New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
bor The experiment was very successful ana me M
mail boats were able to approach WIN 'ne sreA'es


mai, boats were able to approach with the greatest
! SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS leading ball
of the winter season given at the Duke ana
| Duchess Of Deronshires seat. Chatsworth HOUSE
| Derbyshire on Thursday evening Everything was
| on gorgeous scale The magnificent ballroom was
| beautifully decorated and the orangery was hiu-
minated with multi-colored electric lights inter
spersed In the foliage rvaling the scenes depicted
IN the stories Of the Arabian Nights me DuSe .S
and Duchess OF sst be Duchess was
greatly admired. She was charmlngy gowneu g, III
with SPRAYS OF pink dog roses. and had bow Of
pink velvet in front. with similar one al ~. neI 7
waistband. both clasped with diamonds ne
Duchess Of Marlborough also wore coronet OF
diamonds collar OF priceless pearls anu d io's
The Duke and Duchess Of Marlborough enter- n,sl
taned Mr.. and Mrs. George W Nanderont al h'en-
helm during the beginning OF the week
THE QUEEN DISTRIBUTES MEDALs.-There
was an interesting ceremony at osborne House.
Isle OF Wight last week Queen Victoria presented
medals 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
drawn 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.
Her Majesty has just interviewed in a military
matter in a way calculated 10 endear her to every
woman in the British Empire. The son of poor
Welsh woman, In a ht OF enthusiasm. enlisted IN
the Lancers. His mother who was enilre{y y and ue
pendent upon him was distracted win grei s hme h,
discharge Finally she wrote a touching episte to
the Queen. appealing TO Her Majesty materhaI
neart 10 intervene and obtain the dscharEe OF hef
SON her breadwinner Shortly afterward she re-
ceved response acquainting her win me lac'
that her prayer had been granted. Her son re-
turned homo after signing an undertaking TO sup
port his mother -, 49,. uhora ot,or
stirring appeal TO his men. he led his Gordon
HiEhlanders 10 storm the heights has been BEEN pan n
Wales present and in neat speech WalniE i
ndorsed the admiration expressed by So9ne ,Tdoted
never having had the privilege Of serving with ,he
Indian soldiers IN active service but had oten seen
them in large bodies. and was comment lnal the
Queen had no finer soldiers
AN OBNOXIOUS REMINDER.-The cane with
which Robert Pate a retired lieutenant. attacked
the Queen In 1850. infcting a wound upon Her
Majesty the scar of which she still carries, was
advertised to be sold by auction this week but the
owner received official communication from Os-
borne Isle of Wight. In consequence or wnlch ne
withdrew the cane for sale. Pate. who was SEN
fenced TO Transportation lot seven years io' LIS
assault died in 1875.
WORD FOR SIR JULIAN.-''Truth" this week
compares the diplomatic career OF Sir Juhan
Pauncefote British Ambassador at Washington
with that Of Sir Philip W. Currie British Am
bassador to Italy in connection with the laiters
elevation 10 the peerage 10 the advantage OF the
former. and says it is difficult to explain why a
sir Tlian is ignored adding: Sir Julian Paunce-
fote has held his present post for neary ss leh
years. during all OF which he mas ehcepuohdn' uiS
tinguished himself"
A SCANDAL CIlOSED-The painful litigation in
voving Sir Tatton and Lady Sykes, which has so
scandalized London owing the charges OF forgery
with which Il bristed has come to an END me
parties have agreed 70 oeed or G nsextco anu
Tat 10 abr a
TO RELIEVE ADMIRAL PALLIsER.- ER.-Rear-Ad-
miral Lewis Anthony Beaumont. Director Of Naval
Intelligence. who married a Boston woman. VIII go
ont IN the Warspite TO relieve Rear Admiral Henry
the Pacific Station since 1896 whose time IN the
Pacific will be up on March D.
A LABOR LEADERS vIEws--Mr. Inskip. sec
retary Of the Boot and Shoe Operatives Union. who
has returned from his official mission as delegate
TO the Kansas City Convention thinks workers IN
Great Britain better off than those in the United
States American workingmen in his opinion. nave
yet much to learn from their English conireres In
the matter of organization The teeling ior traces
unionisn he found strong in America however;
that he is convinced that eventua ~ az least W
per cent OF the workers will enroll themselves.
PETROLEUM AS FUEL-It is announced that
the British authorities have just concluded series
OF trials OF the OF American petroleum as iuei
for warships, and that the experiment mas 9eeh
sTEADs CRUsADE.-Willam T. Steads new
paper intended he the mouthpiece of his disarm-
ament crusade and entitled War Against war
made It's appearance yesterday. 1t Is not very
striking production. it's chief feature being COM
nunications from sympathizers including some
American public men, Mark Twain has written an
article for the paper opening with characteristic
humor He says: The Car is In favor OF dis
armament. and l. There ought to be no
difficulty about the rest or the world
THEATRIcAL-The week has brought but little
change In theatrical affairs. the Adelph and the
Opera Comique pantomimes deservedly getting most
Of the patronage. The latter, Alice In Wonder
land" is so successful that three performances
were given on Thursday. at II a. m. and al and
& d m The Brixton Burglary will be transferred
from Terrys Theatre to the Opera Comlque on
January 23 for evening performances, but Alice
In Wonderland" will be given at II and z daly.