The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03


the inspection OF incoming ships real and
efficscious. At present It lie q farce. At Hull
and several other eastern ports the precau-
tionary measures in force are OF the most
elementary character. At Liverpool and
Southatn pton the local authorities, with
the fear OF the American quarantine
regulations that might injure their shipping
trade ever present In their commercial minds.
considerable energy has been shown. and
preparations are now complete for the inspec-
tion OF ships and the isolation OF cases. but 1t
Is doubtful II any other port is In similar
satisfactory position. Divided authority act
ually invites cholera TO London. The Local
Government Board. an imperial department..
has legally no direct concern in protecting the
health OF the capital Of the empire That duty
belongs to the City Corporation. which repre-
sents only small portion OF the metropolis.
The Corporation Is ErumblinR at the cost
OF inspecting incoming vessels. and its officers
ere overworked and poorly paid. while the
Board OF Customs has withdrawn the accom-
mediation which. since the scare OF last yoar.
had been afforded to the Corporations medical
officers on board the Customs hulk and boats
at Gravesend. 1t is announced to-day that the
Corporation and the Customs have arrived at
an agreement which will enable them to act
together for the public good, but it involves
have been on the spot months ago. and which
may be missing at the critical moment.
At the smaller ports there are practically no
precautions in force. and they have escaped so
far more by luck than good management At
Dover there is not even pretence OF medical
inspection OF the hundreds OF passengers from
all parts Of Europe who arrive there every day:
and similar criminal NEGLECT is shown at Har-
witch. the important PASSENGER port. which Is
In daily communication with two infected
ports. Rotterdam and Antwerp.
The English newspapers this week give
much attention to Mr.. William II. Hurlbert's
arraignment OF British court procedure. most
OF them admitting the justice Of his criticisms.
The Manchester Examiner quotes a well-known
American author. now in London, in the fol-
lowing significant anecdote bearing on Mr..
Hurlbert's case:
when Mr.. Hurlbert was conducting several
big journalistic enterprises in New York. q
friend received q m ost charming letter from him
asking for series OF articles describing and
com paring the principal London restaurants.
80 that Americans might be primed with the
information in advance. The letter ran: AS
we want the restaurants to be described ex-
actly as they are, YOU must preserve strict
anonymity and accept no favors from any
body. This will. of course. involve great ex-
peub0 W yOu Dut all your eApbusoS oldii 10
paid no matter what the cost may be-
The articles were written and printed. and
the bill was duly sent in. After spell Of wait
ing my friend received. in Mr.. Hurlbert's hand
writing. perfectly brutal letter. repudiating
the whole contract and declining to pay a sin
gle farthing Of the expensea- Tho journalist
wondered. for the letter was utterly unlike
Mr.. Hurlbert's genial STYLE and In fiat CONTRA
diction Of the former one Meeting Mr.. Hurl-
bert some time afterward. he Asked
How could you ever have written me such
letter as that?
my dear fellow replied Mr.. Hurbort.
puzzled aud panied after reading It. I never
wrote such letter in my life. I'd sooner cut
my right hand of than do such q thing. OF
course your bill shall be paid. every farthing
OF It I'll give you my check for the amount
now
And he did 80. but there was the mystery OF
the handwriting. which was SO very much
like Hurlberts own"
The evidence Of French arrogance and op-
preston in Slam is so strong that Lord Duf-
ferin will return at once to Paris to insist upon
the redemption OF frances pledge to respect
the independence Of her victim. There Is
reason for believing that France 10 reced-
ing from the threatening position she at
first assumed in the pending negotiations
AZ DhuBhOhs Inc uduBeE Oh u6llU6Tato
irritation Of England has been pretty forcibly
put before the French Chamber. by diplomatic
authority, within few days The creation of
British public sentiment in favor Of at least
friendly understanding between Great Britain
and the Triple Alliance is now generally rec
ognized In Europe as q result OF the recent
French policy. This fact Is SO palpable as to
give rise to the suspicion that II may be the
secret desire Of the present rulers OF France.
1t has been plain for some months that the
opinion 10 growing in France that the time Is
almost ripe for her cherished purpose Of re-
venge and the recapture OF the lost provinces.
Alsace and Lorraine The politicians who now
govern the French republic would have little
to gain by war. The suspicion OF desire to
oppose the great national passion would.
however. be fatal to them. The only sure
way OF securing an indefinite postpone
ment OF another appeal TO arms would
be such an i'm pregnable alliance as that Of
Great Britain with Germany. Austria. and
Italy. II Carnot is great enough to conceive
and consummate such policy. 1t would raise
him to q higher rank as q moulder OF history
than anybody imagined he could reach.
American enterprise In one OF its strongest
fields is about to try its hand in London.
Work has begun ON what is designed to be the
Ma esty's Theatre in the Haymarket ana Pail
Mall The site is q magnificent one, and the
building is to cost So, OUU.OOU. The names OF
he American capitalists are not given: Mr..
architect, ana Mr.. James Crowdy. who Is in
charge OF the scheme. will go 20 New York In q |
lew days to perfect the plans.
Evidence OF a tendency to resort to American
lem ocratic methods of travel arc increasing.
Not only are second-class coachee on the Eng
ish railroads being rapidly abandoned. but on
ns the Is Pru syG ." s f
which, are under the Government
will discontinue frst-class cars !
IN their entire systems on Oct. j.
The Paris second ballotage campaign has |
been more desperately fought In the contested |
districts than the original one. A heavy |
vote will be cast in nearly all the districts to-:
morrow. Duels even with some few drops OF |
blood In them. have been com mon this week.
Clemenceau Is not tagging In his great |
ight against his enemies, He 10 still the |
iramatic figure Of the contest. some meth
are amusing in the advantage they take
d tho ignorance Of electors. His principal
opponent, NJ. Jourdan. In an appeal issued
yesterday ends with these absurd lines:
;, To vote Tor Glenn enceau Is to approve OF the |
he russian alliance. II Cl6menceau triumphs
ne In 2lish newspapers, which stigmatiZe
him by their eulogies. will rejoice. but Russia
will ask II there are still any patriots In our
and "a oh xpilI