The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-03

topic that th, United states Is far more
httsd. from racinl and other conditions.
10 ally herself with Germany than ls
Grrnt Britain. the cyelOpment II
which. judging from popular opinion,
wonld b. decidedly unsatisfactory to
Girat Britain NJ present unless she
managed In some way 70 become q
party a. the new drelbuDd.
IT, bitter controversy between the
British and Fr'nch prcSs n not without
IL amusing features AL manner 0f
French men and French women. resi-
dent In England. from ladies' maids
tp authois and abbas. have kept the
correspondence column OF the English
papers full Of disavowals Of the at
tacks on the queen. which have marked
some of the Paris papers. while the
French papers Themselves take little
pains 10 conceal thear satisfaction over
the irritation they have created. though
m. better class Of people disoourte-
nancc the vulgurity Of the criticism.
The English papers have violently as.
sailed every anti Dreyfusard in France
but they can not conceive the justice
Of lh-for.tat argument when the
IurrI's personality Is involved. A
duet jUst fought In Paris between II.
Iui"a Huret, OF the Figaro and ~
vlru. ~ the Llbrc Parole. sprang part
ly out ~ the controversy NJ Huret
has b,.rn in England sending over pro-
English articles To his paper and was
denounced by NJ. viau. who accepted IN
chhlrng, and paid for his criticisms
with wound in the arm which has
uuplyl,i tNo ~ his hngcH
Chlrle, Dani the cyclist, whose fame
up tr the pr'ssni has been based on
has defeating Arthur Zimmerman al
Florcucc. has b-cn engaged as the had
ing tenor Of the Lyric theatre. Milan.
Two Irish magistrates were deprive
this week by Lord Ashbourne the lord
chancellor of ireland. Of their 'ffices
on account ~ anti British comments On
tn" Bpcr war. The proceeding Is most
unusual. especially as une Of the delin-
oucnts was nobleman. Lord Emily,
who. speaking 10 some laborrrs al
Limerick, Inferred that Great Britain
might have another I.adysmlth In Ire
land
Lord Ashbournr asked FOR an eNpla-
nation. bu, Lord Emly haughtily NJ
fused Whercupon h. was removed. Lord
Emily is prominent in Ireland, both
socially and politically and an ardent
home ruler.
The only other Instance on rcofd
is wh,n Mr. Gladstone. years ago, de-
pr,v"d Lord Rossmore of legacy for
similar uttcranccs.
G,reral Kitchener has decided to
open th. wady Halfa- Khartoum rail-
aad December T. with a weekly serv-
Icr ul trains Tickets are now being
issued to- the second cataract and
KhUrpum. whcr, tourist hotel is be-
ing rrvctd.
The hearing OF th' Investigation of
IN. concern with which Lord Mayor
Newton is mixed up has, 50 far
hrough, out aothing startling against
I.undon's chief magistrate. A promot-
,- testified that checks We're sent 10
various financial and other editors to,
obtain favorabl, notices of the COM
pany but his testimony has been pub
licly contradictcd by the papers spe ci-
fed
The new Austrian budget provides
for a consul general in Chicago. The
society " American Women will give
"A musical and theatrical entsrtaimnet
nee. I. in aid of The hospital ship Maine.
Thos, heretofore prominent in the
movement arr expected to be present
though /, has been decided not to re-
peat IN, features which distinguished
Mrs James Brown Potter's ent,rtain-
mrut.
Many members OF this society, which
was asked by the originators of the
Maine idea to help them, arNa consider
ably chargincd at the fact that their
efforts were Interpreted in such par
tial spirit Many of them AT first
thinking the hospital ship would in
dicate u mere desire to alleviate the,
suTerings ON both sides instead of be-
ing taken To- mean a warm support OF.
Grcdt Britain, as has been done
. .
REPRESENTATIVES of 10000 cotton and
cloth workers have appealed 10 the
home society, declaring they viii So oui
m strike unless the provisions Of the
law regulating the sanitary conditions
~ factories are not enforced. They
specified unhealthful violations Of the
law committed by manufacturers. A.
vigorous prosecution was promised and,
As the men apparently made reasonable
demands 1t is not likely the threatened
strike will occur
THE RIGHT WAY,