The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-06
"BLARSTED" WEATHER
ENGLIsHMEN WHO WE'RE SIZZLING
n WEEK AGO NOW sHIvERING.
Hot Wave Gives Place to a Mild BIiz-
.ard, with Disastrous Gal~--Gos-
sip of Old Londoa Town.


Of this week the weather here and through
out Great Britain generally was so hot
that King Khhna. the visiting African
potentate who has taken the place OF
Nazrulla Khan as the foreign attraction
Of the moment, completely prostrate1.
It Is true that the dusky King was handi-
capped by frock coat. tall hat high col
lar and other such trappings of European
fashion, and il Is believed that had ne
been ON his native heath it would have
taken many more degrees Of heat to knock
him out But the fact remains that his
African Majesty succumbed for a period 10
the heat Of old London. OF course, there
are unkipd people who hint that pos
siply the festive nature Of the Kings visit
may have had something to do with his
weakness. but IL should in charity be re-
membered that unkisd people like to say
unpleasant things.
-he warm wave. however, suddenly sub
sided during Tuesday night The climatic
conditions changed from pretty near Afri-
can to nearly Arctic weather. heavy snow
falling In some parts OF Scotland and terriS
bic gales sweeping the sea, catching hun
dreds of small craft, driving many on the
rock-lined shore and sinking many others
In all 1t Il estimated that nearly sixty
Ing craft. went TO the bottom OF left their
frames upon the storm-lashed shores dur
Ing the progress of the gale. The vessels
caught by the storm In the British channel
seem to have Jared the worst and it is re-
ported that quite number OF unknown
merchant vessels went down to the bottom
IN these waters. The lifeboat men, as
. usual, did noble service, but all their ef-
forts did not prevent the loss of life from
TO conservative estimates. Not for twenty
years has such a hot September been ex-
has been experienced in England during the
month of October for five years past. Two
degrees Of frost were registered in London.
ard II was very much colder in the
prcyinces- Then again, the sudden change
Of weather, IL all occurred within. few
hours. had very bad effect on inyalids and
. old people, the death rate taking jump
upward In almost ell parts OF the country.
The Newmarket trainers, however, who
have candida - for the czarewitch stakes,
which event L. to be run next week. hailed
the change OF weather with delight. The
race promises to be most interesting and
win be witnessed by the Prince OF Wales
and all the prominent sporting men of the
United Kingdom The Prince will occupy his
rooms at the Jockey Club, which are still
adorned with photographs OF Mrs. Langtry
AM Lady CORVALLIS West. presented when
t1oes two beauties were at the height of
their fame. They will doubtless recall to
the Princes mind many pleasant moments
or his earlier career, although the originals
nave long ago passed away into the mists
Of those who have been. Among the start
ers will be Mr.. Charles Roses St Hflare
= bay colt by st. Simon, out of Distant
shore. the latter being the celebrated brood
mare after which the new yacht chal-
longing for the Americas cup will be
named Mrs; Langtry's chestnut FLY. Pride
- thought to have good chance of cap
turing the stakes, while Banquet III. for
s,sTly nnd nth the s property ; q. Mr., NJ F: Dwyer.
ing very light weight-ninety ty-five pounds
against the l25 pounds which Florizel III
they ran In the race for the Newmarket
Ssp; S o Florizei III and banquet had the same
The Prince of Wales. after attending the
Leeds musical festival, which the United
States ambassador. Mr.. Thomas f. Bayard
anc Mrs Bayard. also visited. went to the
ksnpton Park races on. Thursday and Fri
day and to-day after the races he started
1or Deepdene. where great preparations
have been made by Lord and Lady William
6eresford to entertain him.
The Duke of AIariborough's racing. oolors.
olive green, with light blue sleeves and
cap. have registered under both the Jockey
Club and National Hunt rules which nat
u-ally has given rise to the report that
the young Duke contennplates the estab-
lshment Of large stable and that Lady
horse owner. her partnership in promising
two-year-old having been registered. The
friends OF the late Lord Randolph church
III are about TO cal q meeting for the
purpose or raising subscription for a
statue 70 his memory in the central lobby
OF the House Of Commons.
The feature of the financial world during
! the past week was the proIonging of the
craze here for 'Kafirs'-South American
mining shares-and the postponement of
the expected crash I'm those securities
which has been predicted for some
time past The main point OF interest in
the world OF politics was the rioti6g at
Constantinople and the subsequent decline
In the sympathy hitherto felt for the APP
parently badly oppressed and much mas
sacred Armeniains. There was quite
slump followed by rally in Kafhrs on
Friday and to-day there was another and
heavier fall in the price OF South American
mining stocks. the decline in some cases
amounting from twenty TO thirty pounds
Der share. The decline appears to be due
90 the alarm OF French investors, whose
bands have been forced by the coullis-
slmers-smal stock brokers-who insisted
|<(hat az the pending settlement clients who
have bought -shares must take them or
upon closed their accounts. This caused
Dad impression and IL spread to London
and caused heavy sales and a decline in
prices However. as the leaders OF the
market did not show any disposition to sell.
&he market stifened and values improved
~ II recognized that many of the Kaffir
SHARES are standing too high for their
3 Intrinsic merits. but IL is not believed that
mere viii be big permanent collapse so
. /oue as the big operators support that mar
Some years ago. Henry Irving was dining
with George Augustus Sala, when the lat
Ser showed invaluable scrap book, ex-
.<ending over the whole period OF his Jour-
nalistic career. to his visitor Irving re-
marked that such a treasure OF reminis-
cense shouts he carefully preserved. and
on the following day. sent as a present TO
~. Saka handsome iron safe, with the
motto Safe bind: safe fnd'' upon its
<1oors At the recent sale OF Sala's effects
this safe. after spirited bidding, sold for 22
Euineas. Among the pictures sold at the
<Dome sale was a water color drawing which
WAS presented 10 Mr.. Sala by the Bohe-
Milan Club. of San Francisco. This fetched
~ 6s.
Miss Fl3rence Carlyle. who will show
several paintings at the forthcoming ex-
h1bitinp i'm Paris. is styled IAN American
artist" Though grandniece of Thomas
Carlyle she was born In Canada and has