New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-07
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT.

WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT
London November q.
IANGWORTHY CASE RECATLED-The ia
nous rangworthv case. which caused great
sensation In England I'm lss7. has been revived by
the death Of Mrs. Lansworthy and the suicide OF
her husband in the Grand Hotel at Paris The
wife the heroine OF the extraordinary proceed
ings which William T. stead. TO whom she sp-
pcaled. exposed in The Pail Mall Gazette. Her
maiden name was Mildred Long; and she was
teacher IN Paris when she met l,anTw9 OFT a
% whom the death OF his mother and aunt meant
immense heritages. His first wife Was sister OF
IN lsS2. and married her secretly in Catholic
church at caeu. lie afterward Went 70 South
America In his steam Yacht. the Meteor lie
constantly !-trca:ed his wife. ana when ne learned
she was In a delicate condition Of health he sepa-
rated from her IT Buenos Ayres. declaring their
maasf w%s sn" pom M S1san nrs
ceedngs again.. her husband, who declared there
4SJ nen o no W. obtesc1 10 GcIc the marriage
was invalid. but granted her alimony IN the amount
band fed from the country. Eventually Mrs. Lang
worthy became almost penriless; and. ~ despalrr'
WAS contemplating suncd when she sa" MI; StG@G;
Mall Gazette of which he was then the editor
All London became interested m MIS- aIswortaiy
story. and subscriptions flowed I'm Tor her dSslst.
ance. She then brought an action for breach OF
which was settled by the payment TO her OF t2o0VO
and the granting Of 600 yearly 20 her child
public view until ahe tragedy at the Grand Hotel
where Iangworthy recently committed suicide. he
died shortly before he destroyed himself Lang
worthy left . letter II which he said he committed
suicide on account OF his "fss dealn.
STORMS AND FI.OODS.-Last week vas A week
OF gales foods and storms in all parts OF Great
Britain The English lake district has been visited
by the heaviest flood IN thirty years Derwent-
water and Bassenthwat both well known 70
became
Intervening meadow land Was covered with water
and in the British chann@i the gale was 50 seveTe
that the Calas-Dover service Was suspended for
two days. and. IS this route has the monopoly OF
the mail service, communication between Eng
land and France was stopped PASSENGERS leaving 1a
at o'clock on the following day
SALE OF AUToGRAPHs.-At an auction sale
on Friday an autograph document OF Martin Lu-
Their sold for four guineas. letter Of William Penn
dated 1870. was sold FOR twenty guneas. and a let
ter sent by George Washington 70 General Lee,
dated 1893 was knocked down for nine gllneas
EMBLEM OF ANGLO-sAXON UNION.--In the
Lord Mayors procession Wednesday next there
will be A car embematical Of the Engsh-speaking
races. representing. among other things. Britannia
and Columbia seated beneath canopy. while the
American flag will be borne by British sailor and
the British flag will be borne by an American
mirai Tatna's Blood is thicker than water and
of Admiral Kimberly repetition OF the same tnlne
FRENCH PRETENDERS.- Duke OF orleans.
who is now at Brussels, is being closely shadowed
by French detectives as the French Government
has been warned that he is preparing for some
important movement Detectives are living at the
same hotel as the Duke. and they dog his foot
steps even II he only crosses a corridor. Daly re-
ports OF his movements and the names Of HIS vsi-
tors are sent to the French Ministry Of Justice
The activity OF Prince Louis Napoleon however
is causing more anxiety to the French Government.
TID is awaiting
chances infinitely more favorable than those %
the Duke Of Orleans.
BERNHARDT GOING TO GND1A.--The French
newspapers announce that Sarah Bernhardt is
going 10 India 10 act and shoot tigers. She has
Chartered a big steam yacht which will be com
manded by Pierre Lott
NOVEL BY AN AMERICANA novel entitled
"Manders" by Elwyn Barron. formerly OF The
Chicago Tines Herald has just been published I'm
London. and has received much favorable COM
ment
TEMPERANCE VICTORY.-The temperance
peop,e won neral victory last week in attacking
me sale OF irtoxicants within the houses % Para
ment which Is in The anomalous position OF break
ing the laws made by It's members The action
was an appeal from. he decision Of a magistrate
who held that the Licensing act ala not apply 70
the houses of Parliament md the Appeal Court
practically admitted that the magistrate de csion
was wronS IN XeW 81 ~ dsmscd sd S appea
echncal point Ihe lSrd Smief Ju5'ife LHrd
ment to pass bill legalizing It's position
WELSH LABOR TROUBLES. The great South
Wales collier strike was no sooner over than an
other is. threatened owing 70 The miners in de-
hance OF their dSr@efnent WIN lne e'ilpioyets ne
Gliding by big majority to retain every Mond DAY
the absen,ees will be prosecuted.
WATER COMPANIES The London County
Council last week decided by an overwhelming ma
jority in favor OF the compulsory purchase Of all
the London water companies. involving many mill
ions q pounds sterling. Such bill. however will
meet with desperate opposition IN Parliament.
MRS MAVERICK Baroness De Roques
has arrived here from France and has paid her
semi-annua visit to all the aut aorties She was
permitted visit her daughter Mrs Maybrtck
VINO IS undergoing ,ihPrlsonnltnt LOT ne di'e'
having been convicted OF poisoning her husband IN
AIiesnury 'lSVn IN ~ i S"v nrp 20 M
bone and still unable 20 work She is confined TN
FTehaH Of Mrs ' Maybrck here are convinced That
influence which does not appear on the sur
,ace II alone responsible TOT ne opposition OF .ns
Home Once 10 the release Of Mrs. MAVERICK IL IL
known that Colonel John Hay Just before leashe
! the United states Embassy here TO assume th.
another unsuccessful effort TO obtain her release
and that the Lord chief Justice also lateIy TOOK
conpnection with tho case is the perss,ency with
which reports appearing IN the EnghSn ps H.
yE s SSrpn one Mrs May6rcks mother wrote
the British officials and 20 me nd both re.
| pird tha, there was no such man known as VII
one named in the Iapers. and ma no naraersphs
saving In. fortune Il being carefully m
! Mrs Mayhrick by trustees are aeA'" "'''
Liverpool and other papers
KITCHENER AND HOOLEY-Apart from poll
tics. the attention OF London last week mas ose"