The record-union., 1899-09-03
London Society at Present Having a Very
Dull Time.
The British Jealous Of the In
growth of American Manufac-
lures in Their Empire-The
Presence of the Plague at For
eign Ports Creating Some I'm
easiness.

copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press }
LONDON, Sept. with SO many
material signs of the increase of Amer
lean leaven in English life, it is small
wonder that the press and people are
paying special, in some instances, hys-
terical attention to this menace to in
sular habits and traditions. The hight
of this feeling is perhaps best illustra-
ted by the remark of an English jockey,
who, seeing last Tuesday at the Derby
the American jockeys securing all three
places in one race, muttered: "Othello' S
occupation is gone!"
On the same order is the Globes
comment upon the purchasing from
Pittsburg of gondola cars for the Sou
dan railroad. 1t says:
No imperative question of time can
be urged here, as in the case of Atbara,
and it is hoped that full inquiry will
be made as to the facts
In reply to an evening papers query
as to why the Government has not
promised to help the farmers by secur-
ing the best American instead of Eng
lish, machinery, an Anglo-Australian
writes: Nobody in Australia would
ever think of using anything but
American machinery It is all Amer
lean from reapers and binders to lawn
mowers and garden trowels. Many of
the implements are unknown to the
English farmer. John Bull will stick
to the old groove"
Another sign of the times is the an
nouncement by one of the largest firms
of brewers in the United Kinkdomf that
they are going to make lager beer,
which has caused articles to appear be-
wailing the threatened popularity of the
ancient national drink, ale.
Drawing attention to the increased
use of ice, the Standard says: THE
recent hot weather inclined English
men to sympathize with the irritability
usually displayed by American visitors
at the difficulty of securing it,
Excepting the small incursion of So
ciety folk Thursday to see Mrs. Lang
try's first night in 1.-THE Degenerates, y
London remains in the social doldrums
Partridge shooting commenced Friday
Turing to the country the few who still
remained in the metropolis. The birds
are reported to be plentiful.
There is such a dearth of matters of
interest that even the recent special
election in the Eighth Missouri tdistrict
for successor to Congressman Richard
P. Bland has been utilized as the topic
of the day, lengthy editorials foreshad-
owing all kinds of possible political up
heavals in the United States.
The arrivals of rain during the week
and the consequent banishment of the
hot weather afforded intense relief.
responsible for a considerable increase
in the United Kingdom death rates,
especially among children. A weekly pa
per again brings up the Maybrick case,
saying the injustice done to Dreyfus
is nothing when compared to that done
to Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the Amer
lean undergoing penal servitude for
life, after having been convicted of
poisoning her husband, basing its re-
marks on the old theory that she ought
to have been hanged or freed.
The prevalence of the plague abroad
creates uneasiness here, and the au-
thorities have taken a few regulation
precautions at the ports. But the bulk
of the English are far too satisfied
with their sanitary security to seriously
consider the possibility of an outbreak
in this country.
Many stories are current about the
Prince of Wales recent visit to Marien-
bad, where he was most democratic. It
is said that a Polish Jew, sitting upon a
park bench next to the Prince, not
knowing his identity, began to question
him about what he paid for his rooms,
doctors, etc, ending with digging his
royal highness in the ribs and telling
him he looked too healthy to need the
water cure.
An astonishing report is going the
rounds about the new gun, made at
Woolwich, which is said to be so power
full that no range is long enough to test
it, so a new range is to be built 1t is
seriously stated that the first shot went
out of sight and that it was impossible
to get the exact range. But the range
was conservatively estimated at fifteen
miles AS the extended testing grounds
will not be ready for some time, it is
said the gun is being shortened SO that
it can be tested Immediately.
Public interest in both the Dreyfus
court-martial and the Transvaal crisis
rather tagged during the week and is
not yet keen on the yacht race, though
the papers give good accounts of the
Shamrock's doings. Sandwiched in be-
tween these is the church question. Let
ters from the clergy and others are
constantly appearing in the press Lord
Halifax, the most prominent lay leader
of the ritualists. has issued a mani
festo counseling grudging compliance
with the Archbishop's decision, if it is
insisted by the diocesan Bishop. and
declaring the ritualists will fight to the
bitter end to secure a repeal Of the de-
cision.
SAN DOMINGO REVOLT.