The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-14
Physical Condition of the British
Ruler said to he Better Than
for Years Past.
AMERICANS COMING HOME
ABOUT 5000 SAILED FROM EUROPE
ON SATURDAYS STEAMERS.
Eject OF the "American Invasion" on
English society-AlIeged Miracle
at LOurdes.


King Edward and Queen Alexandra at
BalmoraI. his Majesty's convaIescence is
officially declared 20 be complete. The fact
that the King his already INDUCED In deer
stalking, and is now busy with grouse
driving. coupled with the departure of the
Queen for Copenhagen next week, indicates
the confidence OF those in attendance on
him that his health is fully restored. In
deed, the King is enjoying better health
than for years. The yachting tour Of their
Majesties around the English and Scotch
coasts was lazy. drifting cruise, stopping
at many spots hitherto unvisited by them.
Their reception everywhere demonstrated
their personal popularity.
XXX
London Is even more deserted than usual
at this season The American exodus. which
has been progressing since the coronation,
reached the maximum this week With the
steamers st. Paul, Lucania and Minnehaha
sailing from English ports to-day, the Bre-
men from Bremen, the Patricia from Ham
burg and La Touraine from Havre, prob
ably the largest contingent OF Americans
OF any day this year sailed from Europe
All the steamers were crowded. the total
aggregating 5000 persons. Steamer accom-
mediation has been at a premium, many
Americans paying $S25 for single cabin.
Francis NJ. LOOMS, the United States
minister to Portugal, who sailed on the
American line steamer Kensington on Fri
day. said that he had been five weeks Sc
curing passage. During the course of the
conversation Mr.. LOOMS said: There is
a good opening in Lisbon for some enter
prising American with knowledge or the
language and customs to start a depart
ment store. The people are just beginning
TO appreciate cheap and useful American
manufactures and would buy largely II
properly encouraged.
Judge William N. Penfield, solicitor of
the United States State Department, who
is on his way home from The Hague, said
II was probable the decision of the Plus
fund arbitrators would be rendered about
Nov. Is. There was no doubt that 1t would
be favorable to California
Mrs. George CORVALLIS West, who for
merly was Lady Randolph Churchill, has
been comparing American and English So
ciety. and has come to the conclusion that
the American invasion has worked some
thing of a revolution in the social sphere
and in dress. Socially. she thinks the
Americans have made English society
more exclusive than IL was formerly. She
HsS~.sGSe Americans have spent vast sums
IN entertaining and living in a scale OF
magnifeence almost unknown before. This
has led the English arbiters of fashion to
adopt Americas lavish ways until only
few OF the wealthiest social leaders are
able TO keep up the American pace. AS a
result many of them are able TO no longer
participate In the grander functions, and
the effect on society as a whole is towards
exSlusiveness- Mrs. West maintains that
English women have much greater OPP
portunity than their American sisters TO
engage I'm public and political affairs. The
English woman occupies nearly all her
working hours with meetings and func-
tons Of various kinds, many of them of
semi-public nature. In politics the. infiu
ence of English women is direct, whereas
II Is so limited among American women as
to be inappreciable.
In regard to dress. Mrs. West says the
American women have not been content
with spending large sums on their clothes,
but have introduced so much art in fit,
color and design that American make Is
now accepted as a guaranty OF excellence
Mrs. West contemplates, in conjunction
with Winston Spencer Churchill, starting a
new periodical. OF more popular style
than the defunct Anglo-Saxon Review. aft
er she returns from the Delhi Dubar and
visits Lady Mimic in Canada and relatives
IN New York.
The Daily Chronicle this morning says
that a Mrs. Notterman has returned to her
home in London from a pilgrimage to
Lourdes. France. where. to all appear
ances she was miraculously cured of an
internal cancerous tumor. Mrs Notterman
was unavailingly treated for cancer be-
fore going to France by experts in the Lon
don hospitals. On entering the waters at
LoGrdes. she experienced fainting sensa-
ton. accompanied by pain In a few min
utes this passed away and with II the
swelling OF the tumor. Both at Lourdes
and on her return TO London, Mrs. Not
terman has been examined by doctors, who
pronounce her absolutely cured. She at
tributes her cure to the agency OF the
Blessed Virgin Her case created a great
sensation among the English pilgrims.
XXX
~ - Of t.
ons. published to-day. shows an unprece-
dented increase in crime in the United
Kingdom. There were 17.163 more prison
ers sentenced during the year ending
March 81, 1901. than In the previous year.
The commissioners find IL impossible to as
sign specific cause for the Increase, as II
is distributed generally throughout the
country, and they hold out no nope of de-
creasing the average.
The report OF the London County Coun-
Gil published this week, furnishes some
striking figures Indicating the immensely
OF the municipal problem with which the
London authorities are confronted. Ac-
cording to the census OF 1901, the population
OF the administrative county of London
was 45s6.54i. while greater London. imme-
diateIy surrounding the county. showed an
additional population Of S,500,000. The lun-
acy statistics OF the administrative county
show an incrt ase OF so per cent. in the last
ten years, the total number OF lunatics be-
ing Il So for which drink and business and
domestic troubles were accounted to DC
largely responsible.
The London County Council has 10 main
tain 2.0l7 miles OF paving, leading section
OF which il IN a constant state OF upheaval
owing 10 the number OF gas. electric and
water companies having the power 10 open
rosdways. The problem OF housing the
working people Is dealt with on a large
scale. the Council acting as landlord to a
population OF 1886 housed in cottages.
block dwellings and various other struc-
lures. The years working showed a net
surplus Of 81 .565 for these dwellings, com
pared with a deficit OF $5.7S5 for the pre-
vious year The Council is a large owner
OF omnibus and street car lines. which car
rfed last year l1S.O00.OO0 passengers
while oil the omnibus lines OF greater Lon
don showed the enormous total of 81. 600 Co
passengers The city's debt statistics show
outstanding being 1921 .3if3 55. equivalent &C
10f.s4 per cent. when the London County
Council came into existence. The tax rate
now amounts to about 36iz cents per pound
sterling.
The British trade journals continue tc
comment on American enterprise in South
Africa and the extent to which American
machinery dominates the market. The
Engineer says American firms at Johannes,
burg are completely supplanting the En-.
gish firms at Cape Town. chiefly by carry.