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1K HOUSTON DAISY FOST: BUJSJLJAY MORNING. JUIiY 5. 1908.
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SAFE MAJORITY
EVE OF REVOLT
ROYALTY VISITS
The Crown Prince tnd Princess ot
Sweden In England.
Allied f orces of Conservatives aod
- Catholic Center
India Full of Sedition aod Dally
Disturbances.
HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL
ANONYMOUS LETTERS SENT
NORWAY'S QUEEN ALSO'
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II If II IVI'l IIIIIILT I
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We hava food stock o! ...
"Richards" Trolley
Roller Bearing
AND
"Wilcox0 Flat
Track
Type
From Ik beat tbal ara saad to
tha cheapest that ara good
WRITE rOK OCR PRICES
PEDEN
Iron & Steel Co.
EDUCATIONAL MOVE
IRISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS
IN SESSION AT BELFAST.
Condemn! Present System in Ire-
land and Passes Resolutions for
Better Schools.
( Houston Post Cablegram. I
Dl'ULIN July 4 -The IUtenth annual
IrUh trade union congress litis Just been
held In Belfast The conference took up
the consideration of a Iar(e number of
resolutions. In moving a resolution anent
the Improvement of the present system
of Irish primary education in national
chooU. Mr. R. o T rTe remarked that
the principal defect'in the education sys-
tems li. Ireland wan that a poor mans
eon or daughter how ever clever could
not bn permitted or with any degree of
facility be allowed to n-acii the top of
the ladder. There was no co-operation
between the national board intermediate
and univernity boards The subjects
tuufrht in the national jtchool were not
those likely to be of the greatest value
to the buy and girl in later life and
uaeful subjects were crowded out. Tbe
school rooms Jn which the children were
taught were a disgrace to any country
w hlle the salaries paid to tbe teachers
were Inadeqimte and the lowest paid to
miy civil servants with the result that
the best of the teachers left the country
with the consequent detrimental effect
en the children. In the course of the
subsequent discussion Mr. V. J Murray.
HelfHst remarked amid rts of dissent
that tbe time hd enrne when the con-
gress should emfbetically declare that all
lerical -control of the schools should -be
swamped out of the country. The reso-
lution whs ultimately carried by a large
majority.
F A V O H I N ; Y ( U K I ( i CLASSES.
Mr James 'I.a'iiilln. 1 hihlln moved
the following resolution: 'That this con-
gress fxpeettsrs its disappointment at the
Inadequate provisions of the Irish univer-
sity 1 1 J insofar as the children of the
worki ; are -on. -erned. and we request
tbe parliamentary committee to take im-
mediate steps to se.nre its amendment
o as to bring the proposed new institu-
tion within reasonable reach of the work-
ing classes" The resolution was passed
only a mlnorlt dissenting. Among the
other resolutions submitted was the fol-
lowing. "That we desire to place on
record our tli m convh tinn Ibat tbe ex-
cessive competition at present prevailing
in i hi- l ister linen trade is largely re
sponsible for the existing depression in
that Industry with the consequent dearth
of employment and we approve of the
proposal to protect Irish hand -woven
damasks by effective trade marks." Mr.
V. J Murra. who submitted the resolu-
tion said he knew of a case where a wo-
man was earning 76 cents a week and
paying almost the whole amount In rent
and vet this was called "the prosperous
North" They found children In Belfast
work ing from thirty -1 w o to t hlrty-seven
hours a week fv L'5 cents It was impos-
sible for workers to e a human life
under such condlt ions The resolut Ion
was carried
Tho following resolution with reference
to the sweated Industries bill was adopt-
ed: "'That this congress desires to ex-
press its earnest hope that tbe sweated
In dust rlc hill now before a -wlect com-
mittee of the bouse of commons will be
speedily passed into law. and that Its
pcpe may be extended bv the committee
to Include the ma nuf.-ict nee and ma king
up of cuffs collars b a nd kerchief a.
blousos and under w ear. t he workers in
t hese trades needing protect ion against
sweating ss much as those specified In
1 he schedule of t lie hill " The following
r mutton was a'so approved wttb ufew
dissentlents: "That tills congress of Irish
trade unionist- beai t tly recommends to
the trade unions of this count rv an Im
mediate affiliation with the htttor party
to promote the formation of Independent
labor representation in I re land " Tho
i onferenee agreed to meet next year at
Limerick.
PTOCK SEIZKH I1Y HAILIKFS.
A big seizure of cattle was made on a
largo grnzlng farm nenr Koughrea last
Saturday morning. At 3 o'clock the own-
er of the farm who was accompanied by
some bailiffs and' a party of policemen
arrived on the lands and found 7(f sheep.
7! cattle. 14 horses and donkeys the
property of tenants on adjoining lands
grazing on the farm. The animals wero
loilected and driven to the pound at
1 .oughrea m the wn v a party of men
met them and attempted to take the cat-
tle from the bailiffs but the police
charged them with batons and tbe cattle
w ere Impounded.
CtlNDKMN IRISH W'AKKS
The Homnn Catholic bishop at Klllaloe.
preaching at Hlrr on Hunday. alluded to
what be terms the "scandalous orgies"
that take place sometimes at wakes in
rehtnt Whenever he said. It came to
the knowledge of a priest that drink was
otti ll.uted at a wake or a funeral that
prion t would not In future be allowed to
go to the funeral. Parishioners would
be obliged to bring the remains of anv
de.erM'd person to the church the day
befoie the funeral so that an end might
be pot to tho scandalous orgies which
pome! linos take place at wakes. "I could
never understand" added the bind op.
wliv our Irish people could carry on
inch reprehensible practices.''
At ii special meeting of the Cork cor-
poration It was unanimously agreed to
t rMT th freedom of the city upon Cartl-
) loftMt Roqaan Catholic nrlmate or
i!nd In-.recognition of his dlstlngulflh-
t rTtoM to Ireland and the church and
ptrtcur his recent splendid manl-
tatl it Of seal and patriotism wlven rep-
i eat iff tHls country at tbe celebration
( Uk cMnaryJ of the archdiocese of
f orllVand also as a mark of warm
M atim of tlVe noble reception ac-
ls4 WSid the cdftsplcuous honor done
t t AlV cree1s and classes In the
ad. Skate and vanada on the xca-
1M visit to tne sreat w estern
V- Subsequently the lord mayor
i or the corporation went by
tBSier to gncnntown. where
-Mined by the members of tha
frw1. Both bodies then pro-
Jiaroor mouth and extended
fftt.&n antuslastia rcp-
Of Seichitag in Pninia aod Prince
Buelow Under Ho Obligations to
Liberal! Slight Sncceu for
Social Democrats.
l Htnulon Pott CabUgram. )
BERLIN July 4 The usolts of tha
election for the Prulan chamber are
now practically " complete aecond bal-
lots being- required In only twenty-five
out of til aeata. The 418 representatives
elected are distributed as follows: Con-
servative right 140; conservatives M
national liberals 88; radical people s
party 3; radical union 7; Cathollr cen-
ter 100; Pole. Is social democrats: 6;
unattached. 6. As an absolute majority
Is thus assured to the allied forces of
the conservatives and the Catholic cen-
ter. Prince Bulow Is under no obligation
to conciliate liberals as In the relchstag.
or regulate his policy by the require-
ments of a bloc and the chances of elec-
toral reform In Prussia whether as re-
gards the three-class system of Indi-
rect electors or the open ballot are In-
definitely postponed. But while the com-
position of the chamber remains sub-
stantially unohanged the social demo-
crats have scored a slight success by
gaining a foothold for the first time In
that chamber. Conservatives and radicals
unite In minimising this exploit but 11 Is
none the less significant and where the
group system prevails numbers are no
test of strength. Half a dosen social
democrats may well prove the nucleus
of a formidable body of dissent as the
growth of their Influence In the relchstag
amply proves.
HAS INCREASED MEMBERSHIP
Hampered at the moment of the 1908
dissolution by the fact that the president
of one of Its two Berlin branches was
the center leader. Prince Arenberg then
lying at tjie point of death the Oerman
Colonial society has since profited from
the enthusiasm sroused by the "new
man." Herr Iernberg. and It entered upon
its annual conference at Bremen in the
comfortable consciousness of having In-
creased Its membership In the past year
by nearly 1J per cent. The chair was
taken by the president. Duke Jobann Al-
1 rt-oht of Mecklenberg regent of Hruns-
wlck and the distinguished gathering
which faced him Included the under sec-
retary of the colonies Herr Von LJnde-
qutst who appeared on behalf of Herr
Dernberg. now In South Africa the na-
tlorml liberal vice president of the relchs-
tag I)r. Paasche; Rear Admiral Asclier
Count Ooetren Prussian envoy to the
Hantta towns and the ex-ambassador lo
the 1'nlted States. Dr. Von Holleben.
The meeting was further attended by rep
resentatlves of those sister societies
whose tacit aim It Is to secure to Oer-
many the role once allotted to the meek.
BKACK ES8ENTIAI
IN
SOCTH
AFRICA.
In his opening remarks the duke re-
ferred to the colonial secretary's visit
to South Africa He said Herr Dumber
would learn In ths Boer states that the
white man could not s;et on without tbe
colored worker but that on the other
side the latter could still tees get on
without the white man. The white man
must form the leaven In the sluggish
mass of the Indigenous population. The
state secretary would also have an op-
portunity of becoming acquainted with
the contrast between the Boer regions
and the purely English colonies where
the black man was. If was true by law
placed on an equality but where in
reality he was despised and found him-
self iii a position of suppressed depend-
ence. Herr Von I.indequlst replying to these
remarks said it was the desire of the
chancellor and tbe government to work
hand in hand with all those interested
In the colonies and especially with those
circles which grouped around the colonial
society. The thanks of the government
were due to the Colonial society whlott
bad contributed materially to maKe the
colonial idea sink deep Into the widest
circles of the Oerman population. An
Interesting discussion on the native ques-
tion followed. All the speakers includ-
ing a couple of missionaries were of
opinion that the negro should be treated
as a creature of a type Inferior to that
of the white man. and only differences
were as to the degree of his Inferiority.
The general eipresston used was that the
distinction between the ruling race and
inferior race must be maintained. One
speaker however excited loud opposi-
tion by inquiring in apology for compul-
sory labor whether the German army
was not in one sense composed of forced
soldiers.
RKSOLCTION FOR RACE LAWS.
The Herlin branch had put dawn a reso-
lution that no colored man should be
permitted to acquire German cltlien-
shlp or to occupy a position in which
he was directly or Indirectly the su-
perior of a white; that marriages of
wiittes with blacks should not be reicta-
tered and that the children of such mar-
riages should always rank as blacks. The
speaker asked that this should be consid-
ered by the executive but decision on
it was deferred. The Allensteln branch
and committee had put down a resolution
urging that German should not be taught
to tbe natives In the colonial schools no-
cause knowledge of the language of the
ruling race was calculated to swell the
native's sense of his own importance.
