New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06


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I.orpoy Ian 5-The rapid CONVERSION Oh 'no
rory party to democracy Is iresh'y ,'' .r~ 80
Ho-day's Standard" That journal hkc 'io ol"
tors of it's party, is making every enor' " "v
tract attention to the new Local "o'erhnionv
..hsm. IN pe introduced next session. Ohe oDlec'
~ .ioso ororts is of course to divert public in
tsrsst from Ireland. The Tories find encourage
,usnt in Mr.. Gladstone's Dover declaration that
ha might allow a good measure to make some
oroeress. They interpret this as meaning that
Ireland no longer necessarily blocks the way.
EVERYTHING depends, however, on the character OF
the measure. Nobody worth listening to- says
~Tle Standard would dream OF lnslnuatlhg
that the present Ministry are likely TO BRING IN
rcactonary bill. The days when such sug-
orstion was plausible seem to lie centuries behind
MS The Ministry are far more likely, in the
opinion of this cool-headed Journal to rush into
the opposite extreme and make their plan too
democratic.
Mr.. Goschen. I hear, is the chief bulwark against
the rush of the democratic tide. But the force
of public opinion and of his own colleagues opin-
Ion is far too strong for him. The subject
said Mr. Edward Stanhope last night is one
of the most complex that ever taxed the human
mindp No doubt the whole question OF local
government in England is in chaotic state;
but everybody admits that it must be dealt WIN
somehow. What the present Ministry meah' 1
hear is to attack it in detail. 1t cannot pe en-
braced in one BILL no matter how comprehensive,
nor DISPOSED of in one session of Parliament, no
matter how long.
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Sir Charles Dixie sezes this occasion to bring
himself once more into notice. He was an au-
thority on the question Of local government His
friends-for he still has frends-go about saying
that a seat must be found for him; nobody else
can handle the Ministerial bill. Sir Charles while
apparently denying really strengthened these
stories He has he said last night no present
Intention of re entering public life. He repeats
that he has not relinquished the hope of vindi-
eating his honor completely by law Two trials,
two vcrdicts and the complete concurrence OF the
sblest Judge on the bench with the jury, the pub
lie press and public opinion approving, do not
seem to satisfy him. If, however, he cannot have
o legal vindication, he still trusts that his coun-
trymen will believe the charges against him arc
Odious fabrications. But he forgets one thing:
Public opinion was strongest against him on the
points with which courts of law have nothing to
do. Few believe that Sir Charles has the least
intention of again appealing to the court Stlll
memories are short. Sir Charles's usefulness to
the Liberal party was such that Mr.. Gladstone may
be induced to take Q less austere view OF the
matter and CONSENT to him reappear on the
front bench.
Meanwhile Sir Charles is occupied, he says, with
historical and literary work. His recent articles
On diplomacy and the British Army have served
the purpose they were meant to serve. They
have been much discussed and have brought hi
hnfor tbo lia
"The Leeds Mercury" begins q long leading
article with the question, Have American rail
ways proved a profitable investment for British
capital?' Most people," says the writer, ght
think the question grim joke. Yet the true
answer is yes English investors in American
railways have during the last twenty years gained
rather than lost Mr. Thomas Skinner is the
authority for this agreeable assurance. MIR. Skin
ner's knowledge of investments and their history
is in the opinion of this important journal, second
TO none in this country lie undertook an in
vesti cation AZ the request Of the Bankers lnstl-
tute, and has just reported the result. Ills in
quiry includes all roads whose stock and bonds
are dealt in on the London Stock Exchange.
q" No ordinarily careful Brit sh investor" says
Mr.. Skinner " has lost all his stake, and those
holders who retained their interest through bad
times have generally come out fully WE'LL This
conclusion he supports by figures He comments
freely however the evils which beset Amcri-
can railroad financing. He condemns the dis
proportion between the bonded debt and the capi-
tai. Half the capital in America is in bonds,
while In England it is limited by law to one
fourth. Competition is another evil. No sooner
is a railroad to be prosperous than it Is
paralleled, the Federal Government being power
less, says The Mercury" to check the system,
Railroad wrecers want control over the manage
ment. Stock manipulatons are cited as national
scandals, and English investors are once more
advised to organize to protect their interests
Two dcnials have been made public in the in
terest of the Prince of Wales 1t is denied Off
cially that the Prince was one of the committee
for arranging the banquet in honor of Smith and
Kilran. 1t is officially stated, also, that the
elaborate narratives of the interview between the
Prince and Sullivan at the London Fencing Club
purely fictitious. One of these was reprinted
in disrcputable London paper which does not
seem to notice the denial
The result Of Mr.. Whstler's recent visit to
Brussels will shortly be given to the public in a
series of etchings. These will be issued in o
portfolio. Mr.. Whistler, always his own printer,
will now be his own publisher This new de-
parturc may serve as q fresh protest against the
impositons of that Fine Art trade union which,
under the pretext of protecting, plumbers the pub
lie and puts its stamp on as many so-caled proofs
as the publisher thinks he palm off on credu
lous purchasers. The first set Of these Brussels
etchings goes to the King of the Belgians and the
second to the British Museum, which possesses
complete set Of Mr.. Whistlers works. The Bel
gians," says this original artist. will for the
first time discover how lovely their capital is."
His still more recent journey to Paris is likely to
occasion q second in order to paint Nine. Sarah
Bernhardts portrait.
Miss Geraldine LUNAR, the American prima
donna Of the Savoy Theatre, was obliged to relin-
quish last evening her part, Josephine" In" Pima
fore,,' owing to q bad cold She had been singing
for Q week against her doctors orders rather than
disappoint the public. She now coca to the