Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-08
Copyright. 1892.

Copyright. 1892.
LONDON, October IA sharp and prob
ably salutary shock has been given TO the
highest social circles by the startling ex-
posure in regard TO the prevalence of
drunkenness among aristocratic ladies,
made by Lady Frederick Cavendish and
the Duchess Of Bedford, at the Church
Congress.
Hitherto allegations of widespread drink.
] ing practices among woman OF rank and
a.:..shiou have been deemed prejudical gos
sip: but nothing that rumor ever suggested
EQUALS the 0utspoken revelations made by
these highly placed leaders Of society,
Lady Frederick C6yendish said that she
had been recently STAYING at a country
mansion where roomy dsning room chairs
were still used, the seats OF which
were deeply curved to \save the
gentleman from falling out after dinner
although heavy drinking had been, aoan
doned by the men, the women were bec0pl
ing inveterate tipplers; that many ladies
have recourse to 'pick-me-ups" at ii a. m,
and brandy and soda during the day, wine
at dinner and something hot at bedtime
She said she found lady who could moi
get through the exertions OF the London
season without taking cordial" pretty
name for dram kept handy. and that
after certain morning concert, a lady be.
side her had called for "white cup" q
deceptive name for champagne sup.
Lady Cavendish protested especially
against the new fashion of young ladies
and old ones, too, accompanying the gen.
tlemen to the smoking room after dinner
and
SHARING NOT ONLY THE CIGARS
but also the spirits. She said that dis
tinguished physician had assured her that
many ladies who were living idle lives had
consulted him for nervous symptoms
which revealed, in perfect unconscious
ness on their part, condition Of alcohol.
| ism bordering on delirium tremens, but
that alcohol was not the only fashionable
failing, as chloral, chlorodyne and morpha
had been taken in secrecy in boudoirs, and
were adding to the maladies of modern life
The Duchess of Bedford, taking up the
| theme. put the blame for these evils on the
straining of nerve power, through the sup
posed exigent demands of society, until the
nerves required FLIP.
The wife of Archbishop Benson, Sir
| William Herschell, the Dean of Rochester
and others, continued in similar strain
The whole topic is deeply stirring the so.
cial elite.
Home Secretary Asquith is visiting Dub
| lin in order to discuss with Mr.. Morley
the Government policy with reference tc
political prisoners. The Government is
reluctant to treat with the dynamiters in
prison as political prisoners. Mr. Asquith
wants TO detain them, while Mr.. Morley
wants TO release them. Probably Mr.. Nor
| ley, who now entirely dominates Irish al
fairs, will prevail.
Mr. GlodotOpa will falya mn hio
in Downing street on October %, when the
Cabinet will actively resume its councils
The completed draft Of
THE HOME RULE BILL
will be considered at Cabinet council al
about the 21th inst. Mr.. Gladstone insists
that every detail shall be discussed by his
colleagues before the measure Is introduced
| in Parliament.
The sensational reports current Of the
prevalence OF severe depression in the
commercial and agricultural interests
of Great Britain have caused the Associa-
ted Press representative here to make spe
cial inquiries at the Labor Bureau and in
other quarters. The officials OF the Labor
Bureau stated that while the prevailing de.
preston is considerable it is not unprece-
dented. Taxing the returns of the whole
trades unions reporting during September
five per cent or the number of workmen
are shown to be out Of employment The
reports embrace ,250, 900 union men. The
ship building trade is the worst affected
| Next comes TIE cotton, iron and steel in.
dustries. The sum of information result
ing from other information is as follows:
On the Clyde the wages Of engineers and
iron founders and all ship builders
WILL BE REDUCED TEN PER CENT.
on Monday, while in Belfast and on the
TYNE and Weir the shipbuilders will be
| subjected TO similar reduction on Novem.
ber7. Among the Welsh tin-plate maker:
100 men are idle, and work generally pro
ceeds on day contracts only Several OF
the largest works in Swansea partially
stopped operations on Monday last, and 8
number Of others have given their mer
notice Of suspension. In the iron and
steel trades in North of England a fal
of Is I'D per ton in the price of bars and
plates, and growing scarcity of order.
have compelled reduction in wages oil
l2H per cent. The Scotch steel makers
propose to restrict their production. The
| Scotch Mineral Oil Company has giyer
their workmen notice OF q reduction of II
per cent. In the cotton trade the Fedora
| tion of Master Spinners has decided on a
per cent reduction In wages on the first ot
November. The operatives make counter
proposal for short time and challenge
| the masters TO strike, which will involve
Ii. .O0O, 900 spindles. Regarding agricul
ture. the position Of the farm laborers liz
the midland counties will illustrate the sit
uation in all the counties. The farmer:
there have reduced wages six pence pei
| day, the men now getting l2s weekly in
stead of l5s. Many farmers have paid OF
their laborers for the winter.
THE LOW PRICES OF WHEAT
are reducing the cultivators TO beggery
and the agricultural depression Is likely x
create greater public clamor, as the vari
Gus interests Of the landlords, farmers and
laborers each have the power TO sound the
political trump. The farmers project ma
tional agricultural conference, at which re
duced rents and the location OF land court
| for fixing rents will be advocated.
| Great interest has been taken here In the
German-Austrian ride. The contest /.
generally denounced as unsportsuiahlike
| cruel 70 the horses and serving no purpose
| The Chronicle has an interview with Col
Cody, Buffalo Bill, - in which he said thai
the riders Of the United States Cavalrtir
the west eclipsed anything Of the kind d
lhorsemanship ever done in Europe. He
/ instanced the ride Of the Fourth and Fifx
Cavalry in 1873 when they rode to the r.
lief1of Payne.
| London win soon have
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