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THE RISING TIN STAR ,
An Amcrloin Industrial Planet Starts the
Mosabacks of Europe ,
AND FILLS SWANSEA WITH GLOOM.
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Waning Furnace Fires Abra.r.1 an Epo ! on
Protection's ' Power.
FEELING THE TIN PLATE PULSE.
A Sorry Prospect for the Metal Monopolists
of England.
GLIMPSES OF SWANSEA VALLEY.
IIH Cou-nrliiK IndiiHtrli'S and General
WorlchiRincMi'H
CharaOtorlHtlUH - -
\VaK < % l ni l Homes Tlio I'oMtal
Horvlco ii ml Salarlt'H.
SwAN r.A , South Wales , July r > , 1801.
fKditoiIal Corrosponderico. ] From Cralg-y-
Nos lo Swansea , n distance of twenty-four
miles by the Midland railway , the Swansea
valley recalls the picturesque scenery nnd
Industrial activity on the line of the Lohich
Vallov railroad In Pennsylvania with its suc
cession of mining towns nnd collories. The
whole vnllcy Is honeycombed with com
minus , and the begrimed coal diggers nro en
countered at every station and cross road.
In fact the population of the whole valley is
chlelly made up of colliers , iron workers nnd
tin pinto makers. Villages and towns rang
ing from ! , f)00to ) 10,000 population , nro strung
upon the hills nnd high ridges every llvo or
six miles the whole length ol the vallov , and
everywhere nro iron forges , foundries nnd
smelting works , with glowing furnaces nnd
smoking stacks. Swansea , next to Cardiff
the largest city In Wales , has n population of
over 100,000 nnd Is the chief center of the
tin plato and coppnr smelting industry in ,
Wales , nnd ns n matter of fact of the whole
world. Facing the sea , which washes the
chalky cliffs that flank the entrance lo its
harbor , Swansea occupies n commanding
position on the plateau and high bluffs over
looking the broadest part of the valley. Hun
dreds of high stacks and
Factory Cliinincys Ijooni Up
In every direction , belching forth a volume
of sulphurous smoke that constantly en
velopes the town nnd tends to make the
dingy and dreary stroats look moro nnciont
thnn they really are. The streets are narrow
nnd crooked and with few exceptions the
buildings have n rather time-worn , dilapida
ted appearance. The roadways tire nil
mncndnmi/.od nnd the only mode of
conveyance , beside hncknoy coaches , is
n single track street railroad or tram
way extending the longtti of the
town , nboub llvn mlles , and running one
double decker carovory half hour.
The principal public bulldln' , ' , the Swansea
postoflleo , occupies what is loft of
An Old Norman Castle
built In the fifteenth century nnd
still called "The Castlo. " An nfnelnl letter
with which T hnd boon furnished by the ns-
ulstant postmaster general at London , who
has charge of the postal telegraphs , secured
for mo admission Into the Interior recesses of
this castle , nnd n thorough Inspection of the
warnings of the postal and telegraph dopirt-
yionts. While I reserve comment on the pos
tal telegraph , to which I intend to devote a
special letter after concluding my investiga
tions at Birmingham and Manchester , I will
briefly review the
Postal
of a town that has from 5,00 , ) to 10,000 less
population than Omaha and does less than
ono-third of Iho business Irnnsnctod in
the Omaha postolllce. Postmusler Oakdcn , a
KonlliMiian well advanced In years , who has
held the ofllco nearly a quarter of n rentury ,
escorted mo personally through each depart
ment oxplnlnlng their respective operations.
In the public ofllco on Iho ground lloorstnmps
nnd money orders nro sold nnd letters de
posited for mailing. On this floor the post
master , who receives n salary of JClVX ) or
J'lrO ) per annumhas his private office plainly
furnished out commodious. Mail distribu
tion is on the second floor to which mall Is
sent and from \\hlch It Is lowered by a hy
draulic elevator. Fifty lotlor carriers nro
oaiploved and thirty-two clerks handle and
distribute the mails. Carrier dullvorv
extends ono nnd ono-hnlf miles from the
poslofllco. Sub ofllccs nro located In every
direction for forty miles to which mntl is
hauled by post wagon or mil nnd these local
ofticos deliver letters In their respective
neighborhoods by carrier. In other words
the
I'ron farrier Delivery
system here , as In all parts of Englnnd , ex
tends toovory village nnd farm houso. Fifty ,
six of these branch ofllcos report to Swansea.
In Swansea four deliveries nro made dally
nnd one on Sunday. No letter carrier Is
allowed to sort letters. This work is done by
ocial clerks. Curriers begin delivery
nt I ) n. m. Sorters nro on hand nt
f > n , m. An extra force 1s employed
for Sunday delivery and distribution. Car
riers receive from IS to .i'J shillings n week.
A tier a service of moro Hum ihrco years
their pay Is ralseogiadually \ up to 'J. > shill
ings weekly. Curriers gut Christmas boxes ,
which Increase their Income on nn uvarago
by ( to 5 shillings u week , but carriers are
forbidden asking moro than once n year for
presents from patrons , Computing their pay
ns f win'J'J to 33 shillings weekly. I hey cot
from $ . ' ! > to
$ : ! , - . n Month.
Postoflleo porters got the same pay ns car
riers nnd are allowed t ! shillings (50 ( cents ) a
wi ok In lieu of Christmas boxes. Thu pay
-of clerks ranges from JJ.'i to fs- ) per month.
Hut they hold their places through yooS be
havior and gut n small pension when they retire -
tire by reason of old ngu or disability In
curred In service.
Swansea's population is chiolly made up of
working men employed in fcundrlos , smeltIng -
Ing works nnd factories. The docks and
ship chnnilU'M also give employment to
large ntimtiert of workmen. Lar u ships
ply between Swansea and nil parts of the
navigable world. The hulk of nil the ores
reduced hero comes from Australia and
Africa , but the waterways ( sea and canal )
have boon largely supplanted by the rail
roads in hauling coal from Interior points.
