The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
No CHEER FOR CHRISTMAS
Deepest Gloom Envelops All
Glasses in England.
DISASTERS IN AFRICA.
Unless There is Change for the Bet
ter the Government will Go Down
in Storm Of Iudisnat on.

London, Dec. 1!i.-Tlc social Festivities.
which usually mark this season Of th,
wear i'll London have never been 50 few
and far between and they are quite uu-
,hle to dispel the gloom ovcrhan2ing all
asses. The brave show kept up by tn"
liajOrity Of the organs vuiciny public
opinion is merely an instance OF the grit
Of the British race. But it is powerle>S
20 allay the feeling ii Litter grief and
disappointment that prrvad.rS the length
and breadth Of the land. Nor is this con
med to the regrets. pent-up criticism OF
he military authorities is finding vent
III quarters that heretofore have studi-
ousiy avoided. as premature. any strict
Tres Oh either the war office OF the gen
rails i'll the field. Unless sonl,.
striking change for the better soon
marks the course If the Britt Sh arms
,hfTe bids fair L" break ever the head
II the gnVrr1ilin lit :; Storm Of indigna-
(lnn such as has not been seen since the
|riinca. That such movement is not
without cause is evidenced hv infurma
Ton CLEANED ny representative Of the
Associated l,r. that the authorities have
already decided that Il reorganization ii
he war office is absolutely necessary. and
hat it will not lr d, layt, Il day longer
han can he helped. Though it can scarce
y be done until hnStiIitc> cease.
Some Appreciation Desired.
The st. James Gazette this week cun-
n!entlng on the Canadian contingent.
says: They have shown that their lonsA
home training and colonial campaigning
experience has not been lost Oh them. and
they are now getting their reward in be
ing pushed to the 'front.' We should like.
to see d little more notice Of this taken in
he London press. The cni"ni>t> are in
t:ns:,ly loyal. bat they are Il li1,l" >en>i
two. and appreclatlve hottie" IF the. work
they are doing would b.. COCOA imperial
cement.
Gen. Montgomery Mn"re. formerly in
onlmand in Canada, has hpt.n selected
succeed Gen. kelly-ktnny at Alder
shot. where the latter has i"tn in charge
# the n1!,;!izaticr.
England, with the rest of Eur,)n.. has
seen suddenly plunged into intensely cold
weather. accompanied. III London. hy
tense fcsS. the mercury in the country
,aling to above zv-o. Skating has he
-un and hunting has been suspended.
WITH the inspection "f the American
hospital ship Maine today and the fare
vel! dinner Sunday. the work of the la
ICES who have been 50 active in Collect
ing funds ends. CuriouSly enough. their
<Hti u nave nut Always lG'pll HnnItit1aIttl
IL England The members of the COM
nittrr have been told on more than one
occasion that Great Britain did not want
foreign charity. and some of the. papers
have said many illnatured things.
Premier Sorely Afflicted.
Lord Salisbury waS no sooner recover
ng from the blow caused by the death of
his wife than he was afflicted by another
personal sorrow. i'll the severe illness of
his favorite daughteriE-law Lady Gram
borne. At enc time this week her life
was dtSpaired of. but il is now hoped
she will recover from her sickness, which
started with a severe attack of infiu
| enZa.
The cold weather. with the first snow
If the year. is responsible for a long list
| Of prominent invalidS. among them be-
ing the Duke of Westminster.
According to Vanity Fair. Mr. and
Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt found Nice 50
dull that they went for ramhle in an
'ut'mc''ile. and were last heard from at
MarSt lilies, which they reached in rec
ord time.
The Shamrotk'S shippers. HoSarth and
Nrnge. will take an active part i'll Ii, Vt
season is Yacht racing. the former in sail
Eg iA-fontcr now building for Peter
Donaldson. and the latter in sailing Il t:,-
fonter binding for John Gretton. 1t is
said they have refused much larger
Am, lican offers and are determined to
stick to England.
The American liner ST. Paul, which
sails for New York from Southampton
tomorrow, will have among her paSSen-
gers Henry Savage Lander. the Thibetan
explorer, who will lecture for several
months in America. Mr.. Lander has just
Ictmrn'd from his second expedition to
Ihibet and Espaul. where he broke the
world : record in a upcrinsr oh
ing. at the summit of one of the Lumpa
peaks. an altitude of $500 feet.
Theatrical Gossip.
In spite of the war. the theaters are
generally prospecting.
The Irish TranSvaal committee has is
sued Il proclamation calling an nuiyna-
ticn m,rtin" of the citizens of Dublin
Sunday to diSaSSociate themselves from
the act Of Trinity college. by which it
proposes to do hcnor to Mr. Chamber
lain. the "author of the rohber war being
conducted today by England"
Another Nationalist body. the Irish So
cialist Republican party, has issued
plarards for L monster demonstration out
side Trinity college ON Monday. Ito celc-
brafc Gatacrr'S defeat at Sturmherg
This demonstration is timed for the
Incur when Mr.. Chamberlain will be re-
civing his degree inside the university
The MiniSteriailSt papers call upon
EiCrroy Cadogan to prohibit both meet
ings. but no prohibition can prevent
crowds from assembling. Disorierly
scenes seem inevitable unless Mr.. Cham
her'ain takes advice and deferS his visit
The FrecmanS Journal publishes a
scathing editorial on Mr.. Chamberlain's
shifty career entitled "Iscariot, IL. D.
Viceroy Cadogan. an extremely nervous
man, is said to be i'll at the prospect of
the visit and has implored Arthur Bal
four to induce Mr.. Chamberlain to ahan-
don it.
Irish Nationalist hostility will arouse
English sympathy for him. therefore he
is unwilling to cancel the engagement.
A Dublin mob is dangerous to tritle
with. The extremists have not been 50
strong there since 1850 as NOW.