The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
BRITAIN'S CHIEF TOPIC
QUEEN AND ALL HER SUBJECTS DIS
CUSsING THE COMING WAR.
Marquis of Salisbury I'm Poor Health
Important Discoveries of Week.
Titled People TO Wed.
copyright, 1888. by the Associated Press,

LONDON, April 16.-There is but one
question before the public in London. war
or peace, and everybody discusses it more
or less intelligently, yet always friendly dis
posed towards the United States. Queen
Victoria it is understood has watched the
crisis with deep concern, special service
kilograms having apprised her of every turn
Of the diplomatic campaign between the
rival of the London papers on one day and
those of the day following. Her Majesty
has consulted the Marquis of Salisbury as
to the possibility of averting war. and It is
announced here when the secret pages of
our Foreign Office are made public it will
be found that her Majestys personal me-
diation reached both the Queer. Regent Of
Spain and President Mckinley.
Though the Marquis of Salisbury well de-
served rest he is not out of touch with
diplomacy. but is kept constantly informed
of the progress of all the negotiations and
has succeeded in doing bit Of diplomacy on
his own account since he left England 1t
is asserted that the premier has managed
to materially advance the West African ne
gotiations. In fact, it is SAID they have been
sufficiently advanced to give reason to be-
lieye that a satisfactory settlement will be
announced when Parliament reassembles on
Monday. On the reassembling of the House
Of Commons its first business will be that
Of supply.
The Marquis of Salisbury will return to
England on May 3, when club gossip asserts
he will resign the lord wardenship
of the Cirque Ports and be sue
ceeded as lord warden by Lord
George H 1ad the secretary Of
bettec able 10 walk about, returning Riviera
travellers say he evidently does SO with diff
secretary. 1t is added that the marquis
stoOps more than usual, and that his face
has not recovered the rudy hue which is
habitual in his case when in good health.
The weeks discoveries have been most
interesting. Rychnowsky, the electrician
of Lemburg. claims to have discovered
electrical fluid which he calls "electrois."
The discovery has caused a great sensation
on the continent. He obtains it by cleo
trolysis, but it is not identical with cleo
tricity. Its effects are declared to be start
ling, producing light and causing geissler
tubes to emit fuoreScent rays. 1t works
Fundamentally, rOtateS objects in midair,
produces whirlpools in water and kills bac-
terra. Metal and glass thereby can be
charged with electricity, and the magnet
needle changes direction under its influence
From Egypt come reports of the discov-
cry at Thebes of the tombs of Amenophis
II, who reignel b. G. 1900 of Theotm1s
~, Of Amenophis III and Rameses ~.
splendid state of preservation.
Queen Wilhelmina and her mother, the
Queen Regent of Holland. are in Paris, in
cognto, on their way to Cannes, where. they
are to visit the Duchess OF Albany. This
is the first time Queen Wflhelmna has been
in Paris, and she is said to be delighted.
She will be received by President Fauie on
her return.
1t is semi-offically announced that the
Duke and Duchess CT York will make a tour
of every colony in 1889, travelling on board
the new royal yacht.
The Rev. B. W. Marturin, formerly one
Of the Cowley Fathers of Tho Anglican
Church, was ordained to the priesthood of
the Roman Catholic Church, il tho Carmel
tie Convent in London, o.. Wednesday last.
Father Marturin was one OF the priests sent
to the United States by the Cowley Fa hers
as missionary to extend the 'high-church''
movement in the Episcopal Church IN the
United States. He was stationed for time
In Philadelphia, where his work attracted
considerable attention, His conversion to
Roman Catholicism was announced some
time ago, and his ordination to the Roman
priesthood had been expected to follow.
The Car presented the Prince of Monte
negro with an Easter gift of $4,000 repeat
Ing rifles and 25.OOooOO cartridges.
Princess Louise of axe-Coburg Gotha,
who eloped from her husband, Prince Philip
of SaXe-Coburg and Gotha, and who has
been residing with her lover Lieutenant
Mattacheck, on the latter's estate in Croa-
ia, has been ordered to leave the Austrian
dom1nions. -
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
have given up the idea of a political salon.
They will not take q town house during
the season. but will reside at Blenheim.
Hundreds of forthcoming weddings are
announced, among them being that of the
Marquis Camden and Lady Joan Marion
Nevill, daughter of Lord Henry Nevill, sec
Ond son of the Marquis of Abergavenny;
Sir Ralph Barrett Blois and Miss Freda
Aennard, daughter of Colonel Hogan Ken
nard; the Rev. +. A. Villiers, nephew OF
Lord Amherst of Hackney and Lady Elaine
Guest, daughter of Lord Wimborne; Cap
Charles Fftz-Clarence, greas grandson of
Ang William ~. and Lady Violet Church
Ill, daughter of the late LORD Alfred Spen-
Ger Churchill; Sir William Orr Ewing,
member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs, and
lazy Augusta Boyle, daughter of the Earl
of Glasgow.
The council of the National Artillery AS
ISOLATION has issued an appeal for $4,000 to
enable a volunteer team to accept the in
vitation of the Dominion Artillery Assoca-
ton TO compete in Canada during the com
ing summer. -"
Lords Rossmore and Fingall and others
have promoted company to give London
ers six-penny az cents) cabs. 1t is under
1lte inle-JlCkel system, similar 10 Jnat or
the Omnibuses, and is expected to prevent
overcharging.
The Bennett steering balloon was sue
cessfully tried at the Crystal Palace on
Monday. 1t is not intended to steer against
the wind, so much as 10 modify the course
OF a balloon when sailing with the wind, in
the same manner effected by the sails of a
snip. 1t has propeilers in the form of four
sails worked with Il bicycle pedal movement.
She Was Particular.
Harper's Bazaar.
How mooch is letther to Oireland?" she
asked of the stamp clerk.
Five cents"
'Gimme q shiarnn -