The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-14
Anxiety and Gloom Hang Over
England Like a Pail.
SUnmercifuI Disaster Follow
Fast and Follows Faster"
CLIMAX is REACHED
In the Defeat of Her Arms at
Nitral's Mex
After the BOer War Was Con-
sidered as Ended.

copyright, 1900. by Associated Press.l
London. July 1.-THE most brilliant
garden party of Queen Victorias reign
has proved quite ineffectual to dispel
the anxiety and gloom hanging over
Great Britain. The escape from Kun
1nassi of Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodge
SON the governor of the Gold Coast
colony. and his wife and party and the
safety of the majority of those who SO
long were in danger of massacre at the
hands of the Ashantis created amomen-
tary feeling of thankfuIness and jubil-
alton. But, this was quickly dissipated
by the news of the disaster at NitraIs
Mex and the gravity of the news from
China. A week that opened with high
hopes from all quarters cf the globe
where Great Britain's interests are i'm
periled ends with none of these hopes
realized except as regards Ashanti, and
even there an English garrison still
awaits relief.
In South Africa the nation was pre-
pared for, though it did not really an
ticipate guerrilla warfare But, re
peated disasters of such magnitude as
that of NitraTs Mex created dismay. II
is no exaggeration to say the country is
unanimous in desiring the end of the
long drawn out struggle. The signs.
however, do not point to a speedy re
alizatiOn of that desire Therefore, it
is small wonder that the government
has practically decided to put off the
election until 1901
While the royal garden party failed in
its purpose it was a wonderful affair.
Peers and peresses. generals and In
dian rajahs. princes and princesses,
leading statesmen, heads of professions
and church d1Sn1tarleS lntermlngled
gaily. forming a dazzling masssof color
against the green background of the
buckingham palace lawns. After chat
ting with a few guests. the queen drove
out through the double lines of visitors
probably as distinguished as ever form
ed in England. Cabinet ministers, am
baSSadOrS, actors. princes doctors and
lawyers stood bareheaded until the SOW
ereign was out of the grounds.
THE ASTOR-MILNE AFFAIR.
Apart from the garden party the talk
of the week in society has been the
parture for Marienbad created no end
Of quips and comments, but there seems
no reason to believe it was in any way
due TO this circumstance
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor," says
Vanity Fair, lis at Marienbad and
Marienbad is quieter than London
adding that most people, support the
sailor man.
Mr.. Astor's last dinner party in Lon
don was attended by forty people, but
the host was unable to appear, owing
to an attack of sciatica-
MIR. FoXhan keene's temperance in
the ranks Of gentlemen riders has Gre
ated interest in England His victory
in the race for the AndOver stakes on
Sinopi caused the Daily Mail to say:
He should prove a welcome acquisi-
tion to the ranks of amateur riders. He
has nice style, though his seat, per
haps, is too upright for modern ideas.
Still, he gets there all the same"
The departure of the American hos
pltai ship Maine for China meets with
warm approval both from official and
unofficial England. The way this de-
cision was arrived at is a happy illus
tratiOn Of the energy of the American
ladies on the committee. The matter
was only proposed Saturday last and
between that and Wednesday every
thing was settled and the ship was re-
fitted and sailed. The Maine will take
care of Americans and British only as
Germany and the other nations are also
sending hospital ships The queen was
specially pleased at the promptitude
with which the committee acted in this
matter and at the garden party, the
royal thanks We're conveyed to Mr.
Bernard Baker and several ladies of
the committee for all the Americans had
done and are doing in the matter
LADY CHURCHILL'S WEDDING.
The difficulties which stood in the way
of Lady Randolph Churchills wedding
now seem to have been overcome and
the event is fixed for July 2s. It will be
attended by the CORVALLIS West family
and Winston Churchill. who has started
from South Africa for England. The
affair will be quiet The wedding break
fast Will be served at the Morton Ere
wen residence
With the announcement of the we'd
= ding, the departure of the Maine for
SnlAd, Tue appearance OF volume i've
her AngiO-SaXon Review and her gar
den party at the Normal college for the
blind, Thursday, Lady Randolph
Churchill was very much to the fore
this week.
The London trades council has adopt
ed resolution formally repudiatiny the
convention of English speaking democ-
racies called by the council Of Rusl1in
hall IN the interests of which labor dele
gates are now in the United States. The
council refers TO the so-called Anglo
Saxon alliance as that lingo question
When the delegates return they win
have a good many questions to answer
The coming of hot weather is not well
coined by the LOndoners and a general
exodus is beginning 1t is feared that
another spell like that of lastl year is
impending. Until the beginning of this
week, Londons death rate. thanks IN
the cool weather was the lowest in sew
en- years-only 1S.5 in a thousand. The
annual mobilization of the British navy
preparatory to the maneuvers passed
off without incident. Judging from the
maneuver plans issued by the admiralty
little more viii be learned of this wears
operations than was learned from the
flasco of last year. One of the main OBJ
jects is to decide on the suitable dis
tance to establish temporary base for
squadron blocking hostile ports and to
thresh out the old question of the abfI-
iry Of cruisers to sweep off and drive in
to harborS the enemy's torpedo craft
RIFLE MEET
The meeting of the national rifle as
sociation at Bisley is attracting small
attention
Among the visitors at Bislev. is Col
Carey Sanger, L. s A, (engaged in
making a special investigation of the
military systems of Europe for the Uni
ted States war Department. who in