Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
CABLE LETTER FROM LONDON
Most of the Society People Are
at Newmarket.
REV. DR.. PARKER TAKEN TO TASK
Tercentenary of oliver Crom-
wells Birth.
Tour of tho Australian Cricket Team-A
sqsabbie Over Naming Bridge-The
Queens Attitude on the yexsd Question
of the Propriety of Ladies' Smoking.

lOnuOn. Eng, April z5.-LOnuOn Is
still practically deserted by society
people, most of whom are at New
market, where there is very gay
and fashionable gathering. Here, the
Prince of Wales has been enjoying
himself, while DIR. Joseph Parker,
from the pulpit of the City Temple,
has been Illuminating against him as
horse-racing prince. The newspapers
of this city generally have taken DR..
Parker very severely to task for his
violent language in his sermon on
Tuesday last, on the occasion of his
address on Oliver Cromwell.
Tho most interesting event Of the
week has been the tercentenary of the
birth of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Pro-
tector of England. Celebrations have
taken place all over England at places
connected with incidents in tho life of
Cromwell. The chief ceremonial was
held at his birth place, in Huntingdon,
on Thursday, when sermons were
preached and a great demonstration
took place, at Market Hill. Many
thousands of people visited Cromwell's
home, at Hinchinbrook, and meetings
were also held on the battlefield of
Naseby. At the latter place, pastors
of the Church of England protested
against the seeming attempt of the
Non Conformists to monopolize the
Cromwell celebrations.
Another body of Australians whose
doings will help to fill the newspapers
| during the next six months is the
Australian cricket team, which will,
| next week, begin tour of England,
during which it will meet all Of the
county cricket teams. The season Of
| the national pastime opens next Mon
day. The newspapers are already de.
voting much space to discussion of the
prospects of the game, and to arrange
ments which have been made for
| matches.
sQUABBLE OVER NAMING A BRIDGE.
Queen Victoria, this week, opened a
| new bridge over the Paillon River,
near Cimiez, on invitation of the local
French authorities. The Mayor and
section of the Municipal Council
wished to have the bridge named
| Victoria, in honor of the Queen.
Another section Immediately started
counter proposal to name the bridge
| for Felix Faure, the late President of
the French Republic, while third
party wanted the bridge named after a
local celebrity. Feeling ran high, and
| finally, after farcical squabble, it
| was decided not to name the bridge at
all. ,-s
An incident has Just occurred which
reveals the Queens attitude on the
vexed question of the propriety OF
ladies smoking. One of her daughters,
when leaving Windsor Castle, was de-
! tanned in the waiting room at the
station. When she left, the station
master found in the waiting room a
silver cigarette case, upon which the
| name of the Princess was engraved,
and the words From her mother.''
!. The United States Ambassador,
Joseph H. Choate, was present at
various social functions this week.
Mr.. Choate has been invited to speak
at the banquet of the Royal Academy,
| on Saturday evening at which the
Prince of Wales and the Dukes of York
and Connaught will be guests.
Robert P. Porter has returned to
| London, from his mission to Germany.
Mr.. Porter said to the correspondent of
The Associated Press that he was
entirely satisfied with the results of
his visit. He had found a great growth
of better feeling in German commercial
circles towards the United States. He
had also found Baron Won Buelow,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and
the Minister for Commerce and all other
imperial functionaries prepared to go
far towards furthering reciprocal treat
les, but the agrarians are utterly hos
tile. While In Rome, Mr.. Porter met
Signor Forts, the Italian Minister of
Agriculture, and learned from him that
the government intended to take full
advantage of the new markets opened
up in Cuba and Porto Rico in the case
Of goods which they manufacture
equally with Spain and, with the
open door policy, Mr.. Porter thinks
that Italy will eventually supplant
Spain in the commerce of the West
Indies. Mr.. Porter will proceed to
economic questions.
BISHOP wHiPPLE LIoNIzED.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota, whom
the papers hero describe as the most
striking figure at the church mis-
sionary centenary celebrations, has
been lionized everywhere since his
stay in England began. Bishop Whip.
pie has just returned from a visit to
Oxford University, and is going to
Cambridge next week. In the course
of an interview on his impressions
during his visit, Bishop Whipple said
that he had seen all the leading church.
men here, and, as q result, viewed the
ritualistic controversy calmly. Bishop
Whipple said that he thought it an
absolute impossibiity that England
should ever go back to Rome, and, as
far as America is concerned, thfre is
no such tendency anywhere. Conver-
sation with the heads of the church in
England and America, however, con-
vinces him that there is widespread
desire for unity. Speaking of Ameri
canism in the Roman Catholic Church,
Bishop Whipple said he believed it was
passing phase, without permanent
effect. Bishop Whipple eulogized Arch
bishop Ireland. whose great efforts for
| good as neighbor he had watched
with great pleasure, and whose liberal
kindness toward other churches could
not be doubted.
Advices from the Niger coast pro-
tectorate record the return of an ex
pedition sent to the interior to put
down a rising, the troops bring
back ghastly story of fetisch wor
ship and human sacrifices among the
native tribes. They found whole
bathes Of natives crucified at different
places, the victims being mostly women,
who had been subjected to revolving
tortures.
The Spring Months
Are most likely to find your blood impure and
IL. rad.