The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-12
RAILWAY CAR VICTIMS.
Recent Murders In Compartments
Arouses the English
Public.

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Recent Murders In Compartments
Arouses the English
Public.
London, Feb. 27.-The murder of Miss
Camp, barmaid of Walworth; in
railroad carriage of the London & South
western line, OH February II last, is still
mystery and has caused widespread
agitation for the adoption Of American
cars.
The board of trade has taken UP the
matter and its president, G. r. Richie,
writes that while no plan is meeting
with general approval, yet the question is
receiving the best attention Of the de-
partmcnt
A somewhat similar case occurred on
the Great Western railway yesterday.
On the arrival Of the express at Slough
toward midnight a Mrs. Charlton was
discovered screaming and clinging to the
footboard of the train. She charged the
other occupant of the carriage with rob-
berry and attempted murder. A window
was broken and the carriage was strewn
with money. There were other signs
OF 4 severe struggle.
Increase in Kleptomania.
Truth says that the release of Mrs.
William Castle has been followed by an
alarming increase of kleptomania in the
West End of London. One leading store
keeper states that he has been obliged to
take the law in his own hands. recognize
ing the futiIity of legal proceedings and
in view of the fact that the disgrace of
the arrest, etc, falls upon innocent mem
bers Of the families. This storekeeper
says that he watched wel-to-do lady
and caught her stealing several times.
Finally he took her, he says. to his pri-
vate office and offered her the choice of
arrest or summary chastisement then and
there. She accepted the latter, but the
proprietor left her with his sister, the
manageress Of the store, who then
birched the lady until the latter howled
for mercy and solemnly swore never to
steal again.
Senator Wo1cott's Mission.
Several prominent bimctallists whom
Senator Edward o. Wolcott Of Colorado
saw prior to his departure from this city.
are convinced that he has done splendid
ferred with Senator Wolcott was l.. J.
Maxsc, editor Of the National Review.
Mr. MaXse occupies a high literary and
social position here, is Oil terms Of in
timacy with the government leaders. and
was in America during the recent politi-
cal campaign.
Replying to the request of the -Asso-
ciated press, Mr. Maxse writes: Il have
great difficulty in making any statement
on the bimetallic situation iii Europe.
Not because it is discouraging, but, for
the opposite reason. If l gave my real
impression of the result of Senator VOL
colts mission, which was conducted
with great tact and ability, :! should be
accused of unwarrantable optimism.
There has in truth been great change
of opinion i'll the trading and CONNER
cal nations of Europe during the last
two years, though this is but family re-
Elected by the press. l am convinced
that if the incoming administration fol-
lows Senator Wolcott's inquiries with
purpose and determination. a satiscac-
tory international solution of the none
tary question will make Mckiniey's
presidency not less famous one than
any of its predecessors. Europe looks to
him for the next move. John Bull Goes
not block the way"
The Famine in India
Lord George Hamilton, the secretary of
state for India, has furnished the follow
ing exclusive statement to the Associated
press: The people of India of all classes
and the mother country from her ma jesty
downward are much touched with the
sympathy and liberality shown by the
United States and Canada towards the
Queens subjects in India, who are now
suffering from famine. Already large
sums have been sent from Canada and
contributions of wheat and maize have
been promised from the United States
and further assistance is understood to
be contemplated.
The Central Relief association of In
dia reports that it can make better and
more prompt use.of gifts of money than
of contributions of grain, valuable as the
latter are, to enable those now receiving
relief to start afresh at the end of the
famine. which is one of the avowed OBJ
jects of the relief fund. Money is essen
tian to the neutral local committees, on
which serve philanthropic men of all
races and faith, including American and
European missionaries. They administer
the funds, bestOWing great personal care
and diligence in making the moneys "a
ceived go as far as possible i'll relief and
help outside the bare subsistence. wage
or dole which the government is dispens-
ing to those who would otherwise starvc.
In every famine district there is q large
number of respectable persons who fear
losing caste and would die rather than
seek publicly for government aid. To
these help can only cume through the re-
lief committees and great good has al
ready been done in this direction since
the committees were formed.
Twenty Per Cent. OF tho People Affected.
''Sincc January there have been
changes in the famine outlook. The PROV
ince Of Pun lab, in part of which famine
was apprchended. will. thanks to the ia
vorable winter rainfall, escape with per-
haps partial distress in some of the south
west provinces, and possibly also i'll one
or two districts of Bengal and Bombay.
The prospects are worse than were appre-
hended. In some districts 20 per cent.
of the whole population is already receiv-
ing government relief and the proportion
may ultimately reach 80 per cent. In
previous famincs 10 to Is per cent. has
been the largest proportion of the whole
population over the whole area affected
by famine. Three million people are
now receiving daily relief from the gov
ernmcnt and before the end of May these
numbers must reach higher totals.
81 feel confident that the people of
the United States, having never been
slow to reply to appeals for help from
this country. will. when the above facts
are known to them, respond with their
accustomed generosity.
The rector Of St. James church, Picca-
dilly, is making a crusade against or
ganized vice in Piccadilly, and he holds
there midnight services of the White
a number of gentlemen, some of them be-
ing of high social position. They nightly
solicit men to attend these services.
The hat question is agitating Paris
where the theater managers are all anN-
ious to abolish high hats, but they are
encountering many dlfhcultles III the way
of so doing Sarah Rernhardt offers to
unite with the other managers in an eff
fective crusade against the obnoxious
headgear.
The latest addition to the list of royal
dramatists is Princess Charles of Den.
mark, formerly Princess Maude of Wales.
who just finished a one-act comedietta!
with which Ellen Terry is so enamored
that Sir Henry Irving has accepted it for
the IIyccum theater