The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-14
GOSSIP FROM LONDON
FASHIONABLE HOUSES CLOSED FOR
THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
The Political situation-American
Horses at niarket-sRoyaI
Mnundyo Distributed to the Poor.

LONDON, April 13-There was a general
exodus from London on Thursday last ev-
erybody who could do so hurrying away
to the country or seaside for the Easter
holidays The fashionable houses of the me-
tropolis are as rule closed for the pres
ent, and Brighton and other seaside re-
sorts are packed with holiday makers. The
Princess of Wales has abandoned her con-
templated journey to Denmark. where. she
was to visit her parents, and, instead,
family party, including the Duke and
Duchess of York and the Duke and Duchess
of Fife. has assembled at Sandringham for
the Easter holidays.
Parliament will not meet again until
April o. which may give time for change
in the political atmosphere. The situation
is now charged with electricity, and rup-
ture between the Conservatives and the
Liberal Unionists is predicted. There
growing differences in policy between the
Right Hon. A. ]. Balfour, the Conservative
leader in the House of Commons, and the
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the leader
of the Liberal IJnionists. The latter is
known to bitterly resent the recent criti--
cisins on his conduct which have appeared
in different Conservative newspapers, and
a result he has sounded note of warn
ing in his newspaper organ at Birmingham,
for which city he has been one of the rep
resentatives in Parliament since 1878. There
is no doubt that the Liberal Unionists are
becoming alarmed at the leanings of GER
tain members of the Conservative party
towards what is known here as fair
day, discussing this feature of the Con-
sentative policy, declared: If free trade
ana e De Rs p ,he tben
say the latter would be infinitely lesser
evil than return to protection
Those who are in charge of the string
of American horses belonging to Mr.. Gro
ker and Mr.. Dwyer, of New York, which
are now in active training at Newmarket
for number of important events of the
racing season here, reticent concern
ing the date of their first appearance in
public. But the American horses are be-
ginning to be looked on with more respect
than when they first landed in England at
the end of January last. Consequently, the
chances of Stonenel. Dobbns, Don Alonzo,
ib HARRY av Re v b and snorn
Of Of The e. Man Of the World. the midweekiy
by some people to be the leading sporting
paper in England, referring to the pros
poets of the American horses, says: THE
Americans are gradually coming in favor
at Newmarket their trials progress.
They are certainly a fine looking lot. and
there are already several good judges who
think they may give US trouble. If our
handicap horses are bad Stonenel may cut
a few years ago.+~At any rate, / have seen
enough to make me regard them as ex-
tremely dangerous"
There promises to be a good market for
Canadian horses in England On Thursday
last sixteen horses shipped here by Mr.:
which ranged from s12o to 5000. Three other
consignments are already booked for ship
ment-
1t is announced that the lists of the April
drawing room have been entirely filed,
and many Americans who anticipated be-
ing presented at court WILL in consequence,
be disappointed and have to await some
future opportunity. The English neWspa-
pers announce that Miss Consuelo Wander
Vanderbilt and Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt,
the daughter of Air. and Mrs. Cornelius
Queen at the drawing room which her Maj
esty is expected to hold in April.
There was picturesque scene in West
minister Abbey on Thursday, when, in the
prcsense of a large congregation, royal
maundy'' was distributed to seventy-six
poor men and to seyenty-six poor women
sent from various parishes to receive the
Queens bounty. Each woman received one
pound fifteen shillings and each man re-
ceiyed two pounds. In addition, both the
men and the women were presented with
specially coined silver pennies, as Wen as
with specially coined two-penny, three
penny and four-penny bits. Ehe presence
Of the aeome 4o OF st ,as feature na of the
cereasony, attracted the usual amount OF
interest.
An American society has been formed in
London on the lines of the Ohio Society.
of New York The inaugural dinner will
take place next week. The United States
emha ssador. the Hon Thomas f. Bayard;
the United States consrl-general Cen Pat
rick A. Collins; the attaches or the United
States embassy and number OF Well
known resident Americans are on the COM
nittee.
The feeling of alarm which was caused
in the wooden manufacturing districts by
the announcement recently that an Amer
lean firm had sold to Bradford house
quantity of wooden goods at a price conf
pairing favorably with ANYTHING Bradford
could offer continues. and IS widely com
mented on. The Pail Mall Gazette mas IN
yestigated the matter and tries to quiet the
ala RIM, saying that the shipment is not ike
II to be repeated, and explaining that the
American house had duan'i =, q stun
and consequently offered II at great sac
rifice
The Armenian agitation has been given
a fresh impetus by a letter Mr.. Gladstone
has written to Mr.. Akin. The Conservative
newspapers pronounce the letter another
indiscretion'' on the part of the great En-
g.lsh statesman In his letter Mr. Glad
stone says: ..Thc snare lying ahead is
taaf we may be tempted to abandon all
,,ses.fl action by promises of reform. Mere
words from the Turks are not worthzthe
breath spent in speaking them. Dir. Glad
stone to-day received three Armenian ref
s,rnes who are being exhibited In London
IS a means OF exciting sympathy. The ref
llsrees were persuaded to leave kitlis BY an
tl1gaIsi recently from America The Ar
meiafafis or Eirssa are md 2nant az the as