The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-02-09
DEEP GLOOM IN LONDON
Disasters in War and Deaths at
Home Have a Most De-
pressing Eff ct.
MANY PANEGYRICS OF RUSKIN,
England Fully Engrossed by the eoer
War and Unmindful of Other
Complications.
MANY PANEGYRlCS OF RUSKlN,

complications.
London, Jan. 27.-The week. which
opened full of high hopes. is closing
gloomily. The result of Gen. Warren's
Splonkop action has had almost Il more
depressing effect than would an out and
out reverse, so keen is the revnlsion of
feeling after the short-lived jubilation
Death, too, has been very busy in high
places at home. 1t is seldom that one
week adds such names as John Ruskin
the Duke of Teck and Richard D. Black
more to the obituary list. The papers
teen with expressions of sorrow, anec-
dotes and panegyrics of the great apostle
of art, who, it is said, though he inner
tied fortune, died a comparatively poor
man. living OH IL $3.50 a day, which, he
characterlstlcally remarked. was enough
for any man. His dwindling fortune was
undoubtedly due to Ruskin's indiscrimi-
nate generosity.
England's Cup is Full.
From the English point of view there
Is not cloud on the sky of international
relations. The war is far too cngrossing
to permit people to pause and consider
the effect on Great Britain of the appar-
ent change of regime in China while con-
gressiOnal action on the Nicaragua canal
or the proposed increase in the armament
in the United Staten scarcely causes a
ripple of interest. The foreign office. ap-
parently, has>not the slightest belief that
the Clayton Bnlwer treaty is in danger
OF violation, and so far has taken no
steps i'll the matter. Neither do the pro-
Boer or other meetings in the United
6fnk Hff pso<
ton or comment, for the ma Ority of the
British have made up their minds that
the United States is friendly to them,
and they put aside. any manifestations to
the contrary as due to local political
causes which cannot be. taken as in any
way representing natiolS esnion. 49,.
Fhe Beatrice's cargo IS Still held, pend
ing the arrival Of details by the South
African mail. But as the Beatrice is a
British ship, and apparently only small
percentage of her cargo is American. the
delay is not considered important.
Expansion of Business.
Reviewing the business of 1899. the
Time: says: "'rhc fact that in the
United States the expansion of business
commenced about Il year later than else
where, seems to explain the fact, which
must be admitted. that American expan-
sion is not so far advanced. relatively,
as that Of the United Kingdom and Ger
many, and may consequently he expect
ed to continue for while after the bust
ness CT the two latter countries shows
signs of contracting. That advantage,
however. may be conceivably untitled by
the occurrence this year of another prcSi-
Dental election
\ curious exception to the general pa
triotiSm which prevails among The noh;li-
ty Of all classes occurred the other day.
When the GlGuceStrr>hire volunteers re-
spcctfully asked Lcrd Shcrborne for /;
rifle range On his estates, they received
the reply that if the people of England
wanted rifle ranges they must ray for
them.
According to private letter from 81,
William MacCormick. president of the
Royal College CT Surgeons. there is ex-
cessive ill-feeling between the army I'd
ical officers in South Africa and the fe
male nurses at the hospitals, some OF
the former urging the sole employment
of male orderlies. On the whole. how
ever, especially at the trent. the medca
arrangements seem to he giving Tho
greatest satisfaction.
Two Women Spectators p sled.
A sensation has been caused in societ!
and Stock exchange circles by the re
cent posting on the Stock exchange of thu
names of two women. clients of well
known bankers. The brokers requested
other brokers to communicate with then
before carrying out any transactions will
these women. who were declared to bt
unreliable: One of these is Lady Eliza
beth BERTHE, sister of the Earl of Lind
scy. one of the oldest peers in England
while the other is Mrs. Mandy, whose
antecedents are little known. 1t appear:
they specialized heavily. especially il
Rands, and when the slump came the!
We're unable to meet their losses. Mrs
Manly is said to be the instigator of thu
business. Neither of the women had any
large amount of money. but they were
! dazzled by the prospects of making f.;
fortune easily, and succeeded in gettins
introduced to some brokers, who Oh the
strength Of the ancient name of Lind
sey, gave them free hand without max
ing any Investigations. The subsequent
action of posting their clients names
as it is an unprecedented action. anC
in the street the brokers are almost at
much blamed as the women for allowing
matters to reach such Il stage.
New Rapid-F;rc Gun.
Anew 14-pounder semi-automatic rapid
fire gun, made by the Vickers Maxim
company for the navy department, wa:
tested this week in the presence of thu
United States naval attache. Lieut.. Com
mander COlwell. and the admiralty of
fcials. Twelve rounds were fred salts
factorily and $500 feet initial velocity
was secured with II tons pressure. The
weapon will row be sh pped to the Unit
ed States.
Sporting circles continue agitated lest
Flying Fox should go out of the country
The Man of the World says: The only
chance, so far as l can see, Of Flying
Fox running into Il very fancy price il
that an American society man may de
sire to win the Ascot gold cup. do no
suppose, for a moment, that Sir J. Blum
dell Maple would want him for such
purpose. Mr.. Whitney is said to b,
much richer. than Sir J. Blundell Maple
aud is connected by marriage with tn.
Paget family here. AS it happens, how
will not be seen at Ascot. as most o
them are out at the war. With anothe
buyer than Mr.. Whitney, or with the re
serve reached, we may take it that Fly
ing Fox will not run for the Ascot cup
For that reason hope the reserve viii
be a very stiff one, as it ought to be
Such a horse ought to belong only to
Westminster. y ~ssssss ~e"~s75s. g. - =
Sidney Low is editing the :Anglo-Saxol
Review during Lady Randolph Church
IFS absence in South Africa.
II. 1t Fell on. .: ..z-s: :.
.Oh, dear!'' said the principal OF al
unsuccessful bicycle academy, .Ou
school started with good attendance