The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-01


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stopped this nuisance, and an news
boy shouting his wares IL liable TO
arrest
The almost Unprecedented matter Of
cabinet minister giving % HIS office
TO go to fight Tor his country. results
IN giving South Africa not only Eng
lands premier peer, but three other
holders Of the highest rank in the peer
age namely. the Duke Of Marlborough.
the Duke Of Hoxburgh and the Duke
Of Westminster. ranging from % years
Old. IN the case of the Duke Of Norfolk.
to the Duke of Westminster's q.
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The United States cruiser Albany re-
mains AT Newcastle. though her officers
expected she would have sailed long
before this. Several weeks VIII prob
ably elapse before she leaves England,
no opportunity having yet been se.
cured for testing her guns, aud several
minor changes are being made In the
meanwhile her officers and crew are
having a dreafy time at Newcastle.
Captain Craig managed TO get steam
heat put In for the crews but the
officers quarters are merely warmed
By couple Of stoves. which arrange
ment. during the recent bitterly cold
weather. has not added 10 the happl-
ness Of their existence.
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Commander Clover relieves Lieuten-
ant Commander colweIl April 2. as
United States naval attache here. The
retiring incumbent has been the recip-
ient during the last few weeks Of
many valedlctory dinners and on all
sides there are expressions Of regret
that ne is leaving the naval and So
elal circles here. Both he and Mrs.
ColweIl are very popular. The Spanish
war devolyed upon him more impor-
tant duties than ever before fell TO
the lot Of an American attache. during
his three years tenure. ober $1,000
900 passed through Lieutenant Com
mander Colwell's hands.
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Colonel Cary Sanger is busy In Lon
don collecting facts regarding the war
and " sending a special report to the
war department at Washington re-
gardlng the lessons learned from trans
port and kindred matters. Colonel
Sanger makes the United States en-
bassy his headquarters.
Military circles here are somewhat
puzzled by the appearance Of a volun-
teer officer specially commissioned by
the United States war department to
do what is generally considered to be
the peculiar function Of the military
attache. which post Colonel Sumner
stIll formally holds.
Mr.. Charles F'rohman has made good
use OF the few days he has been in
London. He has made contract with
NNtilllEs NiAtlthg EEkS NnG
annual Drury Lane melodrama for the
next five years for America. He made
a contract with D'oyly Carte to pro-
duce The Rose of Persia" now play |
ing at the Savoy. In America In Sep
tember. The cast will be made Of the |
present company and will number six |
ty.three persons in all. They will sail |
at the end OF August. Mr.. Frohman /
further arranged TO produce Belasco's
Madame Butterfly at the Duke Of |
York theater, with Miss Hobbs" April |
20, with Evelyn Milliard as Madame |
Butterfly and. finally. he fixed the date
OF Mrs. Leslie Carter's appearance in
"Za1a" for Easter Monday. Mr.. Froh-
man goes TO Paris Sunday.
II Is not known whether George Ed !
wardes will appeal against the decision
of Justice Kekewlth, who. on March 20.
delivered judgment in the suit OF the
late Augustin DAILY against Edwardes,
giving the plaintiff possession of Daly's
NhVuNti' me hoS uuth APlh Al W wv So
The decision. as II stands, gives Mr..
Daly's heirs absolute possession and
they propose to run the theater and
not transfer the lease.
Edna May is announced to reappear
here In April and the papers are taking
up the New York story Of the alleged
heirooms of famous English families
which are said to have been presented
to her. The Star says;
III they are legally heirlooms, the
gilded youth who have thus adorned
Miss May are likely TO have the family
lawyers after them"
IN an interview concerning his ap-
pearance on the stage, Sir Robert Peel
says that e10O week which he is to
receive in no way influences his de-
cision. adding that his affairs point to
a settlement by which he will have
el,2OO yearly. He asserts he is merely
going on the stage to I'LL time" as
he is going to parliament at the next
asked him to stand.
In consequence of hearing that Kir-
alfy intended to have a beautiful
woman competition with money prizes,
Lady Henry Somerset withdrew her
name from the list Of patronesses Of
the woman's exhibition at Earlscourt,
but peace was patched up by Kilalfys
the projected feature.
ND NcpnRT SIMMER SAILS