The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
RED NORTH AMERICAN
Chief At CORONATION
British Columbia Indians Send to
King George the Elaborately
Carved Tribe Totem.
KITCHENER SHOWS coNcEIT
Declines Promotion and Has More
Confidence in Self Than in
the British Nation.
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Special Cable 10 The Tribune
LONDON, June 24.-Among the
royal personages from outlying parts of
the empire who have come to King
George S coronation is Chief Wcdilda-
held of the Kitscla Indians. He comes
from 'he Skeena river. north of the
city of Vancouver, B. c. He is bring
ing with him the totem of his tribe,
carved in black slate by skillful crafts.
men of the tribe AS a present for the
king.
The totem represents bear over
which broods an eagle. OF this Latter
the chief is very proud ms the tribe
had to light for the right to bear IT IN
days gone by. Another gift he is
bringing is d banner made of the finest
buckskir.
The totem cmhlems have been care
fully burned on this, with design of
maple leaves. the national emblem OF
Canada When King George has these
the symbols Of The tribe-in safe
keeping, il viii he As If he had The
tribe Itself in his charge.
\ colonial official who came here 10
attend the coronation. has gotten off
this slap at the "mother country, -
'Who governs England! Colonial
opinion dominates in politics, Amcri
can mll!iouaires arc all powerful in
the CoUGtrt. AmcIiclD women lead so.
'ietv. .lmcri,an journalists guide The
public. French dressmakers set the
faShiorS. foreign painters and musi-
tL2ns direct cur taste. American prices
'ric the financial market. French chefs
dictate rhat we shall eat. and Amer
can collectors fix the value of our AFT
treasurcs.
Kitchener Conceitcd.
It : ~osSible TO announce. on author.
Itv. that there will be quite number
NJ cabinet and government changes in
The autumn. Lord Crewe's return as
a leader of the lords may only be tcIu-
rorarv, for Lord. Haldanc is marked
fer tho position. and Lord Morley viii
then finally retire.
Al the bar tbey are whispering that
Lord AlI ers;Gne NAV resign the office
Of lord Chief giustice soon In ;hat
case Rufus iSaacs viii take his place
Lord Kitchener S appointment to a
re1N hleh rosi will be announced soon.
II rs said he viii not accept il. con
siderlur tb" pnst beneath his dignity
This is the latest sto7v about Lord
Kitchener Talking over his schemes
for he Gordon college at Khsrtoum
heSexpressed doubts as 10 whether the
money could be raised. He was told
his name would be enough. anu one
sam OF $4,000 was offered him across
the table. followed Immediately by
other promises of help and support OF
at least two newspapers
Still he hesitated. repeating, "I
should NOT like TO fail
Al last one Of the company said
Well, Lord Kitchener. = you had
doubted about vour campaign as much
IS YOU do about this Won vonld never
have got 10 Khartoum. -
Perhaps not. said he, ''but then
] had myself to depend on; now ! have
got the British people
Lord Alfred Douglas was last week
received into the Catholic church in
the private chapel of the Manor house.
WInterbourne. Gunner. 10y Monsignor
Bickerstaffe Drew. and has -oceived
confirmation from the bishop Of Cliff
Ton. Two former Episcopaiian mem
bars left this city for Rome, where
rhey were ordained priests Of the Cath.
ollc church
Confidence Men Rusy.
S. NJ. skinner. one of the merchants
who was active IN the ''all British
shopping week. when all goods of
foreign make were taboo. favors
continuance OF the policf as 4 general
proposition. The lord mayor backs him
UP. saying:
Can it be wrong for us to support
home industries. employ British labor
and buy goods so efficient and sound as
10 Justify them in being impressed
with the hallmark, British made
When ] rose this morning ] left
behind me Irish linen sheets and Wit.
ney blankets, and | went into a bath.
room and washed by the aid OF English
SOAP and Irish towels
Confidence trick swndlars are at
present numerous, and Scotland Yard
officers, are taking special measures
against them. Gangs have lately ar.
rived from the continent and America.
The principal haunts of these crooks
arc the larger West End hotels. the
various exhibitions and ali the resorts
Where wealthy visitors congregafe
They have already begun opera. ions.
and for some days past complaints
have reached the police authorities.
One of the latest victims is n wealtby
Anglo Indian tea planter STAYING at n
select hotel in the West END, He has
been ew1ndled by two confldence''
men out of a big sum Of money, AMI hv
methods that village crook would use
in starting out on career as con.
fidencc man.