The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-13
EXToRTI0N At LONDON
JUBILEE VISITORS At THE MERCY
OF RAPACIOUs HOUSE OWNERS.
Hotel Keepers and Hackmen Also son
the Make"-Victoria Weeps After
Listening to an Irish Song.
Especial Cable Lottery

LONDON, June 12.-Ihe weather has
been winter-like during the greater part
OF the week. Heavy rains fell and Lon
don presented an especially bedraggled APP
pearance with the soaked half finished
jubilee decorations everywhere. On Fri
day, however, there was a pleasant change
to hot bright weather The changes of
temperature have been very trying to the
American visitors who are already filling
the hotels. The season as a whole has
been remarkably poor one. The house
agents. especially, echo the complaint of
poor business, saying there was never less
demand for furnished houses. The fact is
that the exorbitant prices charged for
everything is keeping many thousands
away. Lodging house keepers, in many in
stances, have been guilty of sharp prac-
tees and calmly announce double prices
for the fortnight, including the jubilee
visitors, who months ago engaged rooms
at certain figure AS fine example of
the price of carriages, one of the biggest
livery firms asks ga ($20) for carriages to
Plccadilly and return, distance of less
than two miles. and they add that they
will not guarantee to reach any particular
spot.
According to an absolutely unmpeacha-
BILE authority d writer in the Westminster
Gazette relates how the Irish song 1.-THE
Wearing of the Green" was very recently
sung in Windsor Castle. The Queen, it APP
pears, requested a young Irish lady who
was visiting the castle to sing an Irish
sons sons She went to the piano and sung
The Wearing of the Green and, accord
ing to the story told, her Majesty was so
touched by the pathos of the song she
burst into tears. The writer continues:
All" said my eminent informant, you
little know the depth of the Queens sym
patty for the Irish and the tenderness Of
her heart"
Great satisfaction is expressed in Great
Britain at the announcement that the
Queen has commanded William CUTLER Or
chardson. r. A, who was elected a royal
Academican nearly twenty years ago, to
paint jubilee picture of herself the Prince
OF Wales the Duke of York, and little
Prince Edward
Delagoa Bay, according to reports en-
anating from good sources, is already IN
the hands of the British and the increased
number of troops which had been sent to
Cape Colony is really intended for the c.
cupation of the new possession when tire
comes for announcing 1t in this connection
1t is recalled that Rothschi!d practically
purchased controlling interest in the SUez
canal for Lord Beaconstield when the lat
ter was prime minister Of Great britain
eighteen months before the transaction was
announced and Rothschilds name IS pow
mentioned as finding the money for the
purchase Of Delagoa Bay
Mr. John Redmond, the Parnellte leader,
accompanied by Louis Stuyvesant Chanler,
as star orator, is stumping Ireland in the
cause of the Redmond League.
It is said the Queen intends to confer an
honorary grand cross of the Order of the
Bath on M Hanotaux, the French minister
for foreign affairs. This honor has but
seldom been bestowed on any one below the
a
Lambremont and the grand vizier of the late
Shah of Persia are the only such persons
whose names appear on the list of honorary
grand crosses of the Bath.
The Pan-Anglican conference, which will
be held at Lambeth next month, will be
notable one at least in one respect. 1t is
officially announced that the Gar has de-
cided that the orthodox church. of which
he is the head, shall be represented at the
gathering of Anglican .prelates.
Mail advices to the Associated Press from
Gibraltar give further details of the move
ments of the Siamese yacht, Maha Chalk
skri. They say: THE yacht is now on it's
way to Cronstadt Russia, to await his Ma
jesty's pleasure to continue the tour of the
world. which he is now making. This in
cudes visit to the United States, Canada
and Mexico. 1t is stated by the officers of
the vessel who are all Englshmen that the
King will spend sufficient time in America
to allow the yacht to go from New York
where he will land to San Francisco, the
place of RECOMMENDATION. The date of his
arrival in the United States is not yet def
nitely decided"
NJ. Jean de Reszke's sudden absence from
opera on two occasions when billed to APP
pear at Covent Garden has raised a crop
of runners as to differences between him
self and the management in spite of the
official announcement that his retirement
says there is no truth in the stories of
trouble, adding that the management is as
anxious as De Reszke for the latter to APP
pear but he explains the tenor is suffering
from a relaxed throat.
The Comedy Theater, after several adj
EQUIPMENTS, has at last brought out j.. H
Leslies For the Honor of the Family"
which was given last Thursday afternoon
Madame Melba made what is said will
be her only London appearance this sea-
son at the Queens Hall, Wednesday
agement of Mr.. Vest. The Australian
prima donna scored her usual success.
The next production announced at the
Strand Theater is a farce in three acts by
Messrs; A; Brisson and A. Sylvane. 1t is
in an artists studio in West Kensington.
Since his arrival in London Mr.. Daniel
Frohman has accepted for immediate pro-
duction at the Lyceum Theater, New York
n four-act comedy dealing with modern
London society. 1t is by Louis N. Parker
The HAPPY fe Mr. F Fo f Rag seq
cured the American rights of a new play
by Edward Rose, entitled THE Days of
DID, which will be produced here at the
st. James Theater. and THE Princess and
the Butterfly both of which he will bring
out next season at the New York Lyceum
1t is announced that Signor Gabrielle
d AnnunZie the Italian novelist, poet and
dramatist, is about to visit England and
Scotland. From here he goes to the United
States for a trip of six months and while
there proposes to gather materials for a
book about America and Americans as seen
lq n fD1i ny EVAaaf Qaln
Madame Sarah Bernhard, the lessee of
to make it the Paris home of any foreign
dramatic celebrities who may desire to play
before the Partisan public. Besides Signora
Duse, she expects Sir Henry Irving and
Ellen Terry to appear at the Renaissance
during the coming season. Nine. Bern
hardts London engagement begins next
Thursday at the Adelphi Theater. where
she will open with Alfred De Mussett's
''LorenZaccio."
After the conclusion of Nine. Rejane's en-
gagement at the Lyric Theater, that house
will be redecorated for Mr.. Wilson Barrett
who will open the theater in the autumn
with THE Sign of the Cross, to be fol-
lowed by Hamlet and THE Silver King"
Richard Mansfield has purchased the
American rights of Chand d Habits"
which he proposes to play practically it
was given in Paris, although he will trans
pose the periods so as TO use modern dress
He will himself be the Chand d'Habits
(old clothes mani of the title.