Notwithstanding the vast deposit of coal in
Swansea valley , almost within gunshot of
this town , the price of coal ix comparatively
high. The whotoinl'i ' prli-a of slack soft coal
l 10 shillings tfj.50) per tan , and anthracite
from ? l to f5 per ton , WorkliiKineu pay ' , ' 5
to IX ) ccnti pur hundred pouud * for auihra-
cite of quality Inferior to our Pennsylvania
coal. The smelting works and
Tin Plait ; I'nolorli H
of Swansea nro not ncecsslblo to outsiders.
By the courtesy nnd assistance of Mr.
Charles Peel , nephew of Sir Uooert Peel ,
whoso hospitality I enjoyed at his
beautiful homo near Vstallfora yes-
tcrday , I wns enabled to procure
sotno Interesting facts nnd permitted to view
a portion of the largo-it smelters. Mr. Pool
himself U part owner of several ox tcnslvo
stool rolling mill * and tin plate factories.
The works of Vlvinn & Co , established by
Sir Ihuscy Vivian , nro by all odds the most
cxtenslvo mineral era reduction works In
Swansea. In fact , ttioy are the largest
smelting and running works In the world.
The Vivian reduction works are divided Into
three sop.irato plants. One for spelter , ono
for cobalt and nickel and ono for copper and
silver. These plants run night and day and
Umploy Over : { , ( ) ( ) O WorkniPii.
Mr. Ncttcl , the nvinager , Is vorv well in
formed about the American mininir indus
tries and tlio American smelting works. Al
most the llrst question ho asked mo wns how
Ihe how Peck refining process for Which so
much wns claimed was working at the Oma
ha and Grant works. Mr. Ncttel has croat
faith In the South Dakola tin mines rnd ex
pressed the opinion that tnoy would become
formidable competitors to Swansea tin pinto
men at no distant day.
"Swansea tin plate men have only them
selves to blame for the protective check to
their Industry bv the MoICinloy tariff , " said
Mr. Nettel. "Swansea had every advantage ,
cheap labor and cheap housing of workmen ,
but the tin makers Ir.wo allowed themselves
to bo Ilankod. The dingor la not so much In
the high tariff but , a very low tariff , or aboli
tion of the duty on tin which is bound to
come when American tin plate factories are
extensive enough to enter the Held ns competitors
titers in foreign countries. "
Mr. Peel himself
Takes a Itathcr Oloomy View
of the outlook for Swansea iron and
tin WOIMS. Ono steel works , Pool
& Co.'s , turn out ns hl.-h ns IS- ,
000 tons of bars to be rolled inlo tin plate n
month. All the tin pinto factories have
agreed to shut down next week and remain
close I for ono month nnd some may remain
closed for thu season. Very heavy ship
ments have recently boon undo to America
In anticipation of the higher duty on tinplate
plato which goes into effect Julv I.
"But I fear. " said Mr. Peel , "wo will have
depression in our industries as long a ? the
high tariff remains. If wo shut down our tinplate -
plato factories there ls no demand for out-
iron and tin products. "
Every prominent man In Swansea whom I
met appeared anxious to know the extent and
prospective dimensions of the American plato
and tin industries.
"Wo will have to patronize Australia for
corn , beef and other farm products , " OK-
claimed a mill man , "if Americans are going
to lorcn us to i > ay thu tin duty on canned nr-
ticlos. "
"Wages Paid.
I talked with quite a number of working
men nt the smelters nnd mills nnd made such
inspection of their dwellings ns was possible
in n few hours. Common laborers nt Swan
sea mills and factories receive from 3 shil
lings to zyt shillings (75 ( to 87 } < cents ) n day.
Moulders and founders ! ! ( ) shillings to : i"i shil
lings ( $7.50 lo SS.l.'iWO per week. Tin makers
10 ( $ r > 0) ) to 11 ( $ . " > ) per month. Moulders
and foundry men work nine hours a day. The
Vivian & Co. smelting works divide their
day into three shifts of eight hours each.
Boys get from 8 to 9 snlllincs ( SJ to $ . ' .9. . ) par
week , nnd women In the tin-plate factories
earn 12 to 13 shillings ( $1.25 to fl. , " > 0) ) per
week , and board themselves of course. There
are I.TO women employed In ono tin factory
that I visited , and so far as I could judge
from their nppenranco nnd dross , they will
compare favorably with average factory
hands In America. Workingmen in factories ,
mills and smelters have 5 pence (10 ( cents )
deducted from their wages every week , ! l
pence for medical attendance , which includes
their families , nnd - pence for schooling.
The Colllii 'I In-own In.
"They nlso throw in the coffin if any of us
dies , " romnrkod one worklngman grimly ,
"and thu coffins nro homo-m.ido In the fac
tory. "
"Ono week's wigos Is always held back for
workingmen in smelters while they are em
ployed. When they quit or nro discharged It
Is paid them. "
How Ilioy lilvc.
Workingmen In Swansea and the colliers at
Iho coal mines llvo in blocks of tonomerits ,
built of stone , which can bo quarried every
where In this region. These tenements are
owned by the company nnd workmen pay
from 2 } , ; shillings ( tMi cents ) to ! !
shillings (7.T ( cents ) rent per week. These
houses nro usunllv twostories high with n
frontage of about sixteen foot and depth of
twenty-four to thirty-nine foot. The front
room on the ground floor servos as n kitchen
and dining room , and is usually paved with
stone slabs or brick. The roir room is a pantry -
try , collar and store room for vegetables ,
coal , etc. Ono or two chambers above
floored with pine boards , r.ro used as bed
rooms. The rooms although tidy and clean
nro sparsely furnished , Iho lloors bare of cur-
pet or even a piece of matting. The furni
ture , what Ihcro is of It , Is usually respect
able. Some of the working people , the most
thrifty doubtless , manage to have a display
of llowor'ng ' plants In the windows and ex
hibit their tnsto in a few chrotnos on
the wnll and ornamental window curtains.
In talking with the women I was assured
that they were
Kor the Most Part Content.
