Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21
BABYLON AS A
HEALTH RESORT.
Death Rate in London Last Week
the Lowest in Years.
KIDGL0vED WAR PROPOSED.
smart Piece OF work Among stocks
brokers ut the Expense ofan Al
legged dividend niundcr

legged dividend niunder.
London. Jan. 2i.-(spoolai cable letter
copyrighted 1899 BY the Associated
Pross.) Judging from the official rc-
turns. London might Just now be- sue.
ccHsfully doomed AZ winter health re-
sort. influenza has relaxed IL grip
here and the total number Of deaths
last week was only i.sCs. bolug over
100 daily below the avcragc rate " NOR
tally and being ten per thousand be-
low the normal rate of The past decade.
Vanity Fair this week publishes an
interesting article On the change which
has taken place In society " late years.
owing to the introduction 81 what ~
known aH the money element II says
''rhc great people of today do not en-
tcrtain na formerly They do not care
to compete with the millionaire brewer.
the jew nnancicr or the American
whose concerts or parties cost ci.V1p
OF even more. a quarter u century
aro all the great houses were regular
~ thrown open each acuHon. Now II
l. the exception when the upper ton
,ntCrtuinH.
Another unfortunate phase has made
d society nhplrant 90 get great lady
10 ask the guests 10 her nrrt party and
thus give nor "a start. or course.
very handsome douccur IL given the
lady Tor doing So
MArRlMoNfAL BLURs.
Tho AnEicsy family appears to be
very unfortunate IN It's matrimonial arr
rnnvomonta. the widow of the fourth
marquis OF Angicty, formerly Mary
Livingstone. daughter 81 air. J. T..
King ~ Sand Hills. Ga. ~ living In
Paris. having separated from her huH-
band some time before his death. Now
the present marquis. after lees than u
years trial " welded life, has Hrpuf-
ntrd from his wife. who IN a daughter
~ Sir George chctwynd, The mar
,hinneHa. II appear has rather extra
Nugunt tastes. According to the ar
rnnErmcnt ~ the separation she re-
crlvcH ci.io0 10 pay her debts aud
e1.09O yearly. which VIII be increased
4 1000 yearly II they remain separated
until u reaches an allowance Of Hi0.oo0
yearly,
The Rothnchilda family had another
blow this week In a serious accident To-
Mr.. leopold de Rothrehild. AT. de
Rnihachild was huntirg near Windsor
acrosn The lace. broE. hls nose aud To-
jnrod one ~ his eyes.
The infantn Eulalln. aunt of the king
- spain, ~ visiting ENGLAND. She was
the guest nf the Prince OF Wales az
saudrinsham this week.
SUBMARINE noATs.
Even warm supporters of the ears
peace appeal urr aHtounded nt the In
Feasibility ~ several Items which, ac-
cordinH to the circular % the Russian
minister uf foreign affairs, Count Mu-
raVlen, published this week. viii be-
submitted to the congress, aud they
predict finfco Tor the part OF thu pro-
gram which Includes proposals 10 veto
the use 81 any new weapon or explosive
to place rCHtriCtor upun the ure ~
existing hlgh explosives and 10 put %
veto upon submarine boats and rams.
An these proposals ATE regarded un
simply imprnutluahlo. The Idea of the
exclusion 81 tho use uf submarine boats
d. secuted In France. where III. alleged
success uf the GuHtnVe Lodo has caused
a great clation and has oonjurod M
visions OF terrible havoc among the
british iron clada IN ease OF war. ana
the French papers call FOR the erection
of a swarm of submarine boats. Onr
paper, the Matin OF Paris. started q
subscription To- build second duHtnyr
and the scheme has been enthusiast
cRny taken up. The sum OF i26,ius
francs had been subscribed when this
diHnntch was sent.
The British naval authorities do not
seem to be seriously alarmed by the
French invention which, they claim.
has not solved the difficulty of direct
ing course under water, II II per-
sistcntly alleged, moreover, that IN
spite OF the glowing reports sent tu tho
! French prcsa, the French naval nu-
thOritica are not yet satisfied. and that
experiments lasting several more
months viii have 90 De made before
they arr Justified IN building n number
Of these boats.
BLuNDER or TRIcKERY.
4 great sensation has been caused In
financial circles by gross blunder Ia
tho announcement ~ the dividend oi
the Southeastern railroad, which on
Monday was given NJ nix and a quar-.
tor. ON Thursday u was announced
that owing To mistake OF the ac.
countnnts. the dividend should have
been six and half, Many holders,
however. on the tlrst announcement
disappointed az the poor dividend. sold
their stock az i0s. Then q strange un-
dercurrent Of buying Fet In. which was
explained by a jump In the stock "a
iisia. when the correction OF the divi-
dcnd was published. People are now
asking who were the mysterious buy.
crH who were aware % the blunder and
who made nearly iive per cent on thu
Transaction.
There are ugly rumors afioat ana the
matter In regarded ns scnndalous. As
an outcome OF strong representations
ON the subject, the stock exchange
| committee has decided to fully investl-
gate the matter. The directors OF the
company arc acquitted OF blame. but
every jobbor will be- required TO pro-
duce .iis book ana disclose the names
OF clients who purchased Southeasterni
between the two announcements.
The question Of oVerorowding street
| cars has become quite ah acute here az
| In American cities. breaches OF tho
police regulations have reached such
proportions that the authorities have
| decided upon heroic measures. They
| have organized Systematic overhaul
| Of all the main routes with the result
that the curious spectacle was pre-,
scented this week Of street ears loaded
| with city men being held up and raid
| ed one after another. by bodies OF pos
| lice, who also took the names ana ad,
| dresses Of the passengers OF standing
with the view uf taking proceedings
against the committee
BRITISH MILITARY METHODS.
The leading organ OF the army. tn,
| Broad Arrow. publishes an article this
| week which has given a shock 10 peO'
| pie here who have lifted up their hand,
| In ploun horror at the French military
| shortcomings IN revealed by the Drey.