New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03

sorry. This Will be q sword with doupIe euge.
1t will arm employers. as well as workers, with
power to compel settlement of labor disputes
through intervention Of State officials.
Many dispatches are printed here respecting
the relations Of the United States and Spain
and President-c.ect McKnley's financial policy
Comments are reserved by all discreet leader
writers. Cuban news is considered untrust-
worthy from whatever point OF the compass II
may come. and Mr. Cleveland is credited with
more wisdom and decency than would be In
volved In bringing on war with Spain or
settling the fate OF Cuba within two months or
his retirement. English readers are now al
lowed larger giimpses of American public iife
than formerly. when eccentric crimes or lynching
incidents were the staple news from the United
States printed in the London journals. They
are aware that William Mckinley will soon be
President and that Mr.. Cleveand's influence is
rapidly waning.
Rumors Of the resumption Of negotiations for
an international conference on the silver Ques-
ton would be discussed with more animation
Il the ratio between gold and silver proposed
as basis of monetary policy were disclosed.
With the new ratio named tentatively. the whole
subject would be opened at once for intelligent
debate.
Since many inaccurate reports are current re-
specting Sir Henry Irving's injuries and health.
his manager Mr.. Bran Stoker, authorizes me to
say: "Sir Henry was never better in his life. only
that ne has slightly spraned his knee. The spran
is not a hard one, but 1t renders necessary abso-
lutte rest SO that he may get quite wei! and as
quickly as possible. An actors work is such that
he must rot take any chances hence he must be
quite well before he begins. Since Richard III is
nd viO,ent
ton, it is thought better TO postpone it and take
It later when Richard IS quite himself again."
Mr. Burnand's Betsy" has been revived at the
Criterion Theatre in order 10 ALLOW Mr.. Charles
Wyndham Z brief holiday vacation. The farce is
superior in Wit and drollery TO more pretentious
pieces of recent invention. Miss Annie Hughes
plays The leading part OH genuine comedy lines
and is well supported, especially by Mr. Alfred
Bishop as Birkett, and Mr.. James WEIGH as
Professor Dawson. 1t is an excellent holiday pro-
gramme. Pantomirie regns triumphant at Drury
Lane and many suburban theatres. Mr.. George
Alexander has returned to the st. James's stage
after brief vacation in Paris, where he pur-
chased the entire English-speaking rights for
"Lorenzaccio" by Armand Darbois now enacted
by Nine Sarah Rernhardt to crowded houses. Mr..
William Archer discourses in the January Fort
nightly" on the blight on the drama. pronouncing
the musical farce a singularly precarious form OF
gambling and condemnng many tendencies in
theatrical management. The truth is that the
London stage has been dsinfected from tho nox-
fous Influences of the problem play. and that the
standard OF public taste has been raised consid
erably during the last year.
There were two fine oratorio performances last
night The Messiah was sung in Albert Hall
under the direction Of Professor Bridge. with a
well-trained chorus of thousand voices The
chorus For Unto U.s. has seldom been sung with
greater spirit and delicacy of shading. Elijah"
was produced In Queens Hall with Signor Ran
degger as conductor and Mr. Santley, Miss Ada
Crossley. Miss Ella Russell and Mr. Ben Davies
soloists Tschaikowskys trio In A minor ITO
the Memory Of a Hero" will be heard in the con-
cert room next week. This Russian work has
rarely been performed in London
The first Of several one-man exhibitions opened
this week. included 100 of Mr. Watts's picture
and sculptures in the New Gallery. representing
q career in art nearly coincdent with the Queens
reign. One picture. The Wounded Hero" was
first exhibited in 1887 an6 Mr.. Watts's earliest
portrait painted two years before now hangs
close by. The collection, while far from complete
may be regarded as fairly representative 1t has
several of his best portraits. including one of
Tennyson painted In 1859 and many Of mis- finest
categorical works. 1t reveals Mr. Watts as COL
crst rather than as a draughtsman and enforces
his own description Of himself as an artist who
paints ideas. not objects
Inc private view Of the winter exhibition of
the Royal Academy to-day offers opportunity
for deliberate survey Of the scope and ouali-
ties OF Lord Leighton's art The collection con-
sists exclusively Of his works. The pictures
here lack the warmth OF the Venetian coloring
OF Mr.. Watts's show. and also the inspiration
Nn-hf
are fine examples of decorative art and cass-
cal taste.
Protests against rebuilding the west front Of
Peterborough Cathedral are pouring in, but the
dean and chapter hold their ground with char
acteristic English tenacity. The last hope OF
the antiquaries is that the so-caed restorers
Will be unable to raise money for the work;
but this Is hardly justified by experience
Hostile criticism ordinarily inspires fanaticism
and rebuilders who desire to improve upon the
old-tlme methods OF Gothic architecture gen.
orally succeed In raising the money that may
be required.
The peerage conferred on Sir Joseph Lister
the founder Of ant!septc surgery, is the only
significant feature Of the long list Of New
Years honors which are distributed mainly
among officials Of the regular service
The Clarendon Press will speedily publish the
Hebrew original Of the ten chapters Of Ecclesi-
astcus lately discovered in the East. Mrs
Lewis. of Cambridge. brought one leaf to Eng
land and almost simultaneously nine leaves Of
the same manuscript were identified in the
Bodleian Library.
Two travellers have followed Mr.. Donaldson
Smith TO Lake Rudolf One IS the Italian
Captain Bottcgo, now on the way TO Mombasa
and the other is an Englishman. Mr.. A. H. Neu-
mann, who followed the track Of the original
explorers along the eastern shore Of the lake
Joseph Mylchreest the diamond king, of the
Isle Of Man. and tho original study for Pete In
Mr. Hall Gaines The Manxman," has died
suddenly In his beautiful island home. He was
the owner of two immense diamonds, but his
chief treasure was copy Of the novel in which
he himself figured 1t was always by his bed
L. H. L.. 49, L. L.