The sun., 1900-08-06
THE NEWS or ENGLAND
Englishmen Are Very Interested In
American Politics.
BRITAIN's COAL QUESTION.
Volunteer Cyclist Maneuyering Nenr
LondOn-Lipton Talks of Interna-
tional Ynchting-ReaI Amer
lean Hotel In London.

| London, Aug. 5.--While deep in discus
sions of anarchism. the obscurity of Chi
nese affairs and the issues of their own
general elections Englishmen are atten-
| tive to the course of the American cam
paign. Rather curiously, the journals
here are taking sides in American poll
tics according to their views not on cur
rency questions, but on the South Afri-
can war. Thus Mr.. Labouchere laments
| that the English Radicals have not so
positive a rallying cry as the Democratic
anti-imperialstic platform.
i The Speaker touches upon American
| politics from the standpoint that the
dominant issues in the general elections
of both English speaking peoples are
about the same. Inquiry in London edi-
forial rooms indicates that unusual ar
rangcments have been made to report the
| developments in the campaign in the
United States.
EngIand's Coal Trouble.
England has had coal question for
generation, but 30 ahillings for midsum-
mer house funl and the likelihood If
prices going several shillings higher is
making it political question. Ii is wide
ly contcnded that the time has arrived to
limit the foreign shipments, amounting
to 4O000,GO0 tons, by in export duty
even though continental buyers 50 to the
United States.
A Welsh colliery owner who was inter-
viewed by The Daily Telegraph says. as
the result of his study of the subject, that
"Pocahontas bituminous coal is as good
as the Monmouthshire product. 1t costs
II shillngs there and with 10 shilings
freight can be placed on the Mediterra-
mean at y shiliings as compared with
the Welsh coal price plus 10 shilings
freight" From the drift of discussion
an export duty on coal seems quite un-
likely.
. Mr.. A. ]. Bnlfour first lord Of the
, treasury and government leader in the
house of commons, speaking before
, Cambridge university extension meeting,
said that in the use of their material re-
sources the English people were little
better than brilliant spendthrifts.
feature of the volunteer maneuvers
Just begun is several thousand cyclists
holding 40 roads in the north of Sussex
| with the object of checking an invading
army until British troops of all arms
! could collect nearer London to give bat
, tie in force to the supposititious invaders.
Upton Talks of Yachting.
: Sir Thomas Lipton's yachting party.
which included Lord Charles Russell and
Senator Depew and other Americans, re-
: turned to London for a few hours. Pre-
vious to proceeding to Cowes Sir Thomas
> said:
: "There are many points of difference
between American and English yachting
and only when one has spent seven
: weeks at Sandy Hook can he really ap-
: preciate them. England's insular posi-
tion has done much to make the sea
home to many Of our people, and there
fore more attention is paid to yachting
here than in the United States, but indi-
I viduaiiS americans are the best yachts
I nvt ! know. They are thorough in that
as ID M tl.a, and it is due to apprecia-
: tion this Chat my sole ambition in life
, noW is to take the Amcrica's cup. One
= tlt''lg seems strange in view of Ameri-
.an cleyerness. That they are sending
here for captains for 30 footers does not
seem right and l am unable to explain
: why, holding the blue ribbon Of The sea
so long, they are sending to England
for Wringe and other captains. What
: has become of all the New England
!, blood that made Hank Taffs by the
score? / should think New York yachts
men would promote American sailors to
, the best positions by way of encourage
ment. | say this for my regard for
: American yachtsmen. OF course, so far
as | am concerned | could not complain,
!, as the captain of the Columbia was a
y naturaliZed American citizen, and in 50
II young a country that is quite good
II ! enough citizenship for any one. l am
! , sorry the cup which / am presenting the
: New York Yacht club is not completed
y but it will be raced for all the same and
, forwarded as quickly as possible. 1t is
of very handsome design and a small
expression of my friendship for the
;, club"
!. Lord Dunrayen, who has been invalid
y ed home from South Africa, has arriv-
n ed. He will probably appear at Cowes
q His new book on navigation, by the way,
n has been accepted in England as one OF
/ the most valuable contributions to prac
q tical maritime work in recent years.
) The route by which the Prince of
! Wales Travelled to Coburg to attend the
Il funeral of his brother, the Duke of Sake
# Coburg and Gotha, was changed at the
last moment as a precaution against vio
lence. He went via Oberhausen instead
of Cologne, as announced.
is American Hotel For London.
le London continues to demand new ho
IS tells, and one of the newest schemes
IS which is ready to take substantial form
J, this autumn, is what is claimed to be
Is the first real American hotel in England
This will be located adjoining the new
Waterloo railway station. 1t will be
entirely of steel construction. The di
# rectors of the syndicate which is to bulc
k. this hotel brought a New York architect
IN here a year ago and are now amazed Al
re- his methods, as the steel beams are al
f. ready being cast at Sheffield before
ground is broken here.
Reports of unhappiness between tho
T.. late King Humbert and Queen Mar
lg gherita, which are said now to add bit
I'll terness to the queens grief, may be pu
a aside as utterly untrustworthy. There
lis was an estrangement few years ago
as Roman society well knew. The faul
was regarded as being the kings, and hi
N. recognition of the fact was followed b,
pb a complete and lasting reconciliation
m When the queens carriage passed thu
r.. kings on the Pincio the first time afte
all the reconciliation, Queen Margheriti
-. stood up and publicly saluted the king
= determined that all Rome should know
- - the right thing had been done.