The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-24
CABLE FLASHES.
ENGLAND BECOMES DEMONSTRA-
TIVE OVER THE ACTION OF THE
HOUSE OF LORDS.
And in Numbers Majestic De.
nOunce the Defeat of the
Franchise Bill.
The Angel of Death Creates
Widespread Alarm in Plague
Stricken France.
A SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATION.

LONDON, d uly d.. ~ r. LIZ
procession of Trades union and others
who take part in the demonstration
in favor of the franchise bill at Hyde
park this afternoon, is now
forming on the Thames embankment.
There is an immense attendance.
$3.50 p. m.-All the approaches from
the Strand to the embankment are
thronged with thousands from all
parts of the country. They caved the
embankment between Charlng Cross
and Westminster. Scarlet BAN
ners indicate to various trades unions
the places where they should assem-
BILE. The great crowd manifests the
utmost good humor, and the best or
der prevails. No attempt is made to
interfere with the procession. RadI-
cal political pamphlets found DISK
sale among the throng.
The Prince and Princess OF wales
will witness the procession from
Whitehall.
At noon the organized trades
unions assembled at Paddlngton
green, Austen square, Islington green,
Clerkenwll green, Finsbury circus,
the Obelisk, Blackfriars, and Gros-
evenor gardens, and proceeded to the
embankment. The political delegates
wore colors. The streets and bridges
across the Thames were packed and
traffic greatly impeded.
Much chaff was INDUCED in by the
spectators along the line of march.
especially when those in the process
sion were more than usually adorned
Several thousand agricultural labor
ers from Kent and Sussey were
| marshalled at Black friar's bridge.
The procession moved in the follow
ling order: Mounted curriers'; agricult-
ural laborers; provincial deputation
London trades council; representa-
tives from printing, book binding, pa
per, iron, metal, clothing, leather, ship
ping, building, cabinet-making, fancy
goods and general trades; political
clubs, liberal associations, temperance
bodies and friendly societies. AS each
section arrived. at the park it marched
to the platform assigned it, and the
band played until the chairman ar
rived.
AS the procession started from the
embankment several loud explosions
were heard near the government Off
ces. The crowd was greatly frighten
ed. Thousands made rush towards
Whitehall, believing the explosions
were due to dynamite. The scare
ended when it was found the explos-
ions were nothing more than a salute
which the horse guards were firing in
honor of the birth of the Duches AL
bany's son. The route lay along Par
lament street, Whitehall, Charing
Cross, Pail Mall, st James street, and
Piccadilly. Before the procession
started the embankment became a
surging mass of humanity, as viewed
from HungerfoFd bridge it presented
an unbroken array of human heads,
relieved only by blue banners and the
trees along the embankment. The
trade societies carried the emblems OF
| their crafts. Noticeable among those
was the banner OF the tailorS, repre-
senting adam and Eve after the
IL" The agricultural laborers were
loudly cheered. A resolution pre-
pared for submission to the meeting
protests again the rejection Of the
franchise bill by an irresponsible and
unrepresentative house of lords, and
expresses approval of Gladstone's
action, and declares: 1.-THE con-
tinued existence of unchecked
power of impeding popular
will which the lords exercise is not
conductive to the welfare of the peo-
pie and the prosperity of the country
| A tombstone was carried in the
procession inscribed, 'To the memory
of the House of Lords-1S84." The
dense masses of spectators along the
route interfered with the progress OF
the procession. 1t took fully an hour
and half to clear the embankment
and the end of the procession had not
| lett Parliament street when the head
had entered the park. The presi-
dent of the board of trade and other
ministers viewed the procession. They
were loudly cheered. Some bands in
the procession played the dead march
in soul" When the procession had
arrived at the park, speeches were
made. and the resolutions previously
prepared were submitted and adopted.
There was heavy rain towards the
close of the meeting.
The duke of Cambridge, marques of
Harrington, secretary of war, and
Vernon Harcourt, home secretary,
viewed the procession as it passed.
People of prominence and note at va
rious places throughout the route
watched the procession. Lord Ran
dolph Churchill and others well known
were at the windows of the Carl
ton club rooms, and were vigorously
Kissed by the passing throng. The
marqui of Salisbury's residence on
Arlington street was guarded by po-
lice. A slight commotion was Great
ed there before the arrival Of the pro-
cession by man crying down with
the peersW Order was quickly restor-
ed, however, and no disturb ance oc-
CURED while the procession was pas
sing.
A SLIGHT TRUCE.
LONDON, July 21.-A dispatch from
Shanghi to the Times states a respite
of five days is granted, pending nego-
tiations between the Viceroy of Lam
kin and M. .Patenotre, French ambas-
sador at Shanghi.
HE PASSED IN HIS CHECKS.
LONDON, July 21.-Dr. Caesar Hen
ry Hawkins, surgeon to the queen is
dead.
A BIG BLAZE.
LONDON, July 21.-The damage by
the fire on the Crane wharf. at Wap-
ping, on Saturday, amounted to $780,
600.
THE EGYPTIAN MIDDLE.
LONDON. July 2l.-The Egyptian