The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
DRUNKEN SLUMS IN LONDON.
ONE THOUSAND OF THEM DESTROY
A GOLF CLUB HOUSE.

Golfers Compelled to Retreat, and
One of Them Seriously Injured.
Police ReinfOrccments Prevent
Loss of Life-BishOp HnrtzeI On
the Situation in West Africa, and
Suggestions Tending TO the SOIu-
ton of the African Problem.
Queen Victoria and Emperor Will
lam of Germany Contemplating "a
Meeting-LOndOn Gossip.
London, Oct. 15-The English newspa-
pers which are fond of preaching upctuous
sermons on the subject of the "lawlessness
Of Americans" have food for reflection in
two events in London and it's suburbs this
week.
The Honor Oak Golf Club possessed one
treehill for three years. Finding the prop
erty was being wantonly destroyed or stol-
en-, they closed the ground to be fenced
in, thus shutting out the general public
to the great delight of the neighboring
residents, whose life had been made hid
eous because Of the congregating there of
drunken. dogfghting roughs from the
sums of Deptford. Thereupon 1t was
claimed that the public's rights were be-
ing encroached upon, and the agitation
against the golfers, assiduously fomented,
eliminated on Sunday last when a mob
of about 1000 persons, armed with clubs
and stones, tore down the fence and de-
molished everything in sight.
forced by over 1000 rioters the mob ad-
vanced upon the club house. driving the
golfers within. Bricks, stones and logs
flew until the clubhouse was wrecked.
When the rioters were unable to dislodge
the determined members of the club some
of the mob leaders brought bundles of
straw with the intention of setting fire to
the premises, and they were only prevented
from carrying out their purpose by the
timely arrival of police achievements, the
few policemen previously on the scene hav-
ing been as badly maltreated as the golf
players, one of which fell into the hands
of a dozen roughs, who pounded him with
sticks until the unfortunate officer was in
a serious condition. A renewal of the dis
turbance Is expected tomorrow.
DIR. HartZel, the American Methodist
Episcopal bishop of West Africa, in an
interview, emphasizes the increasing dan
gers of the situation in West Africa, ow-
ties, as already outlined in cable dispatch
es to the Associated Press. The bishop
says that unless the best craftsmanship is
brought to bear upon the African prob
lens, the European wars of the next CEN
tury will be fought on that continent. He
suggests as the best solution of the prob
lem that Great Britain should give Ger
many Walfisch bay and give France As
hanti, Bathurse and all rights In Morocco
and Algiers, France on her part with
drawing her claims in Egypt, (which Eng
land cannot surrender"
The newspapers are poklng a great deal
of fun at the latest war office order pre-
scribng that weight and hight of candi-
dates for commissioners in the army must
not be less than 5 feet inches high and
1870 pounds in weight at the age of 18, or
feet > inches high and 13S pounds in
weight when q years old. 1t pointed out
that under this rule neither Lord Wolse-
ley nor Lord Roberts could have entered
the army, while Napoleon, Nelson, We'll
lington, Julius Caesar Alexander the
Great and William of Orange would have
been barred.
The champagne vintage Is finished. Ow-
ing to the changeable summer and wet
September necessitating too early gather
ing of the grapes the vintage will be
very medium both in quality and quanti-
ty
The reapproachment between Queen
Victoria and her grandson, Emperor Will
lam of Germany, is proceeding apace, and
1t is now highly probable that his majesty
will pay a brief visit to Balmoral In No
vember travelling on his yacht from Kiel
to Aberdeen. In connection with the en-
peror's yacht, 1t is said, Queen Victoria
is so enamored of the internal arrange
ments of the HohenZollern that she has
ordered the plans of the latter to be
adopted in building the new royal yacht
which has just been commenced.