The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
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Germany's DOwager. VictorlaS
Daughter. Near Death.
KING AND ANARCHISTS
STORY OF HUMBERT'S VISIT TO
THEIR ABODE.

| Copyright, 1900. by the Associated Press
London, Aug. 4.-The King Evil
of George II seemingly taints all the
Hanover. blood. The death Of the
queens most accomplished son, the
Duke Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-tor
he could lead an orchestra, play a vlo-
lin. catch salmon with Scotch expert,
ar sail a ship-has caused much SOL
emn talk at the court about the mala-
dies of other members of the royal
house.
Notwithstanding the denials issued
from Berlin. it is quite certain that
Empress Frederick. the queen eiueSe
and most beloved daughter, is af1ilcted
with cancer. and that great specialists
consider her life matter of months-
She is too i'll to leave the castle at
FriedrichshOf. near HOmburg, for her
customary summer visit TO England.
Queen Victoria, knowing her desire 10
possess an English home, gave her me
white lodge at Richmond last year But
she will probably never be able TO &C.
cupy Il.
Humbert Visited Anarchists.
Scotland Yards. in averring that
Bresci, the assassin Of King Humbert,
was never in England, is understood TO
aIege that the instigatOr of the crime
is probably a man who made no secret
of his intentions concerning high Ital-
ian personages'' while in London sew
eral months ago. He was so closely
watched while here that he departed
for the United States and was last
heard of in Paterson, n. J. King Hum
bert, during a private visit here in 1892,
took extraordinary interest IN the
slums and in the anarchist haunts
where had been planned the cars as
saSsination and OrSinfs plot to Kill
Emperor Napoleon III with a bomb.
While visiting one anarchist resort his
majesty noticed a flaming picture, de-
signed by the proprietor of the place,
representing an anarchist hurting law
yers, churchmen. statesmen and CAPT
talists into hades. The proprietor gave
the king a copy of this picture, not
knowing who his visitor was. The
London editor of an Italian republican
journal. who was landing by, suggest
ed to the kings guide what a strong
resemblance his friend bore to the king
of Italy. His majesty also visited at
night several of the most wicked re-
sorts in London, incOgnitO. and accom-
panied by one companion.
London Likes "Two-penny Tube"
Londoners have been reveling this
week in their first experience with
modern rapid transit as furnished by
the new Central London Electric I'm
foreground system - the "TWO-Penny
Tube as some of them call it. Eighty
thousand persons daily have learned
for the first time that it is no longer
necessary to waste two hours in order
to reside five or six miles from their
place of business.
England never seems to have recov-
cred from the primitive idea" says
an American electrical engineer, that
a railroad train is not a stage coach.
Their methods in regard to rolling
stock construction have never, until
within the past few months. departed
one iOta from those in vogue when
stages were the only means of trans
pOrtation. Pullman cars are in use. or
at least an English edition of the Pull
man, on many roads; but until last
Monday an electric lighted and cleo
trio propelled corridor train. running
through porcelain lined stations, was
as great an innovation to the London
public as Aladdin's lamp was 70 the
Arabians.''
Mr.. Albert L. Johnson Of New York
who has built electric railroads all over
the United States. said to rcpresen-
, Jatlve of the Associated Press, before
leaving here for America a few days
ago:
I see no reason why electric rail-
ways should not be as popular in Lon
don as in New York and Chicago. 1t is
evident that many of them must be run
underground. but when I see blOckades
IN the streets an hour after the thea
tres have closed il seems a shame that
these crowds should not be relieved The
modern electric car can go anywhere
in London that bus can. I will
guarantee that the American construc-
tors could deliver these great crowds
10 their distant homes by electric rail
way hours before they are able 10
reach them now. Patrons Of the Lon
don Central discovered this week that
omnibUSes which a week ago were
packed 10 their capacity are now run
ming empty. Moreover. house rents at
the termini of the lines are increasing
and the public are riding in the cars
we'll lighted and well ventilated for the
first time in history"
Vanderbilt After Horses.
w. X Vanderbilt is understood to be
in Europe for the purpose Of establish
Ing an extensive racing stable He is
going to AK next week.
A number Of prominent Americans
are still in London. American Yachts
which had been cruising in Norway
waters are arriving at COwes. among
them being the Norma. with Mrs. Gop-
let aboard. Eugene Higgins Varkna
and the Alfredo, owned by Joseph E
Wldener, Will be at COwes next week
Sir Thomas Upton is cruising on board
the Erin thereabou
ThleVlng is causing many petty an
noyances and financial losses to the
American guests of London hotels. For
instance, Mrs. w. W. Farr and Miss
Coleman of Philadelphia. occupying ad-
joining apartments at the Walsfngham
who were recently robbed of several
hundred pounds worth OF jaweIrv. now
lind themselves under ESQ bonds to re-
main and prosecute the thieves. The
United States embassy is doing All
possible TO expedite the case. and has
succeeded in having il set first on the
M1ddleSeX general sessions calendar
August 3. The women will be com
PEELED TO remain in England until the
case is called.
Theatrical People Rusticate.
While the curtain has fallen for the
season in the majority of London thea
Tres number OF American theatrical
people are still in England. The Good
wins occupy a pleasant country home
ADA Rehan is rusticating at the sea
shore. Edna May. who has not an
peared in London since the close OF
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