The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-03
FOREIGN.
Flax spinners coming to Americas


LONDON, Nov. 2-The depression in the
lax spinning trade in England is very great.
The great mill engaged in this industry III
Leeds, and which employs 5000 operatives;
IS threatened with closure on account OF TINS
depression, which has also decided great
number of the English capitalists engaged in
max spinning to close out their Investments
IN that line in Great Britain and transfer
them to the United States. These capitalists
frankly state that their reason for doing this
is to secure the benefits of the protection
afforded their business by the American
tariff laws and escape the ruin0us competi-
ton to which they are subjected under the
free trade policy of England. Since Ger
many adopted the policy of stimulating her
Industries; her merchants have astonlshed
Europe by their enterprise and sagaclty
German competition is already cutting deeply
into even the screw-making trade OF LII
mlngham itself. The merchants Of Germany
have also recently memoriallZed the German
Chancellor concerning the advantages Eng
land enjoys in maintaining. her commerce IN
America, Africa and Asia by having well
paid consuls at all important points in the
countries, while the German ,cconsuls are all
merchants, who are often aliens, and who
all, as a rule, spend their time IN looking
after their own individual interest without
any desire to aid in the extension OF the
commerce of the empire. 1t is understood
that Prince Bismarck has already begun the
work inspired by this memorial, that he has
replaced many of these merchants as con-
sulS by well chosen state agents, and that he
intends to follow the English example every
where that it is possible to introduce German
products or manufactures with advantage
An UnsaintIlke Demonstration on
All Saints Day.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. AL Saints day
has been remarkable here for demonstra-
tion neither wise nor saintlike. This after
Nn~s ISa@p y,
with their tenets went to the dock where
lies the steamer Constantine, just arrived
from Copenhagen, under a charter by the
league cattle dealers to convey the Home
Rule oxen and sheep to England. The league
forms thus an opposition line to the City of
Cork Steam Packet Company, which, act
ing under legal advice, declined to refuse to
convey cattle shipped by on-Nationalists.
The refusal was based on the ground
that the regular line is a common carrier
company and would forfeit its franchise if it
consented to the demands of the league 1t
was an immense coneourse, attended by five
bands Of music and we'll provided with Irish
flags and Home Rule banners. Several Dan
ish sailors on board the steamer hid them
selves in the hold, thinking the mob hostile
one. An impromptu meeting was organized
with the chairman on the bridge and distin-
guished guests ou deck John 0'Connor M.
p, for Tipperary, addressed the multitude,
most of whom hailed the event as a first
blow for Irish independence. All parts. of
the vessel were dressed with bunting.
The stars and stripes were conspicuous.
OConnor said that conspiracy existed
among the landlords to take up all the farms
from which tenants had been eyicted for
non-payments OF unjust rents, and to stock
them with cattle. He asked the Irish people
to assist the Cattle Dealers Association in
making it impossible for cattle raised on
emergency farms to be shipped to England
from any Irish port O'Connor promised on
the part Of the National League, to close
every Irish port against landlords. The
meeting hailed these and kindred sentiments
with the widest enthusiasm. Similar Senti
ments were expressed by other local speak
ers Said a cooler sympathizer with nation
aliSm to a correspondent; Il fear that
this action taken against the Cork Steam
Packet Company has dealt a heavy blow to
Irish credit. 1t is not desirable in the inter
ests of Ireland that Irishmen generally
should show sympathy with this action OF
the cattle dealers. What Ireland wants,
above everything else, is capital to develop
the country and give her laborers the em-
ployment which they cannot get at present.
But the capital required must be raised out
side. How can it be expected that investors
will risk their money in a country where
every effort is being made to ruin company
whose only fault. is that it carries out its
legal liabilities. What is the possible use to
commerce, as OConfor threat
ems ?"
De Lesseps and the Panama Canal.
PARIS, Nov. IN. De Lesseps, in letter
to a stockholder of the Panama Canal Com
pany, justifying a further call of 125 francs
per share, says that he is going to Panama in
January to inaugurate the final period of the
work on the canal. He refers his applica-
ton to the French government for permission
to issue new bonds, ana repeats his prophecy
that the Panama canal, although it will cost
double what the Suez canal cost, will earn
three times the earnings of the latter canal
A Great Strike Impending.
LONDON, Nov. 2-The Yorkshire colliers
have decided to strike if their demand for an
advance of Is per cent. in wages is not
granted. 1t is probable that the conference
Of miners to be held at Ma chester on
Wednesday will result in general strike in
the midland counties, which will affect be-
tween 1000 and 100000 colliers.
Foreign Notes.
The Paris authorities, in order to relieve
distress, has decided to collect
100000, to be expended for series of grand
fetes.
Prince Albrecht, the new regent of the
Duchy of Brunswick, will make his state
entry into Brunswick today.