The sun., 1900-01-08
Calm View Being Taken Of Seiz-
ureS Of Several Mer,
chant Vessels.
4 COAL FAMINE IMMINENT
scarcity Of the Output Has Already
Caused Some Works 70 Shut
Down---Moncy For Sol
dlers Is Steadily
Pouring In.


productive Of any sefi9as Development
in England tie yeomahlt are manInily
r0ntpnding with the difficulties q lhe
riding school, which Is putting their pa
trt0tism to the tests Of falls on the ian
bark ana other such inc0nyenences.
Coal il daily getting dearcr, and the
funds fOr thr .'absentninded heggafs
fnnd others arc swelling by tho thousands
ina propoition9 III unheard of mnnlh-
Iecncc. While the papers WhG npt MaE
taifying iudccisiye .kianiShes into hrll-
i lianf yucr.esst.S. devote casual attention
4 to tie difficulties which have arisen oNff
| the seizure 0f cargoe- hound for Lohfeh
4 aa Marques iii The laHef respect ~
4 Binaesrath incident almost mohopollAes
attention. the seizure " American h'uf
4 hring relrgatcd ~ verS sahslhlatS "
,ition ana not Icing taken ii~ haNlIs
thc slightest possibility ~ producing Y
ternational friction,
NM worried About Germany.
On the whole, the British press mas
taken i calm yiaw Of The German SEIZURE
nattct Ana haS refused to be led into re-
!. plying III kind e thc bitter comments
telegraphed from Germany. In this the
nonrrs merely voice the feeling of the
, government. fol- AL the foreign othce not
!, tho slightest anxiety il felt regarding
the actions 80 far taken against the al
,, lercl contrnhand though that question
II thc abstract causes no end Of coglta-
tion. Int more regarding the effect the
, nrcsent decisions viii have upon future
! events than III the press of contempo-
! ranaous difficulties The British govern
niant believes ii has il good case against
thc Rundpsrath But both II this m
stance and III tile case Of the American
four the government holds that nothing
!, absoIutqIv definite can be done until the
l minnie details are learned, and even then
4 M fne n0ints of law involved must he
i settled by the careful deliberatlon ol eA-
merits. la the meantime II Is possible the
1 government will deem il advisable u
\ make declarations regarding contfanahu,
4 especially f0olstuffs. But sneh step
i is qnte probematical. W quote ~
i American diplomat in London, VINO, ait-
!. ~ reading the cahlcd accounts that the
a United States insistence upon her rlEhts
! might cause trouble, said:
i, "TIow in tie world do they think such
i complicated point Of law can pc set
= = lied Guickly or cause any serious DIS
i agreement between powers SO friendly az
! tbc United States and England!'
:, The arrival in the United Kingdom q
IL five ISlitcd States government doctors g
! inspect shipping bound 10 America 10
q b1bonic plague has created some aston
- ;sh,nnnt as tic special precaution
against the plague were given up las
raonth NJ most of the European ports
: ,rbiln N case has entered an Englisl
IL barbor. AT Hull. one Of the ports. nc
I. assigned 4 doctor, severe outbreak
III smallpox is raging, which, 50 one bnlte
~ States consul said, possessed far NOR
4 danger than the bubonic plague.
1, Rear Admiral lord Charles Beresfor
~ i keeping up his reputation Of heln
H. odd and at the same time thorough
NJ attending the Naval Signaling school 2
I, hoard tie Victory at Portsmouth pro
~ 70 going ont 10 the Mediterranean.
+ba Coal StIlI Rising.
The scarcity Of coal continues TO sue
ali extent that four Scotch pig IRON "
naces have shut down. Iron mas r~eache ~
ast racord nrice. 1t Is believed the stringenc
81. viii II somewhat relieved when the raj
ur. roads become less congested with hollua
81 traffic. But the continued calling gut
ail. tbe rcseryists has affected the railroad
U.s. IL VOL IA the collcries. According TO OF
Ill largo coal merchant the miners thoroug
ntv IL realize that restricted output !
yes craascs wages for less work, and they a
Az hy no means anxious TO relieve the slt
| 10 alton.
had At cost of S2,loo'ooo blfnillsita
has bought from i private corporatl,
the citys supply 81 electricity. In ~
the city sold it, hut now, believing u
the even III much advanced figures u v
ted Weld i substantial profit il has bought
on back. .,
.ons Cardinal Vaughan has notified Z
red. Catholic bishops If England 10 keep "a
son. ii as day II special prayer for inc
ldge engaged in the war. Instances ot prYs
hcncyolencc in behalf of the solalers
heard everywhere. in ono q the ~
!. fashionable houses y GrosNehor squa
IL ! occunipl III Ills Misses Kcyser, the VIII
1929 ground floor llaS been httcd up y =
ma. nitnl. Ii Will accommodate siN wound
I u mcn nh, Duke III Norfolk has arrang
~ W receive, 4 number II inyalbs at Ar
dren del castle. and ahohs otneta :" :.
riypn ul their country residences Tor
uSc of the wounded arr Lady Nolsel
The Duke III Somerset and Lady LOO
anon Princess Christians elaborate hospl
j III train. built III i cost ~ Slu,OOo, mas Y
irvns shitpca Ii south Africa. The queen,
.,ra forgntt,Il of those tit home, has presen
J far 1 hood and comforter, lSnittcd with
i by own hands, to the Royal Bucks hosp
br. Conan Doyle's offer TO 20 out
thc I.angman Field hospital has been
!. cppted. MIR Coninssby Ralph i'lsri
cen- Conservative member ~ parliament
fares The Altrineham division af ,'heshlie
meri- caused amusement hy remarkahi. Z
win N tak4 Il commission IL the Royal ~
ovees hussars on account of thi regiment >
eafed pletion Fl ,alls - the front, hlt he
elet> that his parliamentary dutleS =
keep him home.
British interest % Jamaica anu
nyay other West Indies. with which the Z
next Statps has negotiated reciprocity trea
rounr his cashcd with the S25,o0O-O0O 0i
-obo. I'LL Investments III Cuba. II appears
Jamaiea sugar gets into the ~
,ingo States at one-eghth less duty than
Ian. Ian sugar. and the British investor
has cuba, being unable 10 broach the mi
ported here. will seek to equalize the DISC
Ible. mating dpty through Washington.
The secretary Of the imperial mari
customs announces that American &
= !, fabrics are gradually ousting British
l'u'e ,'t rics from the Chinese markets,
, eilp Globe. commenting on the bad news
teu' Lancashire. thinks the high tariff \
- MI I, lean manufacturer virtually monopc
IN ~ the home market and is thus able to
. ~ large profits in spite of labor being
u - Srla ar1