New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28


Windsor Castle this afternoon. Much has bfen
nrirtcd about this visit: little is really known
cNccpi what happened in public. There is n
theory that n family council has been Aeld ana
That various family questions have been discussed.
SgpposIng that 10 be true, no decision that coulo
have been taken would be valid without the ap-
rroyal OF Her Majestys Ministers. Two SUBJECTS
are said to occupy the Queens niind-a hhahcisi
settlement for the eldest OF the Prnee OF
Wales, Prince Albert Victor, commonly called
Prince Eddie, and his marriage. Ihis lrihce 10
now twenty five years old and has no separate
e>,,hllshmcn, no income Of his own, no wfc ana
no immediate prospect OF marrying NO h'iiiN'7'
has We, vcntured 10 ask Parliament for an allow
ance Thsre would bc opposition, ana alhe'
than face the discussion which is sure TO be raised
the Prince Of Wales himself is opposed to an aP-
pljcatlon TIL his son marrie>. As he must marry
q Protestant his choice among the European
daughters of ROYALTY is strictly limited. None oil
them seems faN Orltc.
In these circumstances Sir Edward Sullivan
has conceived the notion that the ITincc 'houiu
marry an American. Why should he not? asks
SIR Edward: and he proceeds TO argue the queS-
ION AZ length. such an alliance, he tmhKs'
,Sould bring about closer intimacy between "he
,wo Nations. Americans, in his opnlon' "ouIu
I., 3, se. one Of Columbia's daughters sharing
rho prospect Of the throne-hnd tnrW-louf
rolIons in England would welcome with delight
0,ccn Of their own blood breed, and speech
S,- lJy,,,rd like most EnglShmen, admlres the
American Glrl and the American people generally
IIo believes the TWO great Notwithstanding peo-
ul.s destined 10 rule the world, and adVoca'es
n , r,,rrioce on international and political
,r.,,5, This suggestion has been heard before,
d., ,..rLaus nobody has seriously urged 1T except
Sr Edward Sullivan. So strong IS the feeilhg
H. ENGLAND against more Angl0-Uerlnah mar
,iarc, that IN Anslo-Amcrican alliance might well
cnogch be popular for that, as for many o'her
r,asons.
Tho an,ojntmcnt of Sir Edward Maht as head
If the English Commissioners TO the Samoan Coh-
ference at Berlin proves that Lord SaINour! AT
la>, takes a serious view of this question: Inc
English Foreign Office ignored all the samoan u''-
hcures As long as possible. Questions III IarIm-
mcnt were met with official evaslonS, ana EhsHs"
merchants with considerable interests i'll o"in'"
who sought satisfaction, or even lnIofhauolL d.
the Foreign Oifcc got nothing but rcDuHs' Loru
Salisbury WAS content 10 say ditto 10 Prince Dis
narck. But Prince Bismarcks dispatches IN the
white Book are indirectly almost as much re-
b,Lc ,o Lord Salisbury as to DR.. knappe Sir
Edward Malet will handle business In avery an
fcrcut sIirlt The English Ambassador at beri'h
i one Of those who get on well WIN 'i'c WV
man Chancellor and possess his confluence, pu'
none tl,. kSs ne stands up stoutIy tof fh8HNh
,i,tts and he may hc expected TO uphoid od'ho"I'
auronoInv treaty rightS and neutral interests se"
Pr;ly The American Commissioners Teach'o Der-
lin last evening, and business begins punc'u"i''
Oh NJ Mluday.
Sx lines IN the morning papers are thought
cnou..h for General Boulanger. There is no rec
ord Of hi, movements. for he makes none. lie H"N
o,,tri,.,d 10 offend a numbcr of journalists by
l,.pirr them waiting They, perhaps, are un-
a,,;,r. that pinctuallty is not french virtue
Two rcrsois Of distinction have called on OoAeral
EonIanscr-Lcrd Randolph Churchill ana horu
Aliurton. But tn" names OF visitors are Will
held hy General Boulangcrs orders. Why does
Lord Randolph call: ask sundry people queru-
lou,lv. He calls because he knows General Bou-
Lancer saw something OF him lately III IarlS'
brcakfns,,l with him and met him at dinner at
the house of the Duchess d'Uzc> and elsewhere.
Lord Ahnuon too. knows him, AND his visit.
pcriavs signifies that General BoUlanger Will he
welcomed IN those social circles of which
Lord Ain ton is-not, however, in DIP
lomatlc houses at Marlborough
House Reasons Of state prevent III both
these cases. l.urd Randolph Churchill has done
more than - call; he has dincd General
Eouhnrcl. Bat over tins, as over the other in
odcnts OF the Generals visit air of mystery Is
thrown. No story l. too ridiculous TO be- tec
grarhcd To the Bouangiot olg,ns in PARIS and
.rcc,illv printed. Most absurd Of all is the report
from, P,rl, itself that The English Government may
cNi..l lln> French prcicndcr. General Boulanger
- u.t unlplar here hut the Ministry that
haul.l,ed HIM would have short shllit People
call m considerable numbers and send him flowers
Tie prce Of carnations in COvent Garden has
rlscn 10 siApence a bunch. Nj. Rochefort has
cone over. but hls arrival stirs not nipple
lie Birmingham Tories have buried the hatchet
tY, Pa, a. WAS feared and hoped, in Mr. Cham
h,.la,u> breast They have either stayed away
from ihe liberal Cnoni>t conference, or held their
peace dur!us The meetings. which lasted three
DAYS. Most of The great Liberal lights OF the
Vuou>i iarty have been present at these dcnnerl-
uurs-Iord HARRINGTON, Lord Derby, Sir Henry
jane and Lord Scbornc, Mr.. Chamberlain himself
Of course, hosslug the show The women loo' hS'
conference q thelr own, with the M"fchoicsS
Il q IrIiiord. the Countess OF Clarendon, Lazy
FialccS ElfoIr, Lady Wolseley, Lady Ur"h'
p.f. Nr~. Tawcctt, Mrs. chamberlain. ana many
Other social or political celebrities Some oi lh'ih
made speeches. and the rest listened 10 Lor"
Harrington. who spoke at both the male ana
female meetings. The whole business, If dress
meeting in B.ngley Hall, attended by some twelve
thousand IsrsOnS Of both sexes. Mr.. and Mrs
. Ch4mberlains smart house party at High
bury were all present, and Lord harrington was
The orator il chief Mr. GladstOnes name was
occasionally chccred, aid crics Of PgOtt!' az
time, Interrupted the Unlonst discourses. Yet
Oh the whole THIS long -hcralded demonstration,
with all It's pomp and social glitter and a popular
suppor, in strongly Uuioujst city, has passed
OIL well
ur Farrell is 70 have a kind OF plehscite in