New-York tribune., 1888-08-26


rIoN-MRS SHAw'S GREAT Sue
CESS AS WHISTLER
THEATRICAL NOTES.
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cv,rtsAt: 1888: Bv 7ne New York Tribune
Ioudon. Aug 25.-There is great anxiety to
rarn what happened betwe.n Prince Bismarck
and Sgnor Crispi at Fritdricksruhe 1t is known
that Prince Bismarck is backing up Italy over
Massowah, his object in fomentlng the dispute
bciur to isolate France from Italian popular SYM
pathy No serious consequence is possible
The Bulgarian question Is 10 nearer solution
The Kaiser and the Gar reached no agreement
mon it. Austrian objection TO Russian influence
IS sustained by Lord Salisbury. Nevertheless
belief in peace is more assured than ever LORD
Salisbury, in conversation before leaving town,
repeated with less guarded emphasis than in his
Mansion House speech his belief in pacific results
Though generally pessimistlc, he seems on for
eign affairs the leader Of the optimists
The rumor grows that Mr. ". H. Smith is to
become peer and make room for a more oratori-
cal Leader In the Commons The story is put
obout in the interests of Lord Randolph Churchill
but there is no truth in it Nobody can say what
n politicisn will 90 under pressure. but as at
present advised. Mr. Smith resents the notion OF
Going unstairs III health alone would cause
his retirement and his health is now fairly good
lord Randolph will have no chance of becoming
Minister again until there is general rearrange-
mcnt of the Ministry.
The fund for the defence Of Mr. Parnell has
been taken up enthusiastically, and is showing
greater solidarity between the Irish party and the
Glads.onian populace than ever before in the
history of English PARTIES. Mr. Parnelrs friends
assert positively that they can trace the origin
NJ tbe forged letters THE Times's" champions
Are equally positive. Stories especially affecting
Mr. Henry Campbell. the former private secretary
of Mr. Parnell. and to the cause of his recent
illness, are widely current; but he is ready to
swear that he did not write the body Of any
one Of the Parnell letters.
Meanwhile irritation at Balfoursm' is grow
Ing 1t is to be made almost the sole point OF
great agitation by the English Home Rule party
during the recess.
The naval manoeuvres are to result in an en-
larged navy. voto for good fleet Of fast
cruisers will be proposed in November. when other
works will be foreshadowed Tie Ministers are
considering whether TO fortify the Mersey at great
expense. II they make the suggestion the Op-
position will oppose it on the ground that fortl-
fcations invite attacks from hostile fleets while
open towns are practically safe under inter
national law. John Bull is always uneasy about
his defensive strength, always inclined to panic,
and always has a fit Of parsimony when the
panic is over. Mr.. Gladstone. who opposed Lord
Palmerston's Notifications nearly thirty years
ago, would oppose them again now. His views
will probably prevent the Government from an
extravagant policy in regard to great works
The prospects of abolshing the sugar bounties
to the advantage of cane sugar in Europe have
distinctly improved during the last few days.
Belgium and France held out at the conference
held under the presidency of Baron de Worms at
the Foreign Office, and new proposals were made
by Baron de Worms, at first with no hope Of
agreement Reference then made to the re-
spective Governments. Baron de Worms, working
diplomacy from Follzestone, now receives good
news and he believes he will win the case The
point in dispute is the refinement of sugar in bond
The French veto is dependent on
Belgium's refusal and the Belgian
Government is more accommodating The
conference meets again in few days and boun-
ties which cheaper beet sugar likely to be
finally removed, to the advantage Of the Amer
lean product. II the conference fails, idea
of retaliatOry duties will be entertained such du
ties being contrary to the Liberal and Liberal
Unionist IDEAS of Free Trade The Government
with Mr.. Goschen at the Exchcquct would be
unable to carry them.
Richmond Park being refused to the Volun-
teers for their annual rife competition, Cannock
Chase is likely TO be chosen. 1t is accessible to
the whole country by rail, and has large space
not confined by villa residences. central ar
senal is likely to be erected close at hand But
the Metropolitan Volunteers arc against the new
ranges, as being far from towns. If Cannock
Chase is rejected the site for the National shoot
ing ground will be on Berkshire Downs.
Mr.. a. d. Trail, author of the New Imaginary
Conversations" and fine satirist is likely to
succeed Mr.. Greenwood on The st. James's Ga
Hette' if that journal remains in the hands Of the
German, Mr.. Stcinkopf-not quite settled point.
There has been trouble. too at The Pail Mall"
and the question whether Mr. Stead is to remain
is still undecided. He will probably do so. He
knows how to make an evening journal interest
ing.
Colonel Gouraud is sending by hand new pho
nographic records to Mr. Edison. The sensi-
hveness and endurance under tender treatment
Of the wax cylinders on which the messages are
written are a theme Of wonder but for mailing
purposes they are held TO be too fragile. You
know, perhaps, better than what Mr.. Edison
is doing. The secret of his recording me
dunn has not yet reached us. lie has put wax
cylinders aside for new experiments Wax cyl
inders are to be used at British Association
meeting at Bath Colonel Gouraud's address
there is to be Photographed, then committed to
the phonograph, and probably transmitted to
America. The British Association is famous in
the history Of similar American inventions, the
telephone having first been heard in this country
by the savants at the Association meeting at
Plymouth in 1877.
Mrs. Shaw left behind her many dlsconsolatc
ladies with their education in whistlng
finished and her class temporarily broken up.
But in country houses this autumn whistng is TO
be the chief pastlme La Belle SGieusc" has set