The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-05
THE NEWS FROM
GREAT BRITAIN
Dahe and Duchess Of York Continue
Their Visit 10 lreluud.
DISTRESSING CROP FAILURE
FREE Of bread RIslau 10 Loadon HOP Crop
Below the Average cOurt and society
The rops Viii See 2Oth esutury.

London. Sept t-(Copyrlshtcd by the
Associated Prunn )-lTho bad weather and
the oyronic disturbances show no signs
OF aballng. The rainfall for the month OF
August was greatly In excess Of tho aver
aEs aud Ia some places was greater than
IN tho case OF any August of tho past u
years,
The Duke and Duchess OF York con-
tlnGe their trlumphhl viHn TO ireland
They have spent The last two days at
HaronBoourt tho Duke OF AborcornH
place Tholr spontaneous popularity
among the Irish la IN sharp contrast with
tho Heryle adulatlon OF the English
The irish peaAanuy have shown them
uelygs especially anxious to see the duke
and duchess The correspondent OF tho
Graphic. who hln paper says Ia prominent
parnellito. who has suffered for the nat
ionaiis, cause, sent the following private
telegram to the editor
Tho tour has become a triumphal pro-
esssinn. At Castlotown and nunravvn |
was simply as,oundcd. You cannot magnl-
fy la significance"
Ths castle clique at Dublin ID 20 doter
mined to make political capital out OF the
visit Of tho Duke aud puchesB of York 10
ireland that the lord lieutenant Earl
cadogam. has been Obliged TO pot his foot
down armly TO prevent It boins turned into
a Protestant ascrHdrney demonstration.
and no has ordered vTpunsod several
sentences. In this sense. from 'ho address
eos son, TO their royal hishncsscs By Or
ange societies
The faIlurv Of tho potatoe. corn aud hay
crop N most OF the districts In ireland
has resulted ~ tho sioomlcsJ outlook for
tho winter The chairman Of the Mich
aels,own board OF guardians a, meeting
of that body un Thuraday last declared
that ireland II ON the verge ot a grcat
agricultural CRISIS and that numbers OF
ratcrayeru would be compelled to 30 to the
workhousc,
The price Of bread ir slowly rising IN
London and the outlook for tho winter
IN OF the Eloomlcut kind
Th. o,,y requires ioco quarters OF for
oigu wheat weekly independent, OF hour
and during August less than b.ooo quar-
tern arrived per week. Not onc-Gcnth OF
I,oudon'u bread IL made from English
uour and the bakers assert that with
four at the present figure. loaf OF bread
at Sl.d ai ccntn will send them into bank
rupIoy,
Tho hop crop IL below the average; pick
Ing. which is In full swing. has produced
the usual pauper invasion OF Kent and
has been marked by greater distress
than usual workhousos and police sta
tlons OF that county are 1llcd an dthcro
have been several deaths from exposure
IN the nclds and hedges during the recent
Hpormp
page booklet written entirely In cipher by
royal parsonage. In which amusing sto-
rlcS and facts connected with the inner
life OF members Of the royal circle are
vet out In the most unvarnishcd manner .
Most Of the matter In the publication con-
Germs Emperor William OF Germany and
the writer asserts that 600 people are .
languishnR In German state prisons on .
charge OF lcso majestic The book Is In .
great demand. 1t ls said 10 be like pages
from the Plckwlck Papers"
The popc's attending physician declares
that Pope Loo XIII will see the twentieth .
century. Tho announcement has been un-
pleasant to the papal lnitlators OF changes .
In Rome who are In state OF stagnatlon.
One cardinal said this week
III you want to be correct In statements
about the vatican. you must say and Inn
press upon the people that the present
complete stagnation in everything ini-