The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-11
RUSHING 70 EUROPE
Such an Exodus of Americans
Never Was Known.
MORE STEAMERS BUILDING
KipIing Further Explains His
Prosecution of Pirates.
MORE STEAMERS BUILDING

| Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press
London, July s.-when Mr.. Joseph II.
Choate, the United States ambassador,
declared at the banquet here July that
the presence Of a thousand American
ladies at the reception held at the en-
bassy during the afternoon was the most
impressive evidence he had yet received
in regard 20 the Importance of the ambas-
sadorship to the court of st. James, he
gave only a faint idea of the crowds of
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 1t is imposs-
BILE for many OF these to be ready in 1900
The American and North German lines
| are pushing work on their new vessels to
! the utmost possible, but they hardy hope
| to have them ready for the Paris EXPOSE
| ton. The Atlantic Transport company
has four vessels, averaging 12,oO0 tons, in
course Of obstruction. They will be GO
feet long. The new Leyland liner. Win
ifredian. for the Boston trade, had her
trial today. Even the cargo boats are con-
stantly increasing their passenger accom-
modations, with the view of meeting the
growing demand for passengers The Win
| ifredian will accommodate 40 saloon pas
sengers.
The scenes at the Hotel Cecil, Metropole
| and other hotels on the arrival here Of the
Majestic and st. Paul steamers at mid
night Wednesday, were the most exciting
Of the season. Many Americans awaited
DE Wolf Hopper's arrival at the Hotel
Cecil. His towering form contrasted
strangely with the diminutve jockey,
Martin, wtli was carried of by TOD
Sloane, who had already secured Martins
| license. An idea of the pressure may be
gained from the fact that De Wolf Hopper
was unable to enter the Hotel Cecil and
was compelled, at 2 o'clock in the morning.
to seek temporary quarters elsewhere,
while patches OF chorus girls were still
riding about at 3 in the morning in a hope
less quest for shelter.
Sloane was greatly rejoiced at the ar
rival of Martin. He says the English
jockeys, who have been using every de-
vice to prevent him from winning. viii
now have two Americans to look after.
Sloane thinks he and Martin will keep
them busy.
A parliamentary return issued in regard
to the number of churches in which there
are confessional boxes seems to show that
the accusations of the anti-ritualists in
regard to this specific alleged iawlessness
are partially groundleSs, as all the do
ceses except five say not ons exists. The
five exceptions are London Chichester,
Exeter, Oxford and SouthweIl. At he
same time there are scores of churches,
especially in London, where confessions
are heard at the altar rails or in chairs
placed in defined positions in the nave, IN
order to avoid possible scandals upon hear
ing confessions in the vestries or recto-
ries
There was great excitement in the tea
trade owing to the decision of the Indian
and Ceylon sellers to abolish the practice
OF allowing pound extra in every hum
dred as compensation for waste. The deal
ers in London are in arms and have re-
solved to boycott the Indian and Ceylon |
teas. As a counter-blast to this is the |
decision of the sellers of Calcutta yes
terday, who withdrew all their teas re-
fuSing to sell for London. Twenty thous-
and chests were withdrawn at Calcutta |
alone and the auction was stopped. Out |
OF 24O.o0O,OO0 pounds required for Great |
Britain, planters and exporters represent
ing 215,000,000 have promised to stick to the |
abolition resolution. Thirty-four planters
are starting for England Immediately to
open agencies in this country for the |
sale of thei rteas. In the meantime the |
doors have been opened for China teas of
a lower grade.
The double Liberal victory at the Old !
ham election July is taken, in conjunc- |
tion With other recent bye-elections and |
votes in the house of commons, as be- |
ing most humiliating to the ministry. The |
Liberals are eXulting and even go to the |
extent Of predicting an early dissolution |
1t is rumorod that the cabinet meeting of |
Tuesday was stormy and tht many differ |
erCes developed, but so long as the min |
istrY can adjust its differences. It is prob |
able that a dissolution will not occur be-
fore the autumn of 1900
The Author has published a letter from
Rudyard Kipling, which ends by setting |
forth explicitly the grounds on which his
case against certain American publishers
rests. He says: They have made me /
responsible. before public TO whom do |
particularly owe the best and most honest
work I can turn out, for an egregious
padded fake. and all these things in my
illness when 1 lay at the point OF death
/ do not see how can permit their action