Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31
QUEEN VICTORIA
IN GOOD HEALTH.
All Ready for the Royal Visit to Ire
land on Monday.
POTS AND PANS ARE LANDED
Queen Says Kruger VIII Not XIII Her
Shouting by Ncwsboys stopped
Theatrical Gossip.

Theatrical Gossip.
London March Sl.-(special London
Cable Letter Copyrighted, 1900. by the
Associated Press,)-The life guards,
courlers, carriages, pots and pans. and
other royal paraphernalIa have already
gone TO the royal isle, which eagerly
waits for Queen Victoria to follow. How
her majesty will be received and the
prospects OF her dolngs In Dublin have
quite overshadowed all other topics,
even In week which has been marked
by the annual Inter-'varsity boat race,
the resignation Of the duke Of Norfolk
as postmaster general, the announce
ment Of the Delagoa Bay railroad
award, and the rumors Of possible war
In the far East. Great Britaln's own
war IN South Africa has almost been
forgotten, 80 unin,erestlng has been
the progress Of peace in the Orange
Free State compared with the stirring
accounts Of battles which the British
people had grown accustomed 10 read
daily.
The queen is said TO be in excellent
health and well able 10 bear the strain
OF the trip 10 Ireland. She commences
her Journey April End, and sleeps on
board the royal yacht Victoria and
Albeit landing az Kingstown April 4th
In anticipation OF her majesty's prog
ress through the city the streets Of
Dublin are already gay with flags and
decorations.
ROYAL POTS AND PANS.
A curious feature Of the preparations
at the viceregal lodge, where the queen
will stay, are the pots and pans al.
ready referred to. Her majesty is
tremendously particular about her kit
chen arrangements, and those at the
vicereeal lodge were found to be quite
below the royal standard. Conse-
Quently, no less than 300 copper frican-
deau pans, 81 sauce pans. 80 copper
stock pots and many other varieties OF
cooking utensils have been sent 10 Dub
lin especially for the visit
The earl OF Denbigh, who goes TO
Ireland as chief OF the royal encourage
and lord. in-waiting. holds three Irish
titles and was formerly e-de-camp to
the lord lieutenant
However, though the queen is said
TO be full Of excitement and enthusias.
tic IN regard to her approaching visit,
she Is not forgetful Of South Afri
ca.
A story Is going the rounds that the
queen remarked that she was aware
many people imagined her anxiety
about the war would cause her death.
II may die" added her majesty, "but
II Will be from some other cause. I do
not mean to let Mr.. Kruger kill me-"
London, or rather that great residen-
tlal pert Of il. which Is outside the city
proper. has been relieved this week
from n grievance almost as great as
the war itself For months yelling
newsbOvs have been in the habit of
making the quiet STREETS hideous at all
hours, day and night. with endeav)rs
10 hawk extras" often with nothing
IN them. The London county council
has now stopped this nuisance, and any
newsboy shouting his wares Is liable TO
arrest
The almost unprecedented matter OF
cabinet minister giving up his Office
to 80 fight for his country, results in
giving South African not only Eng.
lands premier. peer. but three Other
holders of the highest rank in the
peera.e. namely, the duke OF Mari.
! borough, the duke Of Rexburgh and
the duke Of Westminster, ranging from
50 years old, In the case OF the duke Of
Norfolk, to the duke OF Westminster s
q.
L. 5. CRUISER ALBANY.
The United States cruiser Albany re-
mains at Newcastle. though her officers
expected she would have sailed long
before this. Several weeks will prob
ably elapse before she leaves England.
no opportunity having yet been secured
for testing her guns, and several minor
changes are being made. In the mean
while her officers and crew are having
a dreary time at Newcastle. Captain
| Craig managed 20 get steam heat put
In for the crews but the officers quar-
ters are merely warmed by a couple OF
stoves. which arrangement, during the
recent bitterly cold weather. has not
added to the happiness OF their exist.
| ence.
Commander Glover relieves Lieut..
| Commander Colwell April 2. as United
| States naval attache here. The retiring
| incumbent has been the recipient dur.
| ing the last few weeks Of many vale
dictory dinners, and on all sides there
are expressions Of regret that he Is
| leaving the naval and social circles
| here. Both he and Mrs. Colwell are
very popular The Spanish war de-
volyed upon him more important duties
| than ever fell TO the lot Of an American
attache During his three years tenure
over $4,000. O)O passed through Lieut..
Commander Colwelrs hands.
PUZZLES MILITARY CIRCLES.
Colonel Cary Sanger Is busy IN Lon
don collecting facts regarding the war
and Is sending a special repOr, 10 the
war department at Washington re-
| garding the lessons learned from
| transport and kindred matters. Colonel
Sanger makes the United States en-
bassy his headquarters,
| Military circles here are somewhat
puzzled by the appearance OF volun-
teer officer specially commissioned by
the United States war department 10 do
what Is generally considered 10 be the
| peculiar function Of the military at
tache. which post Colonel Sumner sim
formally holds.
! THEATRICAL MATTERS.
Mr. Charles Frohman has made good
use OF the few days he has been In
London. He has made contract with
Arthur Collins whereby he gets the an
nual Drury Lane meiodrama for the
next FIVE years for America. He made
a contract with D'Oyly Carte 10 pro.
duce The Rose OF Persia. now PLAYING
at the Savoy. In America In September.
The cast viii be made up from the
present company. and will number six.
ty-thrce persons in all They win sail
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