New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
THE TALK OF LONDON.

| question by aid Of the Washington conference
| especially as such arrangement VIII ie'nor. VIC
| cause of hot discussion between the united o'a,e'
| and Crcat britain. Although at the outset OF MT.
| ros,er.s ,-,rnev dplomatists and newspapers here
,,a,ou,aa Oh, ,dea that there was anything neces-
| sarv to be done Ambassador Hay and MT roster
| have completely changed tins Ne"' anu 80
Britain is finally doing everything poss'oe W "' e,
the views OF the United States. Doubtless inns 70
| oartly owing to the support Mr.. Foster ioea re-
| ceived from Russia and Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier
| and Mr. Davies have all along favored conciha-
| tory attitude toward the proposals OF the Ch''eu
| States.
| The conference will meet in the third or iour.h
week In October the exact date being left TO be de-
termined by the arrival OF the British experts io'
| the sealing grounds Great Britain will be repre-
sented bv SIR Julian Pauncefote the Amodsaaol
W probaSy be- by Fog!er
the Japanese Mnf SsSae at by pr MS
tens professor Of international law at the unyer-
sty OF St Petersburg who was de ts M9 y Foster
Canada will be represented by Sir wilfrid Laurer
| The conference will discuss the whole question
as raised BY the United States will draft srneme
out same and will decide all open EN-, ciam Russia
Its report will be ad referendum but pastensons
Of the United States and as Great Br h confer
different SO hi long sss e, be- triumph
United States and personal Sas rapor ,U Which
nc ex unsss tSe viii
Immediately embody the scheme in permanen,
nsaS so h That ' can in the
season OF 1898.
THE BEATEN PHILADELPHIA GENTLE
MEN-The final game Of the Gentlemen OF fhlia-
dephia played with the Surrey eleven leaves tie''
with a record Of two games won. nine lost ana iou
drawn The team Is entirely knocked out Five OF
it's members the sick list, and all ADMIT
that they have worked too hard and are heartily
tired OF It. The English cricketers says that IN
arranging such an ambitious programme the zen
tlemen OF Philadelphia overestimated the"
strength but they think they should nave uone
much better than to win only two games out OF
they nave n no. M met Captain
by the crowds. which were largest at Manches, r
paTta and sportsmaniike treatment throughout;
and pecunary our tour has been mos Gee c
PLAYED up 10 our home form, We have met b. Ter
bowling than we have been accustomed 10 We We
have had ba luck with the weather. whc'' qulckH
put the team on the invalid list. Coates and myself
were not able to play In rn ye o Wa mUst ina
prove both our. batting and bowling before we we
syJ States IN scpember Most Of our boys
s a for to %H ON ,Ss hen and
self remaining here until the 18Th
SPANS TIGHT PLACE-A Spanish diplomat
ist who is in close touch with Senior Canovas del
Castillo the Spanish Premier informs the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press that II Is useless
longer to attempt TO disguise the fact that the
Spanish Ministry is in a tight place. He says: I'VE
can keep UP the with Cuba only 80 long as
our funds last and the day when they will fail Is al
most In sight. When it comes we must give up
the struggle Now We are 100 PROUD race o 90 10 bv
gleading force ma1enre IN War o wn he rn1 nnpeas
ant TO us but in order to prevent revolution IN
Spain and the overthrow OF the MONARCHY War a Is
dent Mckinley direct that the President personally
does not want war and wishes TO- save us from the
share his views. while the Senate the House OF
RE o int e 0s ae SHor
big guns"
president Mckinley. however. while first for
peace has declared himself as not shrinking from
war II peace measures fall. This is the position
and naturally lends strength to the independent
course which General Woodford will pursue. His
instructions will be at the outset TO attempt to OBJ
tain for Cuba peaceful means Of Cuban ndepend-
encc He Is destined TO be defeated in this pro-
posal the moment it is made, for Spain would In
fnltey prefer war with without the encourage
ment of other nations TO any surrender on the Gu
ban question. This is the fact. and the Premier
sees no other way out OF the present npaSSe m
the United States becomes imperative In It's de-
such as war would call out in Spain would natu;
rally sink all threatening domestG questions ms ann
others would unite for the nation as they could be
united by nothing else, and when defeated II spain
should be defeated. Cuba could be surrendered
without imperng all present political ana
mona rchical institutions
THE ENGINEERS STRUGGLE.-The engineers
dispute has apparently settled down to prolonged
struggle. Both masters and men are unyielding
The formers position has been strengthened by the
fact that the Northampton cycle employers have
Joined the Employers Federation and issued lock-
It ,Iatr rha
engineers have responded by calling out the other
"a per cent. The masters held meeting on
Wednesday and declared tHat they were more than
ever determined to resist The action OF the eng1-
neers. 1t is also announced on the contrary, by
ber OF the Employers Federation in the vicinity OF
London had yielded to the demand for an eight
hour day.
THE LONDON SEASON REVIEWED-"Vanity
Fair" reviewing the season, congratulates the
country on its brilliancy and gives list OF the
seasons beauties which, IL says. no other country
can rival 1t adds that among the Americans girls
Miss Goelet and Miss Hay, the Ambassadors
daughter have been most successful because OF
personal charm and animation of manner In the
same issue appears letter from an English girl
with reference 10 the newspaper agitation over the
Te G hn es in 6e h poor
members OF the aristocracy to earn honest livings
for - sale to the rich American girls who love to
come here to excel English beauty and wealth; II
A Ans fcaT FOR they are buying land well
men,
HOME RULE PI4ANS.-It is announced that
during the coming Parliamentary recess the Liberal
leaders will openly formulate a plan for home rule
all around In place Of Mr. Gladstone's scheme.
They are counting on the Irish support. Mr.. John
Redmond however. says Il opposed the motion
for home rule all around In 1895. and would oppose
it again now. 1t would never satisfy Irish National
aspirations Besides. II is a mere dodge to evade
the main question. The scheme In Itself Is out
side the range of practical politics. 1reland's only
hone now IL to move boldly for National Parlia-
ment free from all outside control. as Panell
said"
EMPRESS EUGENIE AT HOME-The Empress
Eugene looking very well. has returned from