New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
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The Daily News' this morning supplies its
readers with cabled summary nearly a column
long of Mr.. Gladstone's article on Home Rule in
"The North American Review This Is species
Of journalistic enterprise familiar enough in New
York. but little striking here The article barely
justifes attention 1t was anticipated that Nj.
Gladstone could scarcely touch the topic OF
Home Rule without afordng some indication OF
the outline of his forthcoming measure, but the
Old Parliamentary Hand is equal to the OCCASION
The article appears from the summary to be MOTH
ING more interesting than a walk round tho Home
Rule question, punching the Duke of Argyll
head by the way. 1t is characteristic OF MT
Gladstone that he should think il worth while
70 reply to the Duke Of Argyll's diatrbe. lie Is
probably the only man ip Great Britain VINO
takes that view. As The Daily News puts 1t.
nobody over here much minds the Duke of Argyll.
This country is still free from the cholera which
is Pickering out on the Continent. 1t holds It's
grip on Hamburg, whence comes to-day the grimly
significant item Of news that il is intended 10
construct a temporary railway from the town to
the churchyard On Tuesday and "Wednesday
there were GOO funerals The horse supply proves
inadequate to the demand. From various parts
of the country reported touches or nature
that make Germany akin with Fire Island. Az
the hotel at Velten a commercial travellers boxes
were found to bear Hamburgs railway label
The traveller was requested to leave town imme
diately In vain he declared that he came from
Berlin, and that the label an old onc and
though several merchants of Nelten stated that he
was employed by Berlin firm, he was forced 10
leave He walked to the next railway station, as
the people would not even allow him to walt Tor
the next train town in East Prussia rose IN
terror at the rumor that Hamburg citizen ana
his family we're about to visit it. The burgo-
master promptly wrote to the intending visitor ::
"I have ordered policemen and a physician to
await yon at the station and to convey you to
the hospital where YOU will be obliged 20 undergo
n quarantine of eight or ten days. Will you in
form me whether you coming or not? Ihe
latter eventuality, in face Of the present danger
of cholera, would, Of course, greatly please our
population.
Sir Arthur SullivanS new opera " Haddon
Hall" will be presented at the Savoy tO-nighs
before the distinguished company customary on
first nights Sir Arthur Sullivan, now happily
convalescent. will WELD the baton from the con-
ductors bench. Judging from the full-dress re-
hearsal the piece is TO 60 II Is. as Sir Ar
thur Sullivan is particularly anxious to have
known. not a comic opera, but rather revival or
old English music, with it's choruses, songs and
madrigals
Mr. Labouchere, resting after his lahors on the
marge Of Lake Maggore, has had the satisfaction
through the week OF watching the progress OF
criminal action brought against gang o. men who
according to the Indictment, conspired together to
obtain money by false pretcnces IN connection
with certain socalled literary and artistic associ-
ations They traded upon the vanity and credu-
litv of amateurs and others, enrolling them a. mem
bcrs of various hgh-sounding associations, graveN
granting guinea-subscribers diplomas ana peT1nls-
sion 70 write after their names the magic letters.
"F T, s. which briefly indicated membership
of the Society Of Literature, Science
and Art The evidence IN the case disclosed an
amazing number of otherwise apparently sane
neople paving their guinea and more A decHN
nut in front Of all their prospectIis's was real
baronet. one Sir Gilbert Campbell who made y
n,ecarious living by sharing the proceeds OF the
industry. II was Mr.. Labouchere. in "'ruth'
who week after week fearlessy attacked this gang
and finally shamed the police into taking action
against them. This is the second cohspicuo"'
service he through his journal. has this year done
IN society. having earlier rooted out and brought
70 punishment far more infamous gang VINO
Iured to their den in Stamford-st., silly servant
nirls, undertaking to prepare them for the stage
robbing them of their pitful savings, ano some
times comuleting their ruin. H. W. L.