The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-30
GOSSIP FROM
LONDON CITY
The Centenary Celebrations Of
Cromwell We're Largely
Attended.
IMPROVED GERMAN FEELING
Ministers Preparing TO Improve Com
mereIal Relations Between the
United States and Germany.
IMPROVED GERMAN FEELING

copyrighted. 1850. by Associated Press.
LONDON. April 2D.-i,ondon II Hilll
practically deserted by society people.
most OF whom are at Newmarket, where
there Ia very gay and fashionable
gathering Hero the Prince or Wales
has been enjoying himself. while Mt
Joseph ..aIasr from the pulpit Of tho
ely temple. has been foaminE against
him as horse racing prince, The news
papers OF this city have generally taken
pr Parker TO task Tor his violent words
IN his sermon on Tuesday on tho oceR-
hlon VI his address on oliver Cromwell.
The most interesting event OF the week
has been Tho centenary Of the birth OF
Oliver Cromwell. lord protector Of Eng
land. Celebrations hAye taken place all
over England at places connected with
Incidents IN tho life OF Cromwell The
chief ceremonial was held at his birth.
place at Huntington on Tuesday. where
sermons were preached and a great DEM
onstration took place al Market hall.
Many thousands Of people visited crom-
wells home al lllnehbrook, and meet.
ings we're also held on the battlefield Of
Nasoby, At this latter place pastors Of
Tho church of England protested against
The seeming attempt Of the non-confofm-
sts 10 monppollSr the Cromwell crlebra.
llOHt,
There waH All lmpefiallrlic drmonsifa.
tiun on small scale on Thursday when
a Detachment, of the New South wales
iaHcofr arrived 81 tho Albert docks ADD
marched through London to the water,
loo station. from which point they went
By train 10 Aldcrshot fof sls months
training with the home cavalry The
band OF the culdslfram guards lrd tho
procession an % passed throusbt The
streets. Tho lord mayor and shruns
IN full robes of ofii,c. stood ugon tho
balcony OF ihr Mansion house 20 pee
tho men pasr hy The lord mayor Sir
John Coce Moore frantlrally waved HE
cooked hat and shouted IN applause
Large crowds nllrd the streets along the
f-ntr dNer which the iancrts passrd ami
greeted them with great enthusiasm
Another body Of Australians whose a..
lns- viii help 10 Nh tho newspapers for
the urxt slN months 10 tho Australian
rrickct trHn, which viii next week bc.
sin TOUR II England during which they
wlli meet all the county cricket teams.
The season of ghr national pasiimr up,ns
next Monday The newspapers arc al.
ready hry0ting much space TO discussion
~ the prospects Of the game aud to ar.
tAbHrmrnis which have been made for
matches,
queen Victoria this week opened q new
bridge over The Falllon river near Clm-
lea On invitation of the iocai French
authorities, The mayor aud ,crlinn OF
tho municipal rouncil wished 10 have
thu bridge named Victoria. IN honor "
the queen Another section immediately |
started a counter proposal 10 name the
bridge Tor Felix Faurr the tate prcsi. |
dent VI the French republic white a
lhlui parry wanted he bridge named
nt,rt local celebrity Feeling tan high !
and after farrlra. squahblr. u was |
.ir !dyd not To name the bridge at all
The queen II at present engaged in I
arranging the delicate matter Of the
iomlcllc NJ her granddaughter. Princess /
Maud whu Is already Tired II living In |
gloomy Copenhagen. Her husba-'
Prince charles. therefore dcalr,t to re- /
.rlvr an once In The nrtish service ana 4
brcomc n,r.wiliErd subject u the /
queen Crown Prince Frederick Of Den.
mark h now az clml'E. discussing the
.ubircl with the queen,
An incident has Jus, occurred. which
reveals the queens attitude on the vcN,d
question Of the property Of ladies, one
u her daughters while leaving Windsor
was detained In one ot the waiting rooms
" the station when she left the sta.
ion, the master found In the waiting
10 m u silver cigarette case In which
he name of the princess was engraved
,ud the words from her mother.
Tho United states ambassador, 49,"
Joseph Choutr. was present at various
ocal functions this week Mr.. Choatc T.
las been invited to speak at the ban
luel NJ the Royal Academy on Saturday
ycning at which the Prince OF Wales
Ind the Dukes OF York and Connaught ,
vim be guests,
The Marquis Of lsornc, son-ln-law OF
he queen. has Just received snub In
with the application for u
Iccnsc Tor hostelry at Roseneath
nown as Ferry Inn, which has tho
lnluue glory Of having had member
Il the royal family as lts architect
'rlncess Louise " t.orne having drawn
he plans Tor ils construction, The mar
uis owns the inn and recently evlctcd
he lnndlnuy who has been his tenant
or ~ years, in order to transfer Il to
IlS late butler The licensing court
marked It's disgust az the Marquis OF
.ornc's action 10y refusing TO renew the
license for Ferry Inn and granting the
ormer landlndy u new landlady q new
lcensc for new house
MIR, Robert 7, Porter has returned to
.ondon from his mission to Germany.
Mr.. Porter said to the correspondent OF
he Associated Press that he was en-
rely satisfied with the results OF his