Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-14
BRITAIN IS FALLING BEHIND.
The United States and Other Countries
Outstripping Her
In the Great Industrial Race-The
Troubles of Baronets-Their No
bility is Not Hedged in by Sufa-
Gent Barriers Against Interlop-
ers-Labouchere on the Spells
System--Mr. Gladstone's Plans.
The Gossip Of London.
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London, November ia series of
articles which is attracting much at
tention under the head, Marching
Backwards" has been appearing in the
Daily Mail. The writer has shown
that Great Britain is falling behind in
the great Industrial race, and has
demonstrated how the United States,
France and Germany can show in
creased exports to the amount OF 20
100000 pounds in the twelve years eA-
tending from 1883 to 1895. 1t is fur
Their proved that the exports of the
United Kingdom in the same period
decreased 100000 (S45, 1000, 000).
Commenting upon this showing, the
Daily Mail expresses the opinion that
the main reasons for this falling off in
British trade are want of business in
stinct and want of genuine patriotism,
"as evidenced by ship owners carrying
foreigners goods at lower rates than
BritiSherS''
While the English newspapers gener-
ally are preaching against the 'spoils
system" in America, contrasting it
with English methods, Mr. Henry "a,
bouchere in Truth is unable to find
much difference in the political Gus
toms of the two countries. He points
out that a number of well paid court
appointments are always distributed
among the persons on the winning
side, and the House Of Commons gets
its share OF patronage, showing that
there are many prizes on the judges
bench which go to the victors, and as
serts that when the party needs a war
chest there are various wealthy gentle
men always willing to subscribe upon
the understanding that they will be re-
paid by peerage or by a lesser title.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
Mr.. Labouchere can see between Brit
ish methods and those followed in
America, is that in the Unites States
each party insists upon the rank and
file sharing the spoils, while in this
country the spoils go almost exclusive
ly to the upper crust.
His health permitting, Mr.. Glad
stone meditates an important bio
graphical work, embracing the lives of
most of the distinguished modern di-
FIu6S, DuL lHGIe utSGufPIIHE
rumors in circulation as to the marked
manner in which old age and infirmi-
ties are growing upon the Grand Ola
Man" He seems to be developing
facial weakness similar to Prince
Bismarck's. Whenever he catches cold
it settles in his eyes and in the left
side of his face, making it extremely
painful to bear. AS a result Mr. Glad
stone has been ordered to the Riviera
in order to escape the winter, and he,
with his wife and daughter, will start
for Cannes on November 5. At Can
mes, Mr.. Gladstone and his party will
be the guests of Lord Rendel, whose
daughter is married to Mr.. Gladstone's
third son.
The so-called "Baronet's Trades
Union" in other words, the movement
of the baronets to protect their rights
and seek redress for their grievances,
in view of the recent decision accord
ing children during the legal life Of
peers the title Of Honorable and Civ
ing them precedence after the younger
children of barons and ahead of bar
onets, is taking form. A meeting was
held by
THE AGGRAVATED BARONS
on Wednesday, and resolutions were
adopted looking to the suppression of
the unauthorized assumption of bar
onetsies and the maintenance of the
privileges and presidents of the order.
The first resolution draws attention to
the long standing scandal in the spu-
rious assumption of title at the present
moment of at least forty bogus bar
onets who are unable to show their
title to the rank, and it is claimed
that besides the disoluted barenetsies,
the claimants to which all use the title,
there is absolutely no jurisdiction over
the order such as the House of Lords
exercises over the peerage. In other
words, if a man fancies he is entitled
to a baronetsy he assumes it, no one
having the power to ask him for proof
of his claim.
The second resolution adopted by the
baronets is a protest against the be-
stowal of the designation of Honorable
on children during the legal life of
peers, as already referred to. which
gives them a precedence which the
baronets hold they are not entitled to.
OWlUS lO IHc ucdlA vi &Sli w. II.
Winans, the American millionaire, who
expired on June 25, his two cigar
yachts, which have been moored in
waters for twenty-five
years, will be sold. Enormous sums
of money have been spent insexperi-
ments upon them and their machin-
cry, but very few people have ever
seen them under way.
NJ. Zidler, who began life as a
butcher lad, and who for years past
has been the most successful purveyor
to the midnight pleasures Of Paris, died
suddenly on Thursday night in his
luxurious fat on the Rue st. Lazare
He was the proprietor of the Jardin de
Paris, which alone brought him an in
come of $4,000 $4,000 to $4,000
1920 ,000) annually; Of the Switchback
railroad near the Madeleine. and OF the
notorious Moulin Rouge.