New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07

Yesterdays NEGOTIATIONS and their result upon the
Irish party; but whispers are in the that we
may witness a general election as early as next
Easter. This is by means improbable, unless
! there he some miraculous cohesion, which seems
almost impossible after the violent cataclysm OF
the last few days.
The first enthusiasm over Professor koch'S dis
covery is distinctly waning. IL natural that
the French should receive any good thing from
Germany with more than suspicion; but English
doctors are now assuming an attitude OF pcSSimism.
Professor Kochs methods they admit, may be
most useful for diagnosis, but as yet they cannot
conceive them TO be curative, not even for
lupus and many doubt whether they are pre-
Vcntive. The truth is that Professor Koch has
been compelled by circumstances which lie could
not control to reveal his discoveries before he
himself aware of their extent. There is not
a shadow of jealousy among the faculty LII Great
Britain. such there is in Paris hut there is
distrust and Discrimination to accept Professor
koch's discoveries as satisfactory till proved by
further experience.
Not much present Importance attaches to the
conflict between tie British and Portuguese i'll
the Manica country. II is just what everybody
expected when the Lisbon Government were
scared by street mob from indorSing the British
convention. The Manlca country is now left To a
scramble in which the strongest power will win.
and that power certainly Is not Portugal. The
moduS vivcndi does not apply TO this incident.
The annexed territor belonging TO Matuca was
transferred after the rejection of the treaty and
before the modus WAS arranged. Moreover. il is
felt that this splcnlidly armed force at the dis
position of the chartered South Africa Company
would not easily he disposed ol by the Portu-
cucSc authorities in South Africa. Any organized
action of the latter would provoke II conflict much
nearer the Tagus than the Zambcsi.
Mr. john Murrays new book. -. Plea For Lib
crty." will bc composed of short essays and re-
views against Socialism and SocialiStic legislation.
| There Will bc some excellent writers besides Mr..
Herbert Spencer, who contributes the introduction.
! Death rcapcd harvest this week of well known
public men. Lord Cottcsloc. iinnncicr. born IN
the last century. and one of the ahlcst cutcnants
who assisted Mr.. Gladstone in nearly every branch
Of fiscal reform: ir. Barnes Peacock the highest
authority on Indian law, who believe, aS special
! pcadcr rescued Daniel O'Conncll from kimain-
! ham fifty years ago: Mr. Charles Marvin. who
| revealed the Srhouvaion treaty; and last ci
! all Baron IuddleStOu. the society Judge. who
has lcft reputation for bad law and outra geo as
partisanship. Baron IlUddlcston began life rs q
tutor in private school. His heat master wenr
10 the bar and became a wcil-known >crgeant-aI-
! law. lluddcston followed hls example, and
achieved greater success. He not only became Il
Judge 10 the surprise of the mcancSt attorney
in the Kingdom. bat married into one of the best
families of the pecragc Ills social surroundings
produced an ulnais talahlc bias in some of his
Judgments. especially whenever the interest," OF The
clasac, we're called IN question by the ml>scs.