The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
Distress and Destitutlon With
the Poor Is Intense.
a VERY EXPENSIVE TRIP
Grumbllng Heard That Government
Should Have Sent Warshlp to
Take Chamberlain to South
Africa-Lady Curzon.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Especial cabIeto The Times Dispatch.
Copyright, IeO31


LONDON. January s1.-1he distress and
destitutlon Of the London poor this WIN
ter are intense. All tho resources OF the
various charitable organizations arc
strained to their utmost.
Industrially. times in England. and par
< ticularly In London. are not good. Nor
nally there are more than 10000 con-
fessed paupers in London. Now, with
tens OF thousands OF honest workingmen
unable to obtain employment at anything
1t is a bitter fact that hundreds Of thou
sands OF Londoners go to bed (wolen they
have one) hungry every night.
Tho unemployed workinsmen arc parad-
Ing the streets, particularly OF the fat.
wealthy West End. In professions OF
from 200 to 1000.
In some twenty professions in different
parts OF the city yesterday there were
1900 men. They were thinly clad out
of-works as they are called here. and
they looked and wero very destitute.
They carried banners inscribed give Us
work or bread" and "Wesare willing to
work. but there is no work.
Ono procession tried to sing tho stir
ring song OF the French, THE Marsesl-J
laise. as It passed through Park Lane.
the millionaires' row OF London. but there
was no enthusiasm In tho song.
Hungry Enslishnent cannot sing Tho
Marsellaise;' II takes Brenchman to do
It Justice.
Each procession is escorted By squad
OF police. There has been no disorder.
The men are permitted to solicit money,
and dozens shaking collection boxes walk
the Sidewalks flanking each procession OF
the unemployed.
The tlmorous people are demanding that
the authorities prohibit these professions
OF the miserable, fearing that trouble
may como from them.
The distress Is widespread. charit-
able bachelor living In The Temple. the
abode OF the lawyers. the other night de-
termined to share his Sunday night din
ner with twelve unfortunates.
He found them easily on the enbank-
ment OF the twelve three were high
school graduates three were university
men and one could speak Greek and Lat
in as nuently as English.
The managers OF the Salvation Army's
relief shelters state that not In years
has utter want been 80 widespread. or 30
many honest men out OF work and un-
able to earn even ten cents a day. For
tunately. the winter, until now. has been
very mild
Pay Priests Well.
The Established Church OF England
pays It's high priest generously. DR.. Ran
dali Davidson, Bishop OF Winchester, tKe
appointed Archbishop OF Canterbury,
will In the latter pos. get $3.50 a year
more than no got in Winchester
The Bishop OF London and tho Arch
bishop OF York get the salary OF the
President OF the United states-E0oO 600 a
year.
The Bishop Of Durham gets $1,000 an
nully. Tho Bishops of Oxford, Worcester,
Salisbury and Bath have to mako both
ends meet on salaries OF SIS. 900 year.
All other b.shoprics In England have
salaries OF between $4,000 and 10000.
The Bishop Of the Isles OF Man and
sodor gets only $500 year.
An Expensive Trip.
When the Colonial Secretary. Joseph
Chamberlain, who is now IN South Africa
with his wife, who Is an American, start
ed for the Cape In imposing style on,the
huge cruiser. Tho Good Hope, the radi-
col press condemned the government for
e1travagances In setting aside a great
warship for 5rr. chamberlain's cruise.
It WAS stated that Mr.. Chamberlain
could have gone to the Cape in the style
OF an American millionaire for $500,
with special cabins and all the luxuries
OF the season.
It now transptres that Mr.. Chamber.
lains trip will cost much moro even than
the radicals imagined.
The cruiser on the way out burned an
average OF $50 tons Of coal daily. The
first weeks consumption was 1850 tons.
Coal In England sells at about 12
shilllngs. or 50 per ton. Americans who
are now paying from 50 to 80 a ton for
coal can appreciate the fact that the
government was indeed lavish in pro.
widIng huge warshlp to carry Mr..
Chamberlain and his wife from Ports
mouth to far Durham.
It Is as much OF an extrayagance as
II Mr.. Morgan were to use one of his
huge transatlantic ships to carry only
him and his wife from New York to
southampton.
Mr.. Chamberlain's trip Is probably the
oostliest any untitled Englishman ever
has made.
Lady Curzon's Gown.
Lady Curzon, who was plain Miss
Letter. OF Chicago before she married
Baron Kedleston. viceroy OF India. is re-
ported to have eclipsed In tho beauty and
masnlhcence Of her gowns all the other
ladies'. titled and untitled. who witnessed
Delhi. ~ -
1t Is said that when Lady curzon went
to India she took a wardrobe valued
at sooup. One gown alono cost $1,000.
wan u Lady Curzon always wears a
pearl necklace that cost $4,000.
She has more than one hundred gown,
IN her wardrobe. and her Jewels s1Lnr
even at an Indian reception, where thu
native princes usually cover themselves
4 with gems. = - -
Englishwomen returning from the Dur.
bar say that Lady curzon and her sister
MISS Daisy Letter. We're the prettles.
and pest dressed women In Delhi, de-.
spite the presence there OF several titlsd
4 Englsilwomen, who are noted for their
beauty
King Wants Privacy.
King Edward has set his face against
publicity and has ordered the palace at
taches not to give out any news of His
comings and golngs
The newspapers have to content them.
selves with the bare announcements con.
tanned In the Court Circular, which Ia
issued daily at the palace.
1t is reported that tho King has caused
orders to be given to the servants of all
a