Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-26
UNREST IN ENGLAND.
Probability of Several Large Strikes
in London Before
Long.
Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press


Copyrighted. 1896, by the Associated Press
London, Aug. 22.-The past week has
been the quietest of the year, politically,
socially and in every way. The main
features of interest have been the silver
question in the West and the Cretan
instruction in the East.
The dull season has brought the usual
disturbances among laborers and arti-
sans and the long threatened lockers
strike seems probable to come to a
head in the near future. The men at
several of the naval torpedo works are
already out. trouble is brewing among
the Nottingham lace workers, the East
End tailors' strike has begun against the
large tailoring firms and the men will be
withdrawn from the OF nr concerns
shortly This trike is prompted by
the middlemen, who get contracts from
the big houses and then distribute them
to iourneymen. The middlemen claim
that they have $4,000 journeymen be-
hind them. Finally, London cab
bies' strike against the privileged cabs at
the railway stations is being discussed
and voted on and will be definitely de-
cided on August %.
The past half year has been the most
many years past.
The second report of the select COM
mittee of the House of Lords on Sunday
observance has just been published. 1t
contains memorial signed by 134 mem
bers of the dramatic and musical pro-
LESSONS. expressing the hope that the
law prohibiting opening places of amuse-
ment for pay on Sundays will be upheld
in order to protect half 81 million persons
against Sunday labor. The experience
of Western cities of the United States
is quoted as evidence in support of up
holding the law.
The Prince of Wales intends to be
present at the Doncaster races in Sep
TENDER, which will be his first appearance
at Doncaster in six years.
VIM. Waldorf Astor's Aspirations.
The recent reports that William Wal
dorf Astor's desire to marry Princess
Victoria of Wales are declared by an in
innate friend of Mr.. Aston to be entirely
without foundation. Mr.. Astor has been
travelling upon the continent since Hen
ley week and he will not return to Eng
land until the later part of September
when be Will at once proceed to Cliveden
Lii Hung Chang is becoming a bore
and people are beginning to resent his
constant questions in regard to age and
incomes. While staying with Lord
Armstrong at Craigside on Wednesday
he expressed q desire to see the ladies in
full evening dress at the large dinner
party given in his honor
An official of the encourage of the
Chinese envoy informed a representative
of the Associated press that the main
object of the Chinese statesmans tour
was to sound the European governments
on the subject of an increase III The
customs tariff of China. Russia Ger
many and France are understood TO be
favorable to the increase, but the Mar
quis of Salisbury wants time to con-
slider the matter.
Results of Ii Hung Changes visit
The results of Ii Hung Changes tour
depends upon his action on his return to
Pekin. His first step will be to write
report of his travels for the Emperor
and it is probable that the ambassador
will then retire to private life. His re-
port will be printed and distribdt
broadcast throughout China and Ii, hav-
ing retired, will be regarded as having
made representations quite disintereSted-
~. If, however, he remains in public
life many Of the Chinese viii regard his
suggestions as having been made for the
purpose of obtaining fresh power and
regaining his old position.
The Emperor of China personally the
Associated Press is informed, is favor
able to the extension of the railway sys-
tenn of China and it is felt that if II
retires, the Emperor will act uDon his
suggestions and it is quite possible that
the railway extension Will be begun with
a foreign railway board. similar to the
foreign customs commission.
The French newspapers are making
things very unpleasant for President
Faure, whom they accuse of Caesarism
They say the people are seriously discuss
ing a consulate or a directory During
his recent tour of France he assumed
the airs of a sovereign. insisting upon
triumphal arches, salutes and that the
garrlSOnS be turned out to receive him
Now for the Cars reception the Presi-
dent has decided to adopt the Napoleonic
costume, after the portrait of Greuze-a
black velvet coat, embroidered with gold
thread waistcoat with wide lapels, high
boots, belt carrying a gOld-hilted sword
and hat with large tricolOred feathers
in addition to the broad red scarf of the
Legion of Honor.
Richard FreWen, who is we'll known
in the United States and who, with his
brother, Morton Frewen, "ranched" on
the Powder river, Wyo., at the height of
the cattle boom in that part of America,
has been drowned. He was washed off
the deck of his yacht, the Florinda, off
Milford Haven on Monday night.
A. B. Fenwick, a miner and hunter of
Fort Steel, E. c., has just recovered the
sum of 800 from an Irish gentleman
named Flower by winning a suit for
breach of contract which the hunter
brought against the Irish sportsman 1t
appears that Mr.. Flower engaged Fen
wick to lead hunting expedition during
the month of September, 1895. Fenwick
In consequence made els borate prepara-
tions and was put to considerable eX-
pense, but Flower failed to leave Eng.
land and also neglected to notify Fen
wick that the trip had been abandoned
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