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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Desperate Situation of the Poor
In the Richest City of
The World
ENCLAND'S DISTRESS IS GREAT
There is Said to be 200, 600 Persons in
Metropolis Alone on Verge Of
Starvation.

Special Correspondence.
I ONDON, Jan. 25.--"lf you had any
pluck in YOU, you wouldn't stand
It, you'd revolt. D. Bafour and
an his class OF politicians They'd
revolt IN "A hours II they were in your
position. Don't hide yourselves in your
rawets Bring terror into the West
End and they'l listen to you then"
So spoke q demaBogue, Jack WI
iiams, to some 1000 or 5000 forlon
wretches gathered around the base Of
Nelson's monument in Trafalgar square
the other afternoon Policemen heard
him and grinned Scotland Yard had
made It's preparations TO deal with
anything that went beyond that most
cherished of an Engishman's prly-
eyes, free speech The mob cheered
the speaker scowled at the stalwart
guardians of the law, and dispersed to
their gurrets convinced that broken
heads would not alleviate the pangs
Of hunger
Yet had John Burns. VIII Crooks
In and out OF parliament who ignored
the meeting, attended 1t and brought
with them their followers and appealed
to them I'm the same incendiary strain
Il wRuld have required more than the
police Of London to have held I'm check
the thousands of the unemployed who
would have iiocked TO them. The West
End would have been far worse terror
lied then than 1t was in 1885, when.
starting from the same square, a So
Cialist mob went rJting through the
streets Of swelldom. II is hardly an
eNagReratlon 10 say--sober- minded
lingllshmeu, who know the English
temper WELL have said it--that It is
the restraining influence exercised by
men In whom the suffering poor have
confidence which stands this winter
between law and revolution in London.
ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION.
At the present time London presents
the most amazing and appalling spec
tacle in all Christendom. In the rich
est, the most populous and most charit-
able city IN the world 100000 people
are out of work and living on the
verge OF starvation. Every night somo
5000 shivering and destitute wretches
wander through the streets hungry and
shelterless,
These statements are not based on
the Wild figures OF some irresponsible
alarmist They appeared IN a plain
presentation OF facts made by Colin n.
Campbell social secretary of the
Church Army, at a meeting OF wealthy
titled folk held by invitation of the
Duke of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Lon
dons landlords-at Grosvenor House,
II resulted in eliciting two checks for
500 each. two for $3.50 each, and n
number for minor amounts and a lot
of orders for kindling wood, by tho
chopping Of which, for two hours, PEN
nlless men earn meal and a nights
lodging
scant charity this, considering the re.
sources of those appealed to- but had
the contributions been tenfold larger
the result would hardly have been APP
preciabg IN diminishing the present
suffering Of the vast army OF the un-
employed and those dependent on them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

the northwest by means of "a tunnel
under the Thames nc Chdrlug Cross,
Tho distance is about four miles and
the scheme Is going TO Doe known as
the Waterloo ana Baker street extern
sion. The line is expected to be rendy
for working IN about six months, be-
fore which time the wagon and car
company has contracted to produce all
the necessary rolling stock,
-Four acres OF land have been ac-
CURED by the company at old Traf-
ford, suburban district Of Manchester,
and here an army ~ workmen have
been employed night and day for the
last month erecting the necessary
buildings and machinery. The sys-
tenn employed is 10 go on producing
the rolling stock for the tube" SIM
ultancously with the erection Of the
building English workmeu have never
seen anything like this before and those
who come 60 seek employment look ON
I'm amazement at the hustling that is
proceeding under apparently quiet and
well organized conditions, Those who
have been taken on are now earning
wages which 'they never before have
received I'm any British employment.
The company win spend at least $4,000
between now and Aprtl I'm the pur-
chase OF material for the construction
OF their works and much Of this ia
TO be found I'm Manchester and the
district
II is estimated that the company will
be able to give employment 90 between
1000 and 1900 men when everything
Is I'm proper working order, The roll
ing stock Of the Waterloo and Baker
street extension Is merely the COM
mencemcnt Of their operations I'm Eng
land. Bigger things are expected to
follow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

