The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-26
Eighty.five Thousand Have Wis.
tied Europe This Season.
AMERICAN COAL FOR LONDON
Shah Says That Russia and America Are to
Be Very Friendly English Electric
Roads Are Not Considered
Very Speedy.

copyright, 1900, The Associated PresS.)
LONDON. Aug. 25.-Forgetting the
Chinese cryptogram and the unending
war in South Africa and the recon-
struction Of that country, a strike on
little l0O-mile Welsh railroad stirs
up more serious interest than any
thing else in England this week be-
cause it is closely related to the coal
supply and the manufacturing vitality
of the kingdom. The Taf-Vale rail-
road carries the product Of $1,000 coal
miners into Cardiff The fifth day Of
the strike sees small quantities Of the
best steam coal commanding thirty
five shilIings. All the Cardiff factories
are shut down and the merchant fleet
are unable to leave the harbor be-
cause they have not been supplied
with coal. Most Of the mines are still
piling up coal at the pit mouths All
will probably be idle in another week.
The cause Of the dispute is that 1000
railway servants want half penny an
hour more, and are upheld in that de-
pland by the union OF railway men Of
the United Kingdom with e250OOO in
the treasury and a strike income OF
GS000 a week.
interviewer in the discussion anent |
the coal scarcity. trouble is brewing
elsewhere in the railway world. The
Great Eastern men have handed in an |
ultimatum demanding increased wages
and threatening to strike if this is re-
fused. The probabilities are that |
American coal will be imported. The |,
arrival in the Thames On Thursday ev-
ening Of the British steamer Queens
wood with 1000 tons Of coal and the |
sailing of the British steamer Armstor |
from Norfolk. Va. on Wednesday with |
1000 tons destined for Bantry Bay for |
the British navy. afford text on which |
hangs abundant speculation. English |
writers seems to take a melancholy sat- |
isfaction in pointing out Americas ex-
haustless coal supplies and the ultimate
certainty that large exports will be
made from this country.
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Passengers. are requested to beware
Of gambling" This pencilled notice !
was posted in the Campania's smoking |
room when she arrived a week ago. |
Several Americans who had lost rather |
heavily at poker after the game COM
pared notes and decided to repudiate
their debts. being convinced that they |
had been playing against card sharps. |
The principal loser was a South Amer |
lean ranchman whose paper debts |
amounted to over e1OOO. The winners
were two New Yorkers who were ap-
parently unacquainted when the steam
er left New York The South Ameri
can alleged that he had been cheated.
He paid e10 and notified the winners
that he would pay the balance of his
losses when they produced satisfactory
references. He also telegraphed from
Queenstown for a detective to meet the
steamer at Liverpool. One did so, but
beyond telling the victim that the win
ners were well known sharpers, he
could do nothing.
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The taking by American bankers Of
the exchequer bonds seems to impress
the Shah of Persia immensely. The St.
James Gazette has some curious in
formation from Paris on the subject.
1t says;
"The Shah is convinced that financial
reasons render the alliance between
France and Russia less important every
day because France is tired Of giving
money to Russia. The only nation that
can give money to Russia is the United
States. The Shah has brilliant idea
that by cultivating friendship with
America he may secure himself with
Russia. whose relations with America
are likely to become very close before
long"
Mary Anderson Mrs. Antonio Ma
rarro) admits that she is as young as
when playgoers knew her, but she has
ionfessed to having received a shock
It bazaar held in Broadway, Worces-
ershlre. the other day when the rec
or Of a religious community told her
he was a mother to them. She made
! little speech in which she remarked: