New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
JUBILEE ECHOES.
LONDON IS SETTLING DOWN TO THE
ROUTINE OF EVERYDAY LIFE.


FUNcTIONs-pEATH OF ADM
RAJ MILLERs DAUGHTER.
(BY CABLE TO rRIBuNEl
London, July 3-The success Of the Mckinley
Administration In appointing special embassies
and commissions for certain diplomatic emer-.
gencies is unmistakab!e. The Jubilee Embassy
has ended It's official work. but the favorable
impression produced by this exceptional method
Of paying homage to the Queen remains and
facilitates the adjustment Of several questions
at issue between the United States and England.
Nothing is lost and much may be gained by
cvty between nations, and the pains taken by
the President to accentuate American respect
for the character Of the Queen on unique his.
torical occasion have not passed without OBJ.
servation In England President Mckinley has
done much by this graceful act TO remove the
irritation caused by Mr.. Clevelands Venezuela
message and the subsequent rejection OF the
Arbitration Treaty. and TO conciliate English
feeling on the Behring Sea and silver questions.
No other special embassy has been received
with equal distinction.
Mr. Foster has returned from St. Petersburg.
but has retired TO the country over Sunday.
He will not say anything about the results Of
high degree Of confidence that conference will
be held in Washington for the discussion Of
international arrangements for the protection OF
the fur seal herd. Russia has agreed to take
part in this conference. and Japan is likely to
consent to be represented in 1t. Nothing can be
done without the cooperation Of England. but
1t is not probable that the Foreign Office will
decline to enter the conference when 1t is called,
probably in the early autumn. The interna-
tional character OF the conference will almost Of
necessity cause the Foreign Office to reopen the
general question Of regulating pelagic sealing.
Another question which is of vital Importance
to Americans Is the silver question and progress
has certainly been made in the direction Of
new monetary conference. Senator Wocott
and his colleagues have broken ground with
great success in Paris and. so far as the French
Government is concerned, have carried their
point. Next week they will arrive in London.
where they will be entertained on Tuesday night
by Colonel Hay at dinner and will meet Sir Mi.
chael Hicks Beach. Chancellor Of the Exchequer;
Mr. Goschen, Lord Rothschild and other dis.
tinguished fnanciers What they will accom-.
plish here 1t would be idle to forecast, but one
thing may be asserted with postiveness: Eng.
land will not refuse to send delegates to new
monetary conference. II invitations be sent out
by the United States another monetary confer.
ence be held in which the United States
and France, as the countries mainly interested,
may make joint proposals, and In which Eng
land. Germany, Russia, Austria Hungary and
the States of the Latin Union Will be repre-
sented.
The important point is not whether a confer.
ence can be held but whether it can assemble
under conditions which offer a reasonable assur.
arce Of definite international acton. What con.
cession England is prepared 10 make It is i'm.
possible to state her Ministers not able to
agree, and her fnancers do not know their
minds. The reopening Of the Indian mints 10
warmly urged by Mr.. Lloyd, Editor Of THE
Statst" in The National Review" but the
opinion Of inanciers is divided on this question
other proposals. such as the substitution OF sill
yer coin for gold half-sovereigns and the in
crease of silver deposits 20 the extent Of one
fifth of the metallic reserve Of the Bank Of Eng
land, meet with less opposition, but these are OF
less consequence that the reopening Of the
Indian mints, which would raise the price Of
silver at once.
Whether the United States and France would
consent to introduce any bimetalc scheme with.
out receiving in advance assurance Of the re-
opening of the Indian mints is questionable;
what now seems probable Is that Senator VOL
colt and his colleagues may succeed in opening
the way for a monetary conference under guar
antees which will facilitate International action
as we'll as a full discussion. Mr.. Wolcott is an
enthusiast, but is also remarkably adroit and
ingenious negotiator and he has been laboring
earnestly to bring about international action on
the lines of the platform on which Mckinley was
elected
Cold water is a wholesome but not an ex-
hilarating drink after the champagne Of the
Jubilee is over with its fortnight OF excitement,
pomp and festivity, during which loyalty has
been invigorated and English pride In the power
and resources OF the empire has been stimulated
King Carnival's reign Of intoxicating glory has
ended with last nights brilliant gathering at
Devonshire House. and the dull. prosaic facts OK
everyday life and politics are again raced, put
with feeling Of saleness and WEAKNESS Parlia-
ment Is in session. but its work is virtually done'
and the proceedings are no LONGER watched MISS
Flora Shaw's additional testimony before the
South African Committee simply proves that
Rhodes baited THE London Times" with con-
fdental news, and that has been an open secret
Mr. Chamberlain is not incriminated by the new"
est batch Of cable ciphers. and not even Mr.
Labouchere is likely to cast suspicion upon him
IN the final report. The Colonial Office was NOT
we'll served In South Africa, where Rhodes over
shadowed everyone else. and some under
officials of the Department may nave known
more than they ought, but no evidence yet pro-
duced indicates that Mr. chamberlain conhi'eo
at the raid which he energetically suppressed
The charges against him are incredible; almost
as irrational is the sensational account OF Dr.
tDA chor
tho Mozambique Company with the help OF Ger
mn, ard French bankers. with n view TO obtain
,,o a new charter for Delagoa Bay from
Portugal.
More alarming than speculative 'ntrisuea
v,,cb can be counteracted by naval manpuvres
IN Deagoa Bay Is the unrest in India, where the
ro,,ve races are irritatei by the enforcement OK