Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-20
A CLOSE CALL.
Salisbury's Licensing Bill Will Have
Z to Be Modified Before 1t Passes.
English German African Agreement May Add
to the Population of the United States.
Postmen and Police.
A Timely Warning.


LONDON, June 1.-THE narrow escape
from defeat experienced by the govern
ment in the house of commons this even.
ing in the division In committee on the
first clause Of the licening bill is ex-
planned by the Conservatives by the alb
sence of a number of Tory members
through their attendance at the
Ascot races. While this explanation
partially accounts for the slender major
ity by which the clause was carried, 1t
cannot be accepted as final, since it is
known that several of the absent Tories
would have voted with the opposition on
the question. The fact that the alb
sentees disregarded the vigorous whip
issued yesterday places them in the
position of lodging the question
which they undoubtedly did, and the
government IS realization of its perilous
position is evidenced in the censure which
has been administered to the Tory whips
for allowing the divisi to be taken I'M
der the circumstances. 1t is certain,
however, that the ministry will rally
its forces sufficiently to avoid a
similar exhibition of weakness,
but the passage of the bill in its present
shape is now regarded as extremely un-
likely.
OBJECT TO THE CHANGE.
The inhabitants of Heligoland are
filed with dismay at the prospect of
being handed over to Ger
man rule with the enforced
military service and other arbitrary
conditions which the transfer will i'm
h. sd Of aaf
against the cession of their territory has
set in strongly. So general is the oppo-
sition TO the severance of the island
| from the British empire and
| its consequent Denomination, should it
pass into the hands of the kaiser's gov
erument, that the emigration of its peo-
| pie on so large a scale as to virtually de-
populate the territory is already threat
| ened as result of parliamentary ratiti-
cation of. the provisions of Salisbury g
| settlement.
PosTMERs' GRIEVANCES.
London postmen have appealed to the
public for assistance in demanding relief
from the tyrannies of Postmaster Cen
| eral Raker. Among the demands
which they intend to make of
| the government are reduction
of their working hours from sixteen
| to twelve, and change in
rates of pay which shall establish the
minimum weekly stipend at twenty-four
shillings.
Public sympathy is overwhelmingly on
the side of the postmen in their differ
ences with the postmaster-gen even
IN the matter of the latter's measures
| prohibiting postal employees from joining
unions for their protection.
THE POLICE COMPLICATIONS.
1t is now believed that the government
| has requested Chief Police Commissioner
Monroe to withdraw his regiment with
the object of extricating Home Secretary
| Matthews from the dilemma into
which his arbitrary course has
| drawn him, and there are
many indications that he will do so. 1t
is not believed, how ver, that the with
drawal will be unconstitutional, but
rather that it will be contingent on the
! government concession to the police of
q portion of the benefits which they have
| hitherto demanded in vain.
The dock laborers' strike at Swansea
docks is ended, having resumed work to-
i day at slight advance in ages.
| SOCIALISTS DISPERSED.
secret meeting of German and Aus
trian Socialists was discovered by the
Austrian police at Eulan, Bohe-
mia, to-day and Immediately dispersed i.
Several of the leaders resisted the police
and were taken into custody, but subse-
quently released upon condition that they
would return to their homes at once.
With the exception of Russia, all OF
the European powers are represented at
the railway conference at Stuttgart.