head Of that aristocratic group which
was playfully Christened by society
the Lovely Five" the other four be-
Ing Lady Warwick, Lady Lytton, Lady
Westmoreland and the Duchess OF
Sutherland.
IT cannot be said with entire truth Of
Lady Essex that her face is her for
tune" but as she once declared, with
characteristic frank Tess, II am not
an American helress," it may be as
sumed that she did not bring her
husband that lnexhaustible dowry
Of dollars which is popularity supposed
TO be the price Transatlantic brides in
variably pay for English titles, But
In addition to beauty which more than
satisfied the demands of the family
traditions Of his house she brought him
brains energy and enterprise.
ESSEX DOWN TO HARD PAN.
The Essex peerage is not in these
days conspicuously wealthy one. The
earl inherited only 10000 acres and
tastes which demanded more money 20
crafty than his rent roll furnished. As
young man the finishing touches to
his education were obtained In that
SWEETEST of all regiments, the Guards,
whose officers are more distinguished
for going the pace" than for devotion
TO those studies which Is In this age OF
scientific warfare are essential to sue
cess in the profession of arms. The
lessons learned In that costly school he
has not ceased paying for yet OF late
years there have been many evidences
that his financial condition was fast
approaching hard PAN" coupled with
rumors that the countess was sorely
grieved at his failure 70 put a curb on
his extravaganza and settle down to
taking life seriously. Only a few
months ago II was recorded that he had
sold the richest OF the three church
llvings TO which he has the right Of
appointing an incumbent. And now
because Of his need Of ready cash, 1t Is
reported that he has taken steps u
dispose Of his Irish property TO his
tenantry.
Meanwhile Lady Essex has been
setting him an example of beneficient
activity which has led many to think
that she Is by long odds his better half
Some time ago she established a
model laundry I'm one OF LOndons sub
urbs. 1t was run on business lines but
IL was relieved from the charge OF be-
ing a purely money-making speculation
by the fact that II was preceded by a
palnstakmg personal investigation OF
sanitary conditions in London laun-
dries which was largely instrumental In
inducing the London county council 10
adopt measures for their reformation
In other directions she has shown keen
practical interest In the condition OF
London's toillng leglons. And the eN-
perience she has gained should prove Of
great value to her husband In dealing
with the problems that will come before
him as member of the county council
In view Of the promise he now gives OF
turning over a new leaf and devoung
himself to a career Of usefulness, HIS
friends are agreed that It Is good
thing that his wife did not bring him
the dowry OF multl-millionaire
daughter. With plenty OF money to
spend he would have escaped the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
D,,ieI Henry Redhead, Executive
For the City of Peterborough
England,
MIGHT HAVE OWNED CHICAGO.
p.l,,lve Who Had Stakcd Out Most
Of the Site Died Before
His Arrival
....l.l cnrrcsnonlence.