"My boy , soventjen year * old , " said one ,
'works In the mill and ho earns 13 shillings
( $ ; )2 ) : > ) a week. "
"What do you pay for monti"
"We get lamb chops Jor 1 shilling (25 (
cents ) n pound. Mutton ' Is cheaper In Kng-
land nnd Wales than'hoof or other moats , "
' 'Do ' you have moat every day 1"
"Not every day , but quite often. "
Board nnd lodging for worklngmen , such
as It is , can bo hud for from S2..TO to f I a week.
The Mlghtmuro of Swansea workmen Just
now Is the Impending lockout. H it con
tinues very long they will bo reduced to ter
rible strnighls. The boit p.iid laborer In
South Wales 1 learned Is the collier. ThO
scale is by the ton and mill owners say that
coal minors nro earning a 100 per cent moro
now than they did ton year * ago. How
much the highly paid collier earns I nm not
yet informed. is. UO UWITKK.
n'K.l 7 lir.tf FOKIH'.tST.
ForOmnhn nnd vicinity--Fnlr : warmer.
W\Miixi.roN. July IS. Forecast till 8 p.
in. Sunday : For North and South uakota
Fair ; slightly warmer south winds.
For Iowa and Nebraska Fair ; slightly
warmer Sunday night ; variable winds , De-
coming bouth.
For Missouri and Kansas Fair Sunday ;
wanner Sunday uiehtj variable winds.
For Colorado-Fnlr Sunday ; stationary
temperature , slightly cooler ut Mont rose :
south winds.
SirOATIOX IN THE HOUSE ,
Leaders of That Body Engaged E'sawhoro
at Present.
COMPARISON OF LEGISLATIVE METHODS ,
Advantages Claimed for tlic K
Sj-Htciu Over Tlmt of tlio Amer
ican Itcptilillc Tlii-co
Great Man.
tC pirfoitSSI ? by Jam' * Gnntim Bemif'M '
Lfisnov , July IS. [ Now York Herald
Cable Sneclal to TUB Uii.J--Tho : house
of commons Is Just now bereft of three of its
leading men , Gladstone , Smith and Morloy.
Fortunately the business In hand is of n
routine character or these gaps would bo
severely felt.
The speaker of the house of representa
tives of the Uniled States , who paid us n
visit Friday , only had an opportunity of seeing -
ing us engaged In committee work which ,
In the United States is done quite
differently by committees. Mr. Heed looked
on with Interest and had the pleasure of lis
tening to some of our most colossal bores
who have n cle.ir field before them when
money votes are on. Hitherto Palt has re
fused to delegate the responsibility
of do-iling with the public money
to any smaller body than a com
mittee of the whole house , but n feeling is
growing up In favor of the United States
system. Mr. Kcld had some conversation
on this subject witti Sir William Hnrcourt
and several other members during his visit.
I think that ho does not look with disfavor
on the English method of dealing with finan
cial affairs. It keeps the control over the
public purse in the hands of the house itself
instead of elevating a few of its members
into great importance and removing many
questions of interest to the taxpayer from
the arena of open discussion. Mr. Hold was
introduced by n thorough going radical ,
Philip Stanhope , brother of the secretary of
war. who is an extreme tory. Philip is in
favor of abolishing most of the existing insti
tutions. Edward , the secretary , having
a high ofllco and . { 'f > ,000 a ycaf1 , nat
urally desires to maintain things as they
nro. Neither will see his desires fully real
ized.
Tlirco Gro'it Kn < ; lislimcn.
It's to bo regretted that Held couldn't have
have seen and heard Gladstone , who still ra-
mnins our greatest parliamentarian , but ho Is
Invalided nt Lowostoft , and Mot-lay is at
Cromer , and our own beloved Smith is con
fined to his houso. The most dis
tinguished news vendor of this or mo
ot her ago Is ill of these two things govern
ment and overwork. Of course ho is im.
monsely rich and need not w'orlc any longer ,
but , wo all know that duty is Smith's first
ana last consideration. The last time I saw
him was on the day the German
emperor wont to the city. Ho
was dressed In a cocked hat and n
brilliant uniform of blue gold but. ho seemed
scarcely able to stand up and-last Sunday
at Hatliold broke him down , for , In my
opinion , ho will not bo seen In the bouso of
commons again. Wo shall have Balfour in
his phico next session , nobody standing in
his way. Lord Handolph Cnurchlll ,
once blocked his path , but ho has
flung nway the last rags of his reputation
by his most indiscreet Journey to south
Africa. Ho has gone tnero practically in the
employment of a financial syndicate which
will use him and his reports for speculative
purposes. How can a man over oo a great
minister of the crown who has farmed himself - ,
self out to the stock exchangei More
over , ho has sent back letters to
the Graphic , which have cither been the
wonder or ridicule of nil London. People
wocdor what can be the matter with him and
thov can go on wondering , but meanwhile ho
is fading out of the horizon.
IluH'oiir Gaining In Popularity.
Bulfour has gained all that ho has lost.
Politicians with bad tempers and feeble
Judgements might profitably study the career
of Randolph Churchill. Lord Salisbury is of
course rejoiced at the turn affairs hive taken
for Churchill was a thorn In his side. The
prime minister could never bo sure of receiv
ing common civility from his former subordi
nate. Even nt the cabinet councils there
was often a scone. Now that the
marqub has everything his own way
some people may complain that he is trying
to minister to the family party hut Ualfour
has proven his fitness for high ofllco. Ho has
shown that ho Is n man who can bo trusted.
Who can say that of his former
leader and rival ) The tools go to the man
who knows how to use them. Even the
Irish party have gottton over their bitterness
toward Balfour. They recognize in him a
stout but not malignant foo. la the course
of next week they will give htm a good
roasting over Irish money votes. Tim Ilca-
ley and Sexton will keep him lively.
I believe there will bo n great row over
the continued Imprisonment of O'Brien and
Dillon. The coercion act having been suf
fered to lapse , why not release the chief men
who wore deprived of their liberty under Hi
Balfour will bo subjected to a hot tire on that
point. In ono of those two prisoners , the
Irish party look to find their future
leader , Justin McCarthy having quite
'
given up. Ills health and Inclina
tion alike forbid a longer hold upon n
position bo never coveted. I have not scon
him in the house for weeks past.