On this point I Hike Johsnn Albrecht In-
tervened with the remarks that he could
not understand the sudden change In the
committee's views. Formerly the com-
plaint had been that only French and
English were taught in their colonies and
not German It had cost them years of
t rouble to bring It about that when a
foreign language was taught In the na-
tive school It was German and now
suddenly term an was to rc a hi dished'.
I'ltimately both resolutions -ere defeat-
ed Discussion then followed upon the
best means of developing the German
colonies of attracting German settlers
and of diminishing the present cost of
working the plantations which often ren-
dered them unremuneratlve.
GERMANY'S
I NDl'STRIAb
TION.
CONDI-
A good deal of attention is being di-
rected to the industrial condition of Ger-
many Just now. That being so the weak-
ness of Iron ami coal shares on the
bourse Is not encouraging Nor Is the
announcement that the contract for 1.0U0-
uoo tons of steel rails for the Trans-
Siberian railway has been placed with
the t'nlted States Steel corporation likely
to Kive unalloyed Joy in German Iron
circles. However deeply Involved Ger-
many may already be In Russian Indus-
tries snd finance there is no room for
doubt that such a contract would have
greatly assisted towards an Industrial
revival In the fatherland even if it had
Involved some difficulties in high finance.
That the iron trade in Germany Is In
a tolerably bad way Is unfortunately
evident enough. In the latest report la-
sued by the Association of German Iron
and Steel Masters the output of pig iron
In Germany Is shown to have been great
ly reduced The output in April was 9
per cent less than in the corresponding
month and was the smallest since Feb-
ruary 10 In the four months ending
April the total make was 4082379 tons as
compared with 4Z17S0S tons In the corre-
sponding period That still meant a mil-
lion tons a month but the present make
Is Sftid to he not much over WO.OQO tons
a month. The government returns show
a marked decree se In the exports of
iron and steel The total shipments of
all sorts from German ports In April
were 31. 276 tons less than In March sl-
t houg h t here were I ncreases I n some
Items suoh as bars and wire nalks. DTs
senjilons among the syndicate of pro-
ducers are reported and efforts to form
a new plate ami sheet syndicate are
stated to have fallen i ne international
Tub syndicate which was talked about
lately seems likely to end a brief career.
There are five pig Iron syndicates In Oer-
many. and' while on of thss has an-
nounced the Intention to reduce Its out-
put SO per cent next quarter there Is
considerable uncertainty as to- tha action
of the others. The DussaLdorT an) fiie-
gerland producers seem Inclined to break
up thstr organisations unless one organi-
sation can be formed for th whola am-
ptra whicb t prsaattt doaa not asm
THE PLAZA
Ornamented with columns and arcades
mmsMStSSttSMImttMSMSttsSMttMaMMMMSSMSM
probable. Thus consumers of pig Iron
withhold their purchases In the hope of
lower prices and consumers of unfin-
ished steel aro only buying from hand to
mouth In fact it muy be said that pro-
ducers in the Iron and steel trades are
all at sixes and sevens while a decline
In the home consumption concurs with
a decrease In the demand for export.
The poverty of the Industrial condition
of Germany Is further shown In a large
reduction In the output of coal.
HORSE IN DEMAND
IS BEING SUPERSEDED Off
STREETS BY MOTOR CARS.
But Market for Horseflesh Is In-
creasing and Paris Is Living on
Superannuated Cab Horses.
(Houston Post Cablegram.")
PARIS. July 4. Motor cars Increase In
numbers hourly In the streets of Paris
but the demand for horseflesh Increases
also. It Is the butchers who clamor for
It and. presumably consumers as well.
The horse Is disappearing from ths
st reets. but he Is eaten In Increasing
quantity. He has become more popular
than ever on the dinner table since tho
spread of automoblllsm. During the year
ending December SI last 4ft29S horses
were slaughtered In Paris alone for con-
sumption and sold by "hlppophaglc"
butchers as they are called. The animals
yielded 26.000.000 pounds of meat. The
nurrfber o animals slaughtered in 1907
was In excess of that for the year be-
fore by nearly 6000 head The Increase
In "hlppophagism" coincides with t lie
sudden and extraordinary development of
the taxi-motor One is driven to the
painful conclusion that Taria Is ca ting-
up her superseded cab-hornes. Better to
be eaten when still more or less Noun
and healthy than to draw a Paris cab.
and especially to be driven by a Paris
cabby till the last gasp. Anyhow if the
future fate of Paris horses be to be bred
for the butcher they will at least be fJ
up well.
MADAME DRKYFl'S TESTIFIES.
Madame Alfred Dreyfus has given some
evidence to the exatn lnlng magistrate In
the case of Gregorj who shot Major
Dreyfus which may or may not bear on
the outrage. Recently a man. unknown
to her. rang at Major Dreyfus flat. He
was tail looked about 60 and wore a long
raincoat and a straw bat On the door
being opened he hn nded to ti e servant
three red roses with a piece of cardboard
of the siie of a visiting-card on which
was written. "Today three n- 1 roses nut
yet stained with blood." followed by sev-
eral undecipherable words Madam
Dreyfus on being shown the card natu-
rally cortcluded the man to be a lunatic
and at once sent the servant after him
to catch him up and return him ho
roses. He wss overtaken on the staircase
but refused to take the flowers hack say-
ing "No no keep the roses and tell
Madame Dreyfus that ere long there will
be blood upon them." He then went
down quietly stopped In the street out-
side to give a penny to an organ-grinder
and walked away. Whether or not tho
extraordinary visitor had anything to do
with Gregory's outrage there certainly
does seem to be some of tbe old fever
and folly again in the Paris air.
