Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21
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LONDON, january 2e.-While Great
Britain is being depleted by death and
war service of representatives of her
best families comes the announcement
that the year 1900 will give the Queen
several new great-grandchildren. Since
the frst of the year two have already
made their appearance, the Crown
Princess of Roumania having given
birth Ito a daughter and Princess Henry
of Prussia having been delivered OF a
son.. In the spring the Duke of York
expects to again become a father, while
several other grandchildren, it is said,
are entertaining similar expectations.
The Gar is also once more hoping for
an heir, while the Crown Princess Of
Greece and Princess Fedora of Reuss
will also probably add to Queen Vic
toria's descendants.
The Duke of York, by the way, has
placed himself at the disposition OF
the admiralty and will probably re-
ceiye a command. But, though he in
timated that he was DESTROYS of duty
with the Cape Squadron, he will not
attain his desire for the same reasons
which prevented the Duke Of Con-
naught from going to the front. No
one was more anxious to. go out than
the Duke of Cambridge. Realizing,
however, that this
Was Utterly Impossible
he consoles himself by making life mis-
cradle for the high war Office officials.
He is continually appearing with some
new suggestion and is generally being
turned over to General Sir Evelyn
Wood, Adjutant-Genera to the Forces,
who is very deaf. So firmly is the Duke
of Cambridge convinced that his ad-
vice is essential to the country's ex-
istence that he will not take his US
ual winter trip to the Continent.
The news that Mr.. Rudyard Kipling
and his family are going to South At
RIGA came as a surprise and is face
tiously attributed to the fact that they
have been driven out of England by
e ceaseless jangling in music and rec
Zations of his 'Absent-Minded Beg
a1no sentative of the Associat-
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which has prompted Mr.. Kipling to go
abroad is his desire to be "in at the
death" He is especially DESTROYS of
meeting Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, with whom
he is on terms of close friendship, i'm
mediately after the relief of Kimberley.
Moreover, Mr.. Kipling
Will Utilize His Trim.
IN gathering good literary material.
But, he will not unnecessarily risk his
safety, as he intends to stay at Cape
Town until the conditions at the front
assume a more pacific aspect.
Prince Ranjitsinhji, the well-known
Indian cricketer, exemplifed Mr.. Kip
ling's story, 'The Man Who VAS
when at a dinner this week at Cam
bridge. Expressing regret at the fact
that his countrymen were not allowed
to fight in South Africa. he added:
When Russia comes laundering at
the door of India the world will see
what Indian cavalry can do"
Another distinguished Oriental has
|been stirring up British patriotism. In
this case it is none other than the Chi
nese Minister, who. when visiting the
Manchester Stock Exchange, called for
cheers for the Queen. The Mayor not
iied Her Majesty of the occurrence and
)she replied that she had heard of it
with much qualification. Incidental
1y, 1t is rumored that the Minister will
be recalled, not on this account, but, to
succeed Ii Hung Chang as Minister of
commerce, a change that would be
warmly greeted in England, though
Chih Chen 10 F~engluh's departure
would DE regretted.
Us coming home from South Africa.
He will marry Miss West. youngest
daughter of Mr.. William CORVALLIS
West. The duke will return to South
Africa almost Immediately after his
marriage, as an officer of the Imperial
yeomanry. The future duchess is a
Sister of Lieutenant CORVALLIS West,
whose name has SO often been con-
nected with Lady Randolph Church
Ills.
The greater part of the late dukes
racing and breeding stud will be sold
at auction March 8. Orme and Bend
Or will not be sold. but Flying Fox
will only be saved from the hammer
by a stiff reserve price. which, ac-
cording to general opinion, must be
very high indeed to prevent him
changing hands. Mr.. Whitney and
Sir J. Blundell Maple are both report
ed to be candidates for the possession
of this famous horse. and fast and
furious bidding is anticipated.
The death of Lady Alice Montagu,
sister of the Duke of Manchester, re-
suited n many more families going
into rsdurning and the closing of one
of tne most important political salons,
the Duchess of Devonshire's. The loss
of Ladies Salisbury and Ridley and
the illness of Lady L~ansdowne bids fair
to make the forthcoming session of
Parliament one of the dullest in his
tory, from a social point of view.
The war Office is coming in for con
siderable criticism for refusing to &C
cept
Offers of Private Houscs.
For the reception of the wounded
from South Africa. This patriotic
movement has been snubbed by the