sooclal Correspondence
OyDON. Jan. 2L-When Daniel
Henry Redhead recently was
elected Tor the second time mayor
of Peterborough, the fine old ca
,,.1r,l city. 50 miles northwest Of Lon
Az, A paragraph appeared in news
,ner here and was cabled to the
,opod states to the rather surprising
,roct that Mr. Redhead claimed to be
N. reol owner Of the site on which the
Sy Of Chicago now stands. No details
wsro given. and probably few American
r.,ders who saw the aabled line or two
,,orosed that there was anything IN
lhe story ~,
talk which ! have just had with
no now MAJOR Of Peterborough, how
aver moves that he has some rather
.opud reasons for believing that II ne
h.d his rights a good deal Of the land
m which Chicago stands would belong
TO him and that he would be tremen-
dolsly rich IN consequence.
Al the outset It should be made plain
how substantial citizen Daniel Henry
pedhead Is OF course, the fact he Is
rGw for the second time civic head OF
tbe historic city in which he lives
soeaks for itself but one finds him pos
.sssed OF an uncommonly high reputa-
,Bn for probity of character and BUSH
ness Integrity, and the last sort OF
rerson who would be likely TO seek no.
tohety by standing for any story that
Wasn't strictly true 49,
Sixty yejus ur age Mr.. kedhead Is
wholesale meat dealer and the pos
SCISSOR Of snug fortune. The busi-
ness Of accumulating II has occupied
all his time and he has had no chance
70 prosecute his claims TO a large slice
Of the western metropolis Of the United
states. The story which ne has given
to me Of the events which, had things
turned out differently, might have made
him a multi-milionaire, Is now pub
lshed for the first time,
AN INVITATION TO BE RICH.
The period ! am going to speak Of,
Nr Redhead began, was the latter
part Of 1893, or several years before |
was born. My parents, who lived in
Peterborough, had then been married
about two years. My father, Daniel
Redhead, was a cabinet maker in a
small way My mothers maiden name
was Jane Sergeant, one OF her few
living relatives was an uncle of the
same name, who, as a boy, had gone
to America TO seek his fortune.
one day during the fall OF 80 a let
Ter Vas received from this uncle by
one Of his old friends IN Peterborough.
i was dated from what was then the
village Of Chicago and was written TO
ask II there were any members Of the
sergeant family who would care to join
nun In America He went on to say
mat he was the owner OF a considerable
amount Of land at the mouth OF the
lineage river on which the village
Nhere helived was built, and that as
ne was old and unmarried he was pre-
lared to beQueath his holdings to any
Of MS klnsfolk who felt disposed to
some cut and keep him company in
H. declining years,
AS my mother was one Of the few
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
AMERICAN COMPANY
MAKES BIODIFFERENCE
sneclal Correspondence.

Special Correspondence
n ANCHEsTER, Jan, 25.--An Amer
lean companys recent location
IN Manchester is going to make
q lot Of difference In the condition OF
the working classes of this city during
the winter and for a long time after
ward. The company IN question is the
American Wagon and Car company
and up to the time that It's represen-
tatiyes made their appearance IN Man
chester n month or so ago. It looked as
II there would be nearly az acute DIS
tress here through lack OF employment
as exists In London at present Things
were slack everywhere, the cotton mills
were on short time, and even the West
inghouse company showed no signs Of
wanting more hands.
soon after the American Wagon and
Car company started operations IN
Winchester. however, Il became evident
that the whole situation was going 10
be changed The company came over
at the Invitation ~ the promoters OF
the new tube" which will connect the
south and southwest Of London with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

Job said 1.-THE ear ,riotN words as I
the palate tastoth meat" And In |
those days Of printing, and OF ad.
Vertislng, the word deye" may be
sVbstitutsd for "eAr"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Influence Of American Wife Reforms Him

The Earl
OF Ills Intention TO Abandon a Extrava-
8ncef Usofun
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

remaining members Of the Sergeant
family In Peterborough, as well as her
uncle's next of kin, his letter was i'm
mediately handed over to her; and
from the first she was anxious TO go to
the United States. Several reasons,
however, made my father hesitate,
among them the fact that my elder sis
ter now dead, was then so young:
but my mother was woman OF en-
terprise and determination and she
finally persuaded my father to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Skill of the highest order is combined with perfect taste in producing a box of Huyler's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
ENGLlSHMEN IN DUElS.
Famous Men Who Fought With
 Swords or Pistols.

