Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
1890. by The Associated Press.

copyrighted, 1900, by The Associated Press.
London, Eng, Aug. 25.-Forgetting
the Chinese cryptogram, and the IN
ending war in South Africa, and the
reconstruction Of that country, a strike
on a little l00-mile Welsh railroad stirs
UP more serious interest than anything
else In England this week, because il
Is closely related to the coal supply aud
the manufacturing vitality Of the King
dom. The Tatfsale railroad carries the
product Of $4,000 coal miners into Car
diff, The fifth day Of the strike sees
small quantities of the best steam coal
commanding 35 shillings. All tho
Cardiff factories are shut down, and tho
merchant feet are unable to leays the
harbor, because they have not Eeen sup
piled with coal. Most of the mines are
still piling up coal at the pit mouths.
All will probably be idle another week.
The cause of the dispute is that 2, 600
railway employees want a half penny an
hour more, and they ara upheld in that
demand by the Union of Railway Men
of tho United Kingdom, with e250, 600
in the treasury and strike income of
GO, 000 week Interviewer with the
discussion anent the coal scarcity,
trouble is brewing elsewhere In the
railway world, The Great Eastern men
have handed in an ultimatum, demand
ing Increased wages and threatening to
strike, II this ia refused, the proba-
bilities are that American coal will be
imported. The arrival in the Thames,
on Thursday evening, of the British
steamer Queenswood, with 1900 tons
of coal, and the sailing of the British
steamer Armstour from Norfolk, Va,
on Wednesday, with 1000 tons destined
|, for Bantry Bay, for the British navy,
afford texts On which hangs abundant
speculation. English writers seem to
take melancholy satisfaction in point
ing out America s exhaustless coal sup
plies and the ultimate certainty that
large exports will be made from that
country.
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 repudlate
| their debts, being convinced that they
had been playing against card sharps.
The principal loser was South Ameri-
| can rauehman, whose paper debts
amounted to over $1,000 The winners
we're two Now Workers, who we're APP
parently unaequainted with zach other
when the Campania left New York.
| The South American alleged that he
had been cheated. He paid Gl0, and
| notified the winners that he would pay
the balance of his losses when they
| produced satisfactory references. lie
also telesraphod from Queenstown for
q detective TO meet the steamer at
Liverpool One did SO, hut, beyond
falling the victim that the winners
we're well,known sharpers. he could dc
nothing.
The middle of August finds London
| In the apogee of the season, while the
departure of tourists is limited only to
| the carrying capacity of the outgoing
steamers, o. A. Gillig, who is an
expert at calculating American travel
in Europe, said to q rHpreser tatire OF
The Associated Press; sit is nonsense
to talk about lao, 100 Americans cross.
ing the Atlantic this season. TheiI
number 10 always exaggerated. There
ia only q certain number of trans.
Atlantic lines, each limited to num-
her Of ships of well,known capacity.
Going over the question with little
care, ] estimate that there will be
about $4,000 Americans in Europe
during the season, The lido Of travel
| ia western now, and until October 1st
| will be tremendous. Tho Oceanic tool,
$50 cabin passengers Wednesday, ano
| the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse $50 &c
400. The fact that Sc Americans left
| the Carlton Hotel that day shows how
| strong the homeward procession is,