Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-10
THE LONDON SCANDAL,

THE LONDON SCANDAL.
Il Continues to Excite Curiosity and
Enmity
LONDON, July 9.-The excitement over
the exposure of the London secret vices
! made by the Pail Mall Gazette continues
unabsted. The demand for copies of the
paper is enormous, Large crowds surround
the publishing Office and extra police have
been ordered on duty to keep passage ways
open through the surrounding streets and
to protect the Pail Mall Gazette building
from being approached by persons having
no legitimate business therein. The Crown
lawyers are considering the advisable
ity of prosecuting the publishers
of the Gazette, and their decision
is awaited with anxiety. Two pewsboys
we're arrested and fined this afternoon for
creating disturbance by demanding 25
cents copy for today's issue Of the paper.
A number of other vemiers, arrested on sim.
liar charges, were remanded for trial. The
Rt. Hon. Geo. B. Bentinick, Conservative
NJ. P. for Whitehaven, and formerly Judge
Advocate General, publishes letter in to-
day ST. James Gazette denounciug the
conduct of the editors of the Pail Mall Ga.
zette. Mr.. Bentinick alleges that Mr..
Stead, chief editor Of the Pail Mall Gazette,
on the l4th of June, requested an interview
with him on the subject of the criminal law
amendment bill.
In Parliament.
Mr.. Albert q. Q. Grey, Liberal gave
notice in Commons this morning of his in
tention to ask Sir Richard Cross, Home
aeoiSssf' lie police to make every posi-.
BE effort under the law to suppress
the abominations revealed in tie Pail Mall
Gazette, and whether he intended to intro
duce into parliament bills for such amend
ments to the existing criminal laws as
would secure the punishment OF the perpe-
traitors Of the crimes revealed.
How the Gazette Worked.
LONDON, July 9.-The chief director OF
the Pail Mall Gazette secret inquiry com.
mission, through which revelations were OBJ
tanned, writes concerning the whole matter
as follows: The investigation began on
Nav 24th and work was unremitting
to date. The commission had
valuable assistance form the Salvation
Army from the London committee for sup
preston Of the traffic in English girls from
the vast experience of Mrs. Josephine Batter.
The COMMISSION was composed of the Ga.
zette's staff and acted independently of the
police. The Home Office deprecated on Off
cial grounds allowing journalists to inter
view the police.
Good Moral Support.
The commission applied to the Archoish.
ap OF Canterbury, the Bishop Of London and
Cardinal Manning for advice aud these
oreat authorities on morals, while depre'
eating the risk involved in the commissions
task, all warmly supported its object. Ready
help was accorded to the commission from
Catholic and Congregational clergymen;
also from the Miners joint protection COM
mune. the White Ribbon Army, the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children,
the London City Mission, the Reformatory
Refuge, the Union Rescue Society, the
PsmEco Ladies Association, and Moral Re
form Union.
The Commission visited all'the hospitals,
homes and refugees where harbor 10 given
the upfortunates. The inmates readily
gave all the information in their possession.
Most Of the revelations, however, were OBJ
tanned
Through Interviews.
Everybody, high and low, likely to have in
formation desired by the Commission, from
Lord Dalhousie to Mrs Jefers, was subjected
10 an interview by some member OF the
Commission. Mrs. Jeffers shed food OF
light upon the whole subject under inyesti
CATION
amounted to 81 500
Thirteen newspaper venders who had been
arrested for selling copies OF the Pail Mall
Gazette were arraigned before the Lord
Mayor 10 day. The City Solicitor, in
preseuting the cases against the
prisoners. charged them with pubhciy
selling obscene literature, and said he hsd
marked for the courts perusal the passages
in the Gazette's articles upon which the
change was based He must he sad, de.
cline 10 read the passages in court, and SAID
he thought that repetition OF these oo}ec
tioaable statements with little alteration
daily indicate no good object. He then
stated Lu8t nc WO1i0 ~
consider what change to formulate against
the prisoners. :,
The Lord Mayor said he thoaght Il would
be best 10 await the decision os the Govern
ment which had before it for consideration
| the same csse.
The proprietors Of the Pail Mall Gazette
| to day ssked Sir Richard Cross, Home Sec.
resary, for protection against the crowds
surrounding their publication Office.
A s4o0, 600 Fire.
Loxpox, July 9.-The Welsh University
| College, Abergsvith, q market town and
seaport of Wales, burned this morning.
The building cost 100000.
| A later dispatch says the fire this n-yn-
inc DESTROYED tbs northern wing, IL.
brsry, and the museum of the UnDsfsity
College Of Wales in Abergstwith. The
College building was originally intended for
hotel, and after ss0,008 bad been speu,
on It, 4 was bought by the University Com
niitsee for Ei0, 900.
The Cholera stil1 Raging.
i MApnD, July 9.--The number OF ue'
cases OF cholera reported 10 Spain ysster
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