Soxtor. has been keeping the boys together.
Dillon's health Is also far from strong , and
the leadership would soon break him down.
Thus the conservatives , GlndUonlans and
Irishmen nro all In want of a leader.
MiMIIIH : : ot1 PAHMAMIJST.
F.tllt CO.1I.IIISftlOX ATOllli \ ,
iK All Kiu-opo with Literature
Advcrilhliiv tlio lSliow. \ \ .
| O > jij/M/h / | / ( HOI I'tJnmc ' ( jiHilini lltnnttt. ]
LONDON , July is.- ( New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun HBB.J London Is full of
American commissioners who nro preparing
to launch themselves upon Europe , Two sets
of world's fair commissioners have arrived ,
mid nro ready to beat the big drum
for their glorious country , which Invites
other nations to show their products
and at the saino time passes laws to keep
products out. Tons of literature nro on hand
and statistical statements will drllt over the
continent like autumn leaves.
The rattle of Mosqs P. Handy's.typewriter
keeps time to the rolling sentences of Gen
eral Uuttorworth. The world's ' fair In
Europe has been all wind so far. Today the
Lord Mayor of London invited the com
mission to lunch next week at the
Mansion houso. Attoincy General Webitcr
has Invited them to dlno at the house
of commons. Sir George Hayton Chubb also
1 nvltod them to dlno. Handy told me today
that the commission would stay bore nearly
two weeks and then follow a IlxoJ routa on
the continent. Ho had hundreds of proposi
tions in his handbag from exhibitor * to
bo investigated by the coVnmlsslon , but
the mnln work would bo to deal with foreign
ofllclnls ntid the American-consul. The great
manlier of Invitations to dinner are frighten
ing the commlssloncrs.i
Salsbury has proposed to establish n wild
west In the exhibition 'grounds nt Chicago
with groups of cvcry'juoorlglnnl trlho In
America. Snlsbury hns thkou In over four
million dollars In Europe and longs to
rustle more American greenbacks.
Mrs. Potter Palmer , liavltig completed her
preliminary ivortt among the women of
Kuropo In behalf of the world's fair , sailed
for America from Liverpool today. She told
me enormous Interest lias boon aroused In
European society circle * . The slstor to the
wife of Minister Grant nt Vienna , is helping
got up n boom. '
The most significant group of commission
ers hero are those senl over to Investigate
the Immigration to America. Tno commis
sioners met for the first tlmo In London yes
terday on the arrival 'of Colonel Webber ,
chairman of the commission.
In Wales the cojn.mlsilonors found
ono thousand tin pinto ( workers preparing to
go to America. They regard the situation as
serious , and say the contract labor law must
bn rigidly enforced. Commissioner Stiults
investigated the sending of pauper chil
dren from Liverpool to'Canada. ' Those nro
waifs that tind their way Into the poor
houses of the United States. Ho saw seventy
such children togethermid * learned that 2.10
had Just been shipped. iHo , also visited Dr.
Barnard's asylum In London , whore there
nro : i,000 waifs already. The commissioners
have found the strings of n drag net that
gathering weak , vicious , and unworthy per
sons on American' ! soil. Chairman
Webber said ho bclloved the work
of the commissioTJ would result
in strong legislation. There was no use in
trying to send back' Immigrants from our
shores. Wo must dQvlso n system to shut off
bad Immigration atisburcos abroad. Con
sular inspection mght'po ! the remedy , but
there must bo consularffces connected with
the remedy. | * j
Webber is going to , liussla. Ho is under
the impression that the ? Jews are oppressed
and ought to bo welcomed to America Ho
is apparently Jgnoranto * { the present outcry
In London over the .first experiences with
Kussian Jews and the'efforts to ship them to
"
America. i
In this connection I learned that the British
government has placed n Buddcn chock on
immigration from the | YprttshIro plush man
ufacturing district to Brazil , owing to the
fearful accounts of suffcrtngrnmong English
men and women In Santos t Parahubua , UIo
and elsewhere. This Immigration was caused
by the stoppage of Yorkshire looms by ths
McKlnley bill. Morclfauts are sending some
of the despairing Brltbns to-somo other re
mote districts. |
Byron Heed , motnbnj of parliament , is as
sisting the unfortunates. ,
It is now certain that George Parker com
mitted suicide. Mrs.'Hamilton told mo today
that Parker wrote toTipr ovcry day to Paris ,
urging her lo come tixLondon. ? In his lust
loiter ho said that < f If'"she did not come
ho would kill htna&lh Mrs. Ham
ilton did not HUe * Whitman , Par
ker's ' friend , nndj oeviyed coming to
London. The rovolvtii' vhh , which Parker
killed himself 'wn ' ; 3 rJ.nt from her. When
she saw the dody'sho'wiuiiK'horhaVds and
cried , "Oh , why did I come. " Ihen sobbed ,
"Oh , why did I not como. " All suspicions of
foul play have been exploded. Isolation ,
drink and the tardiness of bis mistress drove
the released prisoner to death. His llashy
pals have kept nwuy from the morgue. Mrs.
Hamilton Is in despair and docs not know
what to do.
Now that the emperor has gene London
concert halls nro ringing'with songs bur
lesquing the Germans , A lovely story about
the emperor's visit has jutf leaked out. Miss
Marge Tennant , a famous London horse
woman , made a bet last week with a society
man of $250 that she would dance that night
at the stnto ball. It caused n sensalion
among Iho society people who heard of it , as
nobody dreamed that it jvas possible even
for such a beautiful and daring young
woman to dance with . ' the emperor. The
next morning , bright mid early. Miss Ton-
nnnt was riding up HOtt'on Row in Hyde
p.u-k nt n furious rnto. It was n glorious
sight. She met the emperor and his
full staff , on horseback also. Two
officers who knew her Joined the
beautiful horsewoman , and she turned
and followed the omporpr. Suddenly Miss
Tenunnt's horse grow Trantlo. No ono but
horselJ know of the sword blade spur se
cretly driving the nnlmal lo madness. Wltn
n mighty loan In the air the horse
rushed towards the .emporor and came
within n few Inches of knock
ing him out of the -saddle. Miss
Tonnant rode like n goddess , then turned to
the emperor , muttered npologles and blushed.
