New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07
WHATLONDON TALKS ABOUT

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DENIAL FROM CAIRo.-The announcement
| that the brother Of the Khedve OF Egypt. Prince
| Nah met ALL is engaged 20 he married TO an
| American lady. whom he met in Europe, and tha,'
in consequence, he has offered to renounce me sue
consent of the Khedlve, is authortatively denied
THE ENGINEERING sTRIKE.-whe an early
con cluslcn Of the engineering disputes Is doubtful
the air has been partially cleared by the disclaimer
OF the intention OF the employers to break UP the
! unions. and there also signs that the amended
| proposals OF the Board Of Trade may lead 10
meeting between the disputants. as while me IN
more conciatory spirit since the places OF rn tne
strikers have been filling with non-unionists inei Ii
in lily win for the resources OF employees are
eso Just issued by their Executive COMMITTEE: a Go
hitting that in order to win the stFiKS o o ga CGS
aided by the public 10 the amount OF tlVVV' H'''VV"
| weekly ,.,, .h..o.
| cned strikes IN the cotton trade anu d,lohb w
railroad employees. the middle in the labor world
IL daily growing worse.
| CRIME IN THE EAST END.-The recent police
records OF the East End of London read Ike the
| old days of Dcadwood Dak hcvoFer shoot-
ings have occurred almost daily, and on WEDNESDAY
| there were no less than four coTnmlttaIs 10 ula
| one was the case OF a boy who had killed gfl'
| another was that OF youth who seriously "ouhu-
| ed a woman: I'm = third man shot his mistress
| and the fourth episode that OF "A boy who as
fhaTEsd IN Tey Sec bo So Of fifteen vas shot by
gang Of youngsters because ne refused 10 nsn. az" IN
| on Monday a bullet crashed through Wltcn'
makers store. narrowly missing the Ir9p atien
The Royal Free Hospital recently had Ten nns
session Of revolvcrs is now so common IN me f.aSt
End that residents and Of im ac for The adoption Of
measures to put end to this lawlessness.
! GRABBING, IN INDfA.-In spite OF the state
| mcnt made by \. j. Balfour. the First Lord OF the
| Treasury i'm his speech at Norwich on Thursday
| evening that the Government had no desire al
aggression on the northwest frontier OF lndia' out
sought only TO maintain the present frontier there
is littl, doubt that the trial made by the punitive
exhