Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20
Copyright, Associated Press,

Buffers Order for Castor Oil
Richard Croker Remains Calm
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| LONDON, May 19.-Mafeking, the
Queens drawing-room and the opera
divided the interest of the people of the
metropolis this week.
Although official announcement of
the relief Of Mafeking had not been re-
ceived last night the reports that the
siege had been raised were considered
reliable enough to justify almost I'M
precedented jubilation throughout the
tight little isle
At this weeks drawing room. chiefly
owing to the absence of the Queen,
there was not nearly such a crush or
brilliant spectacle as on the previous
occasion. Instead Of waiting from 10
II the morning until late in the after
noon in cramped carriages, women
found they could get good positions by
commencing the vigil as late as one
clock.
1t is estimated that $4,000, 900 ster-
ling (s3O,O0O,OO0) was represented in
jewelry among the audience at the
opening night of Graus opera. Yet,
the most brilliant night of the week,
so far as costumes and enthusiasm are
concerned, was the one which was
made notable by Nine Calves first
appearance this season as Carmen, Fri
day, though many of the royalties were
detained at Windsor by the Duchess of
York. The Duke and Duchess of Fife,
Earl and Countess Cadogan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley Martin, Lady Randolph
Churchill, Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan and
many other prominent Americans were
present.
The Highland People
are wondering at the amount of steel
Andrew Carnegie is using in the cree
ton Of his addition to Skibo Castle.
All comes from Pittsburg. Skibo is
now locally dubbed Iron Castle" It
is said mason mistook the million
aire for some poor visitor and patron
lied him. On learning his identity, he
excused himself, saying he Ought to
wear better clothes so that people may
be able to tell who you are The
Tailor, newspaper, evidently agrees
with the mason, for, in a sartorial crit
icism Of the clothes represented at this
years Academy, it declares that the
lapels of Mr.. Carnegie's coat were
clumsy, the edges very wobbly and had
been forced through a machine of the
worst character
Scotland is fast losing its reputation
for stolid piety. Last years statistics
just issued. show the prisons were full
to overlooking and that the officials
were at their wits ends to know where
to confine the culprits. The number
of prisoners shows an increase of over
600, chiefly due to husbands attacking
their wives and indecent assaults,
which, the commissioners declare,
spring from intemperance
Regarding Gen. Butler and his sup
plies there is an interesting anecdote
current. Butler, it appears. telegraph
ed from Natal to some wine merchants
to send out 50 cases of champagne,
marked castor OIL" About the time
the wine was due Butler wired to the
"a -, ~, ~r .
flying him that he expected 80 cases of
| castor oil, which he wished despatch
ed without delay. The officer at the
base replied, regretting the cases had
not arrived. but saying he had pro-
cured all the available castor oil, 20
/ cases. which he had forwarded in the
hope it would suffice for the present.
Gen. Buffers remarks are not record
ed
One of the Curious Features
of the last few days is the persistency
| with which the Express has kept up a
campaign against Mr. Richard Croker.
of New York. Unlike the Duke Of Or
! leans, Mr.. Croker remains sereneIy i'm
passive. neither showing any signs OF
giving up his residence in England
nor writing self egcusing letters. A
correspondent wired him asking if he
had anything TO say in reply to the
Express, whereupon Mr.. Croker wired
! back: Il don't know what you refer
1 to. Am WELL apparently thinking
that nothing more serious could come
up than reiterated reports of his death.
The presence of the Princess OF
Wales at a performance of Quo Vad-
is" this week seems TO have the effect
Of turning the tide OF fortune towadr
that production, in spite of the press
attacks. The Princess's presence seems
to have demonstrated that the play
contains nothing 10 offend the con-
| science and the box-ofiee at las;
shows a balance on the profit side OF
the ledger.
While parts of the United States
have been sweltering England and
| most of Europe returned 10 winter
furs and the heaviest overcoats this
week. Northeast winds. amounting ia
a gale in many places, have devastated
the fruit blossoms in the country, and
the prospects of the orchards are de-
| cidedly unfavorable.
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