Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17

AttcT tnd 10 vi thu SUPP
London, Eng, Aug. alright,
England, the wells and springs are
beginning to run dry, and serious
state of things is expected, unless it
rains soon.
Doubtless owing to the fine weather,
the holiday traffic continues to be the
largest known.
The railroads to the north were
specially crowded during the last few
days with those who were bound TO the
grouse-moors.
The Prince of Wales started Thurs.
day for Marienbad, to which place
large number of Americans and Eng
lish are already following.
John Hays Hammond, the American
engineer, has been seriously i'll ever
since he returned from South Africa.
a few weeks ago. He is at Dinard at
present, and will be taken to Carlsbad
as soon as he can be moved.
Truth says F.W. Harkins Of Chicago,
who poses as chancellor of the Ma
tional University of Chicago, and
whose methods were exposed few
years ago, has broken out again, from
No. 151 Throop street, Chicago, offer
ing degrees to musicians and others in
Europe for f20.
The directors of the new Carlton
Hotel have aroused hornets nest by
an ATTEMPT to compel diners at the
table d'hote to don evening dress
Several well-known clubmen have been
refused admittance, and protests are
appearing in the newspapers. 1t is
pointed out that it is obvious there
must be many occasions when it is i'm
possible to dress for dinner, and there
is general approval of the expressed
intention of some of the victims of the
regulation to carry the matter into the
courts, as hotels, under their license,
have no right whatever to refuse to
accommodate any well-behaved person
who is able to pay.
His fellow -commoners have started
story that Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett,
who was born in Brooklyn, N. Y, and
who is the Conservative member for
the Ecclesall division of Sheffield, con-
templates residing in Turkey, and dom
ming the fez. Probably the story origi-
mated from the fact that he has just
obtained concessions from an electric
traction road from Smyrna to Salonica.
1t is understood some Americans will
be interested in these concessions.
Commenting on the subject, the Con-
stantinople palace organ, Ikdam, says
Mt Bartlett has been one of the most
distinguished well-wishers of the
Osmanlis for 20 years, and that all his
speeches have testified to his sound,
impartial judgment and friendship for
them.
At the moment Emperor William was
telling Congressman Foss that the best
peace conference is strong navy, plans
had Just passed the British Admiralty
for an entirely new class of warship.
Great interest is taken in the new ves-
sci, which was designed by Sir William
White, director Of naval cons truction,
who has given representative OF The
Associated Press the following particu-
lars: I'VE believe she will be the
greatest triumph in naval architecture.
both for speed and fighting. She will
cost. ready for sea, about a million and
quarter, her speed will be knot in
excess of any British battleship, and
her guns, turrets, torpedo tubes, nets
and booms will embody ideas which ex-
perience and experiment have proved
far beyond anything yet attempted in
this or any other country. Her guns
will be, generally, of smaller oalibre
than those of the Bulwark, now build
ing. She will be the longest and
broadcast warship ever laid down in a
government dock yard, while her draft
will be shallow. Her breadth Is de-
signed to attain the maximum steadi-
ness under fire and from her new steer
gear very excellent results are certain.
Forward will be circular tops, mounted
with rapid fire guns. Her total arma-
ment will be SO guns. The details as
to their calibre for the present must, be
kept secret. Six torpedo tubes will
complete her equipment. Her protec-
tion of Harveyized steel will be less
than on the ships now building The
Spanish American war directed our at
tention to coal capacity, and nothing
will be wanting in that respect Her
displacement will be $4,000 tons. The
new vessel, which will be laid down in
November, at Davenport, immediately
after the Bulwark is off the slip,
should be ready within year. She
will be the nearest approach yet at
tanned to a perfect combination OF the
fighting capacity of battleship with
the mobility of cruiser Of that type
advocated by one of the highest naval
authorities in the world, Capt.
Mahan."
President Kruger still seems to be
waiting on events. The latest kilograms
are more reassuring, but nothing de-
cisive is known as to whether Mr..
Chamberlain's proposal for joint in
quiry will be accepted. The fact that
the semi official German papers are be-
ginning to hint pretty plainly that the
Transvaal can expect no help from
Germany may combine with the British
governments steady preparations for
war to hasten satisfactory settlement.
In any case, no military movements
would be possible until October.
The German Emperor's yacht Meteor
secured another cup at Ryde yesterday,
thus winning, with the greatest ease.
every event she has contested since she
left Kiel. The remarkable success Is
attributed, to great extent, to the
light weather that has prevailed but
regrets are kcener than ever that no op-
portunity was found to try her with the
Shamrock.
The French government has issued
prohibition of any further fights be-
tween bulls and wild beasts, owing to
the brutal exhibition recently given
between bull and lion.