New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

leve that the sovereign $.ho Kills Chris'iaI' os
the hundred thpusasd, cenauers' the Greeks anu
defics Eur,hs h the taSoisd Child of Destiny.
Paris is expecting anotbing more interesting
than q revival OF the Panama scandal with Dr.
Herr prepared TO make a clean breast Of every
thing he knows. and reveal many State secrets
Berlin is waiting for The Emperor to return from
his Yachting trip and his Russian visit. and to
order another change In his Ministry or clerks
In English politics alone are there signs or
life Tho Queens message with It's closing
words. las long as life lasts contains con-
tradiction from the throne OF the foolish back
stairs rumors that she would abdicate after the
Jubilee on account OF blindness and increasing
infrmity.
The defeat OF the Duke OF Devonshire last
night on a small bill which had received the
sanction OF the Education Department was
curious anomaly The Archbishop of Canter-
bury opened the battle. and the Prime Minister
who invariably supports the Bishops. attacked
the Dukes measure and argument as well with
warmth and even bitterness. The Duke. being
thrown over by his leader was defeated but as
It is a tempest IN a teapot he will not show
signs Of sensitiveness nor resign. The DUKE is
the last man in public life who can be suspected
OF having nerves
The Employers Liability bill has reached the
Lords with the probability that Lord London
derry and other peers will seek to amend 1t In
the interest OF large employers and mine owners.
Mr. Balfour's significant speech yesterday in
dicated that the Government are moving IN the
direction OF acquiring full control or the terri
tory Of the Chartered Company That is the
only logical sequel to the Parliamentary IN
quiry; everything else is illogical and farccal.
Mr. Kirkwood was disciplined by one commit
tee for not answering a question about MS pri-
vate affairs, but Mr.. Hawksley was let or py
another committee for refusing to produce dis
patches which concerned the honor OF the I'M
perial authorities This discrimination against
q money lender and in favor of Rhodes's solicitor
cannot be defended. nor can Mr.. Leonard Court
ney's keen thrusts respecting the privilege OF
the House and the committees neglect to en-
force 1t be parried.
The engineering strike is not so serious was
apprehended at the outset but is bitter contest.
The number of men locked out or ordered out on
strike is not large as had been anticipated.
T'is is owing to the detection Of the boiler
makers and to numerous compromises. The
moulders have not fallen into line. arU the eight
hour cause has not proved so strong as the last
great agitation for living wage, and naturally
enough; for in the engineering trade large por-
ton Of the working force is employed on piece
work Various methods of compromise have
been suggested by Archdeacon Sinclair George
Howell and other friends Of trades-unfonism, but
the intervention Of the Board Of Trade is not yet
desired by either side
crisis IS also approaching in the relations or
the telegraph operators to the postoffce The
Postmaster General has found 1t necessary 10
warn the service that overtime WORK must pe
done or the results will be serious to members or
the STAFF The operators in the postal service
have a powerful trades s-unon, and the country
Is menaced with strike which VIII silence tne
wires and cause great public inconvenience
This strike is distinctly one which can be pre-
vented. but the officials are unconciliatory, ana
NAV force on conflict through lack Of f1exi-
bility
The social season is beginning to drag. The
state concert at Buckingham Palace was the
least brilliant Of the court functions this year
Lady Londonderry's ball attracted over seven
teen thousand guests Colonel Hays party was
admirably managed, and drew together a brill
liant company. OF public banquets there Is no
end: many parties and dances are arranged 1or
the next fortnight. but the weather is unusually
warm and many West End houses are already
closing.
The Henley regatta has become middle-class
rather than a fashionable function. The attend
ance has fallen off this year from lack or inter-
national racing but II can never De anything
but a brilliant water ftte. The racing was the
best on the last day. when New College beat
Ieander by a few feet. and Ten Eyck won the
Diamond Sculls by his superior slow stroke
The opening of the Tate Gallery at west
minister Is an important event in the art history
of London, which profits by princely act OF
benefcence.
The American bishops are receiving much nos
pitality during their attendance upon the Lam
beth Conference The work Of that body at
tracts less notice than the translation Of the
papyrus discovered on the borders of the Lybian
Desert, with eight sayings Of Christ. The opin-
ion among scholars is that the so-called logla
are a page from one Of the heretcal gospels In
circulation two centuries after the death or
Christ and are interesting mainly as literary
curiosity
The theatres are beginning to close. and the
attendance at the opera is falling off. Mr.. Au-
eustin Daily has undergone this week serious
and painful operation. which was thoroughly
successful in every respect. His recovery is COM
plete. Miss Lotte Collins has won libel suit
against a society journal which charged her
with supplying touch Of vulgarity to a variety
entertainment. Damages were assessed at low
figures. but dramatic critics complain that their
occupation is gone If they are prohibited from
using the word vulgar in commenting upon
the contemporaneous drama. l. ~ r.
GREAT FIRE ~ BAKU, RUSSIA.