The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-19
BALFOUR is A FAILURE
rNsUCCEssFUL As LEADER OF THE
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Few Laws Enacted by Parliament
which VIII Close Its First ses-
sion ON the 18th of August.

which has been decided on by the Cabinet
springs from desire to cut the Cordian
Knot on difficulties IN which the govern
ment finds itself throwing things over
until time can be found for an effective
reorganization of the political cohorts. A
more disastrous session than this. of which
only ten real working days remain. has
rarely been known i'm the history of anv
party having over one hundred majority :,
the House OF Commons. The education
Oil Withdrawn, the finance and agriculture
al rating bills passed and the Scotch agri-
cultural rating bill tolerabIy sure 10 ne
passed completes the record of frst-class
measures disposed OF at this session. II
has been deemed impossible to proceed
with the deceased wife's sister bill. and the
Irish land bill has no chance at this sea-
sion even IL the House should enter upon
all-night sittings.
London, which was overwhelmingly Con-
serVative at the last election. stands
amazed and 1isgusted at the ridiculous
outcome. All this fortifes the common be-
lief that before the next session begins Mr..
A. j. Balfo1r will retire from the govern
ment leadership in the House of Commons
and take his seat among the lords leaving
Joseph Chamberlain master of the Com
mons and real head of the Conservative
party's destiny. The debility that has
characterized the government has n,,t The
London Radicals in high spirits and tbav
have already begun seriously to trim their
sails Tor the next election. Baron I've ed
mouth mas arranged conearance Of reUIC-
sentative politicians from all parts of Tho
metropolis at the National I.ihs-aI cub on
Aonnay next 10 consider thorough rnor-
ganlzatlon OF the Liberal party i'm London
The House of Lords has advanced a
stage the vexations actions bin. which is
being quietly struggled through Parla-
ment. The measure is designed 10 protect
the Chancellor and the Speaker and their
servants from cranks who bring l1nsl1c
cessful action and leave the defendants TO
pay the costs. Baron Halsbury spea king
in support of the bill. read a list of over
thirty actions instituted against himself
and his colleagues for alleged neglect of
duties by the same plaintiff, and in which
the plaintiff always failed to make ont
his case. The bill provides that in future
persons desiring TO institute such actions
shall be required TO obtain permission
from the high court before they can sue.
The radical press howIs at this as class
legislation, but such law is absolutely
needed. -
The air. figuratively speaking. is full of
ceremonies of unveiling of busts and mon
uments. and of other posthu-nous honors.
In addition to the memorial TO Hemings
& Condella, the first publishers of Shak-
speares collective writings unveiled this
week. Dean Bradley. OF Westminster ABB
hey. unveiled bust of DIR. Thomas Ar
mold. the famous head master of Rugby:
statue of Cardinal Newman outside of the
Brompton oratory and a bust OF Cardinal
the Prince OF Wales is TO unveil the new
statue of his mother. the Queen, at the
foot of Biackfriar,s bridge
The Robert Burns Centenary Exhibition
was opened at the Institute of Arts in Glas-
Cow on Wednesday. There are shown an
interesting collection of books. manuscripts
relics. portraits. ETC.. of the famous Scot
III.
fries on Tuesday next ansaddress Will be
delivered by Lord Rosebery
Now that the sale of paintings and other
fleets of the late Sir Frederick Leighton
Is ever. the executors of the estate of the
deceased president OF the Royal Academy
are glad that they did rot effect the pro-
posed sale of the collection to the nation.
G350G0 for everything, but al the auction
sales which have just closed there was
realized almost e40.o0e. which brings the
total proceeds of the Leighton estate up TO
nearly 100000.
The last appearance of the De Reszke
brothers in Tristan and Isolde" drew an
enormous crowd. and Jean De Reszka had
veritable ovation. His horse. Matador,
worth 12o00 roubles. also received at the
trophy
party of go Lonooners started on Fri
day for Beyreuth to be present at the iirst
performances of the Wagner festival there
on Sunday. The London subscriptions to
the festival amount TO e7.Oco
Helen Mar gave a successful recital in
the Queens Hall on "Wednesday.
An American lady. Mrs. Adsir. has hired
the Botanical Societies grounds for gar
day.
The Field devotes page of this weeks
issue to a spiteful review OF the Henley
regatta The article begins with criti-
cism of the agement for refusing to
contine the races at Henley TO British. en-
tries. 1t says that American newspaper
men invaded the press box. taking the
best places. and instead of doing their
work. if they had any 10 do. talked in
loud voices to the great annoyance OF the
hard working Britishers. The writer urges
that in future English and American re-
porters be separated at Henley. The arti-
Gle continues. American reporters draw
on their imagination and write anything
that comes into their heads. provided that
IL panders TO the anti-Brtish feelings of
the men The Field then reproduces an
article from a New York weekly paper
of July II in which the Henley manage
reent was accused of stacking the cards
against Cornell i'm the drawing for heats
and positions last year X WAS copies of
this article that were distributed by a re-
porter for the Field along the Henley tow
officials interfered. The Fields article
next criticises the behavior OF Americans
in general and says: The English peo-
pie unlike Americans. are not everlasting
" fag-egGing. either ashore afioat.
However. the Yankee flags wer not much
I'm evidence after the Yale was knocked
out
\ painting by Alma Tadema and one by
Constable were stolen from van en- route
from this city for Paddington Wednesday.
The Scotland lard authorities believe they
have been taken TO New York, which,
they alIege. contains a fence for such
property These detectives also assert
that they have positive knowledge that
Csainsboroughs celebrated portrait OF the
Duchess OF Devonshire. which was cut
from it's frame a few years ago, Is now
rolled up in a New York mansion, subject
10 return II a sufficient ransom is paid
The wise men OF Scotland Yard account
FOR the nonrecovery of stolen pictures by
the alleged fact that there are so many
vastly rich but little cultured people in
the United States. whose Darlors are never
invaded by picture experts.
It is announced that Rudyard KiDling is
sex.
Owing 10 disputes and objections over the