8l'FFRAH8TH ARE GAININO
French suffragists have remained ro
far falthf ;1 to ejulet and restrained meth-
ods and such lndd or crafty tactics us
chaining oneself to area railings or using
a furniture van as a Trojun horse Aro
completely unknown here Yet French
women won U it miri) mi hip ilium i- .
pal elect tons which was wonderful. I
though plalonlc and which leata those !
of their Kngllsh sisters A lady Mlli-
la)oe who could not legally stand as a
candidate nevertheless put hrself up
and actually secured 500 votes They were
cancelled and were pronounced legally
null and void ns having been cast For
an ineligible person but their "moral ef-
fect"' was unmistakable and has persisted
Kngllsh suffragists hitherto i at her dis-
dainful toward their less assertive French
sisters instantly pricked up their ears.
Homet hlng was to be exported from con-
servative and timid France after all. An
entente cordial of advanced women has
accordingly tieen formed across the chan-
nel and the first audible proof of it was
given tide ok. In h "popular univer-
sity" a meeting of sympathizer was h"i i
under tbe presidency of Madame Bonno
vlale. Ir Madeleine Pellet er assisting
both being In the van of the French
women's rights movement Two speakers
had been specially asked over from Eng-
land for the occasion. Mis 1'rummond
and Miss Hughy The former gave .i
graphic account In English which a lady
interpreter cndennored to put into equally
graphic French. f the suffragists' cam-
paign In England ami described their
struggles their sufferings and their hero-
ism. Being interpreted the speech roused
the meeting to enthusiasm
ACADEMY OF NOBODIES
A new society Is being started here to
which at first one would suppose almost
everybody would be admitted as It Is 10
be the "Academy of Nobodies " The first
essential ride for eligibility Is that one
must have v'mi aptitudes or pretensions
of any determinate kind" means that no
questions (if "profession means opinions
or social position' must 1k taken Into
consideration Hut It will not be o easy
to get into the Academy of NnlxKlteB as
the nobodies might suppose For candi-
dates will stand on their merits alone
and must. In their claims for member-
ship "display only their souls. If they
believe thev have anv. and their personal
virtue." Another exacting rule says thai
"heart Is de rlg-ueur." The committee
Which apparently as nothing Is said to
the contrary may Include both sexsa.
will determine whether applicants for
membership have any heart. Memhra
ara forbidden on principle to acfept Otlo.
honor or dignities liowovar hj may
Jit O 0 " f
MAYOR. OR MAIN SQUARE.
forming a superb portico built In NWS.
Palace built by Plxarro.
IN BANK VAULTS
Untold Millions of Wealth Lie Dor-
mant and Unclaimed.
SHOULD BE DISGORGED
Horatio Bottomley Liberal Makes
Interesting Speech on the Sub-
ject in Oonmom Re latts
Several Instances.
(Houston Pott Cablegram.)
LONDON July 4 A bill to make
bajiks disgorge alleged untold unclaimed
millions has bean discussed In the house
of commons.
The measure was brought In by Mr.
Horatio Rottomley (Hackney) one of
the most delightful speakers on the lib-
eral benches.
"The object of this bill." he said "Is
to bring Into the possession and control
of the state the vast amount of wealth
which Is at present lying dormant and
entirely unproductive In the vaults and
strong rooms of the various banking
Institutions of the United Kingdom."
Banks would also be made to account
to the state for all the old bank notes
or other obligations which there Is rea-
son to believe have by affluxlon of time
become obsolete.
"The theory of the bill." said Mr. Bot-
tomley. "Is that the banks in this coun-
try have from various causes deaths re-
movals abroad the extinction of families
and the carelessness of testators accum-
ulated vast sum a Banks have been In
tha habit every six years of 'writing off
these dormant balances."
The house' replied with laughter as Mr.
Bottomley illustrated his argument with
stories.
"There Is a Joint stock bank which a
few years ago had ss a customer an ec-
centric old lady who had 140000 In the
bank. Once In every year she would
drive to the bank ask for the manager
draw a check lor the entire sum. count
the notes check the Interest and then pay
it In again ami disappear for another
twelve months.
"For seven years past that lady had
not been seen " said Mr. Uottomley
Looting around at the laughing assem-
bly he said:
"No doubt it sounds comical but It is
a veiy serious matter for the heirs of
these people.
That $140.00". with Its accumulated In-
teres.t. Is still llnK In the bank. Is there
a doubt that the old lady has ceased to
exist? What about the poor dependents
of the old lady who were deprived of
the money?"
Another story was that of a wealthy
personal friend of his with money In va-
rious banks. He was killed In a railway
accident "At this moment the family Is
living In absolute want because they are
unable to find out where the money it
They have gone from hank to hank and
t lie banks have paid they can give no In-
formation. "There Is over P.000.000 today In the
shape of unpaid dividends In the posses-
sion of the Joint stork banks." he de-
clared adding. "I make myself respon-
sible for the statement that there Is on
private hank In London which has over
$10000000 in dormant securities"
The bill he said provided that all these
securities -which had been held by the
banks for more than stx years without
being claimed or operated on should oe
handed over to the public trustee next
January and that the bank should be
made to disclose their amounts every
year.
