The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
4 GIGANTIC 11MANo1AE SCANDAL IN
GREAT RRITAIM

Poor People Robbed Of ooSyooey 80 By .
Buiidine sscisty-0ueca vlctoria's Christ.
mas oirts - che Poor-Rouletts 9rowing
h Favor In Private Houses-Ths Prince
o. wales Depreeates Drunkenness-sui.
sades ~ Monte Carlo - An AggravateA
Case OF Mother-an-law-lGrs. Naybrick's
Debility che Result Of Self:innicted In
Jsrass-A saesh THIEF or Rare Taie.s ana
Castio~-Dr. Parker Has Hopes or Being
The NeutApiecs or Divine Messages.
LONDON. Dec 24.--Ths series OF collapses
and frauds In building society enterprises in
England has eliminated In scandal only less
shameful and gigantic than the Panama affair
In France Many details Of the Liberator
Building Society failure and prosecutions have
been oabled this week. but It would be difficult
TO give an adequate idea Of the extent and dis
trsssins nature Of the disaster More than
s35. 000 900 Of the savings Of the thrifty poor
have been swept away. with no explanation Of
The disappearance Many thousands Of struR-
cling worklngmsn and small tradespsople lose
al they possesa They have not even the mol
ancholy consolation thatths disaster is the re-
suit OF causes beyond the control Of those to
whom they trusted their money. without
saying in plain English that those millions
have been stolen It can DO affirmed without
qualification that the catastrophe IL without
excuse. Indeed. the affair promises to prove
the blacklist blot upon the recent financial
history OF England Those who are response
bio for Il still pose - honorable men. and re-
tons Of criminal negligence. which is the very
mild form OF accusation publicly made against
most OF them.
The evaporation and anger OF tho victims
10 naturally without limit They demand re-
venge at the hands Of tho law with vehe-
mence which cannot be denied. We may
therefore expect at least q thorough invests
cation and vigorous attempt on the part Of
The Government to punish this Ruiltiest OF all
crimes. negligence. II direct dishonesty can
not be proved Another inevitable effect will
be the introduction OF some radical legislation
for the government and supervision Of such
trust institutions. 1t is safe to say that Mr..
Gladstone will heartily endorse some strin-
gent measure Of this description.
The Queens Christmas party at Osborne
this year ts smaller than usual. and consists
entirely Of members OF the family and some
hslf-dozen oourtiers. who are also her Mai
estys friends. During this week the Queens
Christmas doles. known as the Minor Bounty
and the Royal Gate Aims. have been
distributed by the Royal High Almoner
and the sub-Almoner in London to over
1000 aged, disabled. and meritorious men
and women previously recommended By parish
clereymen. The money docs not come out Of
tho Queens private purse. and there Is little
Of the graciousness OF true charity about such
cersm onial bsneiactions: but the Queen also
spends good deal at this season OF the year
In gifts to DOOR people on her private estates
at Osborne and Baimoral. and In this charity
the official almonsr has NO hand.
The Prince Of Wales's Christmas gifts were
distributed to the laborers and other humble
folks on his Norfolk estate to-day in the form
Of hugo joints Of beef In size proportionate to
the largeness Of each family. together with
packages Of groceries and other good things
All the money seized in connection with tho
missing word competitions. about $50 600
In ell. Is now virtually in chancery. and the
original owners will see 1t no more. The prob.
ability Is that BY the time the lawyers have
done with the case there will be no money
left It has come to light that tho law was set
In motion BY tho Antl-Gam bling League. who
were helped by . number OF city bankers and
merchants. who found that their ONCE boys
and clerks were zealously using the timo and
money OF their employers for the formation OF
missing word syndicates, The League has
been engaged in another direction this week.
trying to enlist the assistance OF society lead
CID AZ Uuttiuk uoNu kAmUiAHS III alkh pluCoS.
Everybody seems to be agreed that gambling
10 very wicked thing. but few are prepared
to Join in the crusade suggested By the
League against card playing OF all
kinds. Tie correspondence started by
the League has already ELECTED tho fact
that roulette is growing in favor as form OF
gambling suited to private houses. and that
roulette tables ARE 80 made that the owner or
person who acts as banker Is bound to win
unless he has fri2htfully bad luck" This
popularity OF roulette tables Is evidently new
to the Anti-Gambllng League. although ordi-
nary worldly men have heard Of it before.
1t Is clear that. having recovered from the
e. .. N isslng-word debauch. the British pub
lie 10 now entering upon ono OF its periodical
vlrtuous moods. and while that lasts 1t will be
dangerous for small boys to toss pennies in
tho streets. and hardly safe for respectable
heads OF families to indulge in the national
card. games OF whist and crbbage at homo or
at their clubs. The mood will not last long.
and meanwhile the peoples masters and men
tors are hurrying In shoals to Monte Carlo
1t Is not known whether tho Anti. Gam bling
League has been In communication on this
subject with the Prince OF Wales. The opinion
Of the royal hero OF the bsccsrat scandal upon
any form Of gambling would be deeply inter-
sstlng and entitled to the respect paid to the
hoNb VI al UApeTt' Dub ~ bOuSuG huu OUt6lneu
has not been given to the world. Upon cog.
Aate vice. however. loss dslicacy was REQUIRED
In approaching the Prince. because 1t is we'll
known that he 10 temperate man both
In eating and drinking. and that no enforces
temperance upon tho people with whom he
is more immediately concerned by prohibit
Ing the sale Of Intoxicating LIQUOR upon his
Norfolk estate. Consequently . man who Is
writing book against this evils OF excessive
drinking wrote with confidence to tho Prince
OF Wales soliciting an expression OF his opin-
ION. and reply has just been received from
the Comptroller Of tho Household. who Is In
uHuSted to say that there Is no vice that his
va so's, highness 80 much deprecates as that OF
drunkenness"
inc gambling season at Monte Carlo has
commenced very inauspciously. On last Mon
u"y 'ho BODY OF an unknown suicide was found
~ 'ne stounds Of the Casino. On tho follow
oao .ali strauss OF carlsruhe. after losing
.,%. ~ nnrks az tho tables. committed sui
eide by drowning himself at Nice or the Ouai
des Anglais. Last night there was 4. nrodIa,om.