The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
TALKED OF ACROSS THE SEA.
THE GOSSIP OF THE WEEK-LON-
DoN's POLITICAL CIRCLES.

Union Which Is viewed with the
Pity That Is Akin to Contempt.
The Price OF Wheat Causes BREAD
to Rise in PFice-'Thc Pope Opposes
the Purchase OF Palestine-BRron
Hirsch Changes Ills PIans-Thcat-
ricaI NOtcs-Interest in KIOndiIze.
copyrighted 1897, by the Associated Press)
London, Sept 1.-THE past week in
Great Britain has been marked by effer-
vescence in the labor world, the quieting
OF the Indian troubles. with more or less
confession of the governments impotence
in dealing with the Ameer of Afghanlstan,
and the defeat of the Marquis of Salisbury,
in the case of the German bondholders, In
the dreary struggle over the Greco-Turk-
ish peace negotiations, which defeat has
been eaustically criticised, and has been
followed by the sultan sending winter
clothing to the Turkish troops in Thessa-
ly.
The trades union congress at Birming
ham, which has been attended by Tom
Fatheads," adjourned to-day after ses-
sion chiefly notable for the proposal to
form a gigantic trades union out of every
| conceivable trade, in order to confront
| capital with the threat of q general pa
ralysis of all industry and by the proposal
TO stand by the engineers in their present
struggle The balance of the time of the
snIx xrrftI
| frming time-honored resolutions, ex-
pressing, as the Morning Post says, "pious
| opinions of little value in practical life
Even the Daily Chronicle says: 1--WE sup
pose there is nothing for it to do pending
a political revival but to go on passing
the same good old resolutions"
The ninth week of the engineers strug-
s1e leaves 22,OOO engineers, 1900 trade un-
ionists, $500 non-uuionists and 5000 labor
ers out of work, with strike pay amount
ing to fS3,O0O ($165,OOO per week.
The so-called ''jingolsm" in the United
States is finding an echo here. An anony
nous correspondent has written a long
letter to the Spectator. in which he at
| tempts to prove that the United States is
really friendly to Great Britain in spite of
the many newspapers statements to the
contrary. The Spectator replies to this
letter, saying: "While official America
treats England as at present, can any one
| believe in American friendliness?"
| The rise in wheat to 40 shilllngS has
dragged up the price of bread to 61@Q7
| pence and in the poorest quarters of Lon
don, where bread is sold in slices, the loaf
is fetching l shilling. On top of this the
| Millers' National Union has started de-
mand for fewer hours of labor with
threatened strike if their demand is not
accorded.
| Since the announcement of the extensive,
| discoveries of gold in the Klondike region
| the company promoters of London have
| been busy taking advantage of the news
| papers boom given to that part of the
world. Fifteen Klondi&e QimiteD COM
panies, which have recently started, nave
brought out capital to the amount of
2046, $685. of which Fl, 1914 691 is offered to
| the public, in the meanwhile there, is an
immense demand for anything Klondikian,
| in order to float further companies in the
| spring of 1898.
| France. which protects Catholic inter-
ests in ordinary affairs, has been appeal
! ed to by the pope to prevent the success of
| the Zionist movement which is regarded
! unfavorably. Nsonsignor Bonetti, the apos-
| tolic legate al Constantinople, has been re-
called to Rome in order to devise means
| to oppose the Jewish plans to purchase
| and colonize Palestine, which plans are
not as formidable as generally believed. If
| the statement of DIR. Grunhut, Hunga-
| rian Hebrew and head master of the Ger
man school at Jerusalem, are to be credit
ed. there is plenty of good land there; but
| the poverty of the Hebrews of Jerusalem
is terrible. Out of a population of 5000,
| there are 10000 Hebrews of which number
=
European co-religionists.
1t is declared that the possibility of Pal
| estine being partioned among new comers
! is too remote to be considered.
| 1t is announced from Odessa that the
| late Baron Hirschs plan to colonize the
| Argentine republic with Russian Hebrews
! has been abandoned in favor of the es-
| tablishment Of Hebrew schools in Russia.
Several of the leading English dramatic
| companies are now engaged in touring
| the provinces, so that the few large cities
| outside of London have no lack of good
theatrical attractions. Foremost among
| the tourists is Henry Irving, who began
| the week at the Borough theater in STRAIT
| ford with The Story of Waterloo and The
! Bells and is making a preliminary trip,
which includes several smaller cities.
MIR. and Mrs. Kendall who have not
| been able to secure a London theater for
| some time, began their season at Black
| pool this week. They have a new play.
! by Earnest Hendrie and Metcalfe Wood,
entitled The Elder Miss Blossom, which
is based upon the prevailing passion for
| exploration.
John Hare inaugurated his season very
| successfully in Edinburgh with Martha
Mortons comedy A Bachelors Romance,
so that Miss Morton now has two plays
on the English stage.
Olga Nethersole began her tour at Bir-
mngham. In addition, the provinces
| have George Alexander, supported by Miss
| Julie opp, and Augustin Days American
| company, which is appearing outside Of
| London for the first time.
The revival of La Perichole at the Gar
rick has been dated for Tuesday next
| REACTION IN FRENCH FEELING.