New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-01
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRONICLED AND CRITICISED BY Nh
EDMUND YATES.
FOR THE KAISER rH1
or,rEN's CUP-THE GRAND.DUKE OF LUX.
EuBoURG AND Ills BRIDE-THE SIAM.
EsE DIFFICULTY-MR. SIMPSONS
NEW INVENTION.
tBY CABLE THE TRIBUNE,
c...-,olt 1sQ3. Bv The Tribune Issoejduon

Copvr,ght 1893, By The Tribune Assoefdnon.
ropdon July 3l-Emperor William Is to give q
dinner party to his English relatives on board his
yacht one night this week, and will entertain the
Queen at afternoon tea. The Emperor will dine
twice in the Indian Room at Osborne with the
Queen and the Prince OF Wales is to give a din.
ner TO him on board either the Osborne or the VIC
,oria and Albert. II Emperor William succeeds in
winning the Queens Cup on Thursday with the
Meteor he will gain fine piece OF plate, which
has been manufactured for Her Majesty by Garrard
from a design selected by the Queen and Princess
beatrice The cup is twenty-five inches high and
,uds on an ebony base. Ii Is shaped as an owl.
form pilgrim bottle. with dolphin handles, con-
nected with the top by chains. on the front ar:
the royal arms. The design Is most arusuc ana
original, and the workmanship beautifui
WISE AND POPULAR MARRIAGE.
Tho Hereditary Grand-duke Of Luxembourg and
his wife Princess Marie Anne, have been welcomed
on arrival AT the capital Of their future dominion
With a series OF popular fetes which speak volumes
for the wisdom of the match Tne herman EN-
peror has made no sign, but queen Nic'ora
sneciaIlv instructed sir Horace Rumboid TO pro-
coed from the Hague to Luxembourg In ORDER 70
present her personal congratulations 10 the newly
ma rried nair The marriage Is immensely popular
In Luxembourg because the bride Is s'rohs
Catholic and represents Austrian interests against
those of Germany. 1t is thought that the marriage
has successfully checkmated for while at least
he
predomnating influence. In spite OF their ehor.
nous wealth the Hereditary Grandduke ana
Duchess have settled down to peacefui arcad'ah
country life in the fine old mansion near D'ehfcn
which they have purchased. they VIII remain
there till a suitable house has been pult ior theu
accommodation in Luxembourg.
LORD HoUGHToN RECOVERING.
Lord Houghton's illness. which prevented him
from taking his place in the House OF Lords last
attsrht al
match on the Viceregal grounds IL mas however,
Welded to Or. Nixon's treatment.
THE KIIEDIvE's BROTHER AT SPA.
Tho most conspicuous figure at Spa just
row is that OF the khedives younger
hrotbor Mahomed Ali Pacha, who ar
rived AT the Hotel de Flandre with Heh bey
and DR. Krantz in close ATTENDANCE "anohe~
ALI who bears curious resemblance 10 MS s'aha
father Ismal Pacha enjoyed the humors OF race
week thoroughly and on more than one occaso"
was the companion OF Queen Marie hehfie''e !"
long drives through the woods
SIR EVELYN WOOD AND HIS PROBABLE sOo
CEssOR.
The retirement OF Sir Evelyn Wood from the Ale
dershot command in view Of his early assumption
OF the duties OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. mas
created a difficulty for the military au.ho'
Sir Evelyn has been such an active ana Industrious
commander that IL is imperative that ne shouia
ha succeeded by an officer possessed OF some AT
least Of his attributes but such men, unfortunately
are not too common. 1t Is not unlikely 'he'eio,e'
that Lord Roberts may be persuaded 10 accept 'ne
command for a time at least, In oruer tia' "' '",
.couire nractical knowledge OF the home Army ana
it's wants. and AT the Same 'ii'e a''''N 49,
OF the War Office
ORIGIN OF THE FRANCO.sIAMEsE TKo' DbT'
The fons ct orgo OF the present Siamese niih'
cuItv undoubtedly was the desire of France 10
Of
,.ovs NJ other routes from Tonquin convinced them
NJ the superiority of that advocated for so many
vear. by Holt Haett, which passes from pu,"'"
I'm the Mekong Valley TO Ssumao ms 'h".se
frontier town gives the only easy access u Wv
nrovinces OF. Yunnan and Sechuan; hence the oe'
mand I'm the ultimatum for the east pahk OK 'ns
uekons from China southwark as the rrshen
frontier The people OF this country are P'o''s'
ing at what they call a claim sprung without """
ing This is not the case. Holt haiie" nus ios
wears kept the public informed concerning rre"o.
intentions as shown in the written statements OF
,beir leading authorities in these matters i"s
Tonou,n and China frontiers do not AFFORD pons
OF entrance to Southwest China In any way cum.
parable for trade purposes with Ssuhao ms
the cr,Ix OF the French demands IL IL nk"' 'os
what the French and English CONSIDER 70 i've '"'
r,ches. undeyeloped market in the world francs.
bv annexing the left bank Of the Mekohs' "o"'~
be enabled to build a railway to Ssu'hHo '" 'ap
:, She will gain the prestige OF opening means
~ communication of equal trade inlpor'a".e ="
the Suez Canal. together with position III i',o.
china similar 10 that created for her IN Egypt W
the canal. ~
HOW THE GENERAL oUTWIrTEp TIE pOhr'
,.hs we,Iknown Lude shootings. in Perthshir%
have been let this season to the Perrins. Ihere "
furrv story about the Lude shootinGs EarV ~
the present century then Duke OF Athoie
fsutal rights over the lands of Lude. The rivalry
between the Athoes and the owners OF Luue nsS
long disturbed the harmony OF the PerthshHe hsn'
lands The Duke, after protracted litigation es'a"
lished his claim 10 the right 10 shoot over Lu'e'
Having obtained a decree from the Court OK Se''
SION he proceeded TO annoy and enrage his neish'
Dor and legal antagonist. General Robertson ~
inviting the whole countryside to a grand days
deer shooting the Iude lands. The General
however. brilliantly outmanoeuvred the DUKE wa"
took nothing by his success In the Court OF SCR
sion The lawn OF Iude then ornamented "
ten cannon. These were distributed all over INV
shootings, and whenever the Duke OF Athoe ana
his covert party appeared of went gun. ana OF
course of went the deer and no more were 10 %
seen that day The Duke and his friends wers
ultimately obliged retire with every ball In theu
rifles.
REPAIRS on THE wARSHIP HOWE.
The repairs OF the Howe at Chatham are making
satisfactory progress. I.o0O men being em'
ployed on them or work connected with them ~
fore she taken in hand by the dockyard peopls
glib estimates made that the expense "ou"
be somewhere about 100000. The estimate OF men
who know what they talking about is now thss
the total cost will not exceed 10000. and that tns
ship will be out OF dock by the end OF october.
ANOTHER INKsTAND NEEDED.
The idea that an operate manager should ~
ceve a testimonial because he has presented operss
we'll staged and well performed is point In sew
eral instances open to question Ii is as absurd y
would be a proposal to present testimonial 10 .
pork butcher account OF the excellence OF nv
sausages But If beneficial efforts OF the impr~
sario are to receive additional recognition. let the
contributions OF his admirers be used 10 provias
him with another inkstand. He has one ALREADY
from his Queen let him have another from his suo'
ieots His literary labors are extensive. f@