The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-24
Victoria Exhibits Horses and
Cattle at the Fair.
Albert Hall Bazaar Was a Great
Success.
RECEIPTS OF 100000.
Dukes and Lords In the Role or
Bar Keepers.
Woman Customer Pays $50
For a Cocktail.

rCopvright. 1899. by Associated Press-1
London, June 24.-The Queen arrived
at windsor Castle Friday after spend
tng a month at Balmoral castle, Scot
land where the weather enabled her 10
eniov constant driving, to the beneht
Of her health.
Great preparations are being made at
Aldershot camp for the review of troops
by Her Majesty, Monday Most OF the
princes and princesses Will be present
ROYALTIES were much in evidence dur
ing the past week The queen ana the
Prince of Wales won NUMBER OF prizes
for horses and cattle at the royai yE.Il asId-
cultural societies show at Maidstone:
Kent while almost daily members OF
the royal family have been engaged IN IN
advancing the cause of charity, opening
bazaars and sales or needIe "OrA' u
giving garden fetes-
Tuesday the anniversary of Her Ma
5estys accession to the throne III 1o9I
was a specially busy day The Duke
of Connaught reviewed the yoemen OF
the guard at buckingham palace II
was a brilliant society function, the
royalties Mr.. Henry White, secretary
Of the United States embassy; MI ).
r. Carter second secretary OF the
United States embassy, and MIS- Car
ter: Colonel Samuel :. sumner. the
United States military attache ana MIS-
Sumner and Lieutenant COlWeIl, Onlted
states naval attache and Mrs. Colwell
being among those present Inc Duch-
ess of AIbany's garden party held IN
behalf of charity, was the rendezvous
of the faShiOna BILE people, including the
Duke and Duchess of COnnaught, the
Marquis and MarchiOness of SALISBURY,
the Duke and Duchess OF MarlbOrouSh.
Lord and Lady Mount Stephen' Lazy
William Beresford, Lord and Lady
Strathcona and Mount Royal and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
Princess Christians sale of work from
the royal school of art needle work.
Monday and subsequent days, was a
great success. Many distinguished per-
sons were among the salespeople, IN
Guiding some Americans, Lady Deer
hurst and Mesdames Bonyng ana BRAD
ley Martin.
ALBERT HALL BAZAAR.
The Albert hall bazaar however, in
aid of the fund of the Charing cross
hospital was the crowning charita BILE
function of the season. The admirab bic,
untfrine work of Mesdames Paget and
Eonalds in connection Herewith Is a
matter of general comment and prom
ises to lead tOinsistent demands Tor their
services at all future events OF a SINH
lar character 1t was an immense sue
cess beyond the most roSeate dreams
The receipts were over $4,000.
The flower stall where the Duchess
of Marlborough and Mrs. Paget were
active, took il $1,000, and the American
stall of Mesdames Mackay, Ronalds,
Bradley Martin and Lady Randolph
NfhurGhlll n9IIGQ Sl,OUU- MTS- 6EOWh
Potter says a thousand drinks were sold
and the tips to the ladies dispensing
them aggregated $500. The greatest
success of the bazaar was the American
bar al which Ladies Heskett and Ag-
lev and Miss Frank Mackay. all Amer
leans. assisted Mrs. Brown Potter. But
the chief attraction of the array was
an array of smart young men in white,
bar dress, customary in America, but
quite a novelty here. They included
the Duke of Manchester. Lord Var
mouth Lord Stiven, Lord Edward SOM
erset, Lady Henson and Mr.. Ralph Pu-
liter. They were all in much demand
by fashiona BILE customers and received
large tips. a lady presenting the Duke
OF Manchester with u 10 pound note in
payment for a cocktail, telling him to
keep the change"
SHOPKEEPERS JUBILANT.
The season, on the whole, is proving
most successful and the shopkeepers
and dressmakers are jubilant.
Money seems in every way more plen-
tiful. The lavish entertainments of
past seasons have been surpassed this
season and the sums paid to singers and
pianists for private entertainments are
fabulous.
The pressure of applications for ad-
mission to the International Council of
Women. to open June 26 and last until
July >, has been so great that it was
meeting to the larger cOnVocation hall
of Church house.
Baroness Won Sutner. who has taken
an active part in the work of the coun-
Gil. has just arrived here from The
Hague. She said to a representative of
the Associated Press yesterday even
ing;
7 am most hopeful of practical re-
suits from the peace conference. l have
already won notable support in Aus
Tria. but il is to the great country be
yond the sea that We look to as the
mighty prOpagandist of peace. 1 de-
plOre. as do so many Americans them
selves. the necessity of appealing to
arms last year, but we are not a peace
at-any- price people. We believe a
righteous call to arms is still a neces-
sity of the age. but ii is impossible for
me to believe there will be any future
great resort to arms among civilized
people After the splendid awakening
of the czar and with the AnglO-SaxOns
in the van of the peace movement
nothing in that direction is impossible -
TRUE STORY OF RUDOLPH.
Every now and then new versions of
the tragic death of the crown prince of
Austria are published and they always
attract attention. The West End now
asserts that it has obtained the true
story of the tragedy of Prince Ru-
dOlph's death, gathered from an unde-
niable source" This version of the af-
fair says;
''As is well known, the crown prince
deeply loved the Baroness Marie Vet
sera He wrote a letter to the pope
praying for a diSpensation and inter-
cessiOn with the emperor to allow him
TO relinquish his Gtle to the throne and
retire into private life. The pope sent
the letter to Emperor Francis-Joseph
and an agonizing interview between the
father and son followed and lasted all
lob "a dn1r