The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
LAND IS NEARING ITS
CLOSE.
ON THE EMPLOYERS TERMS.
MAKE PEACE AT ANY
PRICE.
HE AMERICAN MAILS ERRATIC.
Complaint on the Part of Business
Men in London That They Are
1ncODvenienced.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-The executive
committee Of the Amalgamated So
ciety Of Engineers has recommended
the strikers to accept their employers
terms, practically giving the latter sole
control of their shops. If this advice is
accepted, work will probably be resum-
ed on Jan. 81.
Business houses have had their
American business hampered by the
recent erratic arrivals of the mails.
Complaints in past times were made
against the British postoffices, 1t being
claimed that mails were sent by Brit
ish subsidized lines instead of by the
fastest vessels, when more than one
mail steamer was sailing on the same
day. According to the postal authori-
ties here, this complaint is equally ap-
pl1cable to the American postal OFF,
Gals. They cite an example this week,
for the mail sent by the New York was
not delivered until Friday, while much
of 1T might have been carried by the
Trave, sailing On Jan. IL, and arriv-
ing on Wednesday last, with only a
few specially directed letters Besides,
the Teutonic, which also sailed on Jan.
II, brought no mail matter.
a. B. Maze, the superintendent of
mails at the general postoffice here,
when Informed that some of the Brit
lsh business firms were complaining of
the tardy delivery Of the mails and
were ascribing the delay to the manner
In which the dispatcher Disseminated
between the mail-carrying vessels,
which leave this port, said:
1--WE use discretion as to what ships
we send our mails by, and always give
the preference to the fastest vessels
We invariably send the Irish mails by
the steamers calling at Queenstown, so
as to obviate the delay in transit to
Dublin via Southampton, London, Holy
head and Kir gstown. In every other In
stance, we send the European mails by
the swiftest route. Now, for instance
the Trave, which left here on Jan. IL,
took out all the available mail, except
that addressed for delivery in Ireland.
The next day, Jan. IL, the Teutonic
brought way the Irish mail, while all
the other European mail, as we'll as that
intended for countries which is forward
ed through European routes, was dis
patched on the steamer New York,
which sailed the same day.
1--WE have no preferences and always
look to the best interests Of every per-
son who intrusts his or her correspon-
dence to us for delivery, and I think
we fulfill our contract in the very best
manner"
SOCIAL INTEREST.
The social interest of the week CEN
tered in the marriage on Thursday last
Of the Earl of Uxbridge eldest son of
the marquis of Anglesey) to Lillian
Florence Maud Chetwynd, eldest
daughter Of Sir George Chetwynd,
Bart. The ceremony, which took place
in the Roman Catholic church of ST.
Mary, was by far the grandest seen in
i London for years, while the gorgeous
presents Numbering 40W are the talk
of the town. The bride received fifty
seven distinct presents from the bride
groom alone, mostly jewels, from al
most priceless diamond necklaces and
tiara to a jeweled cigarette case,
jeweled umbrella and sunshade and
sets of sables and silver fox When
the presents were shown those from
the bridegroom were displayed sep
arately. Each was labeled Lilly, from
Tx"
The sporting press announces that
Mr.. Richard Croker will return to Eng
land in April, and run his horses at
the first Newmarket meeting.
Lord Francis Hope Ghe only brother
and heir to the Duke Of Newcastle and
husband of May Yohe, the American
actress) has Joined the board of a new
insurance company formed to pay in
surance premiums for the clients Of
the company, who will repay them in
weekly installments. Lord Hope is said
to be looking fer a number of COM
pany directorships.
In the life story of Mary Anderson
(Mme. de Navarro) in the February
number Of Young Women, the Ameri-
can actress dilates to the writer on
the "hollowness Of stage life and the
indispensable relief and happiness of
the calm and peace of the simple, quiet
life" she is now leading. Nine. de
Navarro is quoted as adding: Never
again will there be a thought Of stage
life Life is something greater and
better than stage excitement and ad-
miration, as, for instance, that boy
upstairs. One Of my constant delights
is music and singing, especially ora
torio, of which I hope to do a great
deal. Stage life-no, never, never
again"
The annual report of the Leeds cham
Der of commerce deplores the state Of
the British textile industries in 1897,
saying: "All the Improvement of the
spring has been fatally checked by
the Dingley tariff law, followed by
the engineering strike, which must
necessarily result in some permanent
loss to trade, in addition to the loss
already experienced.