The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-06


and there is widespread feeling that this
Is no time to sacrifice millions which
might be spent 10 securing the country
against hostile fleets. As TO the Old
age pensions scheme many people think
Il would fatally decrease the sense o.
duty towards the family and render the
citizen less thrifty and energetic.
Interesting information comes from the
British North Borneo Company In that
II has received a request from the Phil
ippines asking the company to lease OF
sell TO the Filipinos Bsnguey Island. Just
south Of Paiawan Island. II Is only
spars@iy inhabited by natives The Fiji
pinos who are engineering the deal say
that in case o, their defeat, Aguinaldo
and other leaders. with a large section OF
the FHiRnos. may settle at Bangaey.
under British protection and the com
pany's rule. The board is now consider
Ing the question but ii is understood the
company Is not adverse to leasing the
island on very favorable terms being
offered.
Lord Pauncefote. the British ambassa'
sador to tha United States. continues to
receive nunberless congratulations on
his elevation to the peerage. A repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press yester.
day sax piles Of letters and telegrama
on hls table. but. slnsuiarly none mas yet
arrived from America. The ambassador
said;
Naturally I am averse to trumpetins
my work at the conference. Little can
be said that the world does not know al
ready. But I can express my solid con-
victlon that a tangible commencement
has beel made in new methods OF inter
national dealing, especially IN the set
lement OF the grave issues which are
bound to arise at times between nations
1T would be manlfestay out OF place
for me to discuss the Alaskan question.
/ am not sure am thoroughly eOnvers-
ant With the later develop nents. But the
good sense. tast and wisdom Of the dip
lomatIsts on both sides are sufficient
guarantee Of final. honorable settle
ment. / am afraid excessive praise has
been rendered me for the good under.
standing which exists between the two
countries, but It is assdredly iaftering
and n would be affectation on my part 70
appear to ignore the happy change which
has cone about recently and which none
is in a better position to recognize than
the ambassador. ~
owing to the propagation I shall be
unable to take my seat during the pres
eut session Of parliament. but Will go to
Windsor to kiss hands in the ordinary
course
Count and Countess Boni de Castellane
and their party on board the steam
yacht vaihalla. have certainly been the
social success Of CoSes week Their trs
umph eliminated in the dinner they gave
on the vessel Thursday to the Prince Of
Wales. Everything connected with the
yacht and the French people aboard were
the smarosst possible. The Countess de
Castellane and the French women &C.
companying her completely eclipse the
English women. They were perfectly
dressed on every occasion. while the ma
jority of the English beauties appeared
in most Inappropriate fiashy costumes.
Arrival of valhaila's gig at the Royal
Yacht Squadron landing stage was al
ways the event of the afternoons to the
onlookers, II is six-oared gig aud the
sailors wear the ordinary French sailors
eostumes-little round white caps with
red tassals, white jumpers over blue and
white striped Jerseys, ana white duck
trousers. The counts appearance excites
almost as great interest as the women's.
He wears generally white linen, yacht
ing suit and his hair is always 50 beau-
tlfulg arranged that it is said his hair
dresser 'undulates" 1t daily. He wears
the daintiest white shoes and carries a
walking stick with a massive gold
handle.
The young Duke Of Albany, shy. deli
cate boy, was recently induced by some
enterprsing feEow-Etonians Of his own
age to ask the queen to secure the Etoni-
ans an extra weeks holiday in honor Of
his impending departure for Grmany,
as heir to the grand duchy Of Coburg.
Her majesty made the request to the gov
errors OF Eton who. however, declined.
Geouge Henry Boughgton's admirable
picture when the dead leaves fall" has
lust been purchased by King Humbert
for the international exhibition at
Venice. 1t will eventually be placed in
the municipal gallery at Rome. The
works o. Americans at the Venice exhi-
bltion have been highly euloglzed and the
saaes have been exceptionally good.