The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24

cracks have accepted army commissions
and are now In South Africa. No other
foreigners have entered. and as usual In
sporting matters the championship lies De-
tween England and America OF the Lon
don Athletic Club team which went over
to the United States only one man is likely
TO compete-I. Il. Hutchins.
xxx
The American bishops taking part In the
missionary celebration nave won golden
opinions for their eloquence and force.
Commenting on Bishop Doane's and Bishop
Dudley's speeches the Westminster Gazette,
after referring to their wonderful flow OF
language. delightful wit. fire and force and
humor and pathos and back again, de-
clares: 'One felt that our English speakers
simply were not in IL. and the rest of the
speeches fell rather fiat in consequences
They had something TO say and knew how
to say 1t In the most perfect form, and
primate and premier leaned back in their
chairs and laughed ~delightedly at this un-
expected outburst of American forensic
power"
Kumassi still awaits RELIEF. Governor
Hodgson is expected to hold out, but after
the siege ends little can be done to subdue
the natives until the rains are over. In De-
cember a punitive expedition. with a corps
oil WHITE troops, VIII probably De sent, me
Wfllcock's staff shows how useless ii would
be TO send many white troops until then.
xxx
The Khedive's unfortunate illness has
robbed London of much of the expected
festivities and in some respects has made
the visit somewhat of a fizzle. Some such
stimulus to trade is badly needed, as. in
spite of the efforts of the royalties, the
season is dull in the extreme.
xxx
The course of lectures being delivered by
ex-Mayor Josiah Quincy. of Boston, before
the London School of Economics and Po-
litical Science, is well attended. He said
to a representative of the Associated Press:
Il find a keen, broad interest among Eng
lish students in American municipal mat
ters- l am not trying 10 draw comparisons
or endeavortng to apply our systems to
England. but / am simply bringing out the
best points in the administration of Boston,
dealing especially with charitable organi-
cations, rapid ransit and taxation. 1 find
they are very progressive over here, espe-
cially in the county council" Mr.. Quincy,
with his bride, will return to Boston inaOc-
tober.
Several papers this week printed long ar
ticles alleging that London is overrun with
gangs of American swindlers. Col. Sir Ed
ward Bradford, the commissioner of police
of the metropolis. said in an interview: 1T
is absolutely untrue. l suppose there are
American swindlerS, just as there are Eng
Hsh, German and every other kind of swim
dlers. But TO say the American swindler
predominates is a libel on one of London's
best classes of visitors"
Col. Cary Sanger, U. S. A, who is col
lecting facts regarding the South African
war for the United States War Department,
is completing his report on Great Britain's
volunteer organization, while Col. Samuel
5. Sumner, the military attache of the
United States embassy here, is preparing
TO leave and hoping TO go to China Col.
Sanger entertained this week at dinner
6ord Wolseley, omander-in-chie of the
British forces; George Wyndham. Parlia-
mentary secretary of the British War Of
flee; Joseph II. Choate, the American am
~bassador. and other prominent persons.
Colonel Sanger believes he has seen much
which may be useful to the American vol
unteer service.
When Hartford House is opened to the
public, June 25, London will have become
possessed of one of the finest collections of
pictures and curios in the world. They
were secured by three. marquises of Hert-
ford and were left by Sir Richard Wallace,
whose widow bequeathed them to the ma
ton. HEREFORD House has been bought
and is now added TO the capitals great
sights, though 1t took the committee, which
included Lord Rosebery and Lord Roth
schild. two years to arrange the works of
art.
By publicly s~neering at the critics of Jo-
seph Chamberlain's declarations idea the
Earl of Beauchamp, the governor of New
South Wales, has got himself into hot
water with the Australian delegates and
may be recalled. Delegate Kingston writes
TO the Times demanding that he be Off
cially called down. while Sir Philip Oak
ley fyS, the agent general for Tasmania in
London. publicly refers to the peer as a
"foollsh young man with a swollen head"
x
The London Trades Council Is determined
not to be identified with the gift Of a Rus
kin hall to America. They declare they
know nothing about it: deny that funds are
being subscribed by English trades union
lists and are issuing a circular warming the
labor organizations against an appeal for
subscriptions. The American unions have
been similarly communicated with. 4 COR
respondent of the Chronicle AYERS thai the
money has not been subscribed, but was
merely announced as a bait for further
SUBSCRIPTIONS and decries what is alleged to
De Nrooman's attempt to voice the aspira-
tons of British democracy"
me most interesting theatrical news is
the engagement of Gertrude Elliott as lead
ing lady by Forbes Robertson for his au-
tumn tour. Miss Elliott, who came TO Eng
land a few years ago as a companion for
her sister Maxine, has made rapid strides
in her profession. The Chronicle saws,
She is an almost new and certainly de-
lightful type of the ingenue. Her POSSIBLE
ties are obvious and il is interesting to see
what she can do as Desdemona or Ophelia."