"The result." he added 'will be a sur-
prise to the counlrv and a veritable
godsend to the exchequer."
Rlr Henry Klinber stood up for the
banks He denied that the banks claimed
the unclaimed balances. Ftankers he
said took every care to find out whether
the proper persons came Into possession
of the money. TMr hill would be an Im-
proper Interference with business.
Leave to Introduce the bill was given
by 1!W to 54. snd. amid loud cheer tho
hill was rend a first time.
Tweedmouth No Better.
(Houston Fo$t Cablegram.)
lONION. July i -The condition of
Ixrd Tweedmouth. unfortunately shows
no slxn of Improvement. The tendency.
Indeed. Is In the direction of complete
nienlnl collapse
Knowledge of this fact has Riven rise
to fresh rumors of the appointment of
a new cMnet minister. They will ulti-
mately le realised but at the present
moment hare no foundation In fact. The
oftVe of lord president of the council
held by Ijnrd Tweedmouth. not on ardu-
ous one. has been placed In commission.
he especially dispensed from refusing any
that might tw offered them on condition
that they do not flaunt them about '
Hule 4 says that in patently scandalous
cases fur InMmice. should a member be-
come an emperor a king a president of
a republic an ambassador a cabinet min-
ister a commander-in-chief of an army
corps a senator or deputy. unlesH In
either of the latter rapacity he under-
take never to te heard In the house such
member shall be Instantly expelled with
out leave of aieal "
DA1UNU ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY
A daring attempt has been ma.de to rob
the establishment of the well-known
Jeweler. M Henri Kandoa. 24 Avenue d
I'Opera The thieves succeeded In con-
cealing themselves In a vaat unoccupied
flat above tbi leweler'a shop Knawlnh'
that the shop would be rlosd over 8un
day they Inml a large hole through the
roof Into the shop but found that oil
the Jewelry had oeen taken from the
windows and locked In the sate. Thev
wara preparloK to dynamite lha sat
whan apparently they wara dleturfcsd by
the ringing of electrlo alarm atenaia and
decamped. The safe contained U.nM.01.0
worth of Jewels.
OF LIMA
The large building is the Government
and no public Inconvenience arises con-
sequent upon the absence of the head of
the department.
The premier Is naturally Indisposed
after the recent reconstruction of the
ministry to make Immediate changes
not absolutely Imperative. According to
present intention the appointment of a
new lord president will be deferred till
the end of the session when the change
will probably be accompanied by two
others affecting cabinet seats.
LONDON'S VISITORS
F0ETY YEEeS AGO A HUNDRED
BOOHS WAS LARGE HOTEL
Hundred Hotels With Three Hun-
dred Rooms Each Crowds
Flock to England.
(Houston Pott CabUgram.)
LONDON. July 4 Forty years ago a
hotel near tho Strand which contained
100 bedrooms was the largest In Lon-
don. Today there are 100 (treat hotels In
Central London with about 800 rooms
each.
Yet It was found Impossible to accom-
modate the vast number of visitors who
came to London to see the White City
to Journey to Ascot to take part In the
Pan-AnfMcan congress and to enjoy the
magnificent spectacle provided by the
gTeat horse show at Olympla. This
month when the Olympic frames at Shep-
herd's Bush attract a new host of vis-
itors from the provinces and abroad the
Congestion will be still more acute.
In the 100 great hotels referred to 45000
guests are. it Is 'estimated being ac-
commodated and had a visitor to Ixm-
don made a round of the whole hundred
yesterday he could not have obtained a
room. One foreign visitor stated tliat he
had made -application for rooms at thirty-five
hotels but was compelled ulti-
mately to go to a boarding house at
Norwood.
The 46.000 guests at these hotels are. it
In calculated only a tenth part of the
huge army of visitor now In London.
To estimate the number of invaders at
460.000 is thought to be conservative and
their numbers are Increasing dally.
Harassed hotel managers are obliged to
send would-be guests an far out into
the suburbs as Fenne mid Herne Hilt.
The cosmopolitan nature of the crowds
In the streets affords a remarkable spec-
tacle. HE WOULD GAIN NOTHING.
Crown Prince George of Servia Did
Not Try to Assassinate Cousin.
(.wjr Post CabUgram.)
BEI.ORAHF. July 4 -The Crown Prince
Qeorptfl lias emphatically denied his al-
iened rnmpiU Uy In the recent plot to re-
move 1'rhue Nicholas from the Monte-
negrin throne.
"Surely the heir to a royal crown would
not harter It for a little principality" he
said tn an officer who Is one of his Inti-
mate friends. "Nor Is there any reason
why 1 should ha Jealous of my Monte-
negrin cousins.
1 am as good a rider as Prince Mlrko:
as good a shot as Prince Pletro. 1 am
a eitr shot than Prince Innllo. More-
over would I gain by their deaths? They
are not In my way."
The crown prince left Helnrade sud-
denly a few days aio on his yacht and
steamed down the Danube. He Is be-
lieved to be en rout to the Black sea.
INTERNATIONAL COTTON MOVE
President of Conunittee Says Prog-
ress Is Harmonious.
(Houston Pott CabUgram.)
MANfllKSTER. Eng.. July 4. Mr. C.
