The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08
THE OTHER SIDE
SOME OF THE THINGS DISCUSSED BY
L~ONDONERs LAST WEEK.
Punch Remarkable Enferprfse-An
Army s~candaI-The New President
of the Royal Academy.
ecopyrizht. 1sss. hy the Associatea PressA

Copyright. 1896. by the Associated Press3
LONDON, Nov. THE election in the
United States has completely o~vershadowed
all other events during the week on this
side Of the water. EngIishmen have never
been known to take such an interest in a
foreign event. and the newspapers of this
metropolis have never reported one so fully.
In addition 10 the most voluminous.
prompt. accurate ana in every way efficient
report cabled from New York 20 the Reuter-
Telegram Company nearly all the London
newspapers had long special cable mes
sages ON the same subject and published
diagrams and maps in order 20 assist in
explaining the political situation 10 their
readers. al OF which is having a beneficial
effect here. es IL is teaching Englishmen
to know the United States better than they
have done IL the past and TO recognize the
true worth ard greatness OF the country.
IT. ad1it:ol several Of the newspapers pub
lished more or less appropriate cartoons,
ana Punch, which is published on Wednes-
day mornings. showing remarkable enter
prise for that pictorial periodical in pre-
fcnting Il cartoon by Sauborne entitled
"Columbia's Choice" and showing u statue
OF Mckinley. -
Diplomatic circles in Vienna have been
excited and French political circles nave
been incensed by the reported reply of the
ArChGuchess Marie Dorothea of Austria,
who Was married on Thursday 10 the Duke
Of Orleans. pretender TO the French throne.
made to twenty-five ladies OF the French
legitimist aristocracy who attended the
wedding and presented the bride with a
magnificent crown of diamonds. In return
ing thanks for this gift the Archduchess
said in French: Il hope this crown will
one day be placed upon the head Of my
dear Philip; II that day ever arrives l
shall know how to second my husband and
do my whole duty"
The value of residence property in Lon
don is exemplihed by the award of
S26O.O00 ISL 500, OO0) given TO Lord Portman
for fourteen acres of ground required by
for a site upon which TO build a station
and Eotel. etc. For the property adjoining.
same railroad was compelled TO pay over
GSOO.OOO Gl.5O0.OOO)
The close of the French racing season
finds NJ. Edmond Blanc displacing Baron
Sohickler at the head of the list of winning
owners. NJ. Blanc wins about 926,O 900
CS130.0G0): NJ Manor is second. with 100000
C%1OO.e0e), and NJ. SALARY is third with
than 5000 C40.OO0), and the winnings of
the RothschiIdS with their large stable
were less than &4,NO.
Truth this week publishes the details of
another of those scandals which is prone to
destroy the tradition that the British Of
ficer is a gentleman. 1t appears that just
before the Twentieth Hussars went to
India a newly-joined subaltern was taken
By his brother officer to the riding school
and put on a bareback horse. The animal
WAS made to gallop and the subaltern was
--Lg.--I ,r-ffv H. ELL fNf rTrad hiC Epnn and
became insensible. after which he was on
the sick list for weeks. The object or TINS
treatment, ii is stated, was to drive the
subaitern out of the regiment When the
latter reached India, IL Is further said,
those practices were kept up. The sub
altern was made TO dress in the clothing
of his native servant, to salaam to this
servant. to jump into bonfires with MS
pajamas on, ETC.. and 10 disgrace the young
officer in the eyes OF the natives. Truth
thereupon demands that his tormentors be
tried by court-martial. but adds mat IL
mande--in-chieO to maintain the honor of
the Queens uniform.
Quite a sensation has been caused in
certain circles by the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Julia Emery. a pretty
girl only eighteen years old, and until quite
recently an assistant in a fancy dry goods
store ut EastbOurne, to Baron Lyvent, VINO
IS over seventy-two years OF age anu d
widower. his first wife having been a
daughter OF Earl FitZwilliam- The Baron
had no children. and his prospective heirs
are not at all happy at The new departure
on the part of his lordship-
A writer i'm the Contemporary Review as
serts that some of the New York bellies
have taken to chewing tobacco. adding:
Think of the Venus De Milo oltlng OH d
chunk o. plug"
The election of Edward J. Poynter, di-
rector of the National Gallery, 10 the pres
idency of the Royal Academy, was some
what of a surprise TO the friends of the
other candidates. especially to the friends
of Mr.. Val PrinZ, who was early In run
ming and was supposed to be the Queens
choice. The election of Mr.. POINTER how
ever. has been well received By the press
great painter. MIR. Poynter is fully master
of those social attachments. which are
necessary to make a successful president
of the Royal Academy.
There is no doubt tina the new Lord
Mayor of London. Mr.. A. Faudel-Phillips,
will ~signalize his year of office by great
brilliancy. He proposes TO commemorate
the Queens reign by raising. the sum or
G1.0O0.O 600 C5. 600. 000) with which to free the
London public hospitals from debt
Sir Robert Peel. it appears. has now set
tied down to n novel's.'s career. His sec
ond novel viii appear shortly. and his
third literary effort is now under way.
The first OF the November Cabinet coun-
ellis will be held on Lord Mayors day. Nov.
9. II will occur earlier in the day than
usual on account of the Prime Minister
and most of the Cabinet officials having ac-
cepted the Lord Mayors annual invitation
TO dine at the Guild Hall.
Three interesting papers will be read be-
fore the Royal Geographical Society at it's
coming meetings. On next Tuesday even
ing Montedore BT;ce viii give an account
OF the Jackson-Farnsworth expeditions; on
Nov. % Lieutenant NcndeleDurn will ex-
pound his two years in Uganda. Cnyoror
and the upper Nile region, and on Dec. !
Col. j.. h. Trotter will describe his recent
visit TO the sources of the Niger.
The Canadian government has granted
from $4,000 TO E4.O0O TO be expended in Eng
land with the object of introducing Cana
dian products In the British markets.
Vera Beringer has during the past week
been appearing as Julie De Mortemar in
Bulwer's "Richelieu" at the
Theater. II is Vera Beringer and not her