From the London Daily Express.
 The Earl of Kimberley's much dls- cussed challenge to Colonel Sapwell Is reminder that though the days of duel- ing are considered to have passed in Eng land the fighting spirit will still break out on occasions.
 Not so very long ago MT. Winston Churchill was challenged to an encoun- ter q. routrance by an irate constituent at oldham One hesitates to think what would have happened had MT. Churchill had leisure enough to resume his marltal role.
 Oconnell himself fought duel with member of the Irish house or commons named D Esterre and killed his opponent
 Another fatal duel was that in which Lord Camelford, one of the most con Nrmed duelists of his day and man who had the death of more than one fellow creature on his hands, was Killed by MT Best. Both were excellent shots' and one of the two pistols used was sup posed to be slightly more perfect than the other piece of money was tossed up to decide the choice. Best won, ana ia the result Lord Cameiioro leii HUI eai- ly wounded.
 The last duel fought in Ireland was be- tween a mayor of Sligo and member or the legal profession. but honors were de-  cIared easy for onthing happened.
 MT. Tierney charged Pitt with "ob- structing the defenses of the country, and that oratorical observation sounded so terrible in the ears of the eminent statesman that he sent his seconds to MT. Tierney.
 The two men met at o'clock one Sun day morning at Putney Heath. not Tar from the Kingston road, fired two shots at each other and then returned home quite well for breakfast.
 Charles James Fox, Pitts brilliant ri- val. took occasion to make some scath- ing observations on the powder supplied by the war office and promptly received a challenge from MT. Adams. Fox ac- cepted, the duel was fought and the statesman was wounded. Adams" he IS reported to have said on that lamentable occasion, ''I do believe you'd have killed me if you hadn't used government pow der"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Ending the Smoke Nuisance.
Engineering News

From the Engineering News.
 The American citizen Is more tolerant
 of public nuisances than any other civil
 ized being. This may be on account of
 the fact that he belives the constitution
 guarantees everyone the right to create
 nuisance regardless of his neighbors.
 so long as he does s-not kill or rob or
 commit similarly grievous crime. What ever the cause the fact remains. We en-
 dure the tin horn, the factory whistle, the
 pushcart, the builders dirt pile and the
 advertising sign, or, at least. We feel that
 there is no way of stopping them. Simi-
 lar sentiments have left us so long inac-
 tive-or, at least, unsuccessful, in our
 sporadic activity-concerning the smoke nuisance.
 Everybody, 1t is safe to say, comedies the smoky chimney to be a nuisance. But the view is a passive one. Formerly, and to some extent even today the argument was: We can't stop our chimney from smoking" The technical advance and commercial development have made com bustion a moro manageable procedure. and today the old argument Is replaced by What are you going to do about 1t :? You can't expect me to spend a lot of money putting In fancy devices to pre- vent smoke" This latter argument can
 be met only by fact-the fact that the law says he must prevent smoke This work, function of municipal govern ments, is in successful progress, and will ultimately lead to a general recognition that smoke is not only not wanted, but also that 1t need not be suffered A reIa- lively few, but yet a slowly growing number of American cities have entered on fight against smoke, and A far larger number of individuals and civic or sanlzations are now engaged in the struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
When His Turn Comes.

From the New York Times.
 The story is told of an 1rishman who bitterly resented the prejudice against his race, that he believed constantly mili- tated against him. On one occasion, when he applied for a place on sailing ves- sel, the captain asked for a reference.
 "A reference" exclaimed the Irishman, flor a common sailors job.''
 But the captain insisted, and the refer ence had to be obtained before he was engaged. When presently another appli- cant. an Englishman, was engaged for a similar place. but without demand for reference, naturally the Irishman was in- dignant He was, of course, obliged to smother his anger, but he cherished his grudge both against the other sailor and the captain.
 One day the two sailors were at work near each other, each with a pail of soap suds scrubbing off the deck. The Englishman was resting his pail on the rail for an unguarded moment. when a sudden lurch of the vessel sent him over board with his implements.
 The Irishman arose shouting lustily; then recollecting himself he suppressed the man overboard'' that came to his lips.
 As the captain and others came run ming to see what the hubbub meant the Irishman waved his arms dramatically towards the unfortunate sailor struggling in the water.
 "The Englishman that ye took without a reference Sor,' he said, Ifs gone off wid yer paill''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

stood by us and kept down their rates to level that has stimulated the pres ent great development of the cotton mill industry of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
MAN OF FALLEN FORTUNES.
He Discourses on the Importance oi
 Wearing Good Clothes.

