The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
OUR LONDON CABLE LETTER.
THERE is A SOCIALIST CONGRESS-
BOOKED FOR LONDON THIS
WEEK.
SEVERE WATER FAMINE IN LONDON.
Continued Drouth Threatens Serious
Consequences-Public Opinion Rap
idly Changing in Favor of Bal
four-American Politics.


by the Associated Press THE wave of
socialist trouble which swept over Lille
in France, stirred up by the arrival of
Herren Liebnecht, Bebel, Singer and
other foreigners attending the socialist
congress, in session there this week, will
reach London tomorrow. Though Lille
has a socialist mayor and deputy it is
evident that the people of that city are
not prepared to swallow such wholesale
outbursts of socialism as were INDUCED
in by the congress, and the result has
been riots of such character as would, if
they had happened in Paris. says the
Times, have sent Il shiver throughout
Europe The trouble started with the
posting of placard by the municipality
inviting the inhabitants to welcome their
brothers from abroad. Contemporaries
were posted by persons inviting the peo-
pie 20 hiss the Prussians."
So. when the socialist procession
marched through the city Friday it was
met with cries of ''viva la France" and
"a has Prussia" The line was broken
and the mayor became separated from
the procession. The musicians at the
head of the procession were dispersed.
The crowd waved tri-colored flags, when
the socialists tried to seize and tear.
The international socialist and trade
union congress begins at st. Martins
town hall on Monday. London will
doubtless receive all the anarchistic and
socialistic demonstration incident to this
congress during the next week more
calmly than the ebullitions of the CON
gress at Lille were received there, as the
presence of the Germans in London Will
furnish no political provOcation. IRE
liminary to the congress there Will be
monster demonstration in Hyde park to-
morrow of socialist workers and trade
unionists in favor of international peace
and amity. There will be twelve plat
forms and as many different chairman,
all of the latter well known figures IN
labor or politics. At each platform there
will be in addition two delegates from
the continent, who will speak in French
and German. To the congress which as
sembles on Monday Germany sends
thirty-five delegates, France seventeen
and the United States 4. The anarchists,
as distinguished from the state socialists,
will hold a welcoming meeting OF their
own in a separate hall on Tuesday even,
ing. Among the notable people who VIII
attend these meetings will be found Elise
Reclus. Prince Klapotine, Sebastian
Faure. James Keir Hardie, Tom liam,
Ben Tillat, Louis Michel and others.
They will join in the deliberations OF the
congress.
Herr Liebnecht, Herr Singer and other
foreign delegates reached London today
A drought more protracted than any
ovnnpinnppI during the
last eighty years has produced n severe
water famine in the east end of London,
where the companies are only able to give
six hours service of water and unless con-
sumers are more provident it will be
necessary to further reduce the service.
Prolonged rains are needed III oruer W
avert serious consequences.
4 party of astronomers left London
today for Badso, Cape North, to observe
the eclipse of the sun on August 3 and D,
under the direction of the royal astron-
omer, Sir Robert Ball.
The Warehouses of Salisbury has ar
rived Mt Nalmer castle to make prepara-
tons for Lord Salisbury's stay there dur
ing the recess. The premier VIII be IN
Quoted in the Office of Lord Naird OF the
Cinoue Portes early in August, when
elaborate ceremonies will be carried out.
Public opinion, which week ago was
decidedly adverse to Mr.. A. j. Balfour
as a parliamentary leader, has been rap
idly veering in his favor. ,
The Saturday Review says today: "lhe
land bill is as good as passed, and all be-
cause the house of commons has recog-
niZed that the reign of schilly-schally IS
over and that for once it has at its head
a man who knew what he wanted and
meant to have IT,
Professor Smith says: ut is social
and industrial instruction using silver
as the watchword, which is the most for
midable fear of the situation. The east
has robbed the west with its tariff and
the west is now going to rob the east II
it can, in its turn, by reputation under
the form of debasement of the currency"
The pope has received present of an
Elaborate typewriter inlaid in ivory and
silver. with the papal arms upon it. In
receiving the gift his holiness said:
'Some one must use this; | am too old
10 learn" Among the pope's scientific
toys none interests him so much as the
photograph in which he hears Patti,
Gladstone, two presidents of the United
States and several dear friends.
The consumption of horse and donkey
meat in Paris is rapidly increasing. The
records show that 10000 horses were
sold for food in that city in 1895.
A racing partnership has been formed
between Mr.. Pierre Lorriard and Lord