New-York tribune., 1897-01-31
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the father Of prohibition. The English article Is
supplied by Lord Alderman. president OF the
British Bimetallic League. He expresses the be-
lief that France. and the United States could
themselves maintain a bimetallic law. but con-
sders 1t reasonable that they should ask for the
cooperation Of England and Germany These
learned treatises prove that the monetary con-
troversy Is not yet ended in Europe. London
bankers however, only shake their heads and
ask: What can America and Europe offer us In
return for the abandonment of the single stand
ard and financial stability"
The appointment OF Mr.. Gage as Secretary or
the Treasury is we'll received by City fnanciers.
who are convinced that reform OF the American
currency and banking systems is essential to the
complete restoration of National prosperity
Neither resentment nor impatience Is ex-
pressed by the English press over the delay IN
ratifying the Arbitration treaty. Interviews
with members of the Foreign Relations Com
mittees Of both Houses of Congress telegraphed
to London year ago by Mr.. Henry Norman
disclosed a unanimous feeling in favor OF arbi-
tration and predisposed the British Government
to sanction that policy. Naturally England is
now surprised that the same committees should
delay and obstruct the ratification Of the treaty.
Mr. Gladstone before his departure for the
Riviera, expressed his emphatic disapproval OF
the proposed loan to Turkey. The idea that the
Sultan should find financial indorsers among the
European Powers excited his indignation. The
Eastern Question really turns, not upon fnan-
cial issues nor diplomatic ntrgues but upon the
health Of the Car. Whether the wound received
in Japan has proved serious or he is suffering
from neuralgic headache caused by overwork
or the struggle Of ntrguers to supplant one an
other in his favor, the health Of the young
Sovereign is impaired. and the security OF
Europe is imperilled thereby. Count Mouravieffs
mission to Paris, Berlin and Vienna remains a
mystery but 1t is hardly credible that 1t involves
the introduction Of new policies.
A third one-man art show is now open at the
Grafton Galleries. 1t reveals Ford MADDOX
Browns art in charcoal. chalk. water-color and
oil. and includes nearly all his best works ex-
cept the Manchester frescoes and the large
Romeo and Juliet" The collection discloses his
strong power as a colorst. the wide range OF his
eccentric genius and the extent to which Ros-
setti Millais and Holman Hunt were influenced
in their careers as pre-Raphactes by his grim,
cold art This show possesses less interest for
the public than either the Watts collection or
memorial exhibition Of water-colors has been
opened In Pail Mall. devoted to the works OF six
artists who died within year. Mr.. Alfred w.
Hunts beautiful drawings OF sea and glen are
the most noticeable. There are many works by
George and Alfred Fripp Richard Beavis and
Edward X Johnson. Du Maurier Is also repre-
sented in water-color and black and white. The
extensive collection of arms. armor and hunting
gear owned by Mr.. Richard Zschille and ex-
hibted at the Worlds Fair in Chicago brought
good prices at Christie's this week. Lord Arm
strong was a prominent buyer.
THE Chronicle announces to-day on the au-
thority Of Sir Henry Trueman Wood that the
problem Of color photography has been solved
by new discoveries and that life-size portraits In
color may speedily be expected. Photographers
have fancied many times that they had mas
tered this process. but have been disappointed
A syndicate has purchased the new invention
and expects to make millions out Of it.
The new millionaire class is making trouble
by it's phanthropic experiments Mr.. Ernest
T. Hooley, after heaping up millions in Dunlop
tires and other schemes Of stock promoting
has proposed to distribute the income Of 100000
among the poor of fifteen districts in Derbyshire
through orders on grocers doctors, druggists
and coal-dealers. adopting the charity organi-
zation plan. His generosity is recognized. but
the wisdom of the method is questioned by
many critics. who shrewdly forecast the swarm |
ing Of paupers into the districts where the
charity is doled out, and ultimately an increase
in the burdens of the poor rates. Mr.. Hooley |
is overwhelmed with warnings that he is set
ting bad example and discouraging habits Of
thrift. and that the socialisic system OF old |
age pensions would do less harm.
The noblest example Of true English charac- |
ter revealed this week is the detailed narrative |
Of the wreck Of the troopship Warren Hastings, |
in which the GOODNESS and discipline Of the |
soldiers and their manly consideration for the |
safety Of women and children are brought out |
in strong colors. The story at once recalls the |
heroic conduct Of the men who went down on |
the famous ship Brkenhead. l. n. +.