The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
WON MANY IRISH HEARTS
DUCHESS OF YORK LIKED by SONS
AND DAUGHTERS OF ERIN.
She Accepted n Galway Fisher Cloak,
and Now Father DoOIey's Factory
Has a Boom-The Famine.
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LONDON, Sept 1.-THE tour of the Duke
and Duchess of York, which was continued
to Glasgow, Scotland where they met with
an enthusiastic reception. forms the sub
ject of the heartiest eOngratulation in
many quarters. particularly in Ireland.
where the people, politicians and others ad-
NIT it has done good deal for Irish trade
The duchess. for instance accepted Gal
way fisher cloak from Father Dooley. The
cloak was made at a factory which Father
Dooley started in Galway. and already one
hundred of these cloaks have been ordered
either In white or in crimson. The latter
color is correct. Another result of the visit
of the Duke and Duchess of York to Ire
land is that a royal residence will in all
probability be established in that country,
and, In addition the early abolition of the
vice royalty Is everywhere accepted as a
fact The duchess won all hearts and the
duke was almost as popular, though he
did not escape criticism.
Across the rejoicings. however. fall the
shadows of the coming famine. The Daily
Nation, after getting letter from every
pastor Of a parish in rural Ireland, says
'Since black AZ the Irish laborer has
never faced a winter more full of priva-
ton The harvest is as bad as can be in
the west OF Ireland and it is pretty sure
that there will be not only a food but a
fuel famine. Not only are the potatoes
rotting in the ground, with the grain crops
beaten down by rain and not worth reap
ing. but the turf cut will not dry. Unless
there is exceptional weather within the
the next few days a famine is a certainty.
Vanity Fair says the Queen keeps in
-
mining region and has asked many ques-
tons regarding the protection afforded
there TO her subjects. Her Majesty knows
great deal about British Columbia where
a vast estate was purchased for the crown
a few years back.
Everything in connection with the visit of
President F'aure to Russia was thought out
with diplomatic cleverness and instances
of it are leaking out every day. AS an ex-
ample Of the tact employed it is pointed
out that the French President took with
him three speaking dolls as presents to the
Grand Duchess Olga, the elder of the
daughters of the Car and Czarina.
The Car recently filed up a census pa
per in his own handwriting, giving his
name and surname "Romanov," his social
status as Car of all the Russias," his
profession as master of all the land of the
INuSsidI empire, ana giving MS accessory
occupation that of landed proprietor and
agriculturist.' For the Czarina the car
wrote: "Czarina of all the Russias mis-
tress of all the land belonging to the Rus
sian empire and patr0nesses of all the
houses of employment
Murray, the publisher, is about to pre-
sent to the public Sir Ellis Ashmead Bar
let's THE Battlefields of Thessaly" 1t is
an elaborate defense of the Sultan. The
writer, claims the Sultan desires to be
friendly with Great Britain but the author
adds, the bad r.anners of Sir Philip Currie,
the British ambassador at Constantnople
prevent this. Ashmead Bartlett pays hlsn
compliments to the ability and shrewdness
of the correspondent of the Associated
Press who was in Armenia in 1894 and who
disclosed the real facts regarding the terri
BILE Armenian massacres. saying he was the
only newspaper man who had real insight
into the troubles in Armenia.
AT the Doncaster yearlings blooded-stock
sales during the week high prices were
reached. Sir Tattoon Sykes. the famous
Yorkshire sporting baron, obtained 10, 10
guineas for fourteen colts and FLIES. Colts
by St. Simon fetched top prices one be-
ing sold for 5000 guineas and another be-
ing knocked down at 1900 guineas A filly
by Ben dor was sold for 1850 guineas.