The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-02
GRIP HAS THEM FAST.
Epidemic in England is Worse
Than Ever Known.
Queen Victoria and Empress of
China Exchange Courtesies.
NO CROP EARED DOGS
Will Again Appear in Kennel
Clubs Prize Shows.
Books of Noted Authors Ex-
cluded from the Public.

copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 2.-The epidemic is
still causing havoc among the prominent
men in and out of parliament The dis
ease has spread with greater rapidity
than any of the previous four epidemics
of influenza. Lord Rosebery, who is
among the distinguished sufferers, was
improving yesterday evening, but the re-
covery of the conservative leader in the
house of commons, Mr.. A. j. Balfour, is
slow. OF the other notable patients
Lord DunraVen was able to leave his
house yesterday, and it may be said that
he has already completely recovered
Henry Irving returns TO the Lyceum
theater this evening, but Charles Wynd-
hams company is SO badly weakened by
influenza that Mr.. Wyndham will be
obliged to keep his theater closed for
another week.
Queen Victoria has received from the
Chinese ambassador a beautiful satin
scroll, worked with gold and silver. aud
bearing Chinese characters. This scroll
was sent to her yesterday by the dowd-
ger Empress of China in acknowledge
ment of Queen Victoria's gifts to the
dowager Empress upon the occasion of
the latter's birthday.
On Tuesday the queen and the court
were present at d performance OF De-
liber's lie Ro la Dit" by the students of
the Royal College of Music in the Wat
erloo chamber of Windsor castle.
Largely Influenced by the Prince of
Wales. the English Kennel club has
made rule that no dog born after
March 81, 1895, can win a prize at any
show held under the Kennel clubs rules
if its ears are cropped.
Prince Henry of Battenburg's yacht
Heila has been ref1tted at Cowes and
will leave that place on Monday next
| for the Mediterranean in order to take
part in the regattas there.
Mr.. 'Foxhall Keene of New York, has
| just registered his racing colors here
They are white with blue spots.
! Tne gill of the late Edward Solomon
! the composer, provides that his personal
estate valued at 100 pounds be given to
| his widow.
| Hall Gaines novel "The Manxman,"
has been Withdrawn from circulation in
the Ealing public library, on the ground
that it is not suitable for general read
ing and Grant Aliens "The Woman Who
Did" is not allowed to be exposed for
sale on the railway book stalls of Ire
land
Joseph Austin Chamberlain. son of the
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, and
member of parliament for East WOrce5-
tershire, in behalf of subscribers in the
Bahama islands, has presented to Sir
Ambrose Shea, formerly governor of
those islands, a service of plate, in rec
ognition of The services which Sir Am
brose rendered to the inhabitants of the
Bahamas during the terms of his COVER
nOrship.
| Joseph Tasker, the young spendthrift,
whose suits against Streeter & Co, the
Bond street jewellers on the ground of
over charging to the amount of $05,UOJ,
has amused all London. is son of Coun-
tess Tasker, who got her title from the
| pope. Tasker married daughter of the
| queens butcher at Windsor.