New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-24
THE WORLD OF LONDON,
CHRoNICLED AND CRITICISED BY Mr.. ED
MUND YATES.

! Copyri0ht; 1889 By The heir- York Trtbans
London, sept Ed hear that the Queen has ~
clded to postpone her contemplated visit 20 strah
PETER til next year; Her Majesty will remsln Al
Bamoral until she comes south t. Windsor in Yoyem
Der. The Queen will probably go TO AK les Baines
early I'm the spring.
IMPROVED HEALTH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES,
The health Of the Prince Of Wales has 50 far imi
proved that the spprehensions felt by his relatives a.
TO the existence Of clot Of blood, which caused 20
much anxiety a month since for the moment al.
layed Unless something Unforeseen occurs, Prince
Albert VictoTs Indian programme all be carried out
But the Prince of wales has been warned of tho probs
able consequences Of any undue eAertion while IN
Scotland, and advised to take much rest pos
sble during his coming visit TO Greece.
PRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTOR OF ScHLEswIG HoL
STEIN
Prince Christian ycicr OF schleswig HIoIstein. who
has been at BalmOral for fortnight has gone back Tn
his regiment. lie has had good deal OF shooting and
Devastating, Of which he Is very fond he is good
shot lie Is one Of the siurilest and most athletic
Of the Royal family, beine strong and fond Of
outdoor amusemenis. lie is. moreover, very good
fellow, and very popular In hl, regiment
WHAT WILL BECOME OF MONTE CARLO N0wf
The death Of the relgnng blind Prince OF Monaco
Is causing great anxiety respecting the future OF Monte
Carlo. where extensive buildings are in progress Tho
Casino IS being considerably enlarged. the cafe opposite
the Hotel dc Paris IS be thrown back 10 the present
site of the newspaper kiosk and other extensive alter
aions are in contemplation which VIII surprise future
visitors 10 th, feversricken spot provided the tsbss
are allowed to play their games as heretofore BY the
present successor the titles and throne of the Grim
add principally.
THE COUNT REMARRIEs THE COUNTESS.
The remarrage Of Count Halzeldt to his divorced
wife, which celebrated at his mansion near YVES.
baden was one o. tho most important social events
of last week. Although the divorce was duly pro-
nounced, the Count has been Tor many years on
friendly terms with the lady in question, and shs
brought up their children Of his country seats
The Queen has taken prominent part In tho ne
goiiaions which led this amors redntegrauo' and
her efforts have been actively seconded by several
other Royal pcIsOnages. IL Is, however, understood
that Countess Hatfield will not come to Carton House
Terrace, but that she will dispense the hospltates
Of the German Embassy in Paris, to which her hus
band will shortly be transferred
LUCKY DONOVAN, LUCKIER DUKE
The wonderful luck of the Duke of Portland has
apparently not been eyhause ed for Donoyans victory
in the Lancashire Plate on saturday brings the total
Of the Dukes winnings since the beginning oil Inc
last season up within fraction OF 100000 pounds
ont of which sum Donovan has contributed nearly
onehalt DOnOvan's has been a striking career quln
putting into the shade that OF Ayrshire, who won
about 3s 600 pounds in the Of his three seasons,
whereas Donovan, who apparently Sill has long
and prosperous future before him. has already placed
about 90 900 pounds 10 his owners credit. He won
eleven races out of thirteen two yesrold and this
season save for his Huky" defeat In the Two
Thousand Guineas,7 he has carried all before him'
winning the Prince Of Waless Stakes of II 900 pounds
at leicester the Newmarket Stakes, the Derby, tho
Prince Of waes's Stakes at Ascot, the Doncasters u
Jecer and noy the Lancashire Plate. and winning
them all easily, too. HIS last achievement was
probably HIS best for Chitabob was so lane tnat hs
could hardly hobble 10 Doncaster station the weeh
before. He came round with surprising rapidly
and was we'll suited by seven furlongs at ManchesteA
NEW CANALS IN GERMANY
The German Government IS quietly but acuvey
pushing on a very important piece Of strategcal work.
This IL a canal between the Rhine and the Meuse.
which Will very greatly reduce the distance between
Antwerp and Ruhrort. so that it will be OF considers
able commercial value. There Is TO be another shor'
canal between RuhrOr and Venloo. and the presen'
canal which connects Venoo with the Rhine IS being
videned and deepened, that in a short time tho
pbipe and the Schede will be in very close conmuns
cation.
THE SUCCESS OF THE BALTIMORE.
The Americans appear to have scored a real suc'
ss with their new cruiser the Baltimore which must
be the more gratifying to them a. though our Mr..
White designed the Ship both It and the engines are OF
49,. oD,f,cture The contract stipulated foi
0 600 horsepower and speed Of nineteen knots
hulIt under similar conditions. The Baltimore reached
~ ooo horse power and achieved speed, on
measured mile Of 2O.2 knots. This, should thlhh
brt little Of: but hear that two days atef"an sno
ran out hundred miles to sea and back again al tuI
mower and did the double Journey at mean speeio'
Isl knots II these figures may be rchcd upon 'ne
baltimore is a grand success. Our cruisers OF sVo"
mower and nominally Of 10 knots. could only
manage TO make - knots straight course OF lsn
miles the other day 70 be sure. the Baltimore Is oi
A 900 tons. against the $500 tons displacement VI
our NJ Class.
E,IIURE OF THE vICToRIA's GUNS
Til, inter collapse Of both the Hilton guns OF me
Victoria. while being proved, Is very serous .sT
a., indeed and approaches the dimensions OIL puohd
- III, c,I 4, barrel. which IS about thirty -eight
1 ,n tho total length OF the gun being forty thied
Cot t5, inches Mr. E>wlck Is responsible for theis
manufacture defects in which are SAID TO nave leo 10
This unhappy state Of things ana tney cost Owe.
90 600 mounds apiece. The carriage mountings anu
the machinery necessary To work them VIII reaoh u'
.o,ooctable figure OF 10000 pounds, In addition 70
.a,o.,t,c. ~ the weight of I.sOO pounds. Thess
moo cuns are a mistake. and the Navy owes any'
,,,n,, lint a debt Of gratitude 10 the Ordnance pe'
partment for having insisted on their ADOPTION p,'
- torsooth the Italians had been unwise enough
10 be mi,ed
EDISON FIGHTING SHY or VISITORS
Mr. Edison sails for America on saturday Nv "
nosiyeIy forbidden his energetic cpaboraiet ~
little Menlo TO invite anybody. however distinguishes
10 meet him. and he has sternly inierdcted anyu"t
ike a reception An effort Is being made To hdu'e
him 10 meet a select party Of nifty al the Mans's
House
lord LYTToN's NEW STORY.
II IS many years ago since the present Lord ~.
ton wrote a prose story and curiosity will temp'
many TO look al The Ring Of Ama>is' tho oPenns
cbaptcrs Of which ar 20 appear ia the October nuh'
her OF The English Iiu-rated Magalipe' lh'
conception Is not new one. but II has been NOR
oughly rcast, and the author has maze sups'an"'''
a new story Of t. For the same number. MI. s"ln
h,,na has written a poem on The south Coast