The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
NO HEART IN IT.
Coronation Preparations Are
Proceeding Mechanically.
Renewed Assurances That the
King Will Be Fit.
CALMER ESTIMATES
Indicate Little Significance in
Recent Liberal Victory.
An American Girl Is Returning
Home Musical Star.

London, Aug. New preparations
for the coronation of King Edward next
Saturday are proceeding rather me-
chanically. The erection of the familiar
street barriers the cleansing and dec
Grating of the stands and the rehanE-
ing of decorations attract little atten-
ton. Public interest in the actual pro-
ceedings, however. is rekindled by Off
cial assurance that the king is getting
on finely and that his majesty will be
able to bear the fatigue of being crown
ed. The publication of the official pro-
gramme of the procession shows no
special changes from the original ar
rangement, but the ceremonies in West
minister Abbey have been curtailed by
the omission of the Litany and sermon
and by the recital of the recognition
once instead of four times. A new series
of rehearsals have begun at the Abbey
with dignified movements and recitalS
and these are far more impressive than
anything connected with the street
spectacle.
The city council of Westminster. In
compliance with the kings wishes, have
voted that no further expenditures be
incurred in replacing the street decora-
tiOns. The club houses which line
considerable portion of the route and
most of the other buildings are being
redecorated; the Canadian arch is being
redressed with fresh specimens of Can
ada S AGRICULTURAL pFOQucIS ana IlG Ill
dian contingent is erecting an arch on
Parliament street. The illuminations on
coronation night will be largely as or
iginally planned. The vicinity of the
Bank of England, the Royal Exchange
and the Mansion house will be a blaze
of electric lights and the Strand, Ira
falgar square. Pail Mall. ST James
square and Piccadillv will be gorgeous
with illuminations, many of which will
be displayed on Kitchener night, Aug
ust 6, also.
GAMER ESTIMATES
Calmer estimates of the significance
of the unprecedented liberal victory in
this weeks parliamentary election in
renewed hopes that the liberals are
gaining control of the government.
The government has been Soundly lee
tured and solemnly warned this week,
not only by it's opponents, but also. by
some of its journalistic supporters; but
the opposition's enthusiastic prophecies
about early getting together of all
branches of the opposition were pretty
effectually squelch by Lord Rosebery's
dispassionate reiteratiOn that he has
no intention of abandoning the imperial
istic platform and the equally stubborn
contention of the radicals that they Will
not relinquish home rule as a standard
party issue. In politely ignoring Lord
Rosebery'S utteranceS the chief liberal
organ disappointedly remarks:
1--WE do not think Lord Rosebery quite
realizes the passionate desire for unity
that exists among liberals throughout
the country: the passionate desire to ar
rive at 1t with or without leaders,
The paper scolds the liberal leaders
for the folly in splitting hairs at a
time when the government is founder
ing in the labyrinths of the patched-up
education bill and is revealed to the
country to be without aim or policy
PRESIDENT STEYN ARRIVES.
Former President Steyn of the Orange
Free State arrived at Southampton to-
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Carisbrook Castle. He was met by
Messrs. Fisher. Vessels and Desbruyn.
the former Boer delegates. He will go
| to The Hague where former President
Kruger will go from Utrecht to meet
him Monday.
Nearly all the London theatres are
closed but the few remaining open are
reaping a rich harvest The vacation
! will be short as September will see all
| in full blast again.
Early prospects for the season Of
| 1902-03 are full of prom ise. The ''Eter-
! nal City, will be produced by Beer
| hohm Tree on Sept 80 Tree has select
| ed the part of Bonelli and Brandon
| Thomas will appear as the pope
| The first fortnight of September will
| see the opening of the season in actual
| earnest, the Duke of York's and St.
James almost colliding with each other
with the production of "The Story of
| the Gadsbys" at the Duke Of York's
| and IF Were King" at the st. James,
| Henry Arthur Jones newest play is
| scheduled for Wyndhams with Lena
| Ashwell in the principal part. This part
afterwards will be played in New York
| by Margaret Anglin.
The fate of the Lyceum having been
| settled finally, it is probable that Sir
Henry Irving will commit his interests
| in England to Charles Frohman This
has not been definitely settled as yet,
| but Sir Henry's next appearance in
| London will be either at the Duke of
Yorks or the Shaftesbury, for both of
which Mr.. Frohman contracts.
| A NEW MUSICAL STAR.
| On board the steamship Pennsyl-
vania, now nearing New York, is a
young American girl for whom musical
| experts here predict great things as a
! singer. She is Margaret Aver, daughter
| of Mrs Herbert Aver, formerly of Chi
| cago. She has been educated in France
/ and Germany and this season her
unique rendering of eighteenth century
| ehansonettes has been the feature of
| several smart musical functions in
| Paris. She refused an offer to make her
| debut next season at the Opera Comique,
Paris, and returns to America for her
| musical career in her own country.
Patti and Frau Cosima Wagner heard
her sing and predict great future for
| her.
The confessed inefficiency of the post
office telegraph service is revealed in a
circular OF instruction to the effect that
| considerable percentage of the 5000
| operators employed in the central office
at London are inexperienced and inef-
| f1cient and directing operators at out
side offices to adapt their rate of work
| ing to the capacity of the receivers in
the central Office Austen Chamberlain,
financial secretary to the treasury, en-
deavored to explain the matter in the
| house of commons on the theory that
there must always be many recruits
| employed. but older telegraphists deny
| this and point out that years of instruc-
ton were required formerly while now
| only three months preparations is ex-
acted before actual service is begun.
The ineff1cieney, it is asserted Is due
wholly to new economies undertaken IL