The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-13
Warm Weather is Prevailing in the
British Empire.
John Hays Hammond Reported to Be a
Very Sick Man.
The Prince of Wales Goes to Mar
ionberg, to Which Place a Large
Number Of Americans and Eng
lish Are FoIlowing-The En-
peror of Germany to Decorate
His Grandmother's Yacht.

| 1ish Are FOllOWing-The En-
peror of Germany to Decorate
His Grandmother Yacht.
Copyrighted, 1899. by Associated Press.)
! LONDON, Aug. Upright, VAIN
weather still prevails throughout Eng
land, the wells and springs are peg in
ming to run dry and a serious state of
things is expected unless it rains soon.
Doubtless owing to the fine weather,
| the holiday traffic the past week mas
been the largest known. The railroads
| to the north were especially crowded
during the last few days with those
who were bound to the grouse moors.
The Prince of Wales started for Ma
| rianbad Thursday, to which place a
large number Of Americans and Eng
lish are already following.
| John Hays Hammond, the engineer,
has been seriously i'll ever since he re-
turned from South Africa, few weeks
ago. He is at Dinard at present, and
will be taken to Carlsbad as soon as he
can be moved.
! Truth" says F. w. Harkins of Chi
cago, who poses as Chancellor of the
National University of Chicago and
whose methods were exposed a few
years ago, has broken out again from
151 Tfroop street, Chicago, Offering de-
grees to musicians and others in Eu-
| rope for t2O (SlCO. Mr.. Harkins in a
| letter says:
| This university has proved a boon to
| nonresident scholars In the past, but
this may not continue long. Our coun-
| Gil expects to pass rule soon that will
| require at least year of resident work
for all graduates, thus barring out all
who cannot attend a year here in Chi
cago."
Emperor William has expressed a de-
| sire to furnish three SeaScapeS painted
| by himself for the decoration of Queen
Victoria'S new yacht, which is nearing
completion. His majesty'S enthusiasm
| as painter of marine subjects is well
known. The imperial yacht HohenZol-
| lern is adorned with a series of lmpe-
| rial works, which include representa-
| tons of Great Britain's naval victories.
| The Directors of the new Carlton
Club have aroused a hornets nest by
an attempt to compel diners at the
| table d'hote to don evening dress. Sew
eral well-known clubmen have been re-
| fused admittance, and protests are ap-
pearing in the newspapers 1t is point
| ed out that it is obvious there must
! be occasions when it is impossible to
dress for dinner, and there is geneI al
! approval of the expressed intention Of
some of the victims of the regulation
| to carry the matter into the courts, as
| hotels have no right whatever to re-
h
| person who is able to pay.
His fellow commonerS have started a
story that Sir Ellis A. Bartlett, who
was born in Brooklyn, n. Y, and who
is Conservative member for the Ec-
| lesall division of Sheffield, contemplates
residing in Turkey and donning the fez.
Probably the story originated from tne
| fact that he has just obtained concess-
! ions for an electric traction road from
Smyrna to Salonica. 1t is understood
some Americans will be interested in
| these concessions. Commenting on the
! subject, the Constantinople palace or
gan ''Ikdam,'' says Mr.. Martlett has
! been one of the most distinguished
well-wishers of the Osmanlis for TWEEN
ty years, and that all his speeches have
| testified to his sound, impartial judg
| Lleul anu lIleIlUSLlp LOT lueIl.
| AT the moment Emperor William was
telling Congressman Foss that the best
peace conference is a strong navy, plans
had just been passed by the British Ad-
miralty for an entirely new class Of
| warShips. Great interest is taken in
the new vessel, which was designed by
Sir William White, Director of Naval
| Construction, who has given a repre-
| sentative of the Associated Press the
] following particulars: I'VE believe she
| will be the greatest triumph in naval
architecture, both for speed and fight
| ing. She will cost, ready for sea, about
| a million and a quarter, her speed will
| be knot in excess of any British bat
| tleship, and her guns, turretS, torpedo
| tubes, nuts and booms will embody
ideas which experience and experiment
have proved far beyond anything yet
attempted in this or any other country.
! Her guns will be generally of smaller
| caliber than those of the Bulwark, now
| being built. She will be the longest
and broadcast warship ever laid down
| in a Government dockyard, while her
draft will be shallow. Her breadth is
designed to attain the maximum stead
| mess under fire. and from her new
steering gear very excellent results are
| certain.
| Forward will be circular tops
mounted with rapid-fire guns. Her total
armament will be fifty-two guns. The
details as to their caliber for the pres
| ent must be kept secret Six torpedo
| tubes will complete her equipment. Her
protection of Harveyized steel will be
| less than on the ships now building.
| The Spanish-American War directed
| our attention to coal capacity, and
nothing will be wanting in that respect
Her displacement will be 1900 TONS
The new vessel, which will be laid down
| in November at Davenport, immediate
| ly after the Bulwark is off the slip,
| should be ready within a year. She
will be the nearest approach yet at
tanned to perfect combination of the
| fighting capacity of battleship with
| the mobility of a cruiser of that type
advocated by one of the highest naval
authorities in the world, Captain Ma
| ham,"
President Kruger still seems to be
waiting on events. The latest tele-
grams are more reassuring, but moth
ing decisive is known as to whether
Mr.. Chamberlains proposal for a joint