Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-04
ADVOCATING RESISTAN CE The Press of India Urging the
 Anti-EngIish Feeling. TORNADO AND HAILSTORM Worked Awful Havoc in Essex county-The Queens Reception Caused Greet En-
 thusiasm in Parliament.

London, July 3.-The ou.burst of anti English fe sling in the native press both of Bengal and Bombay, for months has had the outcome, as expected, in the out rags at Ponah and the riotlng at Chit pore. There is no doubt tha, the imme- diat= cause of the outbreak is the energy with which the local authorities have been stamping out the plague, sometimes necessitating interference with ths so- cial relations, customs and trading of the natives; but the disaffection would not have become acute except for the activity and malicious accusations of interruptions agitators, who melted fa- natics to vengeance against individuals and to revolt against the government. one or these newspapers a fair sample Of the others said: '@The plague alrfhor- tues are simply butchers who are tor turing and harasslng the people of Ponah In the nam of sanitary and science. If matters are not put right the scenes of lS57 are likely to be re-witnessed there as neither the Hindoos or the Mohamm = udns Will tolerate the persecution of their wives and children for any length Of time.' Other newspapers of India opsnly adVocat- armed resistance to the search paries Needless to say, the charges are false. There is reason to believe that the wave of Mohammedan reaction is caused by the successful and unpunlshed atrocities in Armenia spread ing to the Mussulmans of India There is no reason to fear for the empire as the White garrison is strong, numbering 75,- 900 men, but there is reason to fear a sue cession of local outbreaks demanding san- guinary repression.
 The Spectator takes a pessimistic view of the d:mands of American farmers for bounty on wheat grown for export IL says:
 "As the fairness of the claim must be conceded by evzry logical protectionist and as the farmers hold the balance of power between the goldites and silver itss, their demand will probably be gran ted, in which case the value of wheat in England will sink like the value of sugar in England, possibly to 15 shillings quarter. It is difficult to conceive what would then becom= of English agricuH- ure. Rents could not be paid The American advocates of the competing metals must win the farmers vote and they can only win by conceding their demand, which, if protectionn is reason able at all, must be absolutely just Why should other industries be protected and the oldest and best be left out in the cold? The expense will delight the fri nds of President Mckinley who wish to deplete and not fill the treasury"
 The appalling havoc of the recent trop- lcal tornado and hailStorm in Essex cOun- ty has attracted much attention The storm covered an unpreced snted area of a hundred square miles and practically denuded 1t of crop. Much stock was drowned, farm houses were wrecked and hundreds of farmers arr on the verge of ruin. The loss is fully $1000000. One hailstone picked up measured six and one half inches in circumference.
 Her Majesty today entertained the mem bers of the house of commons at garden party at Windsor. Each member of Parliament was allowed to bring his wifi and one daughter, if his daughter had made har debut, or his sister This in vitation was issued when her Majesty read in the London newspapers that the members of the hous= of commons were indignant at the manner in which they were treated at the Buckingham palace recently.
 The tactful act of the queen in includ- ing the wives of the members of parlia- ment in her invitation to Windsor castle was received with the greatest enthusi- asm.