The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17
Mob Goes on a Rampage Just as In Former
Centuries.
NEW TEXT FOR ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS
American MissIonary's Plan to Settle
the African QucstIon-war once
Lays IaselrOpcn to RIdicule-wtI-
hHm OF Germany Will visit Grnna-
ma Victoria Mt BnlrnoraI,
Especial London Cable Letter.)
London, October 1G 1897

LONDON, October 1G 1897
ine English newspapers which are
iohd or preaching unctuous sermons on
elie lawlessness Of Americans have
toou Ior rejection In two events in Lon
don and its suburbs this week. Tho
Honor Oak Golf Club possessef1 ono
Tree Hill for three years. Finding The
property was being .wantonly jestroyed
or stolen, the club caused the ground 10
oe Ienced In. thus shutting out the gen
eFal public, to the great delight of tho
neishborlng residents, whose life had
peen made hidcous because of the CON
sresating there of drunken, dog-fighting
Tousls from the slums of Deptford
inereupon TT was claimed that the pub
lies rights were being encroa ched mon
ana the agitation against the golfers,
asslduously fomentted, eliminated last
sunday when a mob of about 1 900 nor
sons, armed with clubs and stones, tore
down the fence and demolished every
thing in sight.
Ihey destroyed the golf links. and
reinforced by over 1000 other rioters,
the mop advanced upon the club house,
driving the golfers within. Bricks
stones and logs flew until the clubhouse
was wrecked. When the rioters were
unable to disfodge the determined men,
pers OF the club, some of the leaders
brought bundles OF straw with the in
tention Of setting fro to the premises,
and they were only prevented from car
rying out their purpose by the timely
arrival of police re-inforcements. the
Few policemen previously on the scene
having been as badly maltreated as The
golf players, one OF whom fell into the
hands of dozen roughs who pounded
him with sticks until the unfortunate
player was in q serious condition A re-
newal of the disturbance fs expected to-
morrow.
DR.. Hartzel the American Methodist
Episcopal bishop of West Africa, In an
Interview, emphasizes the ncreasint,
dangers of the situation In West Africa.
owing TO the activity of the French au-
thorities, as already outlined in cable
dispatches to the Associated Press. The
Bishop says that unless the best states
manShip is brought TO bear upon the
African problems, the European wars
OF the next century will be fought on
that continent. He suggests as the best
solution of the problem that Great Brit
ain should give Germany WalfiSch Bay,
and give France Ashanti, Bathurst and
all rights in Morocco and Algiers,
France on her part withdrawing all her
claims in Egynt, (which England can
not surrender"
The newspapers are poking n great
deal of fun at the latest war Office order
prescribing the weight and height of
candidates for commissions in the army,
who must not be less than five feet five
inches In height and 40 pounds I'm
weight Mt eighteen. or five feet feet five
inches high and l3S pounds i'll weight
when twenty-one years old.
1t Is pointed out that uder this rule
neither Lord Woseley nor Lord Roberts
could have entered the army, while Ma
poleon 3onaparte, Nelson, Wellington
julius Caesar. Alexander the Grea: and
William Of Orange would have been
barred.
The re-approachment between Queen
Victoria and her grandson, Emperor
William of Germany, Is proceeding
apacc. and il is now highly probable
that His Majesty will pay brief visit
to Balmoral in November, travelling on
his yacht from Kiel to Aberdeen. In
connection with the Empcror's yacht,
1t IS said that Queen Victoria is 80
cnamored of the internal arrangements
of the HolenZolern that she has ordered
the plans OF the latter to be followed
In building the new royal yacht, which
has just been commenced.
AT ST. Georges Church, Hanover
Square, to-day the Marquis of Water
maurice, youngest daughter Of the Mar
quig OF Lnnsdowne, the Secretary Of
State for War. The ceremony was wit
messed by the Prince Of Wales and
many members of the government and
enormous crowds of people gathered out
side the building.