The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-08
British Industrial Circles Are
All Wrought Up
Over Americas Success In Cap
turing the Markets.
SEE THE TROUBLE.
But Can Find No Way to
Remedy 1t.
Their Only Hope Is That 1t Is
Only Temporary.

Copyright, 1899 by Associated Press)
London, April S-America's success
full competition in the industrial market,
where she is beating the Britishers on
their own ground is undoubtedly caus-
ing deep concern and heart burningS
in British engineering circles. The
acrimonious protests of English firms
respecting the awarding of the Atbara
bridge contract to a Philadelphia firm
brought out clearly this feeling and the
attempts to explain Americas success
by glut of work here do not harmonic
with the complaints from English firms
who have not received orders which
have been sent to America. AS the st.
James Gazette puts it: IF the British
manufacturers have so much work that
they can not accept contracts they are
to be congratulated, but in that case it
is difficult to see why they are complain
ing"
The fact is that Industrial circles here
recognize that these contracts mean
more than mere eVaneScent competition,
as in the case of American engines, the
railroad authorities here having conceiv-
ed the very highest opinion of American
work. This is borne out by the state
ment of Manager Smell of the locomo-
tive department of the Great Northern
railway which recently ordered engines
from America. He said to a repreSen-
tatiVe of the Associated Press: Aside
from the fact that the American build
ers are able to make more speedy de-
livery than the English there is
doubt whatever that American engines
are of the highest excellence and that
their present features and improve
ments are of such utility as to attract
the custom of English companies"
The Daily Mail taking up the question
urges a system of profit sharing, with
the Introduction of the newest and best
machinery as the method whereby
America can be fought and worsted,''
though the paper adds: I'VE must own
that the nation is in some degree suffer-
ing from lack of Strenuousness both in
employers and employed
The secretary of the engineers society
said to the Associated Press:
I'VE certainly regret the transfer
ence of work essentially belonging to
our market and it would be affectation
to deny there is Indignation and much
comment on the state of affairs. We
hope it will prove only a temporary
transference; but you know the dan
GER
THAT MANILA ROAD.
Inquiries made by a representative of
the Associated Press regarding the
Belgian syndicate which is about to
send a party of engineers to study the
construction of a railroad between Ma
Mia and BatangaS, south of the bay of
Manila, show the district has already
been surveyed five times. The work
was considered impra under the
Spanish regime. The Spanish govern
ment made offers to the Manila Rail-
ROAD company Tor the construction OF
the line but there was no response from
any quarter as the petty exactions and
interference of the Spanish authorities
rendered the enterprise most difficult
The prospects, naturally, have changed
under the American administration and
the Manila Railroad company has been
partly promised that the United States
authorities would take over the exist
ing railroads and exploit them on the
German state system. In any case, the
railroad company expects to be fully
Unidentified for its losses in consequence
of the war, though enormous leap in
business is inevitable as soon as tran
Quillity is restored.
Queen Victoria is enjoying remarka BILE
health on the Riviera. She is improving
in strength daily, drives out nearly
every afternoon and often when seeing
picturesque spot along the route
alights for the purpose of taking tea in
the open air.
Mr. Joseph H. Choate, the United
States ambassador, has accepted an in
Lincolns Inn on the grand night of
Easter term, about the end of the
month.
RUSH OF EMIGRANTS.
The emigrant season to the United
States opened this week with the
usual rush. The steamers have steer
age passengers booked several weeks
ahead, and it is calculated that the Irish
exodus will approach that of recent
summers. The Teutonic, Canafa, UI-
tonia and Campania, sailing within four
weeks, take together 1000 Irish emf
grants The Teutonic's contingent is
800 and even then she will have to leave
go behind, as there are no berths avail
able for them.
The Casino at Monte Carlo wound up
its financial year of March 81 with a
total income of IS, 520, 900, being an in
crease of 100000 over 1888 The tables
have been exceptionally fortunate.
There have been few lucky players. The
revenue will be absorbed by the pay
ment to the Prince of Monaco of $500, 900
and the expenses of the principality and
the maintenance of the Casino, 81 220,-
000 The remaining 100000 will go
to the shareholders as interest. The
Prince of Monaco is now estimated to
be worth $40, 600, 900. The house of Mon
AGO was practically penniless in 1856
Hamburg with the idea of establishing
a casino.
FIRST SUNDAY PAPERS.
The battle of the Sunday papers will
begin tomorrow, when both the Daily
Mail and the Daily Telegraph will try
to outvie each other with their first
number. Both of them will present a
brilliant array of contributors. The
Sunday Mail will have articles by Gen.
Lord Kitchener; Hall Game, the Earl of
Rosslyn on his reasons for becoming
an actor; Ranjtsinhji, the famous An
glo-Indian cricketer, and Clement Scott,
who has finally severed his connection
with the Daily Telegraph. On the other
hand, the Sunday Telegraph has en-
listed Sir Edwin Arnold. T. P. O'Con-
nor, Miss Braddon, H. d. Trail, VIM
L. Courtney and Bennett Burleigh. In
the meantime there have been numerous
protests from country town councils and
religious bodies against Sunday labor.
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