The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-30

question of the propriety of ladies smok-
ing. One of her daughters when leaving
Windsor Castle. was detained in the wait
ing room at the station. When she left
the station the station master found
silver cigarette case upon which the name
OF the princess was engraved and the words
From Her Mother.
The United States ambassador, Mr.
Choate. was present at various social func-
tons this week Mr.. Choate has been in
vited to speak at the banquet of the Royal
Academy Saturday evening, at which the
Prince of Wales and the Dukes of York and
Connaught will be guests.
The Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law OF the
Queen, has just received snub in connec-
ton with the application for license for
a hostelry at Rosemeath. known as Ferry
Inn, which has the unique glory of having
had a member of the royal family as its
architect, Princess Louise OF Lorne having
drawn the plans for it's reconstruction. The
marquis owns the inn and recently evicted
the landlady. who was his tenant for thirty
years, in order to transfer II to his late
butler. The licensing court marked its dis
gust at the Marquis of Lorne's action by
refusing to renew the license for Ferry Inn
and granting the former landlady a new
license for new house.
Mr.. Robert P. Porter has returned to
London from his mission TO Germany. Mr..
Porter said to the correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press he was entirely satisfied with
the results OF his visits. He had found
great growth Of better feeling in German
commercial circles towards the United
States. He had also found Baron Won Bue-
low, the minister for foreign affairs, and
the minister for commerce and all other
imperial functionaries prepared to go far
towards furthering reciprocal treaties, but
the agrarians are utterly hostile. While
in Rome Mr.. Porter met Sgnor Forts, the
Italian minister of agriculture, and learned
from him the government intended TO take
full advantage of the new markets opened
in Cuba and Porto Rico in the case Of goods
Spain; and with the open-door policy Mr..
Porter thinks Italy will eventually supplant
Spain in the commerce of the West Indies.
Mr.. Porter will proceed TO Russia next
week TO study Russian economic questions.
Bishop whipple. of Minnesota, whom the
papers here describe as the most striking
figure at the church missionary centenary
celebrations, has been licnized everywhere
since his stay in England began. Bishop
Whipple has just returned from a visit TO
oxford University and is going to Cam
bridge next week. In the course of an in
terview on his impressions during his visit
Bishop Whippe said he had seen all the
leading churchmen here and as a result
viewed the ritualistic controversy calmly
of panic. AS showing the difference between
England and America the bishop said he
could mention the fact that never during his
episcopate of forty years had he expert
senced the disobedience of a clergyman in his
diocese. Bishop Whipple said he thoueht
IL an absolute impoSsihility that England
should ever go back TO Rome. and as far a
America is concerned, there is no such ten
dency anywhere. Conversation with the
heads OF the church in England and Amer
lea, however, convinced him there is a wide
spread desire for unity. Speaking of Ameri-
canism in the Roman Catholic Church,
Bishop Whiople said he believed ii was
passing phase without permanent effect.
Bishop Whipple eulogized Archbishop Ire
land, whose great efforts for good as a
neghbor he had watched with great pleas
ure and whose observation-disclosures toward
other churches could not be doubted.
Advices from the Niger coast protector
ate record the return OF an expedition sent
TO the interior TO put down a rising. The
worship and human sacrifices among the
native tribes. They found whole patches OF
natives crucified at different places. the vic
Tins being mostly women who had been sub
jected to revolving fortunes.
IcCaiTs Life of William Norris" which
is published this week, mentions the two IN
teresting facts that Mr. Morris was sounded
on behalf of Mr.. Gladstone as TO whether
he was willing that he should be nominated
poet laureate in succession TO the late Lord
TennYson, and that Mr.. Morris thought and
told friends the Marquis OF Lorne ought
10 be the poet laureate. the view Of Mr..
Motifs being that the proper function OF a
poet laureate was a ceremonial writer of
Official verse. and that the marquis was best
htted for the post by reason OF his position
and requirements.