Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-22
CORONATION
Of King Edward Greatest
COTTON men
Of Great Britain 0utwit The
Americans

London, Feb. 22.-It is now expect.
ed that the coronation Of King Ed
ward VII will be the richest and
most magnificent scene Of the kind
on record. Great Britain very sell.
dom has u chance to ocrown king and
when it does the event will be looked
after in a manner betitting It's import
ance. The model coronation robe now
on exhibition for peeresses has EN-.
broidered heraldic devices on it max
ing it very costly garment. The
members Of the diplomatic corps have
been informed that Invitations will be
limited to the ambassador and his
wife.
Public notice in this country has
been recently directed to the fact
that the grave Of Annie Laurie, the
young woman whose name has been
sung all ever the world wherever
there is Scotchman, is in a very
neglected condition. She was the
daughter of Sir Robert Laurie and
was born in Maxwelton house which
stands on tine braes immortalized In
the song. She married Alexander
Ferguson and lived In the Craigdar-
rock house. being buried at her death
in the beautiful glen Of the Cairn.
English cotton manufacturers have
outwitted their American competi-
tors and have secured an abundant
supply Of cotton from the cotton pro-
ducing states at comparatively low
prices while the Americans we're re.
posing in the confidence that the
crop would be q large one. The crop
now turns out to be q small one and
when 0 the American manufactur-
er began to look around for his COT
ton he und that the Englishmen
had secured the greater part Of the
crop, compelling him to pay high
prices for it.
Marconi is IS confident as ever re-
grading the success of his system Of
wireless telegraphy. At a recent
meeting of the directors Of his COM
pany he stated that the next series Of
lrans-atlant c experiments would in
clude the sending CT ~ords and mes
sages. He had speed Of ~ words a
minute which would compare favor.
ably with that Of the cable compan.
les. He said that the system was now
in use en- 10 vessels and that he had
25 land stations.
Italy has been asked to join the
Anglo-Japanese alliance but she hes.
itates, fearing to displease France and
Russia.
It is reported that ten British off,
GERS have arrived in Korea for the
purpose OF training the Korean army.
Sir William Christopher Long, pro-
prietor and editor of the Sheffield Tel
egraph and the man who did the most
to weaken the power OF the labor un.
ions at Sheffield, is dead.
Dick Burge, the pugilist, has been
found guilty of completely in the
Bank of Liverpool frauds and his sen.
tence has been deferred until the
trial of the other conspirators is
jshed. He admitted In his testim fin
that he had been betting on hoony
for several years bur said that he rset
made ESQ, 1000 by boxing in tn had
ten years. epast
Considerable amusement has beer
caused here by the speeches on re
cent date in the Dominion Parliament
accusing Great Britain of sacrificing
the interests OF Canada to those of the
United States. When it was learned
that they were made by a pro-Boel
member, the feeling changed into one
OF scorn SO that no notice will be tax
en- of his remarks at all. He is gen
orally put down as mentally unbal
lanced. The b itish policy on the
American continent is pleasing the
people Of this country even IL it is ne
one else.
The following story is given as the
true story Of the recent m1shap which
befel Queen Alexandra on the occasion
OF her attending the opening Of Par
lament. The misnap occurred wher
the Queen was getting into her car
riage at Marlborough House, on bel
way to join the King at Buckingham
Palace. And it waf no fault OF eithe1
dresser or 'pearl-strlnger. The end O
the lJng chain caught on the side O.
the carriage, and in on instant the