The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08

the mysterious coasts Of wilkes and VIC
toria lands. The cost of this expedition is
calculated TO be $250,00
The Vatican. including the Pope himself,
is actively engaged in a campaign to stimu-
late the revenue from Peters pence, which
shows a serious decrease. The chief con-
tributor to this fund has always been
France, but the tendency of the Vatican
to support republicanism has cooled the
ardor of the aristoCratic donors. and while
the gifts from America have increased, they
do not cover the French deficit. The re-
ceiptS are steadily abating while the ex-
psnses of the Vatican are increasing: One
of the causes of this decrease in the Pope's
revenue is that foreigners have got the Idea
that the money has been used in SpecuIa-
ton. 1t is known that much of the Peters
pence fund has been loaned to speculative
mobiles interested in building schemes which
have collapsed, and thus the Vatican finds
its hands full of unstable property.
The members of the House Of Commons
have gone home after placing an unusual
strain upon the kitchen committee, which
reports having served a total of 76, 80 meals.
The postmaster of the House of Commons
also records a big achievement, 515. 800 let
tiers having been posted, $3.50 letters be-
ing received and 76,10S kilograms being
handed to members or sent by them from
the House.
Referring to the reply of Mr.. A. j.. Bal
four, the government leader and first lord
of the treasury, in the House of Common
on Thursday last. when Mr.. Balfour said
her Majesty's government would consider
the advisability Of prosecuting, on the
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, the agents of the so-called National
University of Chicago, for Offering to con-
fer degrees for 50 each, Truth calls the
attention of the American pubic TO the
bogusness of the London Society OF Science,
Letters and Art, which is selling degrees
with a gown, hood and the rank OF M. A.
to unsuspecting Americans and quotes the
Churcnman, of New York, as saying that
such a degree, with a silver medal for
merit has been acquired by the Rev. John
Wright of st. Paul. Mimi.
There has been a veritabre epidemic of
suicide in Paris for some weeks past, the
recent tropical heat adding to the num-
Der of cases. The tragedies began with
the self-destruction on July Z last, of the
four young dressmakers in the P~oissonnlers
quarters of Paris, who SufIocated them-
selves in a small room with the fumeS or
a charcoal stove, after lnlng together.
Since then, almost daily, one or more WON
en- have committed suicide, and the self
murder Of men has been equally numerous.
The bodies of men are found daily hanging
to trees in the Boies de Vincennes. In one
alley of that part alone six bodies OF sui
cides were found during the past week, and
the morgue is so full of dead bodies found
in the Seine that there is no further room
for them.
Ex-Queen Natalie of Servia has joined
the rank of authors, publishing books of
aphorisms, some of which are interesting,
as they were evidently learned from her
own suffering. She says, for instance: THE
dream of every brave soldier is to die for
something great and to live for something
nice. In every country the army is like an
gels before the throne of God" "A girl
is an angel. Take care that when she be
comes a wife thai she is not changed into
a devil" The heart tiled too FAR no
longer knows how to be happy;' and "A
moment of apathy may render SuperhuouS
a whole existence of the greatest energy.
A unique theatrical event was the produc-
ton on Thursday night by an English COM
pany, at the Adelphi Theater, of Gillette's
Secret Service" The cast included William
Terriss and Miss Willard, in the chief
parts, and the rendering of the play closely
followed the work of Gillette's company,
preserving the American atmosphere. The
presentation was better than expected and
won the approval OF the audience. The
of the French company, which
will give the play at the Renaissance Inc
ater, Paris, in September, and NJ. De
Courcelles, the French translator OF the
work, were in the boxes. The English news
papers, however, ~criticise the performance
unfaVorably.
Of the plays promised by. Sir Henry r.
wing for the season of 1898 interest is
divided between Peter the Great by Law
renee Irving, and the new work from the
pen of Robert Hichens and II. Drummond
Trail.
Wilson Barrett will proceed in the au-
tumn to Australia to produce The Sign OF
the Cross He has been guaranteed his
expenses and $50, 1000.
Olga Nethersole starts Sept. 6 on a two
months provincial tour in Britain. Early
in December she expects to begin a London
season, for which Marcus Myer mas put To-
gether a supporting syndicate.
Loie Fuller and her company made their
appearance at the Shaftesbury last Thurs
day for a four weeks engagement. She is
to be followed by the production of THE
Wizard of the Nife." Ellen Terry has gone
to WinchelSon.
Emma Eames is at her home at Vallam-
brosa, near Florence.