The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Queens Coming Trip to Cimiez-
EngaGemenfs in High Life


Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press.l
LONDON, Feb. 1s.-The sudden death of
Felix Faure President of the French re-
public. has not affected the programme
drawn up for Queen Victoria's trip to the
south Of France. She will so to Cimiez un-
less civil discord breaks out. The attitude
Of the people in the southern part Of the
French republic towards British subjects,
however is still far from cordial and con-
siderable Indignation has been aroused here
by the anu-British demonstrat ions which
have been occurring there recently. An. Eng
lsh visitor at Nice writes that twice he at
tended an entertainment at one Of the chief
pleasure resorts, where an actress gives i'm
itations of well-known women When the
curtain was raised, displaying Queen
Victoria, and the band played God Save
the Queen" there was an Outburst of Kisses
and groans and shouts of Down with the
English from the well-dressed audience,
one man, 1t further appears, breaking forth
into volley of invectives against her
Majesty.
The book of the week, Love Letters Of
the Brownings," published on Wednesday,
makes interesting reading. Although the
story is simple, there is little variety in
the sentiment. and there are no lovers quar-
rels. Browning, writing in 1916, speaks thus
of the late James Russell Lowell: He has
refined fancy and is graceful for an Ameri-
can critic, but the truth is he knows moth
ing of English poetry, and has merely had
a dream of the early dramatists." About
the same time Mrs. Barrett had a proposal
from a firm of Boston publishers to collect
and edit certain letters. She asked his opn-
ion on the subject, and Browning replying,
and advising her to accept, characterized the
offer as good straightforward American
thing" At the same time it intimates that
American publishers are given to printing
incorrect copies and ekng out with sup
posititious matter as they did with the book
of Dickens" But he adds: Il like the prog
ress of these Americans in taste; their
amazing leaps up to the sun"
Mrs. Bradley-Martin, it is asserted, has
decided finally to take up her residence alto
gether in England and sell her New York
establishment. She intends to entertain law
ishly during the coming London season.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of
state for the colonies, has not yet recovered
from an attack of govt, which continues
painful, and he, whose proud public boast
was that he never took physical exercise is
now ordered by his doctors 10 change his
The engagement of the Earl of Crewe to
Lady Margaret, youngest daughter Of Lord
Rosebery, is of exceptional interest in So
cial and political circles, where both of them
enjoy unusual popularity. Lady Margaret
is known to her friends as Peggy" She
only recently came out and has great per-
sonal charms and many accomplishments.
She will inherit great wealth. On the other
hand, the Earl of Crewe is one of the ablest,
hos 10Ol- an rio ~ III no
with a distinguished political future. He
has beautiful houses, great Estates owns
race horses writes poetry and has grown
up daughter.
Another interesting engagement is that
of the Hon. Mary Hughes to Lord Edward
Pelham-Clinton. The latter is a widower
and is an uncle of the Duke of New Castle,
whom he will also probably succeed, as both
the Duke and Lord Francis Hope. who mar
ried the American actress May Yohe, are
childless. Lady Mary is granddaughter
of the first Earl Ravelsworth, is a maid of
honor and is a great favorite of Queen
Victoria, who presents her maids OF honor
on their marriage with the traditional
dowry of $1,000 and cashmere shawl.
The Prince Of Wales, on Thursday, pre-
sided at a meeting of the committee having
charge of the national memorial to the late
William E. Gladstone, at which it was
nounced that the subscriptions had reached
the proceedings the Prince of Wales made
a very graceful reference to Mr.. Gladstone,
saying: Il am sure that my wish will be
that of the country generally, that the
statue memorial may be worthy Of him and
worthy Of our country. Nobody had a high
er admiration for the great statesmanlihe
qualities of Mr.. Gladstone than /, and, I
may add, that 1 bore him great personal
friendship"
A sensation was caused in financial circles
by the report that the Millwall Company
would pass its dividend owing to the dis
covery of deficit of over 600 900 ($1, 000 900
The chairman of the company has disap-
peared and the shares have dropped about
twenty points. 1t does not appear that there
has been an actual embezZlement of money,
but the accounts have been so manipulated
that the directors were led to declare divi-
dends which were not earned.
The mild weather prevailing here con-
trasts forcibly with the cold weather In the
United States. For some days past the sun
shine in London has been summerlike, and
the reports of the terrible weather expe-
rienced in America has been read with
amazement. The temperature over the
greater part of Europe is fairly high. The
Daily Chronicle epitomizes the general feel
ing with the cry: God bless the gulf
stream"
The marriage of William Heinemann, the
publisher. to Magda Stuart Sindci, the
Italian authoress, whose engagement was
recently announced, has been fixed to take
Mcneil Whistler, the American artist, will
be the best man.
RAILWAY COLLISION.