The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
CONTEST OVER A TITLE.
Rival Claimants for an Ancient
Irish Peerage and
Large Estate,

London, May 19.-While parts of the
United States have been swcltering. Eng
land and most of Europe returned to win
ter furs and the heaviest overcoats this
week. Northeast winds. amounting to Il
gale in many places, have devastated the
fruit blossoms in the country, and the
prospects of the orchards are decidedly
unfavorablc.
The Barrymore peerage will be revived
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 sixteenth Earl Barrymore. who was
one of the largest land owners in Ire
land. Smith Barry maintains that he is
the rightful Baron Barrymore 1t is one
Of the ancient Irish peerage> and was il
existence long before it was formally rec.
ognized by Henry VIII. The Right Hon.
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry. who was
born in 1913, was first married to a
daughter of Lord Dunraven. who died in
1884, and in 1889 he married Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Post of New York. widow of Ar
thur Post and daughter of Gen. Wads
worth, United States army, of Genesee,
y. Y.
Interest in the Derby.
American interest in the Derby was
stimulated this week by the excellent re
ports Of James Il; Kcene's Disguise ii.
Those who recall the tragic end CT Tod
Sloan's mount on Holocaust in 1899 are
watching with renewed interest the de-
velOpments of his keene mount this
year.
While the Prince of Wales Diamond
Jubilee has won the distinction of being
no less than two to one favortc and
L. 4. Dewars' Forfarshire is second fla.
vorite: those looking for longer odds note
win interest the good reports about Dis
gulse IL. The Sportsman well-n-
formed Newmarket correspondent SAYS
today: VERY useful Sir Fretful was
bought for 61O guineas to lead disguise
III. for the next ten days. and more i'm
portant still, the American owner of
Rensselaer,, j. E. Mcdonald, has kindly
lent him for the purpose of trying Dis
gulse II. While observation stiffens the
belief that forfarshire will win. we look
on Disguise II. as a morc-likeiy source
of danger than Chevening."
The University of Oxford intends to
confer the honorary degree Of doctor of
divinity on Rev. Morgan Dix of Trinity
church, New York.
Expedition to Abyssinia.
Fresh adyices received from the eyre
dltion to Abyssinia headed by WJ.'am
Fitzhugh Whitehouse of Newport, 4. l.,
show the party will probably divide near
Lake Rudolph, if it is found that in the
country to the north between the lake
and the Nile there is difficulty in obtain
ing supplies. This is regarded as proba
Bile, as the country has not been explored
and is reported to be continually raided.
The expedition had, according to the last
news received, sixty-four camels, but
there was an insutticency of food, which
necessitate only portion of the party of
trave'ers proceeding to the Nile, while
the coast
It is estimated that f6.OO0.OOO $3.50
OOOOO was represented in jewelry
among the audience at the opening night
of Grau's opera. Yet the most brilliant
night of the week. so far as costume.
and enthusiasm are concerned, was thu
one which was made notable by Nine
Carmen, Friday, May Is, though man!
of the royalties were detained at Wind
scr by the christening of the son of tht
Duke and Duchess of York. The Duke
and Duchess Of Fife. Earl and Counties:
Cadogan, Mr.. and Mrs Bradley Mar..,,
Lady Randolph Churchill, J. Pierrcn
Morgan and many other prominen
Americans were present.
Theatrical Gossip.
The presence Of the Princess of VALE.
at performance of Quo Nadis.' thi.
week. seems to have the effect of tuln
ing the tide of fortune towards that pro
duction, in spite of the press attacks
The princess presence seems to have
demonstrated that the play contain:
nothing to offend the Christian con
science and the box office at last show:
balance on the profit side of the ledger
Franklin McLeay. young CANADIAN
long identified with Beerbohm Tree.
successes, has the support of the Cana
dian high commissioner, Lord Strath
coma and Mount Royal, and many othe1
prominent colonials in matinee which
McLeay is arranging to take place a
the Drury Lane. June 10, for the benef
of the Ottawa fire sufferers. Sir Henri,
Irving has cabled his intention to par
ticipate, and Mr.. Willard will reaDpear
for the first time in TWO years. on the
same occasion. McLcay and Tree are
to do the third act of ''Othello.'
Charles Frohman has secured the
American rights of Cartons comedy
Lady Huntington's Experiment" ant
Walter Frith's Man of Forty"
Biscuits for "Bobs."
According to the latest story going thu
rounds "BObs" fights on ''Batholivers.
These are not new-fangled form o.
compressed creation but a simple-lOokins
biscuit made at Bath, the first recipe TO-
which is credited to the celebrated DR.
Oliver, friend of Pope and another
Eighteenth century notabilities. "Bobs'
apparently took out Il large supply OF
these and since has sent for more, which
were taken by Lady Roberts.
Regarding Gen. Butler and his supple: