Transport Company, who was
among the representatives of the ship
/ owners society appointed to confer
with the Thames Conservancy Board,
with the view of having the entrance of
the Thames improved, has been hold
ing Up the New York harbor manage
ment as model for the Thames peo-
pie, and the fact that New York has
contracted for the annual removal of
huge quantities of silt has startled the
guardians of London's waterway,
which is now so seriously threatened
by the increasing silt deposits.
The scenes at the Hotel Cecil, Metro
pole and other hotels, on the arrival
here of the Majestic and St. Paul pas
sengers at midnight Wednesday, were
the most exciting Of the season. Many
Americans awaited DeWolf Hopper's
arrival at the Hotel Cecil. His tower
ing form contrasted strangely with the
diminutive jockey, Martin, who was
| carried off by Tod Sloan, who had al
ready secured Martins license.
Sloan was greatly rejoiced at the ar
rival of Martin. He says the English
Jockeys who have been using every de-
vice to prevent him rom winning, will
har trn after
Sloan thinks he and Martin will keep
them busy.
There is great excitement in the tea
trade, owing to the decision of the In
dian and Ceylon sellers to abolish the
practice of allowing a pound extra in
every hundred as compensation for
waste The dealers in London are in
| arms and have resolved to boycott the
| Indian and Ceylon teas. AS counter
blast to this is the decision of the sell
ers of Calcutta yesterday, who with
drew all their teas, refusing to sell for
London. Twenty thousand chests were
withdrawn at Calcutta alone, and the
auction was stopped. Out of 240,000,-
600 pounds required for Great Britain,
| planters and exporters representing
215,000,000, have promised to stick to
| the abolition resolution. Thirty-four
planters are starting for England i'm
mediately to open agencies in this
country for the sale of their teas. In
| the meantime the doors have been
opened for China teas of lower grade.
The news of the Volksraad's report
| ed action, July sixth. in deciding TO
grant franchise Immediately to all set
tiers in the Transvaal from 1890, 81
| to other classes OF residents within
seven years, the naturalization clause
| to be optional, which is confirmed from
several sources. appears to offer a fair
basis for friendly settlement