New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05

CORPORATION shows that the municipal manage
rnent Of street railways is not burden on the
,.xnsver. AT the outset the corporation after
taking entire charge Of the tramway service was
compelled to purchase new plant ou' Al, 'n'e
Of this great expense 1t has succeeded In closing
accounts with a balance OF profit. ms sa.sAaS'
tory result has been accomplished WIN '"o ~
PRODUCTION Of half-penny fares ana sres' III
crease of transit facilities. AS Glasgow leaoS 'n'
way In experiments In municpai ooc'an'''' - %
probable that other towns VIII attemp' " wv
and manage their street railway service wv
Yorkshire towns are already operating "a''
ways as branches OF the municipal serVice' a"0
Manchester is moving in the same olrec''oh'
The new contract for the carriage OF the
Canadian mails provides for a service OF iour
of-knot vessels II Neville be retained "a
mort Of call and arrangements are m@de 1or do
nuicl transit Of the mails to LONDON as rum
oueenstown to London, at least TWO Gays Will
b~ saved IN delivering Canadian letters cana
dams IN London believe that TINS ias' so''
for mails and passengers will revolutiohiAe '"e
transatlantic trade and greatly damage Ne"'
York hut this talk has been hearo oeio'e'
wr.t IN evident is that these 2O-knot SHIPS can-
,ot ne kent In service without great mali SUI
,,dv maid by England, and Canadian ehe"ieS %
American shipping interests when can o"'' oe
,u,,t lin In the same way should make no'e
Of this.
The American Congregations pne'".
ended their English journey ana sohe ~
land taking with them memories VI
hospitable reception. party OF America"
osophists under the leadership OF NIB A"e'
a also making a circuit OF Enghsh 'o""' -.
mysterious crusade of brotheriy love- ." "''
meat suppers with music for the poor "ie 'o
b,ned with soul-cultivation in opposi'ion " "'"
t.r,al,.m. More Ineligible will be the recep-
ton Of tho Ancient and Honourao'e Af''e'
Boston, who are expected next ~eeN
Colonel Henry watterson has ieft Lonoon io'
ceneva- where he has settled down 10 wri'e q
popular biography Of Lincoln lie "a.'eu ~
frankfort and Homburg on his way TO GENEVA
and left behind him a trail Of lurid comment Oil
Democratic politics. in America
III. English press has been filled with sym
,.tn.t,c comment on the life and work OF
u.. paecher Stowe Cassell will issue IN Inc
..r,v autumn memorial edition OF "Ohc'e
ro,s.s Cabin. Fisher Irwin will issue IN sep
,.,,tar first edition Of 900 copies OF Crock
10. ..rhe Grey Man." Maarten Martens, VINO
=. ,,osv IN London. has recovered from his recent
..v.r. illness but has not yet settled down 10
work on any new novel;
The concert season virtually enos 'n's wen
Patti having again succeeded IN nii'ns Aoe'
Hall with enthusiastic admirers ana oens mine
them with Home. Sweet Home ana Soii''''
rhro' the Rye" In addition to her regular p'o-
rranme Orchestral concerts nave oce" '"'
chief attraction Of the season. but vocal rec''as
are also popular. The Kneisel Quartet mas TO-
ceived so much encouragement from mue'o lo'-
ers that It has agreed to return next year. "e
opera season will last three weeks longer. Ca'
men" has been performed this week. VIII" -"'S'
De Lussan in her old part and Nine. Eames aS
Michaela- 1t is now douot1ui ~he'noi -"'
Ca,ve will appear at Coven Garden. but Mme.
MeIba will probably be heard IN Oteno anu
oo.s,hlv also in 'Manon." with Jean de Reszke
Cir Augustus Harriss will empowers Lady Har-
-. and her brother to continue or dispose or at
their discretion, all his theatrical interests NO
arrangements have yet been definitely MADE
hut ,he PRODUCTION of the autumn melodrama
and Christmas pantomime at Drury Lane Is
ns,,-r,cb certain. THE Little Genius" in
which Harris was interested will be performed
pext week at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The
vreaths at the Harris funeral are estimated to
have cost $4,000 which would have been a
GOOD addition to the memorial fund
Gilbert and Sullivans THE Grand Duke has
not proved so successful as THE Mkado,
which will replace it at the Savoy next week.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is not in good health. and
f. resting in the country. The score OF Gold
marks new opera 'The Cricket on the Hearth
Is in London, but no manager has been 1ound
willing to produce 1t. One manager remarked
that the music Is TOO good for London audi
ences
The theatres are dull, the only novelties oeins
two trial matinee performances at the COMEDY
one is Behind the Scenes" farce based on
lie Pere du Dtbutant." and the other is THE
Mummy" by George d. Day and Allan Reed,
which was we'll received by the audience IL
illustrated the inconvenient results of an acct
dental revivifcation Of the mummy OF Harnesses
BY an electric battery, and was an amusing
farce The closing performances OF THE Pris-
oner Of Zenda" and 'Triby" are now in sight.
Mr. Days company will appear in London at
the end Of next week.
Interest In the st. Leger Is greatly increased
by the victory Of st. Frusqun over Persimmon,
the Derby winner; at Newmarket. Curiously
enough, neither horse was favorite the Duke
Of Westminster's Regret having led in the bet
ting, but showing lack OF staying power In rum
ming. Persimmon and st. Frus1uin are Gs close
ly matched as any two horses recently seen on
the English turf. and any race between them
must be a fine. struggle Wishard has been
lucky at Newmarket. winning several races
with American horses. Critics praise the horses,
but find fault with Reifrs method Of riding.
They affirm that jockey ought not to sit on
the neck Of his horse.
The Yale crew are In good condition, and not
overturned. Their stroke does not please the
sporting writer's. who insist that there is neither
length nor strength in 1t, and that the crew do
not row with steadiness. The crew are popular
on the river, as is shown by the good feeling of