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Show KING EDWARD IS I Minns I Shows a Keen Interest in the Balloting Throughout the jH United Kingdom. HIS MAJESTY, OF COURSE. SUPPOSEDLY NON-PARTISAN Nevertheless, a Private Tele-'graph Tele-'graph Wire at Sandringham Keeps Rim Advised. jH EY PAUL LAMBETH. IJ Special Cablo to The Tribune. IH LONDON", dan. 22. While some ot them may make more noise about it, H it may be doubted if any one of his IH subjects is taking a keener interest iu , IH the election of a new parliament B than is King Edward himself. Of H course his majesty, by custom which B has. the force of law, is supposed to HHBa be, and in fact, so far as is humanly HHVJ possible, is nonpartisan. Iu fact, at - HBVJ court the progress of tho election may HBVJ not he discussed at all in the tme sense JBVJ of the word, and if it is mentioned. IHVJ it will merely be as an item of general IBS news just as golfers might say. fsI BBBJ hear Taylor has won tho Cbnttcrsmith BBBJ Challenge cup.'- This is a point which BBBJ guests at court do well to remember, BBBJ for if they exhibit any part bias in BBBJ the presence of the king or o,uecn they BBBJ will certainly fnot be invited again, BBBJ Nevertheless an idea of the great iu- BBBJ terest fell, by the king may be found BBBJ in the 'fact that, following tho ex- BBBJ ample of the American president, n BBBJ private telegraph wire has been iu- BBBJ stalled at Sandringham, where hi3 flBVJ ma jest may receive the election re- BBS suits promptly. Lord Knollys, his pri- BHB vate secretary, in addition to this, pre- BHB penis the king each morning a care- BBl fully prepared summary of. tho previous IH day's results, the standing of tho BHB parties aud the various newspaper com- IH mcnt on the progress of the election. BBBJ So punctilious is the king in preserving- BB neutrality that only with his closest and BBBJ most intimate friends will he discuss BBBJ the election at. all. BHB To Return to Sandringham. The king" and queen expect to return to Sandringham next week, aud mako BHB it their home until fall. Lord Althorp BBBJ has issued the usual regulations for BHB their majesties' courts during the com- BBH ing -season. The tradition of the ld- BBBJ wardian court has now beeu thoroughly BBH established, and but. slight variation in BHJ the rule has been made. Tho onlv BBH novelty is an intimation that the ens- BBH torn of holding two courts before BBH Easter and two afterward is not in- BBH variable. This is intended to pave the BBB way. for an alteration iu the dates, BBB should the convenience of t he-king and BBB queen, or the political exigencies of the BBB season, render that course desirable. BBB Tho filtigue imposed upon Queen BBB Alexandra by" an evening court is very BBB perceptible, and his majesty desires to BBB reduce the tax upou her strength as BBB much as possible. For this reason he is BBB opposed to an- ai tempt on the part of BBB enthusiasts for palace pageants to in- BBB urease their number. r. is fully hoped BBH that her majesty will be able fo take. BH her place beside the king at each of the BBH courts, although she will spend U3 BBH much trTue as possible in the. compara- BBH t.ivo quietude of Sandringham. All the BBH levers of tho smson. also, will be BBB held at St. James's palace by the king BBB in person. The first of each of these BBB functions will be very full, because BBB there will be a largo number of recruits BBB fo the diplomatic and official circles fo BBH be presented. The new members of BBH parliament aud their womenfolk will BBH also be expected to make their bows at BBB the opening of the season, so that tho BBB second court and levee, which arc al- BBB tended bv general society with only BBB a sprinkling of the official element BBB will also be crowded. BBB A Curious Quest. H Two Americans Dr, Prescolt of "Bos ton and Dr. Owen of Detroit havo BBH been engaged in a curious and romantic BBH quest iu a cave in the cliffs overlooking BBH the River AVye. near Chepstow Castle. BBB For a loug' time, they delved and BBB dug with pick afid shovel, greatly BBB arousing the curiosity of the people of BHJ Chepstow, from whom, however, the BBH object of I heir search was kept a close BBB secret. It has now. however, been made BBB known that tho searchers wero hoping BBH to tiud some valuable documents, BBB possessing a 'peculiar historical ini- BBH portance. which have been buried for BBH over V00 years. The cavo was searched BHB iu every direction, but uo papers came BBH to light'. , , BBH The anniversary of the death of the jHH late Queen Victoria was observed as BBH usual bv memorial services afc tho BBH mausoleum at Frogmorc today. The BBH king :Jid queen aud Princess Victoria BBH left Siiiidringliam on Thursday for BBH Buckingham palace. They came down BBH to Windsor yesterday in order to bo BHJ present at Iho. momorial services. Prac- tically all of tho" royal family uow in BBH England were present at. Frognioro to- BBH day to do honor to the late queen. BBH |