Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-27
Wedding of Earl of Crewe and
Lady Margaret Primrose.
THE DISPLAY BROKE THE RECORD
Bridal Party Cinematographed
at the Abbey.
Tod sloan's supporters Indignant at the
Manner in Which He Was Treated at the
Race for the Tudor Piate--Amerioan In
dustriaI Competition to the Front.

/ IOS6s 5tCUut IJdrl hCS6U6Ty,
at Westminster Abbey, ON Thursday
sufficient reply to tho invidious dis.
tinctions drawn here between British
and American society methods. Tho
Vanderbilt and Sloane weddings called
for TRADES, from the press, against
| American hashsiness and millionaire
extravaganza, &c.,: hut Lord Rosebery
certainly capped the record by tho ar
rangements to have the bridal party
cinematographed on entering and leav-
| ing the Abbey. For this purpose, he
had the awning at the entrance re-
moved; and the party, on leaving the
old eelitice, ''marked time,h to GER
tain degree, in order that the pictures
might be complete success. The
bridal party drove to and from the
] Abbey in open carriages, and every
thing was done to ensure tho widest
publicity of every detail of the arrange
ments and description of the presents.
Usually, at this time of the year,
there is a long list OF advertised festivi-
ties. but, up to the present, very few
dances and only one large ball have
been announced. The latter will be
given by William Waldorf Astor, in
June, and will be one Of the leading
events of the season.
Mrs. Choate, wife of the United
States Ambassador, Joseph H. Choate,
and Miss Choate have gone on short
visit to Paris.
Mrs. Henry White, wife of the secre-
tary of the United States Embassy, is
convalescing, at Bath.
As result of the incident of the
EPSON spring meeting, which caused
the disqualification of Tod Sloan, the
| American jockey who was riding Ecu
| Dor, the stewards were careful to
make ii clear that they did not consider
Sloan bamable. Sloan's defeat on
jolly Tar, in the race for the Tudor
plate, was great disappointment to
his supporters, who are indignant at
the manner in which he was treated by
| the other jockeys. One of the sporting
experts writes that tho Tudor plate was
| the most unsatisfactory event this year,
| adding that Sloan was hampered and
knocked about in a series of pockets, .
| which annihiliated all chance of win
ming. This means that some of the
English Jockeys have begun repeti-
ton of certain tactics of last year. The
| same writer declares the tactics of GER
tain jockeys towards foul riding should
gov buoiii Wdrubt VII tub bfitCk.
The Yachtsman says that. although
| there will not be series of matches
between the cup challenger, Shamrock,
and Valkyrie HI, the former will I'M
| doubtedly take part in ordinary
matches, as such racing will enable the
crew to get together, and bring the
boat up to her best speed.
George w. Smalley's letter to the
London Times, on the subject of the
New York customhouse, has been con-
siderably commented upon by other
newspapers, and is widely reproduced.
The English papers specially reproduce
a paragraph in which he says:
eff the victim is woman, her
bushes are not spared by the examiner,
who turns her trunks inside out on the
dirty floor of the dirty dock, and holds
up her most secret apparel to the gaze
of grinning detectives and disreputable
luafers."
He says that, if traveller cares to
bride, he may easily escape payment of
duty.
The st. James Gazette, commenting
on the abore says:
Nov that the United States have
realized the existence of another hemi-
sphere, they will soon give up their
old-fashioned notions, appropriate to
their salad days, and the annoying
farce of customhouse will disappear
with all the refuse of the old regime"
American industrial competition has
again come prominently to the front
this week. Hardly day has passed
without an article or letter on the
subject in the London newspapers.
Tho Atbara bridge contract, which
has almost assumed the proportions of
u national question, came before the
House of Commons on Thursday. when
tho government was asked string Of
questions on tho subject, to which the
parliamentary secretary Of the Foreign
Office, Rt. Hon. William st. John
Brodrick, was only able to reply that
no had no information beyond what
was contained in the report recently
issued by Lord Cromer, the British
agent in Egypt,
The Times has printed lengthy
article on American competition in
the iron trade, and called attention to
Americas jump in exports of iron and
steel, one result being that English
prices and exports alike. are not en-
tirely fixed by home or continental
competition, as they used to be, but by
the prevailing tone Of tho markets and
industrial situation generally in the
United States. 1t added that notable |
case in point was the combined effort |
of the British rail manufacturers to
keep up the price of heavy sections,
which resulted in the partial ruin of |
that branch of the business, the Ameri-
cans taking orders, instead of the |
British.
Continuing, the Times remarked:
The situation is truly serious for |
the British manufacturers, who are ask |
ing two fundamental questions whether |
American competition must inevitably |
regulate in the future British exports |
and prices, and whether it is worth |
while struggling on under such an
overmastering incubus?"
Dealing with the imports of Ameri- |
can manufacture, the Times thought |
that the prospects are rather brighter,
and said:
THE British manufacturer mind |
is somewhat relieved by the fact that |
prices in Americasare rising in man
ner which must satisfy even the aver
age Americans aspirations. for boom,
the duration of which is the uppermost |
topic of concern"
The article concluded with the hope
full remark that there is less reason to |
apprehend a flood of American imports
Of iron and steel in 1899 than there was
last year. s
The newspapers in the iron working
districts are taking tho matter up.
The Darlington North Star says:
1.-THE American entry into the
British markets. is n rnsitiye danoer