W Marara. president of the International
cotton committee. Interviewed on his re-
turn from the international congress
said I am more than delighted with
the progress of tha International move-
ment In the cotton trade. We work as
harmoniously and as unanimously now.
when we have federated with us or co-
operating with us. 110.000.000 of the vjo.-
oo.iaiO spindles of the world as wo did
st the beginning of our organisation on
much smaller lines four years ago. Com-
paratively few spindles now remain out-
side the sphere of the influence of the
international federation. I'ndnubtedly
our work is bringing about closer com-
mercial relations among the different peo-
ples and Is helping forward the solution
of problems of the first importance.
May Visit Dublin.
Houston Post CabUgrmm. )
LONDON. July 4 It is possible that
the king and queen may pay a brief visit
to Dublin this month. In this case their
majesties will leave Avonmoutli on the
evening of Thursday July 9. for Klivi-
town on board the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert. The king and queen wcul-l
devote two days (o Dublin and would
Kingstown early on the mornhiK
of Hunday. the 12th. for either Holyhead
or Fishguard and would proceed from
the port selected direct to London on
Monday the 13th.
Emigrants Diminishing.
(Houston Pott i 'abiegi im )
TOKIO. July 4. Kin- e the sntl-Jnpanese
troubles In California Jnpanest emli tin's
t the t'nlted States have Kivaily iMiiilii
Ished. lst year KiT In tided at San
Fr.inclsro whlto iJSfiS retvirned home from
the same port.
Minister Express Surprise.
.Houston Post i ohUgram )
rKKINO. July 4 hang hlh Tuiir.
comptroller general of the nilntstr of
education expreaned surprise that v'hl-
nese students should bo sent to the t'nlted
.Stales to study the Kngllsh language In-
stead of a-o In a; directly to England as
he aaya there are a surprising number of
the American peopla who only speak
"broken Kngllsh."
To Official Threatening Death at
Hands of Native Patriotic Socie-
ties Mob Violences In-
flammatory Literature.
(Houston Pott Cablegram )
CALCUTTA July 4 -Threatening let-
ters are hetaK sent to many of the promi-
nent members of th executive In India.
Among the latest to receive such a mis-
sive Is the officiating chief justice of Cal
cutta. Mr JuMlc Kamplnl. The letter )
which ame through the post in the or- !
dlnary way. wound up with the sentence i
"You will die a hlo.Kly death" written In
rid Ink. while the rent at the letter. In- j
eluding the signature "Bande Mataram." '
was written with black Ink. Mr. Justice
Kamplnl handed the letter to an officer
of t he high court with a request that
the police officers n duty should he ac-
quaints! with its contents after which
It was forwarded to the commissioner of
police.
In the course of the trial at Madras of
the Tlnnevally rioters one of the wit-
nesses handed over to the magistrate an
anonymous letter he had received by post.
In which he was threatened with murder
If he gave evidence against the accused.
He begged to he excused from tendering
his evidence as he was not in a nt state
of mind to "jwak owing to the threaten-
ing letter. The court requested the wit-
ness to give his evidence promising to
give him an escort If need be. The pro-
ceedings at Tennevelly In connection
with the charges of sedition against
Chidambaram PUlay drag slowly on. The
defendant wanted to summon 183 wit-
nesses including the governor of Madras
himself. The request was refused by
the magistrate so far as concerned his
excellency and some others. As the
Pioneer observes "This decision will be
a sad blow to the political classes In
Madras for It only needed the appearance
of his excellency at the head of the IRS
other witnesses proposed by the defense
to turn the whole matter Into a first-class
public entertainment. In the course of
which the question of what might ulti-
mately become of the accused would have-
been Tost to sight." A pamphlet Is being
hawked about Madras which the seller
describes at the top of his voice as an
account of the persecution by a relent-
less government of a great patriot. Chid-
ambaram PUlay. The crowd Is told that
foljr lakhs of rupees (1136000) offered by
Chidambaram PUlay were refused as ball.
The pamphlet contains verses In praise
of this martyr to be sung in the house-
hold. ASSAULT BY BURMANS.
A dastardly assault has been made at
Rangoon on C. O. Hughes who had a
few days previously retired from the post
of assistant Jailer In the central Jail. Mr.
Jlughes was walking along Morton street
one night toward a tram with a younlf
lady when he was Jostled by eight or ten
Burman youths who used Insulting lan-
guage Hughes turned to them and spoke
sharply threatening to call the police.
Stones were then thrown at him from
every direction. By this time a crowd
hearing the cries of the boys had gath-
ered and a large piece of stone or metal
struck Hughes on the left side of tbe
head. Inflicting a severe wound. At the
hospital It was found that Hughes had
sustained a fracture of the skull. An-
other phase of disorder Is reported from
Poona where a native Christian preacher
was assaulted one night by a mob of
Brahmin youths. The preacher a
Brahmin convert from Khedgaum was
engaged In street preaching In Blud war-
pet h. He Is alleged to have passed some
strictures on the recent temperance cru-
sade and was hissed st and Jostled by
some of the crowd. He then moved off
toward Shukrawarpeth and finding he
was followed he entered the native Chris-
tian library. The mob followed him and
assaulted htm and finished by breaking
some lamps.
BOOKBEIX SECRETLY SOLD.
