The evening times., 1896-08-08

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business firms in London having relations
with companies at Johannesburg and Bulu-
wayo disclose facts which the chartered
-company,s officials will soon be unable to
conceal. There is NO longer a colony nor
coionists- Though the Matabeles have been
driven into tile forest and hill, Ii will take
months to subdue them eftectuaIly.
While insecurity conttnues business prof.
ecis are impossible. Londeu firms have or
dered their agents to return as soon as
possible. Prospecting syndieates and pro-
motefs having land lots and mining con
cessuns on offer In London. Glasgow and
other centers have oeased to. operate. The
colonists Are streaming out of Rhodesia to-
ward the Transvaal-anywhere southward
where they see chance TO live.
The only traffic into the colony is In
munitions and provisions for the troops.
Men who are not enrolled in the figbtin,
forces, and all women and children are be-
ing assisted to emigrate. al necessity
from country where milk costs twelve.
shillings per bottle and a tin Of meat about
five shillings- All Deccssaries that can be
brought by transport are, required by the
fighting men. Within the next two months
Rhodesia will be deserted by all but the
fighters, and this is part OF the story that
will be told before the inquiry committee
RISING OF NATIVES FEARED.
As Regards the military operations. it
IS expected that they win be suspended
when the rainy season sets in. II the
Mataheles had been absolutely crushed
before the rains came on a lasting peace
would have been secured The stand they
have made is giving them something ike
the prestige OF victory among the native
races. and widespread risings are feared
In the north OF Cape Colony and in Natal
The program Of the coming trades-urion
congress, now being drufted by the par
liainentary committee Of the congress, wilibe
found to Contrast in everything that con-
stitutes common sense and pra cticaiity, with
the erratic agenda OF the socialist and
psuedo trades-union congress recently held
In London.
Probably a little sickeDed by the fan
tastic capers of their Socialist friends.
the trades uDionist leaders have kept out
or their agenda resolutions which had a
place in the programs OF previous years.
They venture on little beyond the common
place demands for legislation in favor of
the working classes. employers lIabiIi-
ties, picketing. hours Of labor. intimidation
OF non-union men, and such ike practical
matters.
Recent decisions of the English courts
affirming the principle that .'picketing" Ia
un'a wful when the least show of int:u,itla-
ton exists. have deprived strike ma anarers
or powerful weapon. Sothere is strong
trades-union movement to get the law bet
Ger defined and amended In their favor.
Ihe great strike Of the dock laburers.
mention OF which was made in this cable
correspondence last week, is or was fixed
oy j Havelocs Wilson and Tom Mann to
Degin on August 16. II Wilson'S boasted
pians are carried out 1t will be n world
Wide strike, mo mere Thames strurcle.''
sailors, hrenen. dock laborers and all
dined WORKERS are summoned out until an
other shilling or two per week AMI lesser
hours are accorded them by the employers
GENERAL STRIKE NOT FEARED.
Wilson complains that the delegates at
the American ports are getting the men
there TO organize on behalf OF a universal
strike and against non-unionists. Wilson
can hardly be taken seriously.
The Thames, Liverpool and Glasgow .,om-
panies, whose business would be paraIyzed
men, according to the agitators, do not
seem 10 be scared. The chairman of the
East and HestIndia Stock Company, W.T. hich
certainly would feel the pinch OF such a
strike, has just told the shareholders that
there lis discontent on the part of the
iaborers. and since 1889 the system then
liked after the big strike is working we'll
wilson. Mann, Tiliett s. Co are ob-
viously in the phantom business. There
VIII be no great strike. local or otherwise.
ana their new agitation dodge. the I'm
ternatlonal Federation OF Ship, Dock. and
Riverside Workers. is likely to fzzie
out
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese vieeroy.
who is visiting England as the nations
guest, is being much fcted and is treated
with the greatest distinction. It is stated
that he is urgently pressing Capt. William
M M Lang 20 reGssunie the CHER CON-
mand of the Chinese navy. Capt Lang,
who was formerly admiral of the Chinese
navy, is now in command OF the British
warship Devastation.
His term OF service in the British navy
VIII expire In about year, when, 1t is ex-
pected lie viii accept the offer made to him
by the Chinese government, through its
vlceroy. Capt Lang owes his retirement
from the cnmnland OF China's naval forces.
1t Is said, TO the ma achinations of a cliuue
of anti-foregners at Foo Chow.
WILL ATTACK MASONRY.
The anti Masonic congress. which ia IN
meet at Trent, in the Tyroi, on September
2e, will be attended by Catholic clergy
men or by nominees of clerical ruled bodies
IN Rome, Paris, London and Vienna
American and English Free Masons have
Du6 small concern in a congress which ut
tarly misconcetves their cha racter and their
aims.
Rut n oonorosv oe tha r.o.u
has just been held at The Hague. will
give color and excuse for the attacks ON
Masonry, which are sure to emanate from
the Trent meeting. ae
The Hague conference united under the
auspices of the Grand Orient OF France.
Dutch. Belgian and Italian lodges affiliated
to the Grand Orient.
1t has long been known that duly censti-
tuted lodges in America, Great Britain and
throughout the world, refuse tc recognize
the Grand Orient. since the ritual of that
body became irrcligiOus. The Hague con-
gress confirmed the worst features of the
Grand Orient, and added platform OF a
poiitico- socialist character, utterly at var
lance with free masonry as accepted out
side the Grand Orient.
Before the departure of NJ Faure to
Brittany, on Monday last, approaches were
made on his behalf to the English ,ii-
rectors Of the SueZ Canal to get tber
assent to the appointment OF NJ. Juks
Cambon as president of the suez Cana,
council. NJ. Cambon is diplomat with
strong Anglophobe bias
The British directors and the French di-
rectors also preferred either NJ Charles de
Lesseps or the Prince d'Arenberg as presi-
dent. NJ. de Lesseps was the favorite Of
the directorate, but he is still involved
In claims connected with the sente of
ex-Minister Baihut, and 1t was feared that
the government might annoy him SoPrince
dArenberg Is the choice of the council.
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