The young monarch poured out compliments
and rode by her sldo for some tlmo , then
raised his lint , bade her good-byo and said ho
hoped ho would see her at the uall that
night. Victory seemed secure. The pontlo-
man who made the bet offered to com
promise for ono-half. Miss Tonnant
was so confident , however , that she refused.
When night came she attended the ball and
so did the emperor , but ho never even loonod
nt her.
A newly made grave at Chester contains
the body of William Nortls Thatcher , aged
twenty-one , son of the Into Judge
of the supreme court of Colorado.
After nn illness of flvo " "days ho died at
Chester Tuesday nightft'ora the effects of tin
operation. Every effort 'w'as made to save
his life. Three physicians' nnd two nurses
were in allcndanco.
Negotiations are In progress with LoloFul
ler for the appearance 'of that fair young
actress nt the Park Mhoator , Now
York , In her new 'ploy , "Xephyrs. "
She is to bo bupported on the
stngo by Miss Miguel , n strikingly
beautiful young Texas sodloty girl , who is
said to bo n granddaughtbr of the emperor of
Brazil , the overthrown DoJa Pedro. She Is
ono of London's sonsatlonq Just now.
The number of Americans In the metropolis
seems larger than ever , although the rush
homo has begun. Mr. 'and ' Mrs. John A.
Logan , Jr. , sailed on Wednesday with u party
which has been making 'tho ' trip through
England. They shipped n dozen pure bred
haeknoya which Mr , Logan purchased fora
ranch out west. The same day saw the ship
ment of n number of ; hackneys collectoJ for
Seward Webb , among them several prize
winners. So many blooded animals are
going to America that It looks as If the New
York horse show of Ibfll would exceed that
of IS'.H ) . Mr. and MI . Bradley Martin
leave In n few days for Baluncan. They
will entertain many visitors there.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lo Grand Cannon arc
lo stay In London utffowdayj , then go to the
continent nnd return to America in October ,
A large number of Americans will be pres
ent at thu marriage of Miss Faber Loith to
Captain Charles Drown on Wednesday and
several royalties will attend. The presents
are superb.
Therolsaeood _ _ _ denljf ) uilk In the clubs
[ CO.NT1.NUEU UK SttTII 1'AOE.J
GREAT FETE WEEK IN7 PAWS ,
Decorations Better Than Ever , Though the
Keviow was Not ,
AMERICAN BUNCO STEERERS ABROAD ,
Myntcrloim Dentil of n Hcniitifiil
YUIIHK Imtly Itcpnrtctl to Ilo
tlio Work of Jack tlio
Kipper.
\TnpyrlaM \ J81byJitmri / OimMn lt'iinrtt.1
1'Aitis , July 18. | New York. Herald Cnblo
Special to Tun Bui.l : The line weather
was a foaltiro of our great fete week. Some
where about thirty thousand country pcopio
came to Paris to participate In the nation'1
rejoicing on the fourteenth. They picnicked
nil over town , took possession of every public
sent nnd camped there. The dcoorntions
were betlor thnn over though the review was
not so good as last year nnd there wore fewer
men present. A feature of the decoration
was the enormous number of star spangled
flags.
Now Paris Is almost deserted , and were It
not for the inllux of American visitors trades
pcopio would have n hard time.
lUinuo Stocrci'n at Work.
Many bunco stcerers found their way ovnr
hero during the present week. Two Ameri
cans suffered severely at their hands. The
llrst was Charles Drostuch , nn American
lawyer who mot a fellow citizen on
the Boulevard 'and the latter asked him
for n light. The pair got into n
conversation nnd walked" down the avenue
together to the Ho'ol Die Louvre , whore
they had the drinks. There they were
joined by another American with n pro
nounced Irish accent who Introduced him
self. The throe returned to the boulevard
and ordered dinner at a private room at the
Malson Dora , n well-known restaurant.
When the chitinpasfno began to flow
the Irish-American stated that ho
had just inherited Irotn nn
uncle in Now York n collosal fortune ,
nmounllng from $30,000,001) ) to MO.OOO.OOO. Ho
only needed money sufficient to cnnblo him to
cross Iho Atlantic. Mr. Uresbnch promptly
took out his purse and offered to pay Iho
passage. Tno warm-hearted Irishman re
fused the offer , but ho was so touched
by it that he throw his arms
aound his dear friend's neck and
embraced him heartily. Whet ) ho left n
few minutes Inter , Drcsbach was
minus his pocketbook which had contained
five $100 bills , number A 'JlbSS , two $20 bills
and twenty-live sovereigns , English money.
The same evening an American resident
here , Thomas Burnside , after leaving his
friends at a restaurant , noticed n gang of
four men following him. When ho reached
the Hue do Provence ono of them juinpo.1
on his back while the others kicked him violently
lently on the shin. Burnside is a burly man
full of courage , nnd ho resisted but was fin
ally knocked senseless by the united blows
of his antagonists , who robbed him of 1,700
francs nnd loft him covered with wounds
from their cowardly nttnelcs.
> . - Boiilniigor Still Denying.
General Boulangor from his' retreat at
Bruxolles seems anxious to keep himself before -
fore the public. Nothing seems too small for
him to do. Last week ho was denying the
authorship of the book attributed to him.
This week he writes a fulsome letter to the
papers concerning tho' report that ho had
sold the famous black charger , named Tunis ,
which animal was quitenn equine
in the celebrity days of Boulanger's
glories. The bravo general writes about
the horse in the following strain :
' I have never loft him nnd ho will never
quit me , If you ever pay n visit to Brussels
you will find the noble animal In the box In
as good condition as ho was llvo years ago
and like his master , awaiting the day which
is perhaps nearer than is generally imagined. "
But the funny part of Iho story is that some
one , pretending to bo Boulangor , has sold a
blpqk charger nt a fancy price to a certain
gentleman named DJgois under Iho impres
sion lhat ho was buying the famous Tunis ,
The Champs do Mars salon closed its doors
a couple of days ago.
