The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01
WORRIES OF BRIToNS
LONDON PLUNGED INTO sEMI-DARK-
NESS BY YELLOW FOG.
And People Forced to Walk Because
the "Cabbies" Are on Strike-COun-
tess Sues for Divorce.

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LONDON, Oct. 31.-The weather during
tile past week settled to some degree.
though on Thursday the first yellow fog
of the season plunged the metropolis into
semf-darkness and made street travelling
difficult and dangerous. London Is greatly
incommoded by the cab strike. The drivers
have started a system OF boycotting the
railroad stations. which has produced
scenes of confusion and evaporation at the
different depots. where huge piles OF bag
gage are set down by the roadway and
crowds of Indignant male and female Brit
ons. hampered by bags, travelling rugs,
packages, etc, are fretting and Tuning,
while pushing about in a more or less help
less condition, engaging messengers, por-
tiers or anybody at hand to help them out
OF their difficulties. In fact. the muddle
and the trouble are so great that the OFF,
Gals of the railroads have been compelled
to apply fer extra police protection.
Sir John Millais. late president OF the
Royal Academy, who died Aug. Is. left
fortune of s25O,OO0 entaiIed to the holder Of
the baronetcy. -"
The so-called smart set is taking con-
siderable interest in the suit for divorce
brought by Countess Cowley against the
Earl, her husband, on the ground Of deser-
ton and adultery. The correspondent in the
case is a Mrs. Charington. The affair re-
calls that the Earl. while Viscount Dan
gan, wac forced to heavily compensate
Phyllis Broughton. a well-known actress,
for breach of promise. The Dowager Count
ess Cowley. in August, year ago, was
sued by Mrs. Jacoby. sister-in-law Of
James A. Jacoby, NJ. p, for Islander. in
nous and Objectionable letters affecting
the character of numerous persons in high
society. The case was finally settled by
the letters and did not know who did write
them. The divorce case has been postponed
until next session.
Now that the fetes in honor OF the mar
riage of the Crown Prince of Italy to the
Princess Helena Of Montenegro are over,
the extraordinary behavior of the Roman
clergy connected with the ceremony is
widely criticised. The clergy are paid by
the state. yet. IL appears, in spite OF pre-
vious dispatches from Rome to the con-
trary, that when King Humbert and Queen
Margaret entered the church of Santa
Degli, where the ceremony was performed,
they found that nc preparations for their
reception had been made. and they had TO
sit in the body of the church. Mgr. Pts
zilli: who OBLIGATED. upon being asked to
explain. said that details were arranged by
the Pope, who considered their Majesties
TO be no part OF the ceremonial" 1t Is
added that the establishment of the King
and Queen of Italy and the anger of the
court was increased tenfold when the usual
prayer for the royal house was omitted,
and IL Is said that a long time will elapse
before the commotion caused by so public
an insult in the presence of foreigners sub
sides. sss
The project to place the Solent under the
control OF the War Office for the purposes
of artillery practice has caused an in
tense commotion in yachting circles. Ad-
miral Mares. in behalf of the clubs is Wig
orouSly opposing the suggestion, pointing
out that the project would make navigation
ter a hostile port defended by powerful bat
teries. as is already the case with the
mouth of the Midway.
Advices received here from Athens state
that the Greek government will introduce a
bill during the coming session of the BouIe
or legislative assembly of Greece, providing
for duadrennial olympic games in the Sta
dion NJ @. Averoff. the wealthy Greek
merchant who I'm part restored the Stadion
Tor the games this year. has written to the
Crown Prince of Greece Offering the sum
or 100000 drachmas to reconstruct it i'm
pentelic marble.
Jeanne Nuola, the American singer. by
the desire of the Infanta Eulalie. was en-
gagged for the winter season ct the Madrid
been notified. has been Cancelled. owing
to the irritation In Spain against the
United States for the alleged support given
70 10 the insurgents In Cuba; The director of
sang under the patronage of the court it
would lead to demonstration against the
royal family"
Various paragraphs have appeared In the
English society papers during the past few
weeks in regard to the Boobies Club. A
premises had been sold to the Royal yacht
squadron, and that they would hereafter
have the historic clubhouse in ST. James
street for. their town house. Color was
given TO the report from the fact that the
annual meeting of the squadron is always
held at the Boobies. and that many of it's
members are also members of the ROYAL
yacht squadron. The latest report is that
the Royal Thames Club has secured the
Boobies. AS a matter of fact both reports
are entirely without foundation. and the
only change contemplated in regard to the
famous old club is whether it shall remain
a proprietary club or whether the members
shall buy IL and run il themselves. A
meeting TO decide this question has been
called and decision will be rendered next
week The Boobies is one of the Oldest
has among its six hundred members some
or the best known members of the aristoc-
racy and wealthiest land owners in Great
Britain. The Boobies was founded in I762
and has always been a proprietary club.
On Dec. the Prince OF Wales will be
nominated for the election as grand mas
ter of English Master Masons This will
be the twelfth successive nomination with
which he has been honored On the fol-
lowing evening the Prince will. for the
twepty-third consecutive year, in United
Grand Lodge. be nominated for election as
most WorShipful grand master of English
Freemasons- The respective elections will
De held on March and 3, 1897.