The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
AMERICANS LAVISH
WITH THEIR MONEY
Pay High Price in London For
Singers and Entertainers.
NELBA Is EXPENSIVE
RECEIVED 500 GUINEAS FOR AP-
FEARING TWICE AT PARTIES.

London, July 21.-Never before have
singers and operate stars received such
very large sums for performing n pri-
vate houses as they have received this
season. Kubelik, the youthful violin
list, is easily the lion Of the lot. He
never played at d private concert fo1.
! Ios than l20 guineas, AMI generally got
~, INA there was scarcely an evening
Jnat he was not found at the house of
some millionaire. One well known v-o-
man gave d Kubelik partv eacn yvael-
ana rot satisfied win paying The max
imum sum for his services, presented
{ ace.
Nine. Melba's London agent asserts
that she had received 500 guineas twice
Ipf appearing at private parties. which
HorkS out at about IDS guineas Uer
hour. Paderewski got 1000 guineas
LOT Two performances in houses on
carton house terrace. In many cases
these large sums are paid by Ameri-
cans.
One of the final features of the sea
son was the cOtellion given bv Mrs
LegSett an American. The dance was
lea py MIS-. Arthur Paget and Oscar
Hecreu The evening commenced with
a dinner, at which Lady Cunard.
daughter Of the late Z. F. BURKE of
Chicago, assisted. Another American.
Miss Coudert, is meeting with great
success here; she will probably paint
a portrait Of Queen Alexandra before
she goes to the continent.
A remarkable record has recently
been brought to light concerning the
distances at which the firing Of heavy
guns can be heard. These discoveries
nave an important bearing upon rain
making experiments and throw side
lights upon the Sampson SchIey con-
tTOversy.
Firing Heard Long Distance.
An expert named c. Davidson made
elaborate preparations to take observa-
tons Of fleet firing when the late Queen
victoria s body was taken from COwIes
10 Portsmouth The result of these
observations established the facts that
the reports of heavy guns were clearly
audlDle at the extraordinary distance
OF 40 miles inland, while at a distance
or eighty-fOur miles the reports were
so loud that labOrers in the fields put
down their spades to listen. and Ut
siXty-One miles from the guns, windows
were shaken. These statements bear
upon the SampsOn-S chley controversy
in so much as Admiral Schley's state
ment. MADE May %, 1898, concerning
the hearing of guns forty miles away.
which he beiieVedaWeTe the Spanish
feet, was received by many persons
with considerable incredibly.
God grant that before long YOU NAV
be able to find a cure for cancer or
check its course This sentence in
King Edwards address to the delegates
to the British congress on tuberculosis
has been a subject of much private
comment, and has given vitality to the
gossip Of some months ago that the
king was affected with cancer OF the
throat. for which. however. there is no
sort Of foundation. In this sentence
King Edward doubtless referred TO the
sufferingS of his sister. Empress Fred
erick Of Germany, who is daily report
ed TO be in a more painful condition,
and whom King Edward viii shortly
visit.
The American delegates to the Brit
ish congress on tuberculosis. which
terminated July 26, are now leaving
London They express themselves as
greatly satisfied with the result of the
weeks work.
Prove Koch's Statement.
allen knight of Chicago. speaking Of
Dr.. K0ch's announcement, said that
Dr. Koch had performed a worldwide
service in calling attention to the pre-
cautions necessary to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis, and that it was
now the duty Of every government to
prove whether or not DR.. kOch's state
ments were true.
Commenting upon the interview with
Q Il
the United States, published in the
United States July IS. in which Lord
Pauncefote expressed his belief that a
NicaragUan canal treaty between
Great Britain and the United States
would be signed, Today voices the feel
ing which has been gradually growing
stronger in Great Britain that so long
as the free use Of the canal be given to
all nations it cannot be seen why Great
Britain's interests are to demand more.
Treaties are not eternal" says To-
day and the Clayton Bulwer treaty
was negotiated at a time and under
circumstances very different from to-
I day It is not to the interest of Great
Britain to oppose American aspirations
in the matter, seeing it is not essential
that British interests be Jeopardized
by a concession Of the American claims,
while we might be very great losers by
a persistent refusal to acquiesce there
in"