The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-11
HUNDRED THOUSAND IDLE.
DOLLARS OF THEIR RESERVE
FUND.
RAPID GROWTH OF CATHOLICISM,
Said to Be Due to Conversions Made
in the Ranks of the Meth
Odists.

is a deliberate trial of strength pc
tween the associated employers and
their men. The trades unions are
leagued together to secure an eight
hour day of work, at the present nine
hour wage, and, unless there is some
interpositlon, hundred thousand
engineers will be idle within a week.
The trades unions are prepared to
spend 100000 pounds of their reserve
fund in support of their claims.
1t Is said that one of the chief fea-
lures of Mgr. Sambucettis special re-
Catholicism in England is the astonish-
ing conclusion that the decrease Of
Methodism is largely due to the trans
ference Of membership in that body 70
membership in the Church of Rome.
At the recent Catholic congress at
Haniey, Cardinal Vaughan said that
the efforts of the Catholics in the
future would be mainly directed to-
wards PROSECUTING the non-conformists.
Another curious remedy for the
paucity of births in France is sug-
gested by the amiable, scientific SEN
ators, Guyot, Liable and Berthelot,
who have introduced a bill providing
that all married conscripts will only
have to serve a year in the ranks.
The promoters Of the measure
express the opinion that the
reason the men do not marry is be-
cause military service comes just at
the time when youths naturally con-
template marriage, but they hope by
the offer of deducting two years from
their military service to entice large
numbers into matrimony, in order to
obviate the probability of scheming
conscripts marrying in order to escape
being drafted into the army, and then
divorcing their wives at the end of d
years service, the bill provides that
conscripts so acting will have to re-
turn to the army and complete their
three years service.
Olga Nethersole is looking for a suit
able London theater at which to play
a short summer engagement before
starting on her provincial tour which
begins at Birmingham on Sept. 6. If
she succeeds in finding one she pro-
poses to include Denise" among her
productions. Miss Nethersole says
Thomas Bailey Aldrich is dramatizing
his poem, Judith and H.olefernes" for
her and that she expects to produce
it during her next American engage
ment Miss Nethersole has also ac-
quired the English acting rights of
Sardou'S "Spiritisme." Madame Emma
Games, whose contract with Maurice
Grau and the management of CoVent
Garden Opera house expired yesterday,
has agreed to remain with the conf
pany until the close of the season,
July 90. Augustin Days company
open their English season on Aug. 50
at Newcastle. The tour includes Not
tingham, Birmingham, Edinburgh and
Glasgow, and at each place Ada Rehan
and her comrades will play for week.
On Oct. 4 they are due at the Grand
theater, Islington Nondon),s where
they appear for a fortnight. Then
they go to Liverpool and Manchester.
Here the tour ends on Oct. go
Fred Mansfield, a nephew of Richard
Mansfield, has been playing with con-
siderable success in Trilby at the
Ramsgate theater Mr.. Mansfelds
part was that of Little Billee." A
rev drama by Cominskis Carr and
Haddon Chambers has been accepted
by the Messrs. Gatti for production
early in August. The title has not yet
been definitely agreed upon, but the
battle of Waterloo is intimately con-
scenes will represent the celebrated ball
given in Brussels on the eve of the
battle by the Duchess of Richmond.
The last novelty of the season was
produced at Her Majestys theater this
evening. This is Sydney Grundy's
much written-about version of the Ed
er Dumas 'Madamoiselle de Belle
Silver Key" Miss Willard made her
appearance in the principal role.
Charles F'rohman has closed a con-
tract with David Belasco to produce
a new play in London during the
month of April next. Mrs. Leslie Car
ter will assume the leading role. The
play will be performed in London
ahead of America.
PARNELL ANNIVERSARY
Preparations are already on foot in
Dublin for the Parnell anniversary
demonstration in October, and it is
believed this year it will be larger
than ever. On the day following the
procession a convention of Parnellites
from all parts of Ireland will be held
to consider the best way of spreading
the organization Independent of the
league, which is already in flourish
ing condition. John Redmond, the Par
nellite leader, expresses himself as
being confident of the future He
points to the discussions between John
Dillon and Timothy H. Healy as proof
Ing up. The election of John Hayden
for Roscommon will be most signifi-
cant of the success of the Parnelllte
protest for the last few years against
clerical influence. Mr.. Hayden has been
for years in direct conflict with the
bishop of Meath, who has published
repeated pastorals denouncing hire
from the altar. The bishop also for
bade his flock, under the pain of NOR
tai sin, to read the West Meath Exam
liner. Mr.. Hayden's paper, but in spite
of all this the paper f1ouriShes, and now
Mr.. Hayden himself is a candidate
for member of parliament from Ros-
common. The clerical party is to run
a candidate against him.
J. L. Leibes, the expert on Sealing.
has sent John w. Foster a severe crit
icisma of the report made to the Brit
ish government by Prof. D'Arty
Thompson. He says: Prof Thomp-
son is doing everything in his power
to assist in the destruction Of the few
seals still remaining on the Alaska
seal islands. Had he been the paid at
torney of the Canadian sealers, he
could do no more than he did in shad-
ing all the material facts. His en-
tire report is written in favor of the
few firms, which are now so largely
engaged in the pelagic sealing busi-
ness. He quotes from reports wher-
ever 1t suits his purpose, and calls
them correct, but contradicts all for
mer American statements when not
favorable to his views Referring to
Prof. Thompson's statements that 30.
600 male seals, taken last year, could
have been taken as easily as 100 OO0
could have been taken twenty years ago
he points out that tie entire maIe
catch on both sides Of the seal Islands
for the last seven years amounted to
only 110,402, while the total number