The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-28
Celebration Rivaling the Mafcking
Carnival Will Greet City
Troops.
MARL BOROUGHS ARE AT OUTS.
Young Duke Sued by His Step
mother in Consequence of
Stumbling From the Former
Miss Vanderbilt.

London. oct cT-The rrera ra tions here
to welcome on their return to England
from South Africa the few hundred men
who constitute the city imperial Volunteers
have entirely monopolizci England's atten-
ticn. ranishiug from notice matters OF in
teruational import.
Although this about half regiment Of
Young Iof,dnncrs-h clerks and
othsr9-hns not performed any very heroic
feats. thousands Of persons are pouring in
10 London in order tn witness their home
coming. and windows along the line IF
march have been sold at prices almost
equal to thos. demanded at tae time of the
jubilee procession.
In addition. decorations and iliuminations
costing many thousands of rounds have
been prcparcd. and business. and even traf-
nc will be- suspended practically the whole
dav when they arrive. and Monday night
doubtless will wiIress repetition of the
Mato!ling carnival.
II IS pointed out that the intense patriot
ism. which all this is supposed 10 signify
would be better appreciated were the re-
turning soldiers more representative of the
forces in the field. or if there were not hun
dr,d,, of colonial voters who have fought in
South Africa walking the streets of Lon
don. unhonored. unnoticed and uncared for.
Cofoninls Arc Neglected.
This circumstance has caused some bitter
reflections to be east OH the mother coun-
try by colonial citizens in London. the Jus
tice of which has been acknowledged by
several liberal-mnded organs. "hile t'ie
rerr,Iar army men are not too pleased that
..tbf. cream of public enthusiasm over the
return OF troops should be secured % Il
small body of volunteers. which. Ii Is ifeel.
asserted, cannot compare with seNetAi "a
th,. irregular units.
Th,, next big celebration VIII pfopaoiy o.
,,,r NnuIay. November ~, when Ht.'t"A
~, is dI,. al southampton. lie will re-
rriva The freedom OF several cities ana VIII
dorh;less have a triumphant progress
Though the reception which viii bc accord
ei To Lord Roberts Will. II course, ectipSc
the celebration which VIII aitel.d bui'e' ,
return to England. ,.-,,,or
ana tn. same month; Il representative % tie
Associated Press learns. another ds'lI'-
..l,ished Britisher. Cecil Rhodes, VIII return
from South Africa -
In conscauence of his determination 10
aGopt A scIf-obliteratinS policy until the war
is over. 1t is likely that Mr.. hhoG's non,e
coming will he quicter than that OF the
most insignificant private Of the CRY I'M
pyrial Volunteers.
In the midst Of preparations Tor ceie-
brating the return OF the victorious sriultIS
Il Is not astonishing .hat the people gen
orally fail TO realize how extremely costly
and Iou.-drawn-out has been the struggle
il. South Africa.
wars Awful Cost.
Statistics carefully prepared up 10 date
by one of the largest insurance companies
show that proper, ,iondtcly, more Britlshers
IA he
war with France OF 1S,o-sl. while the pro
portion Of those who succumbed to disease
was three times as great Among the rank
and file the Germans had ~ per cent more
killed, but from disease Great Britain sur
ftred tS per cent heavier than the Germans.
This increase IL OF such InaGniiude that
for IT.
1t is asserted that had Great Britain put
in the field rs many troops as Germany did
against France and had maintained pro,
pCrtiOnatc casualties, her mortality would
have reached %a,a.' men.
It is asserted that Major George l.. n.
Adams. VIII be made Governor OF the
Orange River Colony. General Butler is
eatcd To resume command of Aldcrshot.
General Kitchener. IL is said. will tenn
po.arily succeed Lord Roberts in command
of the troops in South Africa. but will. it is
further asserted. b" eventually replaced by
Major General Lyttlcton, and Kitchener
will then be likely to come home and as
sumo the duties OF Adiutant General.
Incident of Re~>cs's Death.
The death Of Sims Reeves on THURSDAY
last at Wcrthinc;on removes an idol OF the
British public. who for thirty years eclipsed
anv Leading tenor OF these days. Lengthy
obituaries and "reminiscences of the famous
tenor appear on all sides.
But a pathetic feature connected with his
death has quite ESCAPED attention. Reeves
caught "A chill q few days ago and IL de
v-icr.Cd into bronchitis. But his condition
was s. improved Thursday morning that he
was not believed To be IN danger Mrs
Reeves. who is many years younger than
the deceased tenor, ~ whom she was mar
ri-d in 1895. after the death Of his frSt
wife left her husband in a modest home
in Worthn-;on to sing In London for the
beueflt OF the survivors of BalaciaVa.
kathleen Mavourneen," n telegram was
received AT the theatcr announcing the
death OF Sims Reeves. When the song was
finished and the applause was at its heiSht
the news Of her husbands death was
broken TO Mrs Reeves. but the audience.
Ignorant of this behind-the-scene-traS
kept on demanding an encore. The wiGoW
was removed from the theater on the verge
Of collapse. ~
Snubbed by ConsucIO Vanderbilt:
Lady William Beresford formerly Lillian
Duchess of Marlborough has brought ac-
tion against the young Duke OF MARI
borough To recover the money which SEe
spent in improving Blenheim palace during
the life time of the last Duke a.
present Duke succeeded to the title. hut
owing TO the friendly relations eNiStinS re-
t.unorarily arranged. Since the Duke :
marriaro 10 Consuelo Vanderbilt. IL is re-
porIeG an estrangement mas grown UP De-
tween Lady Bercsford and her steps1n. On
more than one occasion. II Is Sai', the
voting American Duchess snubhed her cout-
try woman D.ady Heresford was formerly
Mrs Louis HammerI!y OF New York; intii
the latter determined she could not suhnit
to such treatment any longer. ana sfe no"
asks the law to compel her strsOn 10 re-
turn the amounts she spent on Blennelin
Another aristocratic lawsuit which WI
shortly he heard !s the application as al
ready cabIed to the Associated Press of the
Marchioness of Anglesey to have her mar
rage to the Marquis. who is head OF the
Paeet family declared null
Marriage of Convenience.
They only became man and wife in lS9S
hut il was strictly marriage of convent
epce between cousins arranged for the 81 kf
of inheriting property. which. othrrWise
could not have been touched by either oi
them. They both agreed To live their own
liyea Apparently. this extraordinary ar
rargement did not work well in more ways
than one. 1t is asserted that the Marquis
agreed TO give his wife t5.0eo The first year
and Sc 010 the second year and on unit
the allowances reached $1,000 a year.
However the alleged allowance was
stepped almost Immediately.
Lady Anelesey. who describes herself
Otherwise Chctwynd.' her maiden name
now wishes 70 get out Of the bargain, and
II Is rumored II successful she will marry
Count Herman Won Hatfield.
HazcItine Made Fine Address.
REPT- EIIC SPECIAL.