The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23
A THOROUGH SPORT.
ENGLAND'S PREMIER HOLDS TO HIS
FAST HORSES.
HarcOurt Hits at His -Bmctallism Is
to BE IN Issue in the English Campaigns.
Wesleyans and Women Delegates.

London July M.-Lord Roseberys losses
through two successive defeats OF MS
derby-winning horse Ladas. reported
to aggregate something like $4,000 pounds.
Sir William Harcourt in closing MS
speech on the financial clauses of the bud
get bill last night made grim and decld-
eddy unfriendly alluson tc this fact, by in
nuendo, in response to Mr.. Waiter Long.
The latter gentleman in the course OF MS
argument asserted that increased taxation
would cause wealthy landlords. with a view
of saving a couple of thousand pounds an
nually, to shut up their castles and dismiss
their laborers why" said Sir William
amid the delighted cheers of the opposition
that it is eXtraVagant statement. Don
we know the case OF q man of large for
tune losing more than that in single al
ternoon on the race course? Why, that
sum is merely the price of q moderate two
year-old."
The remark greatly pleased the opposl-
ton members, but no signs of approval
were apparent among the liberals. what
ever they may have thought.
The committee composed of bimetallst
members of the house of commons nave
arranged to send representatives to every
constituency in Great Britain to impress
upon the electors the adVisablity of noml-
mating candidates for parliament upon a
platform of bimetallisnl.
Seats to BE Contested.
Inc leaders OF the irish party cdIcuidtc
that twenty nine seats will be contested at
the next election, including the seven seats
now occupied by unionists. If the evicted
tenants bill passes the house of lords the
larger part Of the Paris fund will be re-
leased to assist the party in the next cleo
ton. Otherwise the party purse Will be
subjected to q heavy strain.
The leading question before the Wesleyan
conference is that of the admission OF
women as delegates, which will be decided
at the sitting of Monday.
The question is raised by the applica-
ton for admission of Miss Dawson VINO
has been elected to represent the Birmlng-
ham synod in the conference upon the
question. There is g serious division OF
opinion. The elders and more conservative
delegates oppose the adm ssion of women,
holding that the Innovation is illegal ana
against all precedent here or in the United
states but a very considerable section oil
the delegates favor the Immediate recoS-
milton of the work and influence of women
by their admission. The case of Miss DaW-
son will probably be referred to a com
mittee.
The '.Nassugc" Scandals.
In consequence Of the massage scandals
mentioned in these dispatches last week, de-
tectives have visited and warned the owners
and manag gers of a number of places in the
west end to close up their houses on the
ground that they were employing assistants
who -5ere not in possession of proper certlii-
Gates The result was that many OF these
houses were summarily closed up. O1tlclalS
of the home Office state that out of scores
of so-called massage establishments visited
by detectives only about half a dozen We're
legitimate The others We're gOrgeouSly fur-
nished houses which charged enormous fees
and employed double staffs OF attendants,
half male and half female. These establish
ments admitted so-called patients of both
sexes, who were privileged to choose either
q "maSseur'' or a ''maSSeuSe.' The nome
office inquiry into the matter has been con-
Quoted so as t. lead to no public disclosures,
but the condition of things was found to be
as immoral as could be imagined.
Sir George Baden-PoWen has signifed his
intention to raise III the house of commons
the question as TO whether exceptional IA
c:lities are not given to foreign steamers
in competition with British vessels in the
carriage of British passengers. The Daily
Telegraph says the board of trade, to meet
the convenience of the Red Star line, sent
tnspecors to Antwerp to survey the steer
age of their vessels instead of surveying
them at the clearance port, as prescribed.
If the official survey. at Antwerp viii suf-
fee The Telegraph asks why would not
survey in New York be sufficient?
In the matter Of load line and manning
ships the British owners are subject to
restrictions that are not imposed on foreign
vessels. This has resulted in the transfer Of