The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-27
THE ENGLISH JAcoBiTEs.


The members Of the Legitimist League
of Great Britain and Ireland gathered al
banquet last night, at Previtali's, in
Arundel street, Picadilly Circus. to cele-
brate THE Crossing Of the Border by the
Eighisnaers in has" 1t was little. but
very happy ana extremely optimistic.
party. They did net in this now free
country have TO resort to the cld-time
trick of drinking the health Of the King
across the water" by teasing the King.
and in so doing passing their wine over
a glass of water. Mr.. Clifford Mellord.
the chairman brother-in-law of Lord Gal
loway, and a connection by marriage with
the royal house of STUART, gave as the
first toast the health of .'our true and
legitimate Sovereign, Mary III. ard W..
of these realms" meaning thereby the
Princess Mary of Bavaria. and OF her son
the Prince Rupert. de jure Duke of
Cornwall. The string band. which had
played old Scots melodies during the din
ner, here played "Gcd Sove the Queen"
in English, so TO speak-and the League
sang the anthem in English. too. though.
oddly enough. the national anthem was
not composed till after the days OF the
Stuarts, that's, the reigning days
There were thirty-one of the Jacobites
present, including a marquis and Ro-
man Satholic priest. Almost half of the
number were ladies, some CT whom wore
dresses of the tartan of Their ancient
clans, while some Of the men were In
kits Many, including the marquis. were
orders granted by the true ard lesiti-
mate sovereign"
Mr. c. S. Willard, the secretary, gave
the second toast, The Legitimate Sover-
eigns of Christendom" not enjoying their
thrones. These included the Pore. Sow
ereign Pontiff of the States of the Church;
Don Carlos, King of Spain and of France;
the de jure Emperor of Austria and Hun
gary; Dom Miguel OF Portugal; and the
King of the two Sicilies. And Mr. Mil
lard offered to inclue the rcign;ng King
OF Italy as King Of Sardinia IF he would
give up the states that do not belong TO
him."
Mr. Stuart Boyle, who, as q descendant,
responded on behalf of the Highlanders
who crossed the border to fight for
Prince Charlie" regretted that Scotland.
under the present regime, had fallen on
evil days. and no longer produced the
vigorous Highlanders of olden times. As
a sample of the latter, ne quoted his amp
cestor, VIII by his frs, marriage. had
twenty-one children. ana VINO at the age
of seventy-five. married for the third
time "a grandson acting as his best man.
after which he added ten children TO his
fanlilyN
But the Legitimists are the mildest of
revolutionists. and King Edward need not
feel serious alarm, for most Of the speak
ers had TO regret that as years rolled on
the league became smaller instead OF in
crea.ing. During the evening several
songs were sung, such as VIII We No
Come Back Again. and Speed the Boat
with the Boy Born to Be Kins."-London
Daily News
The most wonderful bird fight noted
is the migratory achievement of|the Vir-
ginia plover, which leaves its northern
haunts in North America and, taking
course down the Atlantic, usually from
20 to 80 miles east of the Bermudes
reaches the coast of Brazil in one I'M
broken fight of Is hours, covering dis
lance of 1900 miles at the rate of four
miles a minute. "A
Bandanna Is derived from an Indian
word signifying to bird or sde.
The West Indian crab Is a remarkable
creature. Although born in the sea. 1t
natures in fresh water ard passes its
~ life m