Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21
A SLIGHT SURPRISE
Sir John Gorts' Action as Sec
rotary for India.
10000 MINERS IN PARADE.
A Lively Scene at a Church Wedding in .
London Suburban Angry Papa's
Victory-ChiId Labor in For
eign Factories.
Copyrighted by United Press.


LONDON, June 2O.-Both sides are act
lively preparing for the campaign in Carlow
for the election to fill the seat in the house
of commons made vacant by the death of
Theodore German Mahon. The opening
meeting of the contest Will be held to-mor-
row, and lively times are anticipated.
Sir John GortS' resignation OF the office
of political secretary for India is something
of a surprise, but many people are already
saying 81 told you so" and re-
calling instances frequent of late
of Sir Johns independent sayings
and doings. The crisis came a few nights
ago, when he sneered at the methods in
vogue in managing domestic affairs in In
dia, rs revealed in the Manipur affair. But
before this he had INDUCED similar actions
on a smaller scale. His leaning toward radf-
calism has long cannoyed his more slow
going colleagues, and they could hardly
conceal their chagrin at seeing member of
the Tory government hobnobbing with Tom
Mann, his fellow member, on the royal
labor commission, with whom the rest of
the conservative members had as little to
do as the devil is supposed to have with
holy water. Gorts will prob
ably retire from politics for the
present, and at some convenient
time,bob up serenely as Liberal with Office
in his eye.
The Lancashire and Cheshire miners
nave Detn uOlulUU UuSlF
celebrations at Southport. The parade to-
day was grand affair, fully $4,000 people
We're in the procession, with fiery bands of
music and hundreds of banners. The
demonstration was seen by 10000
persons. The mayor, several labor
candidates and Sir Charles Dixie
Liberal candidate for parliament for the
Forest of Dean, was among the speakers.
\ singular scene occurred to interrupt a
wedding ceremony to-day in a church in
the London suburb of Blackpool. The
couple, who were to be married, had taken
their places before thea altar, and the
clergyman was about to pronounce the
words that would make the twain
one, when the father of the intending bride
suddenly rushed into the church and
shouted out his vigorous objection to the
continuance of the proceedings. He based
his objection on the ground that his
daughter was not of age, being still under
eighteen. and that he had refused his per-
mission to the marriage. There was a
stormy and fearful scene and the father
and his would-be son-in-law nearly
came to blows. The ScandaliZed clergyman
finally got the parties out of the sacred edi-
fee very glad to be rid of them, even at
the loss of his prospective fee. The lover
did not leave, however, without yowing
vengeance upon the stern parent who had
dashed his matrimonial hopes.
: Despite statements made by the members
of the house of commons during the debate
on Mr.. BuXton's proposition not to permit
children under eleven years of age to labor
in factories, it is well known by persons
familiar with the conditions of conti-
mental labor that many nations do
permit child labor to an extent greater than
is permitted in England, in France, Hun
gary, Spain and Denmark. The law recog-
nizes the right of parents to put their chill
dren TO work at the tender age of
nine. Children under twelve are not allowed
by law to labor in Holland, Belgium, Swe-
den or Portugal, though as matter of fact
the practice does not correspond with the
law. Switzerland and Germany have laws
which if properly administered would pre-
vent the employment of persons under the
age of fourteen.