New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
IRISH FACTIONS FIGHTING.
UNABLE TO FUSE ON FINANCIAL
REFORMS.
THE PRINCE OF wALEs's PRoTEGE-oXFoRp AND
..,.nn1nrr, e-prMs- rIIEA TRIcAI. RIVALRY

THE PRINCE OF wAIEs's PRoTEGE-oXFoRD AND
CAMBRIDGE CREws-THEATRICAL RIVALRY
IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHANGES
Iondon March 2O-The fight for Cancellation OF
the Irish parties on financial reforms proceeds In
merry faction fashion. When Mr.. Heay at the
arrt conference OF last week insisted upon assert
ing the existence Of a Healy party as a separate
entity and declared its independence by the APP
pontment of separate secretary the remotest
hope Of coalition OF Unoniss and Nationalist
disappeared The Healyites having got their secre-
tary In T. b. Curran. the Dllon,tes got theirs. MI
Abraham. and the Redmondites Pat OBriea
and as consequence the four Cnonist- Conserva-
tives had TO appoint one also in Horace Plunkett
These four men set themselves 10 compose the sort
OF non-commttal resolution which came before
the second conference on Friday. the 18th inst
and the acceptance Of which, as far ms II ever
found acceptance was due 10 It's negative QUALITIES
S1 out e TO sSms sS @
workers of inquity, the Home Rulers. even II the
The ardent Grange G pa ter William Johnson
called the coalition confused conglomerate. ana
signs Of complete fusion. If the four Unonists-
Colonel Saunda;son: Mr.. Lecky. Horace Plunkett
ence sincere in wishing harmonious action with
the Nationalists on this financial question It can
be secured. But their sincerity II abundantl!
doubted The sub-committee consisting OF Colonel
Mr. k n Hs sGnea ana 10 e.
was from the first looked upon by the Dillonitees
NTH and that feeling an eSae on the
matter OF the appointment of second commission is
Britain and ireland Will find the Irish factions as
FAR apart as ever
story is going the rounds here that part Of the
Prince Of Waess business In the South Of France
is closely connected with the future OF young
woman in whom he Is much interested Tier
mother was an American woman. who married
Neapolitan duke and has been dead for some
years. She widow at her death and at her
request the Prince largely undertook ne Safe Tl
her daughter There have been. II is sald dlIhcui-
mother has a decided will OF her own Now all
seems settled and match with fien M lodi nr
ranged.
The practice Of the oxford and Cambridge crews
on the Thames so far. and their test trials over
the actual course, still leaves the lace doubtful
Everybody admres the neatncss and swing OF the
Grambridge crew They are faster than last year n
pull every ounce of their weight.
There are rumors Of a combination among West
End theatrical managers against the growing IL
valry and popularity of the new suburban house,
The latter are now handsome and commodous
as the more fashionable and better known ones
and the performances are often quite as good
Leading actors. like Sir Henry Irving and Mr.
Tree, fond Of presiding at the foundation
stone laying Of these new rivals ~, and ,, made
houses educating the public to become play
goers. They now find that the new playgoers pre-
fer to await the arrival of West End successes
among them. rather than spend time and money
in travelling TO town" The long run system
in theatres conducted by star actors is threatened
1t is now proposed that all provincial rights or
London should be granted subject 10 the
conditions that play should be performed with
in q thrty-me radius Of London until at least
twelve months have elapsed from the withdrawal
Of the play from the West End.
The weekly Journalism of London is Undergoing
some transformation The National Observer"
started seven years ago. is TO be amalgamated
with ''rhe British Review" a comparatively new
Conservative weekly. The National Observer,
once THE Scots Observer" was the most brilliant
production Of It's kind while under the ed'torship
of w T. Henley Lattcry under j. F. Vincent II
has been more decorous and respectable There l.
also 10 be another entirely new weeky, or lnd"-
pendent Conservative views and literary zone
The report tina; Alfred Belt, the south African
multi-milonaire colleague OF Mr.. Rhodes, had
bought THE Saturday Review turns ou' - DE I'M