Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
GOSSIP OF LONDON.
,,rx PREFERS AUTONOMY OF
.rr TO BLOCKADE OF ISLAND.
vOlsgLEY on INDIAN TROOPS
y. say. he would Not Like 10 see
-, placed before Europeans
..,.I,.m. American Popuiisn, and
gree silver


,oxDoN. August IA Cabinet council
-. ,,er two hours. was held yes
$50 At which Il is understood that the
-. French proposal to establish
.,...ase OF the Island Of Crete was the
80, under consideration. Subsequent
-. adjournment OF the council the
go, was expressed at the Foreign
-. that Lord Salisbury was opposed
=. ~. adoption Of the proposal for
,,..,sss and would reply to the sugges-
-. that such course be taken by
s,anter-proposais for the granting OF au-
,soomy 10 the island.
s,,. MARQUIS Of londonderry the barl
~, r,,nraven. and the Earl Of the Winchei-
s.s took part In yesterdays debate on
49,. Irish land-bAl In the House Of LORDS
s,d although eonsenting that, the meas
49,. should 90 70 its second reading inc
.,r.s peers threatened what they wouio
a, ,,hen the bill should have reached the
.,,,rlttee stage Despite their threats
,,yever. the conviction prevails among
s0nlsterialists that the people VIII ho'
Saro 70 tamper seriously with the meas
ure c.,.a,,- ers4 Tord
~ the Treasury, and CONSERVATIVE is''1e,
=. ,he House OF Commons said TO
.1.-,bar in the lobby OF the House last
.t-ht hat he expected 10 go on noii-
80, N yhittingham on the nth Instant
INDIAN TROOPS.
Fye,d- Marshal Lord wolseley, com
,,,onder-ln-chief OF the British forces mas
created a sensation by statement in'ue
IN the Indian military commission on
wednesday that he would not IKE "
nut Indian troops in front or european
soldiers Military officers now In England
VI, have served in India, declare lhat
there is no ground for General Aofu
Wolse'ey's remarks. -
The Indian troops they declare, ",o
an admirable fighting force, equal -.
-, nav 10 the soldiers Of Russia or
crv other country. Field-MaTshal Lord
wolseley's action has caused indignant
protests on all sides, and has placed MIN
in evil odor -. .,,,-
The dlsgraceful proceedings that marx
Al the first two days sessions OF the 3D.
cialist congress have further lncteaset
the animosty Of the real Workshsinen
against those Socialists whose prlnclpai
N r,t their sole. labor is done with their
,.,o,tbs such an utterly disorderly
lettering has seldom been seen IN Lon
don. and the effect produced VIII surrey
cause Socialists and Socialism 10 SINK Iur-
ber into public discredit. II Is not
believed that the work Of the congress
,5u have any result whatever, benenciai
Ar otherwise. beyond affording the Ior-
Fn delegates a holiday in England Atno
Al
r.nerallv second hand ideas for the bet-
cement OF the world in general. and the
workngman In particular are u''0iA'
Incapable Of fulfilment.
SILVER AND POPULlSM.
~,,. t,,elish Socialist leaders and their
,rpons In commenting on the SILVER
,rltstlon and the growth Of Populsm IN
troerica. deal with them as onefing
,,ore 81 promise than OF immediate trul-
tlor Mr.. Hyndman writes that the
,rlrronh OF the silverites In the Demo
cratic convention need not be regardeu
with satisfaction by the Socialists. Cur
rsncy iugelerS." he adds, ARE only req
behring's to draw the workng-people OH
The right track" 40
The Clarion, largest in circulation OF 'ne
red-fag organs, says: -.
,If the American voter imagines thaI
Democratic bimetallism or Republican I'M
rort duties will make any difference 10
him ne imaeines a vain thing. The bloou-
suckers win get there all the same UNI
less the people rise up TO demand theH
own by proclaiming an out-and-out 81
oialist platform" ,
the Clarion concludes that the issues
must ere long 10 favorable to socialism
pv and BY says another Socialist paper
the WORKERS OF the United States will see
that the real issues are more than Tree
silver and free land.
ANOTHER DOCK STRIKE.
The leaders OF the great London dock
strike OF 1889 are organizlng another OF
eoual MAGNITUDE Messrs. Tom Manu.
Ben. Tillet. and J. II. Wilson are working
10 get the various Thames unions TO
tolerate and strike simultaneously. IL
has long been publicly known that the
sir-pence rise, supposed TO have been con-
coded By the dock companies. was a delu-
sion. The lockers are really worse on
than ever Strike combination agents are
actively canvassing the men at Dutch
Belgian. and German ports 10 help the
Thames strikers. The dock companies
have refused all the mems demands.
QUEEN NOT TO RETIRE.
The rumor which for some time past
has been in circulation IN social circles
that the Queen was about to abdicate. Is
entirely without foundation.