The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11

! philosopher, only waited Tor his private Secro-
tary to arrive with his baggage. from which he
selected fifth big hat. and. bearing four In his
arms. proceeded to tho Victoria Hotel. where
he was Hospitality received. A half hour
after the railroad train arrived at
! Charing Cross George Francis was
seated in tho Victoria smoking room. n
| red fez, rRkishly disposed upon the side OF his
head and Its black tassel dangling before his
ewes, with big chart before him. relating to n
great thronR Of Americans the details and in
cidents OF his trip. The chart was OF the Cit-
| zen's own manufacture, and was done chiefly
| In rcd and blue crayon. with scenes from Ia
coma London. Port Said. Brindlsi, and other
points he had visited cut from advertising
cards and circulars. pasted on. Train ex-
planned that he left Tacoma. the only
town in the world that had any enter
prise on March IL. taking the Canadian Pacific
steamer Abyssinia to Yokohama, where in
spite OF bad winds he arrived in sixteen days.
Finding that the North German Lloyd steamer
General Werner which he had expected to
take for Hong Kong, had sailed. he paid tho
| agent OF the line to telegraph her to await the
| English mail at Kobe 500 miles south, and
then before he took the train for Kobe he ran
| down to Toxic. where he secured passports for
himself and secretary from the American Min
lister. The Citizen loft for Hong Kong on
! April 8. barely missing n ten days delay,
since the 4th was holiday. and the
| next day tho Government took Iosses-
| sion of tho railroad TO transport troops.
| AT Kobe Mr.. Train found the agent OF
the North German Lloyd with special steamer
to put him Cd board the General Werder. and
on the way to Hong Kong he encountered the
biggest storm known in the japan Sea In
twenty years. Losing a day outside OF Hong
Kong Harbor, Train and his secretary sailed
/ mall, b., De- O....- ~.
lombo. whore he intended to take the Peninsu-
lar and Oriental mail steamer Arcadia. She
was lying in the harbor when Colombo was
reached. but was going to wait eighteen hours
before starting. Accordingly. the Citizen char
tered the Proussen to Alden and Port
Said. whore the Arcadia overlook them,
and he transferred himself secretary. and
baggage to her. Train reached Suez on last
Sunday and arrived in Brindsi on Thursday.
| Here he found that he ran the risk OF losing
this mornings boat from Calais to Dover.
which would prevent his taking the Flying
| lrishman for Queenstown. where he is TO en-
bark on the Etruria for New York to- morrow,
and therefore he telegraphed for a special boat
and train to London. A special was put on to
carry the mails. and the Citizen says they didn't
charge him for 1t because the English Govern
ment was afraid 1t would be laughed at If 1t
allowed an American TO carry mails for them.
Train left London at 500 tonight Tor Queens
town and sails on the Etruria for New York.
He expects to arrive In New York on the 18th.
and says that special train will take him
thence to Tacoma in three days.
lie Is looking brown and healthy. and says
that he feels like boy Of 90 His secretary is
S. W. Wall. editor OF the Tacoma Ledger, who,
Train says represents 5000 American news
papers and 1000 leading journals in Asin
Africa, Australia, Europe, and South America
Wall is to write a book about the journey
to be illustrated with 5000 photographs. taken
en- route.
The Socialist speakers at the Hyde Park
demonstration on last Sunday devoted a great
deal OF argument to show that trades unions
in the country are slowly declining In power.
and that large numbers OF unionists are Join
ing the Social Democrats as the most effective
means st. obtaining the eiRht-hour day and
other reforms. Inquiry among trades union
leaders leaves little doubt that the Socialists
spoke OF that which they would like to see oc-
cur rather than Of what has happened. The
trades unions were never prosperous AS
now, and accessions to their ranks have boon
more numerous in the past twelve months
than during any previous corresponding
period. The Amalgamated Society OF Eng!-
neers. for instance, formed twenty-one new
branches and enrolled 6.9sS new membe last
~ o.
The total receipts for the year were fl8365I
and the society has now in hand the enormous
sum OF G209779. Tho London Society OF Com
positors, a comparatively small body, enrolled
100 new members last year. and added a thou
sand pounds to the reserve fund. which now
stands at f2691G. The only trades union in
which the Socialists have made any progress Is
the Dock Laborers' Union and success there
is due chiefly to dissatisfaction among the men
caused by the desertion Of $50 wharf laborers
whom the union had melted to strike and then
threw over because the struggle was costing
too much.
Tho rain which marred the drawing room
yesterday also brought to the Queen return
OF the rheumatism which she went abroad last |
month to cure but she was able to receive q |
population from the officers. who presented
her with q superb memorial OF her jubilee In |
the name OF the British army and navy. The
memorial takes the form OF an elaborate and |
beautiful centrepiece OF hammered silver |
forty inches high. The materials were gathered |
from all parts OF the Queens dominions. and |
the allegorical design illustrates the power
and greatness OF the Empire.
The first exhibition OF typewriters ever hold |
In England will open at Exeter Hall. London. |
on the 18th inst. in connection with the first |
annual meeting OF tho Society OF Typists. |
The use OF tyDewriters is making astonishing |
progress In this country
British actors and actresses will welcome
home Mr. aud Mrs, Kendall on June 26 at tho |
Hotel Metropole. There will be the presonta-
ton OF an address. speech making tea. and
cakes.
Miss Hairs. fnancier, promoter. and free
lover. has determined again to appeal for jus
tice to British jury In her action against Sir
George Elliott for breach Of promise OF mar
riage. The Tory baronet says she has already
done her worst by publishing tho story to the |
world. and he is now more than over deter
miued to resist what he calls blackmail. At
the last trial the jury disagreed. II the jury
this time award the lady any damages Sir
George will appeal to the higher courts.
The tennis match between Pettitt OF Boston
and p. Latham. marker for the Queens Club.
KensinGton. took place at tho club this after
noon in the presence OF q large number OF
spectators. The game WAS very interesting in
view OF Iettitt's coming match with Saunders