The record-union., 1897-05-16
That Irish Land Commissioners Doings
Are to be Investigated
Competition the Chief SUBJ
ject of the Annual Meeting of Iron
and Steel Institute at London, the
President Announcing That the
Americans Were Outdistancing the
British in the Use of Steel.

Chief Secretary for Ireland, Gerald Bal
four, that a royal commission would be
/ appointed to inquire into the workings
of the Irish Land Commission. The
members of the opposition accuse the
Government Of making an attempt to
lntlmidate the Sub-cOmmisSiOnerS
against reducing rates, and declare
that the new commission is appoint
ed solely in the landlords interest, due
to the Government being alarmed al
the landlords joining the Nationalist
on the question of the financial rela-
tiOns between Great Britain and Ire
land.
1t is reported that the British cruis-
er Powerful, said to be the largest
cruiser in the world, will shortly be
sent on full-pOWer run to New York
and back, in emulation of the run of
the United States cruiser Columbia.
The Powerful is a frst-class cruiser of
14,200 tons and $4,000 indicated horse
power. She is 900 feet long has II
feet beam, and draws - feet. She is
credited with a speed of - knots She
is sister ship of the Terrible. She
can discharge nearly 1000 pounds, or
eight tons Of metal. in a minute She
carries crew of $40 men.
The Parliamentary Committee which
has been inquiring into the Transvaal
raid is expected to conclude the first
part of its inquiry with two more sit
tin9s, when an interim report may be
submitted The members of the COM
mittee hope to finish the whole inquiry
this session
Cnaflemagne Tower, the new United
States Minister to Austria Hungary.
visited the American Embassy here to-
day.
United States ambassador Hay will
present his Secretary, Spencer Eddy of
Chicago, in the diplomatic circle at the
levee which the Prince of Wales Will
hold in behalf of the Queen a ST James
Palace on Tuesday next. In the gem
eral circle Colonel Hay will present
Leslie Cotton, j. L. Taylor, and George
Porter, all Of New York; George Gill
pin of Philadelphia and the staff of the
United States Embassy.
At the annual meeting Of the Iron
and Steel Institute this week. American
competition was one of the chief points
or discussion. President Pritchard
Martin spoke Of the enormous output of
the steel works, and pointed out that
the Americans were understanding the
British in the uses of steel He in
stanced the steel buildings being erect
ed i'll nearly all the large cities of the
United States, and urged lower freight
rates, saying that the present cost of
transportation was severely handicap
ping British industry, as the rates, not
only in America, but in Belgium and
| Germany, were greatly below the Eng
lish rates
/ me inquiry into the fire at Charity
Bazar, Paris. on May 18th last, has been
! followed with the most keen interest in
arlstocratic circles at the capital. This
| his been especially the case with the
evidence throwing light upon the cow
ardly conduct of many of the men The
Examining Judge, M. Bertelus, minute
| iy investigated the circumstances. and
1t is asserted that the names of sew
eral men guilty of brutal cowardice are
known, and that they will never again
be admitted into Paris society. Nine
Rafaell, wife of the painter Jeane Ra-
fael, and who distinguished herself by
making several heroic attempts to res
cue her daughter, who subsequently, es-
capped, says it is quite true that several
young men, three or four of whom are
known, behaved miSerab bly, A friend of
Or teulerad, who died While rescuing
lady from the flames, declares that
he saw three ladies' struck by men. One
lady, who is dying, was standing and
| holding a ladder which had been let
down from the offices of La Croix," a
newspaper when man, in order to
| make her release her hold struck her
| hand with his walking stick. breaking
all her fingers. Another account how
ever says she was paralyzed with ter
ror, and was blocking the exit NJ
Ach1lle Fould, banker, says that two
men whose names are known. crowded
past his wife, and one of them struck
her in the face. A member of the
ladies' committee asserts that a man
who is being upheld by the newspapers
to public admiration was seen slashing
right and left with a stick at ladies
who were standing in his way.
The Temps" in an article on Mas
culine Selfshness," comments upon
these statements, and on what it de-
scribes as stupid and shameful conduct
of the students of the Fine Arts School.
who made a disorderly manifestation
on Friday evening against the decision
of the Government to admit women to
certain classes. The police had to nro-
| tect the girls.
| One sequence Of the Paris fire is the
| closing of numbers of small theaters
| and cafes chatant. The Place De La
Glace has been closed also A major
| ity of the Paris theaters are deadly
| firetraps, and need structural changes.
Even the stalls of the opera houses are
not safe, owing to egress from them be-
ing INSTRUCTED by additional seats.
The 'Figoras' relief fund reached
the sum of 1,15S,552 francs to-day, and
| the 'RappePs" reached 367 ,925 francs.
While Emperor Williams telegram to
| President Faure expressing sympathy
with the families Of the victims of the
| fire made an excellent impression he
made false step in contributing 10000
| francs to the relief fund, as his So
called patronage is greatly resented and
| has elected anti-German articles from
| large section of the French press,
which is suspicious of the motive of the
| gift.
The Sultan's reply to the note of the
| ambassadors at Constantinople offer
ing mediation saying he would be