Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-13

advertisements, appealing to the patriotism
u the people to support home industries.
Nor is this loss Of prestige alone felt in
the regular run Of trade. The most talked
Of American in England for several weeks
has been "Tod' Sloan, the sensationally
successful Jockey, whose new-world style of
close neck riding won him nearly every race
in the entire English circuit and spread con-
sternation all over the British turf. When
asked If the English upright-riding Jockeys
are learning his ways, Sloan replied: II
don't know; I never look back" The most
popular music played by the orchestras and
whistled about the streets at present is that
given in THE Belle of New York" which
Is the theatrical success of the year, and
has been staged to standing room In London
by American players continuously since last
April.
Big Contracts for Steel.
"The obstinacy of the British manu-
f~acturer against taking up with new meth
DDS and the present system of English
trades unions threaten most serious loss
to English industry, II a radical change il
not soon brought about" said S. T. Well
man Of Cleveland, O., after a recent trip
into the steel manufacturing districts of
Wales. Mr.. Wellman is widely known as
one Of the heaviest steel operators in the
United States and his remarks gained wide
attention from the English press, numbers
OF which have long seen the impending
danger and have urged that an entirely
new system of commercial training be put
into effect by business concerns through
out the United Kingdom.
In the meantime western wares are
steadily gaining. The Carnegie steel prod
ucts, from Pittsburg, are commanding some
Of the heaviest contracts in this country
and even ~castiron from America Is ahead
in this market. Recently the city OF Glas-
cow opened competitive bids on q large
order for water pipe and the lowest figures
were those of a Pennsylvania iron firm. but
SO great was the opposition to letting the
order go out Of the country that all OF the
bids were thrown out on an alleged tech
~nicality. Quotations were again advertised
for, and once more Pennsylvania was the
lowest bidder. 1t remains to be seen If the
Americans will be allowed to fill the OF der,
but 1t is now agreed that. our iron mills
can cut below all competition in this field
and still have a profit.
Some time ago the English and Egyp-
tian governments asked for specifications
for a light pattern OF railway locomotive,
suitable for running across the Egyptian
deserts. The British locomotive concerns
said the road must take their regular make
OF machines; the Americans said they would
supply whatever was wanted ind tho order
went to the United States. In Jaran a
number of railway locomotives were to be
purchased. The English makers said they
could furnish them In two years and rot
before; the Americans promised them In a
quarter Of the time, and had the engines
on the ground in exactly six months.
Electrical Supplies.
The era Of electricity In city transporta-
ton is just arriving in London and it has
been brought about largely by the activity
OF American manufactures First among
the roads to adopt 1t ID the new line lately
completed. running underground from the
lord mayors mansion to Waterloo station,
and its heavy passenger traffic is showing
to the other underground roads the great
advantage this route has over the stuffy
smoky tunnels through which the steam
locomotives now run. This line has the
distinction OF passing under the busiest spot
on earth, expressively known in London as
Slaughter Corner" being the conveyance
OF Queen Victoria street. New Bridge street
! and the approach to Blackfriar's bridge