The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-23
FROM THE LITTLE ISLAND.
TROOPS pEING ORDERED TO IN
Ola IS MUCH COMMENTED ON
BY THE MILITARY.
WIDESPREAD CALAMITY ROWLING
Ireland viii Not Suffer Acute DIN
observation-disclosures IL Incrchs-
ing Rapidly Among the
Women % England.

London, Sept. tS.-COpyrighttd, 1897 /,
by the Associated Press -The iact mat
no less than ten batteries OF horse ana
field artillery have been ordered to en-
bark for India during the month Of Sep
TENDER and October is much comlnehten
unon in military circles. Under crdl-
nary circumstances the four batteries
now in India would have been relieved
this month; but these batteries have been
ordered TO remain IN India and, there
fore. there will shortly be on the ron,
lie. fifteen batteries of artillery, a luH
complement for an army corps, AS thc
British force now assembled on wy
frontinr il of ample strength to wipe out
all visible resistance, the only conclusion
that can be reached in relation to the
digpatch of achievements of artillery Is
that the authorities are possessed OF IN
formation of n serious character. me
intimation conveyed by the war ONCE
on Monday last to the London CONNER
cal agent of the ameer of Aigiahistah
that no war material or machinery lor
the manufacture Thereon Would w
iowed TO cross the frontier duriag me
nresent crisis indicates that the Brltlsh
government has by no means entire CON
t;dopce in the ameer's fidelity, ana y IL
limited the government has learned mat
yyhile protesting friendliness to Great
Rritain the ameer has been secretly. pre-
norinr for war Well-informed circles
ar. also discussing the story OF secret
correspondence between Rns'li anu
Afgbanistan which il said to have inil,h
into the hands of the British ouicil,S'
and II is further intimated that I woe
snr.od. nlot embracing the Bcluchis ard
others. has been discovered. The truth
or otherwise of these stories VII de-
yelou hereafter, but the fact remains tha'
The arge increase in the strength OF the
Rritish forces in India can not be IN
tended for use against the Afridis.
The extent of the distress threa'cniilS
Ireland seems to depend largely rs 10
through which party's eyes it NJ viewed.
'The council of the national federation
has decided that the country is on the
brink of n widespread calamity anu CANS
upon Messrs. Dillon and Harrington 10
convoke n meeting of the lrishmen ~
parliament for the purpose OF reuus,-
toning Mr.. Balfour, the government ienu
or In the, commons, to call an nhluihh
session of parliament to devise measures
and to pass bill reducing rents IN re"
land in proportion to the loss incurred ny
the tenants owing to the wholesale ue-
struetion of their crops. On the o'hcr
hand. the Dublin Express says the cry
of famine is only continuation OF she
party war cry. which is raised every
wear when the unionsts are in office, ana
adds:
"Judging from the past, we may hope
that much of the crops doomed TO de-
struction by the prophets of evil will be
rescued and that the general yield VIII
be much larger than expected
The Daily Independent regards the sug,,
rstiOn that the Duchess of York will
n. 10 I'm in pt
Irish, who are threatened with famine,
rs being an insult, and says:
IF the country was ten times rs badly
off as il Is likely to be, it would resent
any charitable appeal to the English.
The Independent emphaticallv denies
that Ireland as whole will suffer acute
distress.
Figures furnished in the report Of the
Inspector in incbriatc retreats show that
the effect of legislative intervention to re-
form drunkards is still experimental and
wholly inadequate. About one-third of
those entering these retreats are entirely
cured The Independent contends the
Lumber of habitual drunkards in EnS!isn
society is greatly underestimate and
adds:
"Immoderatc drinking, though fright.
fully common among the indnStrlal
classes. is still more prevalent among the
II.
among women Of all classes drunkenness
is increasing rapidly"
Lord Roscbcry, the former liberal IRE
mier. Is preparing to re-enter public lfc.
He has re-considered making speeches
and has n round of autumn engagements.
His lordship visited Mr.. Gladstone ut
Butltrstonc on Friday with the view. II
is suggested, of getting the Grand Old
Man to start him on the right road 10
secure the support of all factions Of the
party.
A conference looking to the settlement
Of the disputes in the engineering trades
has commenced, and while the employers
federation. mt a meeting yesterday, de-
clined TO concedc the demands of their
employees. there are signs OF n disposition
an both sides to end the strike. which is
costing the country hundreds of thou
sands Of pounds.
The Speaker says it regards he cap
ture of Victoria de las Tunas by the
Cuban insurgents as being sanitary
lesson, taking the ground that it gives
Spain 'shock" which ii is hoped will
check her in her drift toward hank
ruptcy and civil war. While not cX-
pressing sympathy with the motives, the
Speaker adds:
"rhc United States can find excellent
reasons to intervene whenever she likes"
The Speaker advises Spain 20 recall
Capt. Gen. Weylcr and arrange terms
with the Cubans through the inter.
mediary of the United States. EXPIRE ssing
the opinion that otherwise Spain may
have greater dangers to face after the
MOST GRAPHIC LETTER.
II shows Up the Tcrrors of the Trip
Across Alaska to I<IondilSe.