The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-05

es sent to their royal highnesses by
Orange societies.
The price of bread is rising slowly
in London, and the outlook for the
winteris ofthe gloomiest kind. This city
requires 10000 quarters of foreign
wheat weekly independent Of flour,
and during August, less than $4,000
quarters arrived per week. Not one
tenth of London's bread is made from
English flour, and the bakers assert
that with flour at the present figure, a
loaf Of bread at sgd III cents will
send them into bankruptcy. The hop
crop is below the average. The pick
ing which is in full swing, has pro
duced the usual pauper invasion of
Kent and has been marked by greater
distress than usual. The warehouses
and police stations of that county are
filled, and there have been several
deaths from exposure in the fields and
hedges during the recent storms.
QUIET AT ROME.
The popes attendant physician de-
clares that Leo XIII. will hardly see
the Twentieth century. The an
nouncement has been decidedly IN
pleasant to the papal initiators of
changes in Rome who are in a COM
plete state of stagnation. One cardi-
nal said, this week:
eff you want to be correct in state
ments about the Vatican, you must
say and impress upon the people that
the present complete stagnation in
every thing initiative does not project
any changes. No one high or low
wishes to undertake anything now, for
if DR.. Tappon is wrong in his predic-
ton, a real, great and radical change
may arrive at any moment, and all
fear to find themselves the main
springs of some enterprise which might
be displeasing to the new pope.
The strike in the engineering trades
has grown more serious within the
past week. 1t has now extended to
the various trades connected with en-
cheering. Over six thousand mould
ers, boilermakers, finishers. etc, at
Newcastle, Sheffield and other centers,
have received notices that their ser
vices will not be required after this
week Many of the firms affected de-
clare they are preparing to move their
establishments to the continent, and,
they add, that the question of eight
hours work per day is by no means the
most important thing involved in the
dispute. The strikers are opposed to
the Introduction of new machinery,
and are trying artificially to check pro-
duction.
In connection with the engineering
strike, the Employers federation has
issued a statement regarding the hours
of work in the case of engineers in
America, based on the official statistics
OF the United States government labor
bureau, showing that wages are not
higher in America, relatively, to the
work done at much higher pressure
and with fewer holidays.
Naval circles continue to make much
of the docking of the United States
battleship Indiana at Halifax, and it
is remarked that the predicament of
the United States must be taken into
account in estimating her fighting
power.
Andrew Carnegie, the American iron
master, has purchased Skibo castle, an
estate which comprises $4,000 acres of
the best shooting and fishing district
of Sutherlandshire. Mr. and Mrs An
drew Carnegie, with a party of
friends, including Ian Maclaren" Or.
John Watson), have just completed a
long cruise among the Hebrides in the
screw schooner yacht Columbia.
STAGE LORD.
The London theatrical season of 1897
SO may fairly be dated from tonight,
when it will be ushered in by the re-
opening of two of the foremost thea
ters, the Haymarket and Her Majes-
tvs, both of them presenting notable
bills. Interest is focused on the lat
ter house, the dramatic house of Beer
bohm Tree. but engaged for a brief
period by c. E. Hedmont, who is to
introduce an operate version of the
old story of rip Van Wnikle." The
new work is pretentious essay in
English opera, written by William
Alderman and composed by Franco
Ieoni
Miss Wen &C. Mohawk, the American
Indian actress who is entertaining the
East end patrons of the DRAMA is fast
white sisters. She had undesired motor
iety thrust upon her this week by
heroic feat of quenching an incipienr
fire at a suburban theater
August Won Blanc sailed for America
on the Teutonic on Wednesday for his
second American season, which will
begin in Boston, Sept. 81. Since his
return from the United States last
spring he has toured the provinces and
received good patronage. The English
company, headed by William ferries,
which has been playing Secret Ser
vice" at the Adelphia since the with,
draWal of the American players, gives
its last performance at that house next
Saturday and goes for a tour of the
provinces. The Prince and Princess of
Wales took pains to compliment the
work of Van Rosii, the Dutch singer.
Therefore the singer was established
in British eyes and he has been Sc
cured to sing in "Rheingold Walkure"
at Covent garden next season. Whit
ney Woodbridge, the American tenor,
has been signed for the Carl Ross com
pany.