The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Ultra Fashionable EngIishmen MfsIed
by a Rumor that His Majesty Had
Changed "A style.
KIPLING STILL UNDER FIRE
ANDREW No I'M BATTERIES
TURNED ON THE POET.
DR.. hrause Given Two Years for Trea-
sOn-Sfr Henry CampbeII-Banner-
mans Declaration

$1,000 1HN 49, -AE5 $500
70 Earl Howe al Penn House. Amersham,
Is proving a brilliant social and sporting
event. TIE Other guests include most Of
those known as the inner circle. the Hon.
George Keppel and Mrs. KeppeI, Earl De
Grey. the Hon. Sidney Greville. Lord Van
Tempest and Viscount Curzon. Fridays
shoot was a record day for Penn House. the
bag being 1903 pheasants, ten brace OF
partridge. ten hares and twenty rabbits.
The King daily uses his motor car and
probably will use II for the journey on Jan.
q from Penn House to Windsor. where the
Queen will join him. Her Majesty at pres
ent is at Marlborough House.
Considerable hutter was created here by
the announcement that King Edward had
appeared in a frock coat with deep. turned
up velvet tufts. Hundreds OF fashionable
men Immediately rushed to their taiIors and
ordered similar garments, in spite OF their
extraordinary novelty. CONSERVATION now
prevails as it is learned that what the King
wore was a frook overcoat on which velvet
cuffs are often seen.
XXX
Marie Corelli. in a letter to a paper. caps
the climax OF the anti-German feeling ex-
listing in England. This authoress declaims
passiOnately against the similarity Of the
~ $1,000 @AH-
the German army. Bearing in mind, she
writes. the absolutely criminal ohense
against our Kirg by the vile prints circu-
lated in Germany. Is II justified. or ~justiha-
BILE, 10 insult our brave officers by COM
polling them 10 wear any uniform even re-
mOtely resembling that worn by admitted
slanderers Of our King. army and coun-
try" Marie CorelIi adds that 1t is scarcely
necessary TO allude 10 the widespread in
dignation which prevails everywhere at the
color and design Of the new postage stamps.
which are so essentially German in appear
ance.'
Andrew lang joins the long list of critics
OF Rudyard Kiplins's poem. The Island
ers." with a scathing denunciation Of the
authors personality. Mr.. Lang takes the
character in "Stalky and Company" gen.
orally supposed to be dpling himself. holds
him up 10 derlslOn for his 'unathletic bru-
tality.' and concludes: The Americans
VIGOROUSLY excel In many games, like the
Australians. Surely they are none the
worse for that. 1t is not the games, but the
fanaticism about the games and the rubbish
written against the games that we have to
regret"
Whenever any officer remotely connected
with cricket or football is killed or wound
eli in South Africa several of the papers
now always sardonically refer TO him as
another 'muddled Oaf' or 'ianneled fool
after Kipling's lines
XXX
The lord chief justice. Baron Alverstone.
to-day sustained the contention Of the de-
Tense OF Or. Krause. that the charge of in
citins TO murder must fail as there was no
evidence that the letters in the case had
reached BrOecksman; but held that the
question of attempting to persuade" must
60 10 the jury. Or. Krause was found guilty
and sentenced 10 two years Imprisonment.
Before he was sentenced DIR. Krause said
that he never intended to murder anyone.
The lord chief justice, in passing sentence,
declared the offense was morally as great
a. though the crime had been carried out.
Ihe prisoner. the court said, did everything
he could do TO ensure murder being COM
mitted and the maximum sentence was
therefore imposed.
DR.. Leyds. the representative in Europe
Of the Transvaal. according TO a dispatch
from Amsterdam to Reuters Telegram
Company. held a conference to-day with
the Boer delegation at The Hague at the
house OF Mr.. WoImerans. No official state
ment has been given out. but there is the
best authority for asserting that the con-
ference was merely a periodical meeting.
The dispatch says the reports OF a strong
peace are ridiculed by the Beers them
selves. who say such stories are simply
fabricated by British agents with a view
20 British publication hoping 10 turn them
20 advantage in South Africa The Beers
deny that any negotiations are IN progress
Dr. Leyds left tonight for Utrecht.
Xxx
The British government has invited ten
ders on the Clyde for ten torpedo-boat de-
stroyers. larger and stronger but slower
than those heretofore built. The idea of the
government Is that the reduction OF speed
q twenty-five knots Will be more than COM
pensated for By superior power, more re-
liability and greater coal room.
The most important event OF the re-
assembling of Parliament was undoubted-
l. the emphatic declaration Of Sir Henry
CampbeH-Bannerman. the Liberal leader
in the House OF Commons. that the Liberal
party is stH committed to home rule. This
was 50 utterly at variance with Lord Rose
berys Chesterfield speech that IL was
taken TO completely nulify the other pas
sages OF Sir Henry's opening speech in
which be endeavored 10 cOnCiliate the Rose
berry faction. The Spectator says this re-
mailing OF the hOme-rule flag 20 the Liberal
mast is a new and violent population OF
the Imperlalist wing In other quarters
the hcme-rule announcement has been
taken 10 be a de faCtO bid fer the support
OF the Irish Parliamentary party. but this
does not appear 10 be a probable cOntin-
gency. as John Redmond aad other leaders
OF the Irish NatiOnalists have continually
declared IL and proved Il their intention
20 fight the hOme-rule battle unhampered
by alliances. only supporting Sir Henry
CampbeH-Banlerman when the occasion
suits them.
The purchase OF Literature published
By the London Tines by John Morgan
Richards. president OF the American Socie-
~ Of London and father or John Oliver
Hobbies Mrs. Cragie). has created no lit
tie comment in literary circles. Mr. Rich
ards Is also proprietor OF the Academy with
which Literature is now Incorporated. The
Times Will replace the paper sold with
occasional literary supplements. the nrst
OF which appeared Friday. The Outlook.
commenting on the Incorporation. says:
The Daily Mail. and the Times. Tit-Bits
and the Athenaeum. Parsons Weekly and
the Nineteenth Century are evidently In
corporations which we may expect in the
near future"
There was a smart military wedding to-
day az ST. MargareSs Church. Westminster.
when Capt Godfrey Hensags married Dor
othy Helyar. whose mother, now the wife
OF Lord Seville, was well known IN Wash
fngtOn fifteen years ago King Edward
sent the bried A diamond and sapphire
brooch with an autograph letter expressing
his good wishes
Lord Wolseley Is busily engaged on his
military history. he has nearly completed
The volume describing Nap0leon's campaign