Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
CABLE LETTER FROM LONDON |
Persistent Newspaper Attack
on Croker. ,tsf
THE NEW YORKER NOT WORRIED
Shows No Signs OF Leaving
Great Britain. d


Copyrighted, 1900, by The Associated Press.
London. Eng, May 10. One Of the
curious features of the last few days is
the persistency with which the Express
has kent up q campaign against Rich.
ard Croker OF New York. Unlike the
Duke of Orleans, Mr.. Croker remains
serenely passive, neither showing any
signs OF giving up his esidence in Eng
land, nor writing self, excusing letters.
A correspondent wired to him, asking
if he. bad anything to say 10 reply 10
the Express, whereupon MIR. Croker
wired back: 81 don't know what you
refer to; am well, !" apparently thinking
that nothing more serious could come
up than reiterated reports of his death.
While parts of the United States have
been sweltering, England and most OF
Europe returned to winter furs and the
heaviest oveicoats this week. Mouth
east wind, amounting to gale in many
places. has devastated the fruit bios
SONS 10 the country, and the prospects
of the orchards are decidedly uniavora-
BILE.
The Barrymore peorage will be re-
vived in favor Of the Right Hon.
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, chairman
| of the National Union of Conservative
Associations. 1t became extinct in
1924, with the death OF the 18th Earl
Barrymore, who was one of the largest
land owners in Ireland. Smith Barry
maintains that he is the rightful Baron
Barrymore. Ii Is one of the ancient
Irish peerages, and was in existence
| long before 1t was formally recognized
by Henry VIII. The Right Hon.
| Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, who was
born in 1913, was first married TO q
daughter of Lord Dunraven, who died
in 1884, and in 1889 he married Mrs.
Elizabeth Post of New York, widow Of
Arthur Post and daughter Of Gen.,
| WadswoIth, us. A., Of Geneseo. N.
According to the latest story going
the rounds. "Bobs'' fights on bath
divers. y These are not new tangled
form of compressed rations, but a
| simple looking biscuit made at Bath,
the first recipe for which is credited to
the celebrated Dr. Oliver, a friend OF
the pope and other eighteenth century
notabilities. "Bobs," apparently, took
out large supply Of these, and he sent
| for more, which were taken by Lady
Roberts. Regarding Gen. Butler and
his supplies, there isaalso an interesting
anecdote current. Butler, it appears.
| teIegraphed from Natal to some wine
merchants to send out 30 cases. OF
champagne, marked castor oil. y
About the time the wine was due,
! Butler wired to the officer in charge Of
| the base, notifying him that he expected
so cases of castor oil, which he wished
dispatched without delay. The officer
at the base replied regretting the oases
had not arrived, but saying he had pro-
cured all the available castor oil, 20
cases, which he had forwarded in the
hope it would suffice fol- the present
Butler. remarks are not recorded.
The Highland people are wondering
hugely at the amount of steel Andrew
Carnegie is using lib the erection Of his
addition to Skibo Castle. These sleepy
followers have never before seen a
building SO done. All comes from
pl oRress. Skibo is now locally dubbed
hIron Castle.' 1t is said mason
took the millionaire for some poor
visitor, and patronized him. On learn
ing his identity, he excused himself,
saying "you ought 10 wear better
clothes. SO that people may be able. to
tell who you are" The Tailor, news
papsr, evidently agrees with the mason,
for, in sarrorial criticism Of the
clothes represented at this years
Academy, 1t declares that the lapels oil
Mr. Carneige's coat were clumsy, the
edges very wobbly and had been forced
through machine Of the worst char
acter. ~
Scotland is fast losing its reputation
for stolid piety. Last years statistics,
just issued, show the prisons were full
to Overlooking, and that the officials
were at theii wits ends to know where
to confine the culprits. The number Of
prisoners shows an increase of over 800,
chiefly due to husbands attacking their
wives and indecent assaults, which, the
commissioner declare, spring from in.
temperance,