The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-30
TRANSATLANTIC MEMS
Edith Lancaster, Wealthy English GlIl,5
RenOunces Her Family for Socialism. u
LIVES WITH SOCIALIST SULLIVAN
The Frcnci, Chamber of Deputies nc-S
cInrcd by Leading Journalists, !, to /
be snconsistent nmd Reckless-Rnx-3
sian Officers and 900 CoSsacis. Aa.l
taehcd TO Pckin Embassy. ,{

Paris. Oct. 29.-The Journal Des De-%
bats. the Dix Neuvieme Steele, AMI
olhcr moderate papers deplore the fact
that the Chamber Of Deputies did not.
accept the statement of the Ministry 4
regarding the Southern Railway scam
uals instead of voting the Government
uowh. The result is. these journals I
say, That the Chamber has afforded
thc country spectacle of inconsistency
ana rccklcEsness the consequence OF {
which 1t will probably be the first to re-
grct. E.t
Tho Radical ana Socialist press are5
delighted ut the result. The Conser-
vative papers declare that the ministry
mas fallen on the question of public Z
morals, IL majority of the Chamber Of
at seeing the Ministers always in4
clined to hush up public scandals.
Journals OF all shades of opinion ap-
prcclatc the difficulty the situation pre-
SSents Tor the present and future Cab
met 5y
Paris. Oct 29.-Prcsi,Icnt Faure
spent the whole day In consultation
with leading politicians. including Cen
cral Huriiindcn and NJ. I4cbon, Poncare,
ana Leygucs, OF the Tiibot ministry.
problenis involved in the budget were
the chief matters of discussion. After
the conference of the President with
Challemcl- Lacour and Brisson 1t was
predicted by persons in position ena-
bling them TO obtain the best informa-a
ton. that II tentative Cabinet would
be formed with bourgeois rs premier
and Minister of the Interior; Peytral,
Minister Of Finance; Dounier. Minis
ter Of Conmcrcc; Cavaignac, Minister
of War; Rerard Minister of Colonies;
Guyot- Dcssaigner. Minister OF Justice;
and Doumcguc. Minister of Public
Works.
In case of l'ourgcoisc' refusal to form
ministry Constants, Dupuy, BARREN,
Loubet, aud Brisson arc mentioned,
though Brisson's refusal is virtually
certain.
London. Oct. 29.-London is just now
Interested in the case OF Edith Lancas-s 4
ter, "a years old, and born of wealthy
parents. The young woman left home
some years ago and became Il Socialist.
She took up her residence in the worl5,
Ing class district of I3attersea, and WAS
SO strong ana eloquent an advocate
of Socialism at the meetings which We're
frequently held in the district In which
she lived that she was put forward as
~ Socialist candidate for membership
III the London School Board. Recently
Miss Lancaster wished to live with a.
workinEman, Il wcl-known Socialist
named Sullivan. Neither believed In
marriage and 1t was their intention co
dispense with any formality In their re-
lation,;. The parents iof 1.-THE young
woman, hearing of this. took steps to
prevent their daughter from living with
Sullivan, and with that object consult
ed II specialist in mental disorders, and,
as a result of the consultation, had her.
confined in a lunatic asylum. Sullivan
cndcavoTcd to ascertain the where
abouts of Miss Lancaster, but her pa
rents refused to tell him. Thereupon,
he made representations to the Commits
sion in l.unacy, who have now ordered
that the young woman shall be set
at liberty. 5s
Berlin, Oct. Pa dispatch from ST.
Petersburg to the Cologne Gazette
says that officers who are financial
experts have been added 10 the RUS
sian embassy ct ,Peltin, together with
Il prominent body guard of 200 Co.'S
sacks.
Madrid, Oct. ga dispatch from
Havana says that the steam launch
Carload, which went ashore near Sier-4
cn Morcna, in the hurricane which
swept part Of Cuba recently. has been
tioatcd. 5ts5E