The herald., 1897-08-01

XII
Of the truets in America to interfere with
the freedom of teaching in the universi
ties so far as economic questions are con-
cerned, in order that nothing shall be
uttered that has not received the trade
mark Of monopoly's approval"
The paper pictures the Americans as
reduced almost to the situation of Rus
sia by the, censorship of wealthy mag
mates over the universities, and says:
Capitalists have subsidized the pulpits,
bought UP the press seated we'll paid at
torneys in the senate and finally have
stretched out their hands to the colleges,
which it is an easy thing to capture by
such generosity as Mr.. Rockefeller'e.
Apparently it is their intention to con-
vert the United States into powerful
oligarchy, and they will extend the sway
of that olgarchy to other lands when
they can"
IRISH PLANS
1t is announced that during the COM
ing parliamentary recess the Liberal
leaders will openly formulate plan for
home rule all around, in place of Mr..
Gladstone's scheme. They are counting
on the Irish support.
Mr.. John Redmond, however. said: "i
opposed the motion for home rule all
around in 1895, and would oppose it again
now. 1t would never satisfy Irish ma
tional aspirations. Besides, it is a mere
dodge to evade the main issue. The
scheme itself is outside the range of
practical politics. Ireland's only hope
now is to move boldly to national par
Lament, free from all outside control,
as Parnell said"
MONEY MATTERS
The forthcoming issue Of the National
Review will contain long article on
the success of the American bimetallic
commission. The article confirms what
has already been cabled on this subject
10 the Associated Press and says: 1t
is now generally recognized by all ex-
|cept ostriches that Great Britan's Chief
contribution will be the opening of the
Indian mints, which all who appreciate
the question must regard as a splendid
contribution to the common pool.
The Hungarian government has au-
thorized the state bank at Buda Pest
TO engrave on 1000 florin notes portraits
Of the most noted singers and actors
of Hungary.
SOCIAL SMALL TALK
With the Goodwood meeting over par
Lament on the eve of propagation, and
the Cowes regatta just beginning, the
season of 1897 is absolutely ended, and
with it is also ended apparently a long
run of good weather.
Cowes is crowded in anticipation of
next weeks regatta, when the prizes
will be unusually magnificent
On Monday the Aurora will sail her
maiden race with the Meteor, the Bona
and the Britannia, under the auspices
of the Royal London Yacht club, which
will probably prove to be the most in
teresting event of the season.
The duke of Leeds has been actively
engaged in getting signatures to an ad-
dress to Emperor William on behalf of
the yacht owners, who were entered for
the. emperor's cup in the recent cup to
Heligoland. But his action is being
quietly criticised in the higher yachting
circles and by leading members of the
Prince of Wales set, who are diamet-
rically opposed to the kaiser and to all
his acts
The Prince of Wales, however, has
race Britannia against Meteor this year
and she arrived at Cowes on Thursday
in full racing rig. The duke of Abruz-
zis new Bona, the duke of Sutherland's
Catania and Mr.. Ogden Goelet's May
flower and other well-known yachts are
in the roads.
Vanity Fair, rviewing the season, con-
graduates the country on its brilliancy,
and gives list of the sea ason's beauties,
which 1t says no country can rival. 1t
adds that among others, Miss Goelet and
Miss Hay, the American ambassadors
daughter. have been the most success
full because of personal charms and ami
nation of manner. In the same issue is a
letter from an English girl with refer
nece to the newspaper agitation over
the decadence of English society. The
writer says: THE trouble lies in the un-
willingness of the poor members of the
aristocracy to earn honest livings 1t IS
so dreadful for the men to put them
selves up for sale to the rich American
girls. who love to come here to excel
English beauty and wealth. If this goes
on all England will soon be owned by
the Americans; for they are buying land
as we'll as men"
M. Faure's villa at Havre is situated
in a hollow and is overlooked by the
boulevard Maritime. A number of tel
escopes have been erected in the boule-
ward and large crowds are paying half
franc apiece to see the president walk
ing in his garden or seated in his chair
on the lawn.