Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-01
FRESH GOSSIP FROM LONDON.
The People Are Greatly InCommOded
By the Cab Strike.
Of Confusion and Exaspera-
tlon at the Railway Stations Ne
cessitated Extra Police Protec-
tion-The Smart Set OF the Me-
tropolis Interested in Countess
Cowley's Divorce Case.

copyrighted 1896, Associated Press)
London, October 31.-The weather
during the week settled TO some de-
gree, though on Tuesday the first yell
low fog of the season plunge dthe. me-
tropolis into semi-darkness and made
street travelling difficult and danger
Gus.
London is greatly incommoded by
the cab strike. The drivers have start
ed a system Of boycotting the railroad
stations. which has produced scenes OF
confusion and evaporation at the diff
fererft depots. where huge piles OF bag
gage are set down by the roadway ana
crowds of indignant male and female
Britons, hampered by bags, traVeilhg
rugs and packages, are frettlng ana
funing while pushing about in more
or less helpless condition, engaging
messengers, porters or anybody at mana
TO help them out OF their dlh1cultles'
In fact. the middle and the trouble are
so great that the officials Of the raj
roads have been compelled to apply
for extra police protection.
The so-called smart set is taking
considerable interest in the suit for
divorce brought by Countess Convey
against the earl her husband, on the
ground of desertioln and adultery. The
CORRESPONDENT in the case is Mrs
Charington. The affair recalls that the
earl while Viscount Dangan was forced
TO heavily compensate Phyllis Brough-
ton. the well-known actress, for breach
of promise The DCvager Countess
Cowley. in August, a year ago, was
sued by Mrs. Jacoby, sister-in-law OF
James A. Jacoby, N. p, for. SANDER IN
charging the plaintiff with writing
anonymous and Objectionable letters
affecting the character Of numerous
persons in high society. The case was
finally settled by both parties swearig
they did not write 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
marriage Of the Crown Prince Of Italy
to the Princess Helene. 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 it APP
pears that when King Humbert and
Queen Margaret entered the church OF
Santa Marie de Gle Anglia, where the
ceremony was performed. they found
that no preparations for their reception
had been made and they had to sit in
the body of the church. Mgr. PisZilli
who ofIiciated, upon being asked to
explain, said that the details were ar
ragned by the Pope. who considered
their majesties to be no part of the
ceremonial" It is added that the as
constituent Of the king and queen Of
Italy and the anger of the court was in
creased ten fold when the usual prayer
for the royal house was omitted and
it is said a long time will elapse before
the connection caused by so public an
insult in the presence Of foreigners
subsidies.
Jeanne Nuola, the American singer
by the desire Of the Infanta Eulalia.
was engaged for the winter season at
the Madrid Opera house. but the con-
tract. she has been notified is cancelled
owing to the irritation in Spain against
the United States for the alleged sup
port given to the insurgents in Cuba.
The director of the Opera house said:
IF an American sang under the pat
ronage of the court, it would lead to a
demonstration against the royal fam
ily."