A book Is lelng secretly sold here which
announces that war Is the law of nature
and destruction the most natural of all
phenomena The book Is divided Into two
parts. The first half relates to defini-
tions. It consists of five chapters. The
second half concerning strategy and ma-
neuvering consists of eight chapters. The
reason for the publication of the book Is
thus set forth: "The people of India
have been disarmed under the orders of
the king For self -protect Ion the alter
king has deprived a whole people of arms
lest the people being oppressed should
overthrow the King. The Sikhs. Mahrat-
tas Pajuts and TalangU are admitted Into
the army and obtain a little training in
war tactics. But the Intelligent Bengalis
and the Brahmins of Poona can not even
carry long sticks for self-protect Ion. for
should intellect and the strength of arm
combine who can say for a certainty that
such combination will not result In an
end of the British rule? The faint-hearted
king may have established an' unjirst
law. And because of this should the
Bengalis AO. 000. 000 strong and the Mah-
rattas Rajputs and other various warlike
races. over 200.000000.000. remain as
beasts?"
The last chapter of part 1 communicates
elementary Instruction regarding the art
of maneuvering an army. The author al-
most rises Into eloquence whenever be
speaks of secret organisations and wlken
he writes from the point of view of a de-
feated nation as witness what he says
about guerilla warfare: "Such bands in
such countries as India. Russia and
America can cause loss to the enemy by
hiding themselves amidst the hills rivers
etc. These bands possess a knowledge of
the localities of their own country which
the enemy can not have so they choose
more advantageous positions during s
fight." Here follows an illustration from
the map of India showing how campaigns
can be conducted with centers of opera-
thins situated on the range of the Viml-
hyas and on the Satpura hills
TRAFFIC IN (URLS.
That the system of kldrmpplng minor
girls for purposes of sale In different
parts of t he count rv continues still Is
proved by n case which Tins Just been de-
cided by Capliiln Trotter cantonment
magistrate of K Irkee On the night of
May ?." tbe Klrkee police d- tuine.1 mi sus-
picion two natives of Karachi who had
with them a IMtlc girl. 11 y.-ars of ae.
Inqulrv iihow.l tl at tl.e "i;hmi had pur-
chased the glr' for J? from a tnaliar. a
resilient of n v Hinge m-ai K Irkee. and
were tHklng !nr to Karachi The girl s
father whs a ntMghbor of the man who
bail kl.lnapc) ;i n I sold her. It was also
found that the two woni.-n hud "previous-
ly Wtiight from tho man his stepdaugh-
ter a young girl of 17 for whom they
had paid V & and whom they had taken
to Khuo-i i Th had with them when
arrested complete outfits of Slndhl worn-
Hid arc supp owed to have dressed
other g'rN such and taken them to
Lmt khun.i Shlkrapur and other rAces
when the sold them. The man was sentence-1
t two years' rigorous ImprHion-
ment and the women to twelve months
Joseph Chamberlain Better.
ifct4js Post Cablegram.)
A 1 X LES BAINS. July 4 - Joseph
Chamberlain la looking much better and
stronger since he began the cure here
tuo weeks since. He takes the baths
earlv every morning ami in the afternoon
mav be seen walking In th streets ac-
companied ty Mm Chutiitwi lain or
taking a drive tn the country. His ap-
petite li much better and he sleeps well
PARIS Edmond Itostrand has com-
pleted his play. "Chsntecler" and deliv-
ered tha manuscript lo Messrs. Jean
Coquelln and Hon. wlm have bought the
world right for $-vu0O. Arrangements
practically have been concluded for the
simultaneous production of th play In
Paris Jew York and London.
J11
Will Visit British Ile in October.
xrencn rresiaem win AMI v
Emperor Nicholas at Beval
on July 27.
IHouitf Post Cablegram.) V' ;
LONDON. July 4.-Th crown prlncVi
and crown princess nf Sweden have ar i
rived In England and will stay in Lon.':
don for a few we-ks. as the guests of tM ' f
duke and duchess of C'onnaught at Clar'f
ence house. The crown prince and prtn-Mfv
cefs of Sweden will afterward go to Qr 't
maiig before returning home to p&jr brief 'yV
visits to the grand duke and grand
duchess of Haden to the prince and prto- v.
cess of Waldeck-Pyrmont and to tb "
prince and princess of Wled. The queaa v(
of Norway will arrive in England th J
last week In October. She will reside at 'Jv
Appleton house near Sandrlngham until iW
the middle of December and will a it
Joined by the king during the latter part r
"-i wsu. wuecn Aieianars ana j'
Princess Victoria will spend two or th:
weeks In Norway early In September (
when they leave Scotland. Prlnceai" Vtoi
torla will remain on a visit to her slatan
when the queen goes to Denmark tor a
residence of about five weeks at her villa ? s
on the sound near Klampenborg. Bev"'
eral papers announced last week thaft".'
t.mperor W llliam Is coming to England
In the autumn to spend a few weeks at
some country house on the south coast
and that he will visit the king and queen
at Windsor castle to which it u irVtnt
that his majesty "will arrange a meeting" '
on British soli between the German em- (
peror and the rear." These are all pur
fictions. If Emperor William wants an-t ".'
other holiday In the autumn he will (TO
again to Corfu. There Is no prospect of
the emperor paying another visit to Wind- -.-:
sor castle this year and as to the ln-f in-
vention aoout a meeting between the our' f t .
and the emperor. It la all simple moon
shine and balderdash. It Is practically '.'t
settled that the king and queen are t" '
pay a state visit to Berlin either In the. j1
late autumn or next winter. The khedlvejf
Is In Londpn and will stay for about a '
fortnight at Clartdge's hotel. He Is to baj
present at the second state ball at Buck '
Ingham palace and will probably visit
Portsmouth and Cowes during his stay lit i"
England.
