London, Aug. 20, 1899.--Americomania is to far prevalent in this city that the deepest resentment is aroused in every loyal British heart. Since the widespread abolishment of titles and the very general purchase of historic castles and country seats by wealthy Americans, the foreign element has been a serious menace to English society, which has been for fifty years controlled by the descendants of United States heiresses who married titles. London swells are adopting the early western custom of wearing their trousers in their boots as a distinctive touch to their morning costumes and the sombrero is also being sold by leading hatters. Young debutantes are cultivating the unaffected manners of American girls, and many ambitious mothers are going so far as to send their daughters to Manhattan, Denver and San Francisco boarding schools. MESSAGE FROM MARS. Alarm Lest the Americans Shall Gain a Foothold There. Galveston, Texas. Dec. 21.--The meteoric message which has been expected from the planet Mars for several days, and which the astronomers located on Pikes Peak, Colorado, left Mars over two years ago, dropped in the bay off here to-day, striking the water with a sizzling sound. It was still quite hot when picked up and the metallic covering had to be broken up with an oceanic pile driver. The message was written on asbestos paper in non-fading ink, and a crude translation of it conveys the information that the high ruler of the combined continents of Mars died of gastronomic fright two years ago last November while watching an American Thanksgiving day celebration. He predicted before his death, that if the Americans ever got a foothold on this planet, they would ruin the incomparable digestion of every resident by the introduction of cranberry sauce, mince pie and plum pudding. AIR SHIP MISSING. The Star Chaser is Ten Days Overdue at Tokio. Tokio, Japan, Aug. 20, 1999.--Transoceanic air ship Star Chaser has been overdue at this port for ten days. It is feared that the ship has been caught in an upper ether current and carried many miles above her course. As she has not dropped to earth anywhere, there is a strong probability that she has risen beyond the influence of the earth's gravitation and been drawn into the orbit of some neighboring planet. Anxious friends of the passengers are besieging this office for tidings of the Star Chaser. RETURNS TO BABYHOOD. Tragic Transition of an Aged Spinster to a Drooling Infant.