The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-12
English Labor World In an Advanced
State Of EfferYeSCenCe.
CONGRESS- OF FAT HEADS ADJOuRAS
Engineers Strike Keeps Many Mon
Out of Work-TAIEh Prices for
inE-AIarm at she Zionist Movcmen,
Dramatic Companies Touring.
Copyright by the Associated Press>

London, Sept. IL, 1897.
The past week In Great Britain has
been marked by effervescence in the la
Dor world, the quieting Of the Indian
troubles. with more or less confession of
the governments impotence in dealing
with the Ameer of Afghanistan and the
defeat of the Marquis of Salisbury In
the case OF the German bondholders, In
the dreary struggle over the Greco
turkish peace negotiations, which de-
feat has been caustically criticised and
has been followed by the Sultan sending
winter clothing to the Turkish troops In
TheSsaly.
The Trades Union Congress at Bir-
| minGham, which has been styled by Tom
Mann. The labor leader, the Congress
of Fat Heads" adjourned to-day after
session chiefly notable for the proposal
TO form gigantic trades union, out of
every conceivable trade, in order to con-
front capital with the threat of gem
eral paralysis Of all industry and by the
proposal to stand by the engineers I'm
their present struggle. The balance of
the time OF the congress was mainly
occupied with re-afiirming time honorcd
resolutions expressing, as The Morning
Star says, "pious opinions of little value
in practical life" Even the Daily
Chronicle says:
I'VE suppose there is nothing for It
to do, pending political revival, but to
go on pa ssinE the same good old resolu-
tions."
The ninth week of the engineers
struggle leaves $4,000 engineers, 10000
trade unionists, $500 non unlonists and
5000 laborers out of work, with strike
pay amounting to $4,000 pounds sterling,
| (S165,00 per week.
The so-called "jingoism" In the United
States is finding an echo here. An
anonymous correspondent has written q
| long letter to the Spectator in which he
attempts to prove that the United
! States Is really friendly to Great Britain
in spite of the American newspaper
| 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 friendlineEs?"
The rise in wheat to 40 shillings has
dragged up the price of bread to 6k@7d.
and In the poorest quarters of London,
where bread is sold in slices, the loaf
| Is fetching one shilling. On top of this
the Millers' National Union has started
| demand for fewer hours of labor, with
| a threatened strike IL their demand ls
| not accorded
Since the announcement OF the extern
sive discoveries of gold in the ISlondke
have been busy taking advantage Of
| the newspaper boom given to that part
| Of the world. Fifteen Klondike Qimited)
| companies. which have been recently
started, have brought out capital to
the amount of 2046,5S3 pounds sterling,
OF which / ,137, ,G91 pounds sterling are Of
| fered to the public. In the meanwhile
there is an immense demand for any,
| thing Klondikian, in order to float fur
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| France, which protects Catholic in
| terests in the Orient, has been appealed
to by the Pope to prevent the success
! OF the Zionist movement, which IS re-
| garded with horror at Rome. Mons!gnor
Bonetu the apostolic leGate at Coci-
| stantnople, has been recalled to Rome
! in order to devise means to oppose the
Jewish plans to purchase and colonize
| Palestine. which plans are not as for
midable as generally believed. If the
statement Of DR.. Grunfiut, Hungarian
Hebrew, and head master of the German
| school at Jerusalem, are to be credited,
| there is plenty of good land there, hut
| the poverty of the Hebrews of Jerusalem
is terrible. Out of n population of $4,000
| there are 10000 Hebrews, of which num-
Der 2S.000 he asserts, live on the aims
| OF their European co-religion!sts:
It Is declared that tnc possibility of
Palestine being pamttioned among new
corners Is 100 remote 10 DE CoNSltle1 Ell.
1t Is announced from Odessa that the
late Baron Hirsch's plan to colonize
the Argentine Republic with Russian
Hebrews has becn abandoned In favor
OF the establishment Of Hebrew schools
in Russia.
Several of the leading English dra-
matte 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 amCng the tourists is Henry
Irving, who began the week at the Bor-
ough Theatre in Stratfond. with "The
Story of Waterloo and "The Bells"
and Ia making a preliminary trip which
Includes several smalrcr cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall. who have not
been able to secure n London theatre
for some time, began their season at
Blackpool this week. They have n new
play by Earnest Hendric and Mctcalfe
Wood. entitled '"rhe Elder Miss Bios
son." which Is based upon the pre-
vaillng passion for exploration.
John Hare inauguratcd his season
very successfully In Edinburgh with
Martha Morton's comedy, "a Batche-
lor's Romance" so tnat Miss Morton
now has two plays on the English stage.
Olga Nethersole began her tour at
birmingham. In addition, the provinces
have George Alexander, supported by
Miss Julie Opp, and AuglistIn Daly's
American company. which Is appearing
outside OF Lccldon for the first time.
The revival Of LA Pericholc" at the
Garrlck has been dated for Tuesday
next
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