From the Washington Post.
 q would recommend" said the man of fallen fortunes that every man keep self as he looked at hls best. in good clothes. as an incentive to him to keep up appearances.
 Next to a stout heart there is nothing helps a man So much in the world as a good appearance, and it often happens that unless a man present a trim and slightly exterior he can't get even past the barriers that hedge in the strong man he wants to reach, the man of in- telligence, as well as of power and au- thority, who is able to judge man in- dependently of his clothes. And then good clothes promote their wearer's con- fdence in his own strength, and so are an aid to him.
 ''The fact is that. while we may lack initiative. the most of us discover strength if we are put to 1t, and good clothes give a man confidence in himself and so help him to develop his own strength. They help to make him feel that he is as good as anybody, which is a great help. They help to make him not afraid. and they also tend in every healthy-minded man. to make him feel that he must keep his end up among his fellows, that he must make good. just as shabby clothes make a man shy of his fellows, and shy or slothful in the exer- else of his own abilities, and content with the path which, with his clothes. he nat urally travels. which Is outside the fence.
 "All of which is brought to me by the finding of picture of myself taken twen- ty years ago, when I wore good clothes, trim garments and faultless linen, and perfectly kept shoes. Homely details these, but the picture. come upon sudden ly, brought to me for the first time strikingiy the difference in myself be- tween that time and this: now unkempt. perhaps not untidy, but still approaching to sha abbiness wearing abroad now gar ments in which I then would never have dreamed of appearing and content-and here Is the dreadful trouble-content to appear in them.
 For we do not realize the gradations by which we descend: we don't realize what we have come to look like; we are satisfied with ourselves as we are And we may have constant friends upon whom, as upon ourselves. the change in us has come gradually, who may give lit- tie thought to 1t. But even they do insen- sibly realize 1t. and 1t has it's effect upon them, you may be sure while upon the stranger-hiehly important is 1t for you Co get this firmly fixed in your mind-upon the stranger the impression you produce Is of what you are today He doesn't know what you once were-how could he ? he assesses you for what you appear to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Sweet Corn Bait for Bass.

From the West Chester Local News.
 Bass, as rule, are rather particular about the food they take, and even the most painstaking angler fails usually unless he offers them choice live bait.
 Down about Chadd's Ford Delaware county, however. they are not so partic- ular, and, if the fishermen have been telling the truth, they have developed d great fondness for sweet corn, which Is used as bait for carp. A few grains are strung on each hook and as a carp lure 1t has always proved effective. But this year the fisherman Is just as liable to get a bass as carp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
One on William,

From the Chicago News.
 In searching about the house in which the great William Shakespeare was born the historians observed a quaint old cur tain still hanging over the window.
 And what is this?' asked one of the party
 Possibly the shade of Shakespeare :" replied the local buffon, and the joke seemed so original he sold it to the Lon don comic papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

be for him. And he wouldn't be far wrong.
 Tt Is good business to wear good clothes As old man Polonius said to son Laertes:
 Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy But not expressed in fancy; rich, not
 gaudy;
 For the apparel oft proclaims the man." Tt is true, and I think I'll have to get some new clothes myself and buck up."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
vardaman outwitted.

From the Nashville American.
 President Roosevelt is a wise man. He passed through Mississippi in the night. Governor Vardaman therefore did not get shot at ..,rn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Going Some.
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston Post.
 "Lightning sure acts strange"
 "Yes?'
 "Yes; a streak of it came in our kitchen door yesterday. struck two chairs and the table, ran around the dining room, up the stairs, tore through every upstairs room, and finally went out of the window. near died laughing"
 You must have thought 1t was funny" ''Yes, 1t reminded me of how pa acts when grandma is after him"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Leave your card and we'll send it-a box of Huyler's of course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Everybody says Doster- Warrington Drug Go. sell the best candy-it's Huyler's that's the reason
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
SOUTH IS MAKING STEADY PROGRESS Securing Dominant Position in Cotton Manufacturing FIGURES FOR A DECADE Cotton Mill Men Do Not Favor Gov ernment Making Rates and Say
 Railroads Have Been
 Great Aid.
BY T. B. HARRISON, JR.

Washington. November 4.-(Special)- Nothing better Illustrates the seeaoS progress of the south toward dominant position in cotton manufacturing than the figures recently issued showing the relative consumption of raw cotton py southern and northern mills. The nsures below, which in each case are Tor the year ending August 31, indicate the growth during the past decade;