The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-22
CARS PLAN INFEASIBLE
NO NATION WILLING TO RESTRICT
USE OF NEW WAR INVENTIONS.
Exclusion of the Submarine Torpedo
Army Reports Condemned.

of the Cars peace appeal are astounded
at the infeasibility of several items, which,
according to the circular of the Russian
minister Of foreign affairs, Count Muravieff,
published this week, will be submitted to
the congress. and they predict hasco for
that part of the programme which includes
proposals to veto the use of any new
weapon or explosive, to place a restriction
on the use of existing high explosives and
to put veto upon submarine boats and
rams All those proposals are regarded as
simply impracticabIe The idea of the ex-
clusion of the use of submarine boats IS
secuted in France where the alleged success
of the Gustav has caused a great citation and
has conjured up visions of terrible havoc
among the English ironclads in case of war,
and the French papers call for the creation
of swarm of submarine boats. One paper,
the Matin, of Paris, started a subscription
to build second Gustav, and the scheme
has been enthusiastically taken up. The
sum of 126,750 francs had been subscribed
when this dispatch was sent. The British
naval authorities, however, do not seem to
be seriously alarmed by the French inven-
ton, which, they claim, has not yet solved
the difficulty of directing a course under
water. 1t is persistenty alleged, moreover
that in spite of the glowing reports sent TO
the French press the French naval author
tiles are not yet satisfied and that expert
ments lasting several more months will have
to be made before they justified in build
ing number of these boats.
A great sensation has been caused in
financial circles by gross bunder in the
announcement of the dividend Of the South
eastern Railway, which on Monday was
given as 6A On Thursday it was announced
that, owing to a mistake of the accountants,
the dividend should have been 6l2. Many
holders, however, on the first announcement,
disappointed at the poor dividend, sold their
stock at 10S. Then a strange undercurrent
of buying set in, which was explained by a
jump in the stock to 11212, when the cor
rection of the div .dend was published. Peo-
pie are now asking who were the mysterious
buyers who were aware OF the blunder and
who made nearly per cent on the trans
action. There are ugly rumors atioat and
the matter is regarded as scandalous. AS
an outcome of strong representations on
the subject, the Stock Exchange committee
has decided to fully investigate the matter;
The directors of the company are acquitted
of blame, but every jobber will be required
to produce his book and disclose the names
of clients who purchased Southeasterns be-
tween the two announcements.
The question of overcrowding street cars
has become quite as acute here as in Amer
lean cities. Breaches of the police regula-
tons have reached such proportions that
the authorities have decided upon heroic
measures. They have organized a system
attic overhaul of all the main routes, with
the result that the curious spectacle was
presented this week of street cars loaded
with city men being held up and ralded one
after another, by bodies or ponce VINO look
the names and addresses of the passengers
standing with the view of taking proceed
ings against the company.
The leading organ of the army, the Broad
Arrow, publishes an article this week which
has given a shock to people here who have
lifted up their hands in horror at the French
military shortcomings as revealed by the
Dreyfus affair. The Broad Arrow draws an
analogy between the system of the conf
Dental reports of the British army and the
French secret dossiers, and says the British
system is a "grievous blot on the military
administration, which results in confidential
reports being in many cases mere traVeSty
of Justice" The Broad Arrow explains that
commanding officers are empowered to
make reports which reflect on junior officers
and influence the War Department in it's
selections for promotion, without the suffer-
ers being informed of the reasons, and says:
THE effect of the prejudiced reports are
often disastrous to the officers prospects.
La Chose Jugee is regarded as fetch. A
particular case in point has thus far been
smothered, but we are informed that the
facts will sooner or later be published in
the press. which viii not leave doubt that
hagrant injustice mas actually been com
mitted The secret archives of the War De-
partment could tell tales of careers blasted
on absolutely unreliable evidence, contra
dictory proof of which has been in the hands
of the authorities, who, in order to avoid
scandal, resisted all endeavors upon the part
of the victim for a fair investigation.
Judging from the official returns, London
might just now be sky doomed as a winter
health resort. Influenza has relaxed it's grip
here and the total number of deaths last
week was only 568. being over one hundred
daily below the average rate of mortality,
and being ten per thousand below the nor
NAL rate of the past decade.
Vanity Fair this week published an inter-
esting article on the change which has
taken place in society in late years, owing
to the introduction Of what is known as
the money element 1t says: 1.-The great
people of to-day do not entertain as former
~. They do not care to compete with the
millionaire brewer, the Jew tinancer or the
American whose concerts or parties of ten
cost $500 or even more quarter of
century ago all the great houses were reg
ularly thrown open each season. Now it is
the exception when big houses entertain.
Another unfortunate phase has made it's
appearance in another set, 1. e., for society
aspirant to get a great lady to ask the guests
to her first party and thus give her a start.
OF course handsome douceur is given the
lady when doing so.
The Anglessy family appears to be very
unfortunate in it's matrimonial arrange
ments The widow of the fourth Marquis
of Anglessy, formerly Mary Livingstone,
daughter of Mr. ]. p. King, of Sand Hills,
Ca, is living in Paris, having separated
from her husband some time before his
DEATH Now the present marquis, after less
than a years trial of welded life has sep
arated from his wife, who is a daughter
Of Sir George Chetwynd. The marchioness,
it appears, has rather eXtraVagant tastes
According to the arrangement of the par
ttiOn, she receives Ell, 900 to pay her debts
and $4,000 yearly, which will be increased
81 600 yearly if the parties remain separated
until 1t reaches an amount of 10000 yearly.
The Rothschilds had another blow this
week in a serious accident to Mr.. Leopold
de Rothschilds. Mr. RothschiId was hunting
near Windsor when the branch of a tree
struck him across the face broke his nose
and injured one Of his eyes.
The Infanta Eulalia, aunt of the King of
Spain, is visiting England She was the
guest of the Prince and Princess of Wales
at Sandringham this week.
Advices from Copenhagen say that the
Duke of Abruzzi, a nephew of the King of
Italy, is shortly expected there to personally
superintend the preparations for his north
pole expedition. He will sail during the
summer for Spitzbergen. will spend the
winter on Franz Joseph Land, and hopes to
reach the north pole by dog sleds in Au-
gust, 1900. The expedition viii cost about
$4,000, most Of which has been subscribed
by King Humbert.