The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09

De Wolf Hopper and "Skeets'
Martin Create a Sensation at HO-
tel CeciI-Tea Men Up in Arms to
Oppose Wnstage Regulations.
LONDON, July S.-The news of the
volksraad's reported action, July 6, in
deciding to grant the franchise immedi-
ately to all settlers in the Transvaal from
1880, and to other classes of residents
within seven years, the naturalization
clause to be optional which Is confirmed
from several sources. appears to offer a
fair basis for friendly settlement. It
was generally expected that Herr Hoff-
meier the Afrikander leader, and Presi-
dent Steyn, Of the Orange Free state,
conJointly eXerted pressure upon Presi-
dent Kruger the latter would be obliged
to concede what they demanded as the
price of Dutch unity in South Africa. In
the meanwhile Great Britain is keeping
up a clatter of arms, for the double pur-
pose of quieting British demands for ac-
activity and Fastening the Beers.
MINISTRY INUNDATED.
The double Liberal victory at the Old
ham election, July g. is taken, in con-
junction with other bye elections and
votes in the commons, as being most hu-
initiating to the ministry, and there are
signs in many directions that the LIBERAL
Unionists are asking themselves why they
are sitting on the Tory benches and sup
porting measures exemplifying the old
and dreaded devices of Conservatism. The
Liberals are exulting, and even go to the
extent of predicting an early dissolution
1t is rumored the cabinet meeting Of
Tuesday was stormy, and that many diff
ferences developed, but SO long as the
ministry can adjust its differences it is
probable that a dissolution will not oc-
cur before the autumn of 1909.
TEA MEN EXCITED.
There is great excitement in the tea
trade, owing to the decision Of the Indian
and Ceylon sellers to abolish the prac
tice of allowing a pound extra in every
hundred as compensation for waste. The
dealers in London are in arms and have
resolved to boycott the Indian and Cey-
Ion teas. AS a counter blast to this Is
the decision of the sellers Of Calcutta
yesterday, who withdrew all their teas,
refusing to sell for London. Twenty thou
sand chests were withdrawn at Calcutta
alone, and the auction was stopped.
CROWDS OF AMERICANS.
Crowds of Americans are now in Lon
don. So great is the rush that the steam
ship companies admit their inability to
cope with it. All the transatlantic COM
panies have ordered from one to four new
ships, but it is impossible for many Of
these to be ready in 1900. The American
and North German lines are pushing
work on their new vessels to the utmost,
but they hardly hope to have them ready
for fba Paris exhibition
EXCITING SCENES.
The scenes at the Hotel Cecil, Hotel
Metropole and other hotels, on the arrival
here of the Majestic and St Paul passen-
gers at midnight Wednesday, were the
most exciting of the season. Many
Americans awaited De Wolf Hopper's ar
rival at the Hotel Cecil. His towering
form contrasted strangely with the di-
minutiVe jockey Martin, who was car
ried off by Tod Sloan, who had already
secured Martins license. An idea of the
pressure may be gained from the fact
that De Wolf Hopper was unable to enter
the Hotel Cecil and was compelled at 2
o. clock in the morning to seek temporary
quarters elsewhere, while patches of cho-
rus girls We're still riding about at in
the morning in hopeless quest for shell
ter
Sloan was greatly re1oiced at the ar
rival of Martin. He says the English
Jockeys, who have been using every de-
vice to prevent him from winning, will
now have two Americans to look after.
Sloan thinks he and Martin will keep
them busy