DanKors of a Strike.
Strikes continue to occur dally , If the lead
ers of the railway men get the upporhand
now , Paris would be In n siege , for they ask
no loss thnn a general strike on all roads. So
all Paris await anxiously to know the out
come of the trouble.
Great excitement occurred Thursday when
( i report got around town that another woman
hud been murdered by Jack the
Kipper. The corpse was found In n
trench In the White Chapel district.
A crowd of several thousand people gathered
rapidly nnd snw the corpse of n pretty young
woman , whoso wrists and ankles wore
broken , but there wore no mutilation" . She
had been drinking and fallen off the top of a
building nnd thus killed or was thrown
over.
Tno Dnnton stnluo has been duly erected
on 'bo Boulevard St. Germ tin. It
Is n very btrong presentation of
the revolutionary 'loader which fig
ured lu this year's salon , showing
him , with his powerful head ihrown back
and light arm extended as with ardent gas-
lure ho bids defiance lo all Invaders. On Iho
podoslalis written these words , "Dol'Andnco
Encore do 1'Andaco et tourjours do 1'nn-
dace. " The second statue thai Victor Nolr
unveiled , Wpdnesdny was at the Pern la
Chaho cemetery. At the close of Iho ceremony -
mony n disturbance arose owing to some al
lusion made lo Iho Fourmlso riots.
An itlinr Itnlloon LOONO.
Yet another balloon has broke loose , this
tlmo nt lieu Balx. When the cable broke
the balloon shot up and was soon loit In the
clouds. Several amateurs who wore In It
finally managed to loosen the valve and after
a somewhat uncertain adventurous descent ,
carrying nway Iho chimney of a house ,
came lo the earth near AIx le Balnes.
The season Is full of social events. A few
evenings ago thorn was u charming lutlo
dance In the hall room of the Casino In which
there was quite a family party. Some of our
well-known dancers from Now York and
Boston guvo the visitors n treat. Many were
the compliments these fair ladles received as
they , with their partners , waltzed gracefully
round ami round the room. What a
treat It Is to sco good wait/Ing.
Among the waltzers wore : Mrs. T. Burn-
ham , Miss Brown , Miis Churchill , Miss
Havemeyor , Miss Hoyl , Messrs. Dlokcrson ,
Burnham , iiroivn nnd Altonas.
At Wiesbaden , the American lady , Mrs.
O'Neill , who in May last tried to shoot her
husband , General O'Neill , from whom Mio
was separated , and tired three shots point
blank at him , has been sentenced nt Assizes
to four months' Imprisonment , although It
was announced In court that the couple had
made up their differences ,
I saw Count Muustor , the Gorman nm-
bassador this morning in reference to Iho
absurd Blowitz lutcrviow that has been goiu ?
the rounds In Am " Mi papers. Ho author
ized mo to sny tli ? was novcr for n mo
ment credited In Gt ? ly.
Germany's Sovorov Tlrod of Con
tinued I'rcpari \s for War.
[ Capi/rloM Ifil bu J < un\ \ - < f < m ffrmi'tt. !
Puu . Julv is , [ Nowk Herald Cable
Special to Tn K Bun. ) \ 'Mgaro has been
dlstliigulsnlm. llself this by n brilliant
series of ink sketches froir. ndon , written
by M. Jacques St. Cero , of the German em
peror. \ \ o have had the emperor on horso-
bacic , Iho emperor In conventional and Lou-
don dress , at garden parties , the emperor In
imperial state nt Guild hall , the emperor as
n country gentleman , oto. , all written with
photographic trnstfullnoss and brightened
with n detail of line and color reproducing In
word painting very much \\hat Molssloner
nchiovedlth the brush , nnd bringing to the
mind's eye .what Napolenn was. Today ,
Figaro completes a series with the loading
article signed X. Y. / . , and prefaced with tlio
following words : "Mons communique los
notes suivnntes quo no pnurront pas etro
dcmentles , " and for the first time revealing
thu trim significance of Emperor William's
visit , to England.
During the llrst eight days , says
the writer there was not n question whnl
over of politics , but on Monday mori-lng nt
HiUllcld nil was chanced. Early in Iho dny
Iho emperor took n long ride with Sir Ed-
dard Millet , the British ambassador at Her-
lin. At S o'clock ho entered the cabinet with
Lord Salisbury and remained there until
11:15. : An nnlmnted conversation followed
on the verandah nnd the guests nt
Hntflold noticed the emperor talking
eagerly and irestioulatlng with great vivacity ,
while Lord Salisbury bent forward his head
In nn attitude usually assumed by him when
preoccupied by earnest conversation. It is
now certain that the emperor and the states
man were talking about European disarma
ment and that William II. pronounced the
following . ontenco : "Germany cannot go on
forever arming , arming , arming. " To Ihis
Lord Salisbury replied : "It Is only a power
ful ruler like your majesty that Is able to set
the example in such n situation. "
It seems that the emperor understood what
was intended ami renounced the original
plan , urging England to propose a general
disarmament. In fact , England has declined
to make such a proposal , Lord Salisbury feel
ing certain of tls rejection if made by him.
In order to accentuate this , Salisbury had it
repeated on several occasions during the
week. The British government , although
thoroughly in accord with the policy of peace ,
followed by nn nlliancoof all powers , intends
to remain on most friendly terms with all
powers. Lord Salisbury also took the
greatest pains that M. Waddlngton , the
French otnbn-isador , should be at llntflold
during the emperor's ' visit. M. U'addlngton
on July 10 had very courteously but categori
cally declined an invitation , but Lord Sails
bury insisted and cnusod such representntioiif ;
to bo mndu in Paris that it. was not until
Sunday that the matter was finally hottlod.
The emperor was only separated at the table
from M. Wuddlngton by Lady Salisbury ,
who was very reserved towards him and
onlv spoke to him twice. Lady Salisbury , to
compensate for the frigid attitude of Iho em
peror , was particularly cordiol to Wadding-
ton. The emperor was made to realize that ,
England could never enter Into any foreign
engagements without the consent of the
house of commons nnd his majesty re
marked to an intimate friend of his youth
Hint the English policy nnd diplomacy wns
too slippery for him to rest upon it with any
assurance of linn support.
in A u i ri > ins TOXKH.
