The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-03


Portia knight the beautiful and talent
cd actress whose breach Of promise suit
against the Duke Of Manchester is now
pending. 80,
London, July II, 1901.
After smooth and delightful pes
cage across the Atlantic | arrived in this
big town over a month ago and since
that time have been taking in its
historic places so far az ] could, but /
think IL would take year and then not
get around.
There are classes here, OF course, roy
atty, aristocracy, middle class, the we'll
to.do business people, and they are the
back bone OF England, and the servant
class. What strikes me is the apparent
commitment OF all these classes. Each
seems 10 be- satisfied with It's own condi-
tion in life and neither wants TO disturb
the other. Here there are no surface
street railways, they are under ground.
The streets are used by buses, han-
SONS, cabs aud all sorts OF vehicles, and
there is an unending stream Of them. In
travelling up and down they keep TO the
left OF the street all the time. You ought
10 see a London buss. Two stories high.
seats on top as well as inside. | always
everything. You can 20 most anywhere
In London In buss for q penny. The
hanaoms, cabs, ETC., can only charge a
shilling q mile. All the shops open at
ga. m. and close at 6 p. M. and on Sat-
urday they close at l2 M, noon.
At IL, midnight, everything closes
except the hotels. II you were
eating In restaurant at that hour
you would have 10 leave. At that hour
every vehicle is housed and the streets
OF London are as qu let az a grass yard.
The parks here, and they are numerous,
are perfectly beautiful, with their fine
old oaks, elms, chestnuts and other trees
and lakes. The children OF London
live In these parks. On Sundays they
are crowded and the military bands
play in them for the amusement Of the
people.
ST. James park Is only about three
blocks from where live. At one end
Is Buckingham palace and at the side is
Marlborough Place when the King and
Queen are now stopping Farther away,
about half mile Is Hyde park, and
adjoining that 10 Kensington park
together they cover about a thousand
acres. In the latter Ia Kenaington pal
ace where Queen Victoria was born and
lived until she assembled the throne
The palace Ia not occupied by any
Of the royal family now bat Ia open
20 the public. | was all through it's great
halls and rooms and saw all the fine
paintings OF the great men aud women
OF Eogland and other lands | was IL
the old Queens aursery and saw all o
her play things when she Was child
Westminster Abby is great sight
IL is an immense building OF antiquated
architecture. There are the tombs and
statues OF all the greater statesmen
soldiers, sailors, poets, Judges
Gnd lawyers OF England In its great
public chapels, they are on the
aides under the floors of the aislos thai
you walk on. Gladstone and his
wife are buried in one grave under
the floor. A marble slab with their
names chiseled on II tell where they
lie. II tls part of the floor, / walked
over Ii. There is but one statue OF an
American In the Abbey and that il
Longiellow, In the private chapeli
which are open 10 the public every Mon.
day and Tuesday, are the royal tombs OF
all the Kings and Queens Of England
except Victoria. Sha ie buried Al
Frogmore near Windsor Castle about
twenty miles down the Thames have
ottu hil Nno IoyAi 'lou pds
The tower OF London is another OF the
historic buildings in London. | have
been all through Il and seen all the his
torlc treasures now kept there. IL Il
no longer prison, the scene Of many
crimes, the abode of fallen great, the
great dungeon Of broken hearts, hut n
now the repository OF many of the in
stTumenta OF death aud torture that dis
graced the early history OF England
There | saw the block upon which the
heads OF Anne Bolyn, Earl OF stafford
Duke OF Monmouth, Lord Rusael and
many other great men and women o
England we're chopped of. There weT,
the thumb tcTew, tho rack and man,
other instruments of torture. Their,
also are all the arms aud armoT OF Eng
land from its earliest history down /,
the present time, Also tue statues
life size and most OF them ON hors,
back, OF all the kings, Queens anS
great generals from the earliest times
All the crown jewels are stored there,
| saw them all The old tower 10 a sigh
worth seeing. Walls ten feet thioE, solid
rock and dOore OF entrance that frighteg
you too look At, Ohce In never on
until you are led out. IL is an immens,
pile oi rock right on the Thames.
Auo INtilhuohA lNuht 10 HtAA 10 Ai'
Abbey on the Thames. have attende,
the sessions OF the House OF Common
several times You have tolhave q tioSt
from a member TO got into the gallery
ladies can not get Ia al all, hean'
those fellows talk. They are a weak Sc I
nothing To compare with our House o
Congress m point OF ability. The oabi
net ministers are weak set, hut the op
position are cut up ON South AiricaI
war aud can't do much. attended ono,
Aunder tho favor OF +. 4. oConnOr, Al
lrlsh member OF Parliament. The lrisl
members arc free lanoers and the part.
by themselves worry the govern
ment a great deal. | Was rp 20 hamp
ton Court about twenty miles al
the river lac, week. Originally
Was the county seat OF CaEdi
nal WOlsey la Henry VIII time. Thu
castle was greatly enlarged by william
III Orange. ID 10 on the Thames. Ihs
great oaks, elms aud ehestnuts aud th'
Hundreds oi deer, antelope aud elk
browsing on the grass under their AmPl
thade would make you want % stol
there forever, The great falaee = no
occupied by any OF the Royal family ba