The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18
starving while they are in good positions


among the upper ten.
The manifesto goes on 10 say that the union
ism which imposes restrictions upon trade
without being ablo TO provo that the area OF
employment 10 thereby increased Is Il curse to
the country and an enemy to all classes and
should not be tolerated by workmen.
There 10 no extremity to which the English
trndesman will not go in these hard times.
Hence the frequent newspaper complaints Of
late OF the outrageous practice Of certain UNI
dertakers who send insinuating circulars to
families in which there arc cases OF serious i'll
ness. In two cases mentioned this week
anticipatory undertakers hnvo been threat
ened with q thrashing for their cold blooded
zeal.
English Justice iealously protects even tho
halfpennies in the pockets OF its citizens.
Two newsboys. who cried Dying confession
OF Mrs Maybrick" on the streets this week.
have been committed for obtaining money by
false pretences. Their explanation that they
mistook condition for confession In the head
lines awaited them nothing.
Tho London County Council has resolved
that one OF the deathbed wishes OF Charles
Dickens shall be respected. In his will
Dickens expressed an earnest hope that no
statue OF him would be erected. He wrote:
81 conjurs my friends on no account to make
me the subject OF any monument. memorial.
or testimonial whatever rest my claims to
the mbrance OF my country upon my
published works. and to the remembrance Of
my friends upon their experience OF me-
When. therefore. an offer from Elwell. an
American sculptor. OF statue Of the great
novelist came beforo tho Council this week It
was almost unanimously refused
Another striking instance OF tho miscarriage
OF Justice. which has made the English Court
OF Chancery crying disgrace to civilization.
went upon record this week. thrifty me-
chanic married young lady two or three
years ago who was a ward in chancery. her
little fortune amounting to S., 600. The costs
OF the court In settling that sum upon her.
by the way. were $500 A few months ago she
became Ill OF a pulmonary affection and her
physician ordered her to warmer climate as
the only means Of saving her life Her hus-
band was poor. and applied to tho court for
permission to use q portion OF her funds for
the purpose OF obeyinE tho doctors orders.
The court occupied six months In considering
the matter and then denied tho application.
and charged the dwlnding estate $500 for its
judgment. Meantime the poor woman had
died. as the doctor said she would.
The Brussels correspondent Of The Sun tel.
egraphs tonight TINT the delegates to the
monetary conference are almost unanim ousy
Of the opinion that some practical plan for
dealing with the monetary problem can be
agreed upon when the conference reas-
sembles in Juno next Even the BIZ
metallists do not expect to carry through
an international scheme embracing their
ideas at that time. They believe. however.
that their views will by that time secure much
stronger support than at present. and they are
confident that the evils ofthe situation will have
become 80 great that even Germany md Austria
will BE- glad to cooperate for relief. Some plan
more comprehensive and moro equitable than
that OF Rothschild they are confident will DO
devised. 1t Is significant that the delegates
almost unanimously to-day voted against tho
dissolution OF the Conference. 1t is said that
this 10 result Of instructions from Govern
msnts which have refused 10 con ...er any of
the plans thus far advanced. The American
delegates agree that the real results OF tho
Conference will como from the effects OF their
missionary work among foreign delegates. who
will be able to modify the views OF their re.
spectivs Governments during tho interval lie.
fore the Conference reassembles.
The social functions attending tho Confer
encs have been Of the most brilliant descrip-
ton. and eliminated last night in n great ball.
which was probably the most gorgeous affair
in the history OF Brussels. Most OF tho Amer
lean delegates will soil ON tho Lain on next
Wednesday.
A royal courtship has its drawbacks. even
when 1t Is a case OF true love. SO Prince
George the Duke OF York. has found it in the
past few weeks. There Is no longer any con-
! cealment OF the court lie Is paying to the
fancee OF his dead brother. His attentions to
the Princess May have been so constant OF
late that there Is really reason for believing
that there is genuine Affection in the match.
tab h
the anniversary OF Clarence's death
has passed. For some weeks Prince
George was An almost daily passenger to
Mortlake station on the Southwestern Rail.
way. which Is the nearest point to his sweet
hearts home. At first he was not recognized
by common folk. and SO did not suffer from
the vulgar curiosity OF the mob. He became
known after while however. and the know
ing smiles Of tho country folk became more
than his princely equanimity could face. He
stopped his visits. but gained his point in m
other way.
1t was arranged that he and the Princess
should visit the same places together, and
thus they have been much in each other
company at Windsor. Sandrlngham. and else
whore. ThcQueen and Prince and Princess of
Wales are said to DO highly delighted over tho
coincidence OF natural affection and reasons Of
recently passed between the royal family and
Mr.. Gladstone. as the result OF which 1t Is said
the Premier will ask Parliament for special
grant for tho future King and Queen OF Britain.
AVienna despatch has it that the Cabinets
OF Europe arc arranging for united protest
against the threatened restrictions upon i'm
migration In America The organ OF the Aus
tralinn Foreign ONCE recently argued that the
application OF the methods used in America
against the Chinese coolies to the case of
Europeans was unworthy OF q civilized conn
try like the States. and that the insult involved
In shutting the door In tho face OF European
emigrants was tho more gross because 1t was
coupled with an invitation to visit the Chicago
Exhibition.
Robbed on - Eric Train.
EIMIRA. Dec. 17.-Edward A. Jennings. an
aged passenger on Erie train No. II. was re-