New-York tribune., 1900-12-21
FEARS F0RQUEEN'S HEALTH
SOCIETY," WHISPERS THAT SHE HAS BE
CONE EXCEEDINGLY FEEBLE.
FER MAJESTY HAS AGED RAPIDLY. RuMoR
sAYs-LoRD KITcHENER's GOOD
EXAMPLE TO BRITAIN.

roopyrieht: 1900: BY The New-York Tribune /
IBT CABLE TO THE TRIBUxEl
rondon. Dec 2l. a. m.-The Queen who is
.-.s-taininS family party at Osborne House
rsn have many Of her grandchildren with her
:, Christmas and viii have fun round of visits
r.tH the end Of January. Definite ARRANGEMENTS
!, her journey 20 the Riviera have not been
-sde, but the Court officials are expecting her to
cart for cirniez early in March and not TO re-
,r-n until the close Of April All accounts OF
hs- health which appear in print are favorable
and there are no official intirlations that there
Is any anxiety among the members Of her house
hold. What is published is not in accord with
what is whispered 81 West End circles. The
cueen's appetite, which has always been good. is
rsported 10 have failed. and other signs of the
increasing burdens OF years are mentioned. She
Is desc, Aed as having aged rapidly during the
last few months and as being exceedingly feeble.
such reports have often been circulated and
hsve been contradicted in due time by the evil
serce OF her wonderful vitality and vigor. The
rumors row current may have as little founda-
.,or in fact, but the authorities named for them
are people Of high station with exceptional facil-
,.iss for knowing what is going on at Windsor
tnd at Osborne House. The reports which can
M. be dismissed as drawing room gossip. indi-
csts real anxiety and solicitude IN the Queens
household in regard 10 her health and serious
doubts respecting her ability TO make the jour
ney 10 the Riviera. There is. indeed. reason to
believe that the Queen. while bearing up with
her oldtirne courage and spirit under her recent
family nsfortunes. has been seriously upset by
.bs death OF her grandson while in service in
South Africa. This was the source Of poignant
srist. for he was her favorite grandchild.
-s-,so ,F ~ ,s-,ese
pspers on the action OF the Senate in regard to
the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty is that England
cannot surrender her rights without a consider
s;ion, and shat the matter is one for compro-
mise. The Standard" in declining TO give any
countenance 10 the idea that single nation can
bv its own ex-parte decision emancipate itself
from the conditions Of contracts into which ii
has entered with foreign Power. claims to be
unfolding the docrrine that should be dear to
the heart Of Americans The Times does not
refer 70 the treaty in its leading columns at all
this morning while The News is guilty of the
extravagant remark that the Senate has struck
8 serious blow al the very constitution OF the
American Republic.
The English newspapers. matter what their
politics may be. are never so happy when
they are finding fault with the administration of
the War once To-day The Express" pub
fishes q story about guns ordered by this coun-
Try in a moment Of panic from an inferior Ger
man firm and turned out in such a hurry that
the money which has been spent on them has
been practically thrown away.
Lord Kitehener's laconic style Of reporting
petty incidents III the South African campaign,
Ike the raids across the Orange River. IS having
salulary effect in minimizing what remains Of
the 6splnrsble and hopeless struggle. The pub
lie is Beginning 10 initiate his own insensibility
and % regard military reverses and the depre-
datiohs es Daring raiders matters Of little
Importance This is reasonable habit Of
mind than the credulity displayed by the alarm
Isl and sensational papers in accepting and
printing elastic estimates OF the strength Of the
Beer forces still in the field Lord Kitchener
sets example Of dealing with the facts as
they are.
One ot the most famcu. guild dinners held
during the winter in London occurred last night
This was the banquet Of the Merchant Tailors
Company, one Of the richest and most influential
OF the oldtime city guilds. There was also a
charity ball at the Grafton Galleries, with a
large attendance from the world Of wealth. if
rot OF fashion.
Lady Jeune was the chief figure at the Hay
market az the presentation Of badges 10 the
workers Of the Theatrical Ladies Guild.
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