New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
AFTER BRITISH COAL.
BIG PREPARATIONS TO SUP.
PLY AMERICA.
OPPOSITION TO EDUCATION BILL
PLIGHT OF RETURNING REsERvIsTs.

OPPOSITION To EDUCATION BILL
PLIGHT OF RETURNING REsERvIsTs.
Especial The Nev-York Tribune by Frenc. cabis.y
Copyright. 1902; BY The Tribune Assooiationp
London. Oct 8. / a m.-The most inportane
factor in the British coal trade at the moment
is the continued demand from America This
failure OF the White House conference has given
a fllip to the market. and IL is now believed
that the demand will not be mere fash In
the pan, but will last, at least. over the present
month. Further considerable purchases of coal
are reported at all large exporting centres.
and quite number of vessels have been fixed
to load cargoes for American ports at Cardiff,
Swansea, Newcastle. Liverpool and Glasgow
One quantity so far contracted for is very con-
siderable. and the fixing of large boats goes ON
apaCe. to the advantage of the freight market
and the qualification of ship owners. II is re-
ported that several Elder Dempster steamers
have been ordered 10 the Tyne to load full car
goes Of coal for New-YOrk and Boston in ad-
dition to numerous vessels which within
the last few days have been chartered on the
Newcastle market. This unprecedented export
Of coal 20 the United States has naturally had
the effect OF raising quotations on the London
market. and with the continuation OF the striks
prices are bound to go materially higher.
lne revolt OF Jne supporters or the governs
ment against the Education bill is spreading
and becoming more pronounced. Almost every
day during the last week the newspapers have
contained convincing evidence of this fact Four
or five prominent Conservatives who are also
Ch3Fchmen. have openly declared themselves
hostile to the bill in its present form. But the
political situation Is made still more interest,"
ing by the determined stand taken against the
measure by the Liberal UnionIsts of Birmins-
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camp and though he affects to treat the mat
ter lightly IL is clear from the fact that hs
has summoned a private conclave OF his sup
porters for tomorrow that the matter cannot
be dismissed with cheap sneer at the revolt
ing two hundred" The conference will be-
a private one. and the country may have to-
wait until the middle of the month. when Mr..
Balfour pays his political visit to Manchester.
for some explicit statement as to the inten-
tions of the government
Mr.. Brodrick and the War Ofice authorities
puzzled to know what l.. do for the unem-
ployed reservists and discharged soldiers now
returning from South Africa. The demobiliza-
ton Of the army at the Cape is throwing back
upon the English labor market thousands OF
abebodied workers for whom there is no ap-
parent opening Many of the returned reserve
lists are in distress. and IT is only TO be ex-
pected that there will be a serious dirninuttou
in the recruiting figures.
The Belfast correspondent Of The Daily NafTs
reports that inquiries are being made there on
behalf Of an American syndicate which proposes
70 erect large mills the waterside at Belfast
Londonderry. Dublin. Cork, Waterford and Gall
way. Maize and wheat will be imported in bulk
from America. and. after being milled will be
distributed by means OF small coasting steam
ships, also the property OF the syndicate the
members of which are said TO have behind them
a capital OF f4.OO00OO. IL is pointed out thar
the corn duty gives a slight advantage 70 tha
home milled article as against imported -four.
and that wheat in bulk be carried more
cheaply than -four in sack. The output of maize
and -four is calculated at twenty thousand tons
weekly.
News has been received in Liverpool thar
the Cunard liner Aurania grounded IN Ber-
muda channel on Saturday. She was got of
yesterday and proceeded to her anchorage ap-
parently undamaged. l. IF.