New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10

than any one had anticipated. Instead of win
ming fifteen seats. the Moderates have wiped out
the Progressive majority of fifty. and the two
parties arc now equally balanced with vote OF
lfty-nine members. These figures are apart
from the Aldermanic representation, in which
the Progressives have six votes and the Mod
crates two Next week the Council will have to
elect a chairman, deputy chairman ard nine AL
dermen At the present moment there is as
much plotting and contemplating as In State
caucus to make the most of the forthcoming
struggle to achieve party success The extreme
Radicals advocate system of gerrymandering
all around but more moderate counsels are
likely to prevail and possibly will result in CIV
ing the Progressives slight working majority.
though according to the aggregate of the poll
they are not entitled to It, g, curious feature of
these elections is that these aggregate votes have
been largely in favor of the MOderates, though
as a whole only Al per cent of the poll has been
recorded as against IS at the last election The
Radical press are exceedingly indignant at the
so-called apathy of the democrauc-that is to
say workingman-voter. and that the Progress
ives have been deserted by the masses. The
truth il that the workingmen voted in quite the
same numbers as before. but the Conservatives
and shopkeepers and those who groaned uhder
the newly imposed burdens and aggressiveness
Of the Council were stimulated 10 resentment
and made genuine effort TO defeat the FRO
gressve party.
The influenza still prevails and with increasing
vru,ence 1t has left its mark upon society. and
the de,tb-rate Of the Metropolis has distinctly in
creased. In fact speaking roughly. the mortality
Of Iondon is about double the normal figure The
influenza is now making rapid strides in the
provinces and every day brings fresh records OF
its deyastations on the Continent Paris Vienna
and St Petersburg heavily afflicted. Many
young ladies who were to be presented at Court
last Tuesday were prevented from appearing, and
the Princess of Wales had TO excuse herself
The Countess of Warwick. who sfknown as
''the splendid pauper." is lying seriously Ill at
Warwick Castle. Lady Salisbury Is victim.
The Turkish Ambassador is very seriously III.
Lord Rosebery. too has narrowly escaped from
the clutches OF death. and will have to give up
all official business for some weeks His con-
dition has been more grave than the newspapers
have indicated.
While all the world is thus suffering. Mr. Glad
stone escapes He has had touch OF cold at
Cannes but this young man of eighty-hve climbs
hills walks out daily. and his last recreation has
been to publish a commentary upon the Psalter
Mr. Labouchere is rejoicing in Truth over
the discontinue of his enemy, Mr. Cecil Rhodes'
who has been blackbaed at the Travellers Club.
No one seems able to explain why such man
as Mr.. Rhodes has been piled. 1t can hardly be
alleged that he has grow. too big and pump
tious for as a matter Of fact during his recent
visit to England he adopted a strictly reserved
and unobtrusive attitude. Moreover. 1t would
have been expected that any one proposed b!
the Duke OF Fife with Sir Robert Herbert as
seconder. would have been welcomed into club
land TO everybody's establishment. MI Rhodes
was rejected AS a consequence the Prince OF
Wales the Duke Of Fife Sir Robert Herbert
Earl Grey and others who had backed the nomi-
nation have retired from this exclusive club
Mr. Alfred Belt also has been blackballed at
still more exclusive and aristocratc club, the
Marlborough founded some years ago. as all the
world knows 10 mark the dissatisfaction OF the
Prince of Wales and his set with the old
fashioned straitlaced management al whites
Another African millionaire. MIR. Barney Bar
nato has been elected 10 the Carlton under
special rule by the committee mainly because
ne has given heavy contribution to the Con-
servative political exchequer