.Marriage of tlio Mar < | in'H to tlio Hon
orable Jiiliii.
LONIIOX. July IS. The prince and princess
of Wa'es and their daughters , and Mrs.
Arthur Wilson nnd n host of fashionable
people , were present tndny nt the wedding of
lion. Julia Stonoy to the Margins Do Haul-
poul , which took place in St. James Catholic
church. After the wedding ceremony the
Marquis and Marqulso De Hautpoul left this
city for Sandringhain , which has been
pHced at their disposal by the prince of
Wales.
The season at the royal Italian opera ends
on July 27. The "Light of Asia" will bo
produced on Monday next. The libretto fol
lows Sir Kdwin Arnold's poem fairly well
The opera will bo gorgeously mounted. The
sntno day will witness the production of
Charles Stnnford's ' -Battle of the Baltic. "
Dispntchrs received from Bayreuth nn-
nounco Hint , the Wagnerian festival which is
to commence there tomorrow is already an
assured and decided success. Bayreulh Is
overflowing with visitors , fully half of them
being Americans Fran Wagner , besides
having encaged with such pcopio asMatorna ,
Van Dyke nnd others , his selected a number
of young artists , with whom she has been
working unceasingly for months past.
Naturally thwo have boon some failures , but
there have also been some successes.
The Biyreuth festival this year centers
In thu "Taniihauser" performance of
Wednesday night. This opera , which first
appeared in IM. > , has not up to tlio present
been produced nt the honn'of Wngnorian
imisicinus. The preparations for Ihis pro
duction nro unprecedented In Iho historv
of Iho Wagner Ihoater. The town Is full of
ballet girls Imported especially from the
Koynl theater at Berlin and from Urn Italian
opera houses. The orchestra of tlio coming
festival numbers 110 members and is conslil-
o'ed the best ever collected.
Do Fn-yrliiol Knocked Out.
PMIIS , July 18. The chamber of deputies
today passed the now tariff measure. The
chamber rejected the proposal m.uio by De
Frovcinet , president of the council nnd min
ister ol war , to grant the sum of fl'-io.OOO io
Iho Eoolo Polytcchnlquo. As n result the
session of the chamber wns suspended and a
cabinet council WHS summoned to consider
the situation. It is reported that Do Frov
'
cinet has decided to tender his resignation.
The members of Iho council of ministers
have persuaded M. Do Froyclnet not to ten
der his resignation. The cabinet minister )
have represented to M. Do Froyclnot that the
rejection bv the chamber of deputies of the
credit asKed for in Ids cupnoltv as minister of
war for the Eoolo Polytochniquo did not
imply a want of confidence in the govern
ment. When the ministers returned to Iho
chamberof deputies the sosiion was resumed ,
but was immediately afterwards closed.
on Sn 'ir I 'i oil net I on.
WsiiiiroJuly Is. The commissioner
of Intermit revenue has prepared n statement
of the probable production of Mii-ar during
the current fiscal year , of which the follow
ing H a summary : Number of producers of
sugar from cnno , "SO ; from boots , 7 ; from
borgitum , ! l : from mnplo snp , li.WJ ; total ,
U1T-4. Estimate of amount of sugar which
will bo produced : Cnno sugar , .V ,0onH ( ) ( )
pounds ; beet sugar , y.i.'jlO.OUO pouii'iHorg. ; .
hum sugar. S.oiio.ooo pounds ; maple
sugar , \0KJKK ( ( ) pounds , total , r.i . ; ! > ,71U.uoo
pounds. Estlnmto of amount of bounty to be
p.ud : On CMIIO sugar , SKI.HSO.OO. ) ; on boot
Mignr , Wsi.-jao : on "sorghum sugar , ? . * > 0OJO ;
on maple .sugar , Jlft.lKX ) ; total , ? lliil.2UU. :
Thu production of nugar from heats so far
us the isiuo of licenses Is concerned Is confined -
fined toCnllfornln , Nebraska , Utah nnd Vir
ginia. Thu estimated production of augur
from lorguhm cano U divided between
Kansas with a production from 4.0114 acres of
y.MO.WX ) oounus and with Missouri with
Iwenty-sU acres , producing 10,000 pounds ,
INVITED TO A CONFERENCE ,
American Oonsuh General in Germany Re
quested to Got Together ,
M'KINLEY BILL WILL BE DISCUSSED.
Lord SalUluirj'H Aillii'Nlon to tlio
Trlplo Alllanco .Hade for ( he
Protection 1)1 ) * tOllullsIl | | | .
I'rcsls in
[ ' ' "I'lfl ' ta'it ' IKH tin AVic I'tnlinHclntrl \ 1'imil
Bniii.ix. July IS. Mr. I-M want 4 , tlio Amer
ican consul general hero , has tuvllud nil thu
American consuls in Germany to a confer
ence la this city with Ilorr Wornmth , tlio
Impcrinl continisslonor to tlio world's fair to
bo hold lit Chiou'o. Tlio consular body will
also moot the Anionc.in commission which U
now In iCngland. Numerous puoito rot-op.
tlons are being arranged to bo hold during
the presence of the commission in iScrumny.
Mr. Edwards hopes through the consular
eonforoneo and public meetings to dls-
pol the German uiiscot.ceptions In regard -
gard to the severity of the McKinley
bill. Consular statistics on the oper
ation of tlio tariff will he pub
lished In order to show that the McKinley
bill Is not inspired by hos'llity against for
eign ir.ido , but that itts inain'lv Intended to
encourage Ainorlean manufacturers. Mr.
Kd wards proposes to facilltato tlio labors of
the American commission by cent rallying
the .sources of Information concerning Gor-
inan Industries. Ilorr Von Botlopsh , the
PriKssian minister of commerce , will be tlia
llrst minister to receive the commission Tlio
members of the commission \ \ ill subsequently
bo given receptions by llerr Miguel , minis
ter of Justice , Chancellor Van L'nprm , and
prob.ibly the emperor will give them nil
audience.
