The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-17
LONDON'S DEATH RATE
INFLUENZA HAS INCREASED IT TO
41.2 PER rTIOUsAND.
Prayer Composed az Novelist steven
son-Club sensations-WeekIy Bud
get os Stage Gossip.

LONDON, March M-Infiueaza still lin
gers here, although the weather is mild
The death rate has touched 41.2 per thou
sand, one of the highest points ever known
in this city. where xne average death rate
is only Il per 1.0o.a Lord Rosebery has
recovered from his sickness and is spend
ing a few days at the Durdans. his seat
near EPSON. Fem that place the Pre-
mier will go to Deal, the w~ell-known sea
resort on the coast of Kent. Baroness
Burdett-C outts, Mr.. Henry Fowler, Secre-
tary of State for India, and Rustem Pasha,
the Turkish ambassador To Great Britain.
who have been suffering from influenza, are
improving in health Among the latest adj
ditions to the list of distinguished sufferers
from the epidemic are the Earl of Penn
broke and Montgomery and Sir Douglas
Dalton. the DISTINGUISHED engineer, formerly
inspector of railways and assistant IN
-spector-general Of Notifications.
The British Weekly publishes the text
of a prayer composed by the late Robert
Louis Stevenson. which it appears was read
aloud to Mr.. Stevenson's family on the
night before his death, which occurred in
December: It is as follows:
I'VE beseech Thee, o Lord, to behold us
with favor. Folk of many families and ma
tons are gathered together in the peace Of
under the cover of Thy patience. Be pa
tient still. Suffer US yet a while longer,
With our broken purposes of good; with our
while longer to endure, and, if it may be,
help us to do better. Bless to US our extra
must be taken, have us play the man under
affection. Be with our friends. Be with
ourselves. Go with each of us to rest, and
II any awake temper to them the dark hours
Of watching, and when the day returns to
us our sun and comforter, call us with
N IN ing faces and morning hearts eager
shall be our portion, and if the day be
marked to sorrow, strong to endure it.
the words of Him to whom this day is
sacred, close our ohlation."
1t would seem that there is to be a con-
tinuation of club sensations. About a cou-
pie of weeks ago we had the refusal of the
Marlborough Club, the favorite club of the
Prince of Wales, to elect to membership
Mr.. Belt, the South African millionaire,
and a partner of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, the
Premier of Cape Colony, in the De Beers
diamond mine. Last week clubdom was
startled by the blackballing of the Hon.
Cecil Rhodes at the Travellers Club, which
was followed by the resignation of the
Prince Of Wales, the Duke Of Fife and Earl
trey, three of the most prominent mem
bers of that institution, who were disguised
with the rejection of Mr.. Rhodes. Now
London has another club sensation. The
famous Carlton Club has refused to elect
Mr.. Barney Barnalo, the johannesburg dia-
mond king, and, on the other hand, the
CoA S1dD ClcCleu MI. flODlnSOn, OIL flOD-
inson's mine, a rival millionaire.
The Duke of Fife, husband of Princess
Louisa of Wales, and, therefore,, son-in-law
of the Prince of Wales, is causing much
amusement in many circles. The Duke is
learning bicycle riding, and in order to do
so he is practicing in the secluded streets
OF Brighton. But the amusement is not In
this fact: it is occasioned by the escort Of
the Duke. On one side of the Duke, during
his bicycle practice, walks a solemn-faced
footman and on the other side trots a
page in buttons. '
A curious scene was witnessed in the
House of Commons on Wednesday last. The
Speaker, Sir Arthur Wellesley Peel. on
leaving the chair at 2 o'clock, for the usual
half-hour interval, named Sir John Austin,
member of the Oswold Cross division of
Yorkshire, Liberal, as being ip possession of
the House during the Speakers absence,
but on returning the Speaker found that Sir
John Austin was the only member present,
and he was talking direct at the Speakers
empty chair.
Prof. John Stuart Blackie, the distin-
guished author and Greek and Latin schol-
ar, who died on March 2, has left by his
will $4,000 to his wife, and his modern
Greek library, the finest in the world, he
\ leaves to Edinburgh University.
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