Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-25
CABLE LETTER FROM LONDON

London, Eng, May 90. Socially, the
week has been the busiest of the year.
Queen Victoria's visit to London en-
livened it.
The ceremony of laying the founda-
tion stone OF the South Kensington
Museum proved highly successful
pageant, and gave the people an oppor-
tunity to indulge in q great loyal
demonstration, while the state ball, on
Thursday evening, gathered all the
highest in the land at buckingham
Palace.
Sir Charles Howard Vincent, Con-
sentative member Of Parliament for
the central division of Sheffield, and
colonel of the Queens Westminster
| volunteers, struck q popular note in in
| viting deputation from the Seventh
| New York Regiment to visit England.
He wrote to Col. Daniel Appleton re-
Gently, asking him to send delegation,
| if possible, to march with the Wcst
minister volunteers in Hyde Park when
the Prince of Wales will review all the
London volunteers, on July Sth. The
| Westminsters are very enthusiastic
about the idea, and it is evident they
will be greatly disappointed If the New
| Workers are unable to accept the in
vitation to the review aud arrange for
q shooting match. The Westminster
| Regiment is one Of the strongest and
finest volunteer corps in Great Britain.
Dol. Sir Charles Howard Vincent,
who is the prime mover in the scheme
TO got the New Workers to visit Eng
land, and who is intensely enthusiastic
over the idea, said: 1.-The invitation,
though nominally from my corps, is
from the nation, and although in my
letter to Col. Appleton we limited the
invitation to the Seventh New York
regiment, we should like America to
send a showing from all her regiments.
A great reception awaits her sons from
either service. We want a tighter hand
clasp between the two nations.
Americas brave men will see London
rise and welcome those who were prac
| tically the first in the din of battle in
| Cuba. l trust we shall lie able 10 send
u representation to America before
long. ,&4.
The colonel of the Westminster vol
unteers was evidently somewhat at
fault as to the identity of the New
York regiments which went TO Cuba,
but he explained that the Westminsters
were ready to welcome the Seventh or
q showing of all the regiments This
would embrace the Cuban veterans.
In short, the British volunteers would
be pleased to welcome any delegation
of American volunteers.
| A representative of The Associated
Preas called at tho War Office, and saw
the Acknowledgement, Right Hon. Sir
Redvers Henry Butler, who said the
scheme emanated with the officers of
the Westminster Regiment. He added !:
1--WE, thus far, have had nothing to do
with the matter, but | feel that no
obstacle would be put to American
soldiers joining in the great march in
July"
1t has been learned by representa-.
tive of The Associated Press that the
Navy League is organizing great
demonstration in honor of Capt. A. I.
Mahan, the naval representative of the
United States at The Hague Peace
Conference. as recognition of his
services to naval men.
A representative of The Associated
Press also had chat with Lord Charles
Beresfurd with reference to the home
coming of Admiral Dewey from Manila.
He said; "There is nothing we would
like better than to have Admiral Dewey
call at an English port on his way
home. Every one Of us would show
him, in true British fashion, how much
we recognize his brilliant work at
Manila. He is sure, however, to meet
with fitting reception at any of the
British naval stations he touches at
but ] fear he is not likely to come
nearer English shores than Gibraltar. "
Later, representative of The Asso-
ciated Press made inquiries at the
Admiralty, and was informed that
directly Admiral Dewey's exact route
reception will DO sent to all places
flying the British flag.