The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Already great damage has been done and
greater is feared. as the waters show no
eiun of auhsidino-
Mrs. weIdon's E.c.pades Recalled

Mrs. weldon's Escspades Recalled.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Feb. 6-There IL no longer any
conceasment of the fact that Mrs. Osborne
was stopping with Mrs. Weldon. at Gizers.
while she was q fugitive from justice.
Your correspondent saw to-day q letter to q
friend. in which Mrs. Weldon stated that
she had kept the unfortunate lady secreted
in her house ever since the flight from Lon
don. Mrs. Weldon will be called to mind
as the once famous singer. whose intimacy
with Gounod had o prosaic ending in q
damage SUIT, whereby she obtained judg-
ment for 100000 against the composer of
Faust The basis of the suit was the
charge that Gounod had broken q contract
In regard to Mrs. Weldon's appearance IN
the role of Marguerite. Gounod never paid
the Judgment. and consequently never
since dared 20 set foot on English soil:
Mrs. Weld0n's husband subsequently had
her placed in a lunatic asylum. but she OBJ
tanned y hearing In court. ana personally
maintained her sanity with such ability
that she was ordered TO be discharged
from custody. The case attracted wide
notice, and the discussion TO which IL
gave rise led TO imports mt alterations
In the lunatic laws.
Beware of the Big Estate swindle.
LONDON. Feb. Elm consequence of the
many letters lately received from the
United States in regard to sending money
to q William Lord Moore as an agent In
London to prosecute claims TO property IN
England. the United States legation in this
city. with the aid of the police. have in
v~estigated and established the fact that
Moore Is a swiLiler with q New York con-
nection styled Tho European CLAIM
Agency. 4. Ross, manager" The officials
at the legation say that creculous people
will avoid disappointment and save money
SSS y hating ~ish ps nssn,Ds ad wnassxST s ss
agents having lists of unclaimed
estates. the family names of persons en-
titled to such estates, and who procure the
publication in American newspapers of
sensational kilograms regarding English
estates or money in the Bank of England
awaiting claimants. Such publications
are all fraudulent.
Moore has promised the police not to &C
cept any more letters from the United
States, and letters addressed to him will be
returned TO the writers through the post
Office.
One Sensible English Newspaper.
LONDON. Feb. 6.-The Standard CON-
ments on q letter in which the writer adj
vises British manufacturers not TO send ex-
hibits to the Chicago exposition. and de-
nounSes the exhibition as q palpable trap
of the United States. which. while shut
ting out English goods by the imposition
of duties or from so TO 200 per cent, de-
signs to gather q collection of the best
products of every market. with q view to
pirating them. The paper. in its comments.
says: Americana are no less shrewd than
the people of other nations. and they will
doubtless profit by any chance offered, but
it is more probable that the projected
worlds fair is purely duo to q spirit of
rivalry. Ii comes i'll from Us TO denounce
the appropriation of foreigners ideas, their
taste or skill. Those who recollect how
barbarous things were IN England before
the French. Germans and Orientals showed
us q better way II 1851. do not echo such q
CRY. for shame's sake"