Lord Salisbury's adhesion to the triple al-
llanco appears to have been tmido with duo
regard to tlio protection of Knglish interests
In ICiryptand India. The conference of tha
emperor and Ilorr Von Uiobonsleln , Prussian
minister of state , will. Lord Salisbury hni
materially altered tlio whole conriu of Gor-
nmn foreign policy. Only a paitial Indica
tion of the drift of the entente concluded
at Hntlleld house has transpired , but enough
Is known to suggest that , Lord Salis-
burj- obtained assurances from the oniporoe
that the Franco-Russian projects against
Kngland's ' possessions in the east will bo met
with ODOII Gorman snppnrt of Knghind. An
entente is thus established all round , tlio ur-
ningninont aiming at nn Asiatic as well as a
Knropenn equilibrium. Democratic opinion
hero concurs that Lord Salisbury has got the
bust of the Imrirnln. securing a positive uhcclc
upon French sehomos against the ISgypllim
occupation and Russian encroachments In
India withoutcommitting Hnghmd to tinned
intervention in support of Gonmuiy.
The Litest rumor loenrdlng ntton.pts upon
the life of the c/ar. winch rumor causes mo
mentary terror in St Petersburg , was that
an oflleor had tried to murd"r the czar with ,
an axe. Tlio report arose from tlio fact that
the c/ar was amusing himself in a forest
chopping trees whim tlio head of the axe How
olT and struck an attendant in thu face anil
wounded him. The czar wont to the assist
ance of the wounded man and not some blood
on his hands and clothes. An oflleor of the
guard appeared and thought the czar was In.
clangor. Ho called upon his soldiers lo rescue -
cue his majesty , and before an explanation ,
could bo made the wounded attendant was
out down by the ovoiv.ealous soldiory. Tlio
c/.ar caused the ofllcor to bo punished' his
action ,
It is ofllclnlly announced that generals com-
innndingthe second , fourth seventh , olghlh
and ninth army corps will bo placed on tlio re
tired list. This swooplnir out of old and tried
men is only partly excused by their age. Gen
eral Unron Von Moercheidt Is only sixty-sis
and General Albedyll sixty-six , while the
others nro still equipped with power ot mind
and body.
'Ojjat lonnl Council.
LONDON.lulv IS. Tlio feature of the
week's ' session of the International Congre
gational council was the sllooch of Kov. Dr.
Walker of Meloourno condemning Unitarianism -
ism , which lie said was making tremendous
headway among Congregationnlists. Dr.
Walker said ho would rather drift toward
the Church of finglnnd or to the cliurch of
Homo than toward Unltnrlnnism. There
should bo no fratornl/ing with Unitariiinlsm.
Kov. Dr. Noble of Chicago nsked Dr.
White , the next speaker , whether the C'on
gregationullsts should exchange pulpits wltll
Unitarians. Tlio question , Ur. Noble added ,
. /as ono of vital importance in the United
States.
Dr. White answered "no , " and thu chair
man said tlio voice of the council was suf
ficiently emphatic and It was not necessary
to ask anything to the contrary.
The Congregntlonalist delegates this morn
ing were entertained at breakfast nt Hxotor
hall by the Total Abstinence association.
During the course of the entcrlnlnmont tv
number of temperance addresses worn made.
Among the Americans who took part in tlio
speaking wore Samuel B. Forbes of Con- !
noetieut , Kov. H. F. Williams of Chicago ,
1)1. .1. 1C. McLean of California and Urs.
Calkins and Newton.
Kov. .1 Hook , seerotary of the council ,
made n long address upon tlio present posi
tion of the temperance cause among the Con-
grogatlonnllsts of Ireland and Scotland ,
whore , he said , nearly all the ministers were
abstainers. Uev. Hook thought thatthosuo-
cess of the present mooting might lead to the
next council being held in the United States
In IVJIS During the afternoon thu irembors
of the council attended a garden party at
Wood ford.
The United States delegates of the Congro-
gatlonal council who will attend the unveil
ing of the memorial at Trlden , notir Amster
dam , to Kov , John Koblnson , pastor In Hol
land of the pilgrim fathers , are Dr. Hall of
Cnnnocllcut , Uev. A. Hastings Hos , of Mich
igan , Dr SVhltcnmn of Massachusetts and
Dr. Woods of Minnesota. This unveiling
will take place oa Friday , Julv a I , In St.
Peter's church , Levden. Iluv. T. Uublnont
it will bo remembered , loft In the M-iv Mower
and settled at Plymouth , Mass. , in HIS ) . It
is exported that largo numbers of American !
who are now In Kuropo will be present nt
tills inlotosling ceremony.
CnlHloil Chit )
Losnov , July Ib.-Tlio Cobdcn club at a
meeting last night adopted a report which
declares that "if It hail not been suggested
by some homo protnctlonl.it It was not likely
that any colonist would have been so un
reasonable as to propose that wo. should
while admitting colonial goods free of duty
tax similar commodl'ius Imported from
foreign countries.
"While the president of the board of tratio
In thu government of Lord Salisbury delivers
unanswerable refutations of the argument
that It la a case for fiscal fiiduriitinn as pre
sented bv the united tradu lea 10 , our frco
tni'ln ' svtom does" not appear in be ; ; reatly
endangered.
Hut wo must bo on our jfwmi , us thoia
proposals are now strongly urg < l by colun-
Uts as well as by the league.
'Pro'ectlrmlsm in protectionist countries
has un > . attained the height at which It stuod
at the time of Cabtlon. Though MHIIO ad
vance was made n quarter of a contiiry ago
In the direction of frco tnule It has bi > on lust ,
"Tin , intern-its of employers and land owner -
or * urn pi werful and govornn unit find It
comparatlM lv easy to runlUo imuruimii rova-
line * by eol'uslon ' with tbn Intone.tiliich
profit by pri toolion "
' ) hn repo : t also Indicates that compositors
un , kindred trades will not suffer uii account
of Hi'iuencan copyright act , "