The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-13
Ellen Terry's Quarrel with Henry Irving
-Chamberlain's Threatened Resignation
The Dixie Case May Be ReOpened.
A Prominent English Judge Gives a
Ruling on a Mooted Law Point.
Arrest and Suicide of the Railway Official
Who Caused the Accident Near Monte
Carlo-Miscellaneo Cable News.
FACT AND GOSSIP.


Bundle of Fresh Personal and Political
News and Rumor.
special to the indianapolis Journal
LONDON, March l3-Miss Grant (the Ameri-
can fancee of Lord Cairns formerly Lord Gar.
moylel is the reigning beauty at Nice. The
World says: Miss Grant is the daughter of Mrs
Beach Grant, lady highly esteemed in New
York society. Isabella Lady Wilton is the life
and soul of merry party at the Bellevue, where
Mr.. and the Misses Towneley. Mr. and Mrs.
Lucas, Lord and Lady Wynford, Mr.. Fitzroy
Stewart and Colonel and Mrs Keith Fraser are
also staying Lord Cairns proposes to give a
grand ball there next week" Society in London
will be very curious about Miss Grant, who ia
expected to be bright particular star in May.
fair. Miss Ellen Terry, according to the various
newspaper correspondents. of the American and
English press, is suffering from every ailment
under the sun, and is also estranged from the
Lyceum and Henry Irving through quarrel.
The simple truth is the poor lady is suffering
from loss Of voice, brought on by cold and over
work-a complaint which both speakers and
singers suffer from. Mr. Montague Williams the
barrister. is in a similar condition-cannot
speak above a whisper. The reports Of
true, but within very short time he
will either accept home-rule policy or step
down and out Lord Marlborough. a famous Lib
eral in the mdlands, and an old friend Of Mr.
Gladstone, has withdrawn from the Liberal
party. The Parnellites have decided to make
the question of separate Parliament the condi-
tions OF their continued support of Mr.. Glad
tones government. Mrs. Langtry is studying
the part of Helen of Troy in modern Greek
play which is to be produced at Hengler's Circus.
The Prince Of Wales has given subscription
towards the expenses. The venture is Mr.. God
wins, and Oscar Wilde is in the cast. The news
papers teem with advertisements of farms or es-
tates for sale, and many of them are knocked
down at auction for comparatively small
sums. Any of my American friends who would
get them cheaper just now than ever
in our history. When the democracy really
comes into power they will revive protection and
then farms will go up in value. which means
to the new ester in land "be in time" The
Dixie scs 's still actively alive Mr.. DON
aid Crav in reply to of the many
efforts t, whitewash Dixie, says the woman
Fanny" who could have cleared Dilke's charac-
ter or damned it still more than it Is damned,
disappeared and could not be found, even with
the assistance of detectives, otherwise he would
nave put her in the box. Sir Charles, it is hint
Ell, knows where she is, and gossip says he has
given her marriage dowry, If not found her o
husband. It is thought there is possibility Of
the case being reopened Anyhow. Sir Charles
will hardly be able to re-enter public life unless
he goes into the box and successfully defends
himself. The divorced lady has gone to live
with friends in the Riviera. Now that an in
quiry into the London police svstem has result
ed in powerful revelations of ineficiency, our
boasted civil service is attacked. Mr. Puletson,
an industrious member of Parliament who sits
for Davenport and is spoken of by his friends :
as M. P. for the United States), is anxious I'd
obtain commission of inquiry into the griev9
ances of q crowd of subordinate cyi-service OF
ficials Should the inquiry be instituted 1t "a
believed that more than one big boss in the serv.
ice would have to follow the example of the
chief commissioner of police and resign.
A party of Irish moonlighters were surprised
by the police of Castle Island one day this week.
and nineteen TAKEN after desperate struggle,
Outrages continue in the south and west, in spiso
of the efforts of the League to suppress them.
The new officials Prince and Princess Edward
of SAKE Weimar. appear to be very popular with
the irish people. Lord Rosebery has issued in
structions to the Queens representatives in Chi
ma and Japan directing them to give their sup
port to British commercial interests in cases
where the representatives of foreign powers in
serfere to their detriment This is the outcome
of the report that whereas American, German
and French ambassadors and consuls help to
promote the business interests of their own
countries abroad English representatives turn
their backs on trade and traders. Government
is busy in all directions trying to bolster up our
trade and relieve the distress that is kill
ing our artisans But all their efforts will be
fruitless until they recognize and understand the
real cause of England's commercial decline.