Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-15
CAYEHES FAIL TO
nSPEL The GLOOM
Most Brilliant Garden Party
In Queen Victoria's Reign.
N1TRAL's MEX DISASTER

That With the Situation in China
Causes the Gravest Apprehension.
Astor-Milne Affair-Lady Randolph
ChurchiIl's Approaching Wedding.
LONDON, July 14-The most brilliant
garden party Of Queen Vict2ria's reign
has proved quite Intellectual to dispel
the anxiety and gloom hanging over
Great Britain, the escape from Kun
massie of Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodg-
son, the governor of the Gold Coast col
eny, 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 mo-
mentary feeling of thankfulness and
jubilation. But this was quickly dis
pelled by the news of the disaster at
N1tral's Mex and the gravity Of tie
news from China. The week that opened
with high hopes from all quarters OF TIE
globe where Great Britain's interests
are imperilled ends with none Of these
hopes realized, except as regards
Ashanti, and even there an English gar
rison still awaits relief. In South Africa
the nation was prepared for, though it
did not really anticipate guerrilla war
fare But repeated disasters Of such
magnitude as that of Nitral' Mex create
dismay.
Astor-M Milne Affair.
Apart from the garden party, the talk
of the week in society has been the
Aston Milne affair Mr.. Astor's depart
orao tod no oud of
quibs and comments, out there seems no
reason to believe it was in any way due
to this circumstance.
Mr.. Astor's last dinner party in Lon
don was attended by 40 people, but the
host was unable to appear owing to an
attack Of sciata.
The Prince of Wales will be the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. William George Oaven-
dish Betinyol1, at High Cliff castle, at
the end of this week Mrs. Betinyck
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Livingston,
of Statesburg, NY.
Mr.. Foxhall Keene's temperance in
the ranks of gentlemen riders has crea-
ted interest in England.
The departure Of the American hos
pital ship Maine for China meets with
warm approval, both from official and
unofficial England The way this de-
cision was arrived at is happy illustra-
ton of the energy of the American Ia
dies on the committee. The matter was
only proposed Saturday last and between
that and Wednesday everything was
settled and the ship was refitted and
sailed. The Maine will take care of
Americans and British only.
Lady Randolph ChurchilIs Wedding.
The difficulties which stood in the
way of Lady Randolph Churchill's we'd
ding now seem to have been overcome
and the event is fixed for July %. 1t
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
breakfast will be served at the Moreton
Frewes residence.
With the wedding over, the departure
of the Maine for China, the appearance
of Volume V of The Anglo-Saxon Re-
view, and her garden party at Normal
College for the Blind Thursday, Lady
Randolph Churchill was very much to
the fore this week.
The London Trades council has
adopted a resolution formally repudi-
ating the convention of English speak
ing democracies called by the council of
Ruskin in the interests of which the La
Dor delegats are now in the United
States.
The coming of hot weather is not
welcomed by Londoners and general
exodus is beginning 1t is feared that
another spell like that of last year is inn
pending. Until the beginning of this
week London's death rate, thanks to the
cool weather, was the lowest in seven
years-only 1876 in 1000.
The feature Of the week among the
theaters was the production of "The
Casino Girl" at the Shaftesbury theater.
The musical event of the week was the
first production in England of Puccin-
mis- "LaTosca" at Covent Garden.
Thursday, in the presence of the Prince
and Princess of Wales, the Duke and
Duchess of York and most of fashion
able London.