The sun., 1892-05-01

filled with friends. English. American. and
somo Indian and Chinese. OF Sir Edwin Arnold
and tho young couple. and there was much
Kissing and handshnkipg before and after
the ceremony.
Tho committee OF tho Wagner Festival. to be
held In bayreuth next July. give notice that
evory seat for the entire series Of representa-
ttons has been sold. which means TINT tho
committee has already received S140.v0O In
hard cash. OF which $4,000 was scnt from
England and about $4,000 from America. A
largo number OF tickets arc In the hands Of
Spectators. who paid twenty marks each for
them and hope to resell at sixty or more.
Horny irving Is at work again after short
indisposition. caused by cold and loss Of
voice. He went to Hastings for few days for
rest and quiet, but tho big watering place was
full OF visitors. and Irving was almost mobbci
every timo hc appeared on the parade.
The London Conservative members OF Ppr-
llament are preparing n petition to ths Gov
eminent asking that action may be taken TO
prevent the immigration Of destitute aliens.
Thcir arguments ore strengthened to-day ny
tho Board OF Trnde announcement that IL. O0o
Polish Jews. all moro or less destitute. settled
in London alonc last year. Prince Ferdinand
OF Bulgaria Is at presont under his
mothers wing at Lugano. on Lake Como.
whence lie will procee ID tomorrow to Cannes TO
attend the golden wedding Of tho Duke OF SAKE
y,>Nrg-Gotha. The efforts to obtain wife
ior this niuch-wo-ried young man arc about to
bo roncwcd. It is said. but 1t Is certain that he
will not 10 able to secure bride from any
rcigning family until his position in Bulgaria
shall have been "lcgnlized." and tho proud
Dulcarinns will not allow him to make n sec.
ond-ratc match. As Ferdinnnds legaization.
accordn: to tho A c OF European politics.
depends upon the Gear. 1t is to bo presumed
thnt tho young man will remain 4 bachelor
until the Triple Alliance shnll have brought
the Russian Emperor to n moro reasonable
franc of mind by force OF arguments or OF
arms. By that time Ferdinand may 10 past
the marrying nGc.
The pinch OF poverty IS running scores OF
villages in Durham county. The tradesiolk.
who lived by supplying tho miners. have be-
como insolvent. and thousands OF colliers'
families are living on charity. Still the men
hold out. or rather tho majority prevent the
minority from returning. The proposal now
is that the 10000 Durham men who are not
Unonists but who struck out Of sympathy
with their fellows. should return to work. so
that from their wages they may contribute
plentifully toward the support OF the strikers.
This course. doubtless. will be agreed upon.
but meantime the Scotch conlmasters have
given their men notices OF q reduction and the
Federated Employers In other fields are con-
sidering similar steps.
The lockout in the cotton trade continues.
the meeting OF masters and mems delegates
having failed to effect a settlement The en-
ploycrs rejected the first proposals OF the men.
to refer the whole dispute to arbitration. but
since tho men have again approached the
masters. inviting them to a further conference
on May 5. and as the points ut issue have been
very materially fined down. a compromise is
we'll within tho bounds OF probability. In the
mean time strong pressure Is being brought
upon the spinners to close their mills at once
and not to continue working until evory exist
ing skip Of yarn has been used up. Such q
course. it is argued. would enhance prices Of
materia. and render spinning Improbable
probably for twelve months. Several spin
ners OF Egyptian cotton and manufacturers in
the Ashton district have decided to run only
half time or stop altogether.
''The Fringe Of Society" q sour-act comedy
from the French. was produced at the Critic
rion Theatre this evening. The play is known
In France under the title OF "Demi Monde"
although in the transplanted version there is
very little effort at proving the title. All the
racy sayings and situations have been care
fully weeded out. leaving very little material
for Mrs. LanRtry. who rcappeared tonight
after a years absence. She played the role
OF an adventures with consummate skill and
much force. and wore most superb gowns and
jewelry