WILL MEET AT REVAL. t f '
It Is announced that Reval will be tha
meeting place of the emperor of Russia
and the president of the French repub '
lie on the occasion of M. Failures' vtott" .
to Russia. He will arrive at Reval
July Ti and will remain there until tha
28th. On his way to the Baltic the preai '
dent will spend two or three dayi at ! :-i
Copenhagen and thence he will go to -V
Stockholm en route for Reval. On the rM
turn journey he will call at Chrlstlanla'
He is ezpeoted to get back to Franca m-
or about August b. Th visit la of COM'
slderable Importance and will tend fW1;"
make visible the peaceful understanding .
which now bind France Great Brltalni
and Russia. It Is Interesting to note thatf '
the relations between Japan and Rueatatf -are
steadily Improving. The unveiling ofc
the monument to the Russian dead at v '
Port Arthur has been made the occasion'.;
by the Japanese press for declaratloha
that a lasting sentlment of profound mu- -v
tual respect has grown up between tha '
two countries and has obliterated everyv J
sentiment of hostility which ' constitute
a! guarantee of permanent friendship be-
tween the two nations." That is perhaps?
going rather far but at the same tlms)
there la no doubt that the relations be
tween Japan and Russia are mora1
friendly. v
STILL CRITICISING EDWARD. '
The opposition la still criticising that
government on account of King Edward's -V
visit to the caar. It Is said that minis-
ters themselves were opposed to It but f
that their hand was forced by the king. .
In fact the whole recent tendency of .
the king's diplomacy Is causing consid) V.
erable uneasiness in radical circles.
i
STEEL COMBINE RUMOR UNTRUBV.r;
Tha stories which have been In clrcula-"
tlon as to a huge International steel trad-' f'
combination have caused almost as muc&V
amusement as Interest tn circles moat J'
directly affected. Both English and
Scottish makers declare that the stat-"
ments ventilated are altogether Inac-
curate; that no International scheme of. .
amalgamation or even of a working
agreement is under consideration and
besides that such Is a wild and Imprao-
tlcable plan. There has been no meetings
of producers since the conference of Soot- ;
tlsh and English makers at Newcastle on$
June 2 ana there will be no other loint '
meetings for some time as several lead-
Ing principals are absent on holiday. Au-
t notifies state that the sole object and
extent of the negotiations still proceed -i
Ing Is to secure the adhesion of WehA -''
and certain English makers to an agree ( -ment
that has been in force for year ts
between the North of England an5 West
of Scotland works under which hom i
selling prices are regulated and competl-I
tlon with the respective districts mlnl-f
mixed. It is believed that thla latter con- j
dttlon ran be improved upon and e&r-
tended to the whole of the United KJng-M -;
dom. Further that arrangements can 6a "
fixed up for regulating the export prices .
of steel. A material majority of firms 5 .
are agreeable to theae propositions but) i
one or two English establishments ara is
holding aloof as yet. and measures ar l p
now being directed to getting them Into.-
the combination. Beyond this closer covt '
operation nothing was mooted at the eon-3 A
feremv referred to. To the story a boat ;
the demarcation of the rail trade already i'f '
Internationally adjusted between Ger-.$Vy;
man. British and American producer. ffl
may le added the statement that th r .
firms which were outside the old English vfe
and Scottish combine had become part-" M i-
ners to It at the last meeting. rf';
IX)NIK)N NOW A CITY OF PLEA8URI(L'
London used to be regarded as purely V'
ami simply a city of Insistent business -pf jji
of toll snd labor a place where m"fe:
worked and from which they escaped kM
soon as possible. Nowadays It has be--- '-o-come
a city of pleasure the rival even of Jjp
Paris and each year visitors Increase In'
numbers. London was discovered first? i
hv the American then by the Oerman; .T.
the entente brought the French acwif'.
the channel. In numbers naturally In- j !j
creased largely this summer by thV(:
Franco Brltlsh exhibition. Now all tha ; :t..'
world spends holiday In the English cap-
ltal The London hotel and the London ; p
restaurant bear comparison with those of R:
any other cltv. and though we are still I.S1
denied perhaps by a wretched climate
the manv fac ilities for open air dlnMg -t.y-
xne many iik-iiiiiwb iw
found In Paris and elsewhere on the con-
tlnent. even they can be found at Kan's
court t Hhenherd's hush and at oneiOfv'Jf
two of the more centrally situated rps-
taurants.
ROYALTY AND PERFUME.
Apropos of recent unfavorable comfi
ments on the use of perfumes. It la Vffy.
fact that very exalted personages aratS
habitual users of scent. Queen WU-;fe
helmlna of llollnml has dally a pint ef ;
eau de cologne In her morning bathit;
Queen Victoria of Hpaln nffects a mlfeU"..
ture of Iris and lavender on her handker & "
chief Queen llel. ns of Itaty prefers lrl 'a -j
and 'heliotrope the dowager queen Of I
Italy and Queen Amelia of Portugal ar.i'
devotees of sweet violets but the nW:"T
press of Russia leads the way. as o.
spends no less than $30000 a year oa ptf
fonierv In Paris alone. In respct of yto f
lets she requires that they shall b
oliukeil lust at sunset. And when th
t.ies of violets rracli St. Petersburg
thev are first sent to be examined lest v
they might conceal a fcomb or some dead-f
lv poison As for the British queen aba
uses a specially prepared scent th Se-
cret of whose preparation is tranaittlttd
from father to son In the same housa arMl
the exact proportions of which ar never
made public. It contains ai any tare
musk amber. r. violet.
orange and lavender. . pi
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