The daily critic., 1890-11-06
ACROSS THE SEA-
TIE ELECTION NEWS RECEIVED WITH
REJOICING IN ENGLAND
General Booth Putting His Plan In
OperatIon-An Experimental uts-
zion Established - Other
Foreign News.

LONDON, Nov. 6.-The news 1f the
American election was received with
much rejoicing at Sheffield and Brad.
ford where many people have been
thrown out Of work or are threatened
with that misfortune on account Of the
Mckinley tariff.
A dispatch from Rio Jineiro saws
that the Brazilian Government has
under consideration the imposition Of a
| high duty on American kerosene oil.
The new decree that duties on imports
shall be paid in gold, amounts to an in
crease Of 2j per cent. on the tariff.
The delegates sent by the Welsh tin
plate interests to America to study the
situation in the United States as affected
by the Mckinley tariff have returned
home and made a report, which has re.
lieved the anxiety under which the
Welsh tin-plate makers had been rest
Ing. They declare that even with the
aid afforded by the tariff on the foreign
article Il will be impossible for Amer
ican manufacturers to produce tin plate
at price and of a quality which will
materially iniure the demand for the
Welsh product. The increased cost TO
the consumer after the tariff goes into
effect Will, they say, undoubtedly cause
some falling of in the amount used
but this decrease must be comparatively
small In an article Of necessity like tin.
the natural result Of increased cost
being economy In other less essential
commodities. The deposits In America
are spoken Of as wholly Inadequate.
General Booth Of the Salvation Army
has lost no time In putting In operation
his great enterprise Of redeeming the
unfortunate masses Of England. He
has purchased for 500, 600 the old
brewery at Shoreditch, and will it II up
as house Of refuge and school of in
dustry. Other centres Of the work will
be established as speedily as possible
In various parts of London. and when
the metropolis Is sufficiently provided
for the work will be extended in circles
radiating from the original centre.
The Generals promptness In entering
upon the undertaking has produced a
good impression Funds have poured
In upon him without any pledge on his
part as to when they should be used,
but II Is regarded as a wise and honor.
able policy on his part TO establish an
experimental station whose workings
can be observed both by those who
have already contributed ana those
who are Inclined 10 do so. The step
also shows the Generals confidence In
his scheme for any failure Of the sample
institution would have the effect OF at
once checking the flow OF contributions.
Tie General urges all friends Of the
poor and unfortunate to aid In the
work by giving him suggestions which
may tend TO make the enterprise more
useful and successful.
English naval engineers are COngratu.
lating themselves upon the fact that the
Italian Government after careful tests
Of the merits Of the Armstrong and
krupp guns, has adopted the former
for use In its new batteries. The re-
suit Is the more gratifying, in view Of
the fact that Italy's political relations
with Germany would naturally incline
her to favor the German manufacturer,
other things being equal
tits announced that the lately formed
Shipping Industries Federation now
comprises 100 Unions, with a total mem,
beTship Of 100000. tits also declared,
probably by way Of warning TO the dis
affected dockeTs, that the Federation Is
in excellent financial and disciplinary
condition; In fact, spelling for a
fight"
Advices from Algiers state that the
sultan OF Morocco recently had
narrow escape from assassination by
member OF his black bOdV guard who
had been subjected 10 discipline for
some trihing oilense, The would be
assassin was promptly arrested and
executed
Captain Moore has been sent to Aus
tralia by the British war department to
assist the Colonies In fortifying Torres
Straits and other points against in
yasiOn.