Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
The Present State Of English
Politics Stagnant.
Church Dissstab i:hment 80 TIE
French Radicals.
The Sir Charles Dixie SC andal---I The
Gazette Exposures.
The Terrible Ravages OF the
The Terrible Ravages of the
Spanish Plague.


Hatfield to enjoy vacation.
L1rd Randolph Churchill is visiting the
Du! of Marlborough at Blenheim Castle.
The Oube has definitely abandoned the Lib
eral party and joined the Tories.
Lord Iddesleigh has gone to Pyreue, near
Exeter. The Duke of Richmond and Cor
don, the Secretary of State for Scotland
has retired to his castle on the Surrey.
OF the Liberals, Sir Wm. Vernon Hsr-
court, home secretary under Mr.. Gladstone,
is rusticating at his country seat at Newfer-
est while Sir Charles Dixie has retired to
his villa in the south of France.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain is preparing for
his Irish tour.
The holiday pause in legislation is to be
shorter than usual as the Houses were pro-
rogued until October 81 only.
Prime Minister Salisbury will no. tarry
long at Hatfield. He has arranged to go
next week to Cecil Chalet, at Dieppe,
France. He will return to London on the
7rh of September, assemble the cabinet
and open the Tory campaign. The only
new phase is home politics, which
has developed during the past wee k is the
ACTIVITY Of the agitation in favor OF
Church DisestabIishment.
Mr.. Jessie Ceilings, radical Mr.. Henry
Labouchere, Mr. Richard Dillevyn and other
radicals, make disestabhshment the main
plank in their platform, and they insist that
the church funds should be applied for edu
cational purposes. The Scottish Dsestao
lishment Association has issuei manifesto
urging the enlarged constituencies to de
mana the abolition Of the state church. In
France the electoral contest bids fair to be
very bitter and exciting. The deputies
who are seeking reelection are all on the
stump already. The issue of the French
elections becomes daily more difficult to
forecast. The political situation in the
Republic is much the same as it is in Eng
land Party lines are largely drawn, parties
are badly mixed and no one can tell which
-ide will be the larger when the re-arrange-
ment ID completed
The French Radicals,
however, seemed TO have increased their
confidence since NJ Clemencean began his
stumping tour His pat au feu policy is
finding greater acceptance among the peas
aniry than that Of NJ. Ferry OF
propcsed national expenditure and
colonial expansion. |, may De said With
truth that whatever changes may occur IN
The relative strength Of the parties
It is certain that the present elections will
result in the return of very different per
sonnel from that which now controls the
legislation of the country. At least four
fflhs of the chamber of deputies will be
compcsed of entirely new men.
The Congo land will be embodied in the
Government OF Gaboon, aud N. De Brozza
probably be given sort OF general charge oi
fresh colonial interests in Africa by special
appointment.
Tie Indian government has decided to
pe1manently increase the number Of Brit
ish and indian troops on the Afghan from
Tier to 10000 men, and to construct q tele
graph line to Cabul, the capital OF the
Ameer 8 territory. The work on the tele
graph line is already in progress. Abdur,
rshnaD, the Ameer, has expressed wish
o iave the line end at Csndahar, and has
-,flsed to guarantee 10 maintain it in SAFE
y bevond that point. General McGregor
sid Major Nicholson have left Simls 70
orm an entrerched camp in the Pls1len
Valley and construct military road to tn
.sr5s of the Helnund.
The Dixie Scandal.
Sir Chgrlfs Dilke's friends believe that e"
.iilemprt on, OF court will ne effected IN
he divorce suit brought hv Mr. Crswfor
against bis wife, with Sir Charles as CORE
apopdent. If the case goes TO trial it is
thought that il will be conducted in way
20 afford as little scandal as possible. Mr..
Crawford desires 10 avoid making exposures
and wishes merely to obtain divorce. Very
strong social aod political Influences are
being brought to bear upon him TO induce
MIN 10 be conteutrd with simple sepsra'
ton and to allow the case to be postponed
indefinitely. or at least for six months IN
order to give time for subsldence OF the
passionate family quarrel which the SCAT
dal has provoked.
Becoming Disgusting.
The continuation Of the agitation against
the more fsgrant forms Of London vice "a
revealed by the Pail Mall Gazette, is weary.
ing and disgusting people and is beginning
20 meet with general condemnation. The
Conservative press is beginning to decry
the business and number Of established
church organs are following suit The
srchbisbops Of York and Canterbury aud
other leaders Of religious thought are wan
iug in their support ofthe agitation. On
The other hand. however. the Wesleyans,
he Radicals ard other associated re-
Iieious bodies ere pushing the sgits
ion with all their might aud are
erdeavoring to enlist popular sympathy By
ueans Of great public demonstrations. Al
he influence posssssed by dissenting reLi'
gious organizations seem TO De at present in
nee 10 make the HYDE Park meeting mon
ster success. The counsel list for the meet
ing includes Prof Newman, Right Hon
james Stanfeid, President Roberts, OF ths
Wesleysn Conference, ex-PlesideDt Griffith
Of the Wesleyan Conference, Mr.. 4ichss
Dayi,t. Canons Wiioerforce snd Tech, and
q au7 oiheT clerical dissenting notables. lr
Liverpool, Manchester and other large cities
in England, vigilance com nittees are beinl
-orrn, d Tor The purpose Of obtaining loca
legislation for the suppression Of open vice
rs. Fawc, tt, widow Of Prof FsScett, il
strongly 10 favor CT continuing the agits
| lion.
Replying to Criticisms
on Der conduct in this respect, Mrs. FsUeet
! CONTENDS that the agitstion insugurated IL
he revelstiops of the Pail Mall Gazette ha
slrsady resulted in many benefits to to
PEOPLE Of England, among which she END
msTsies - great sroasins Of the public cor
science" and increased severity il the ger
tences for crimes sgsins, children In
sPurity Society has encountered much OPP
sition in its work of 'p1siing shadows on
public men. Iis Numerous agents Wn
have been engaged in the work
heiirz as dftSctiTes against p155c ne
haye been warned by sntsoritiss 20 retfsi
from making puissnces Of themselves az
the regular police have been ordered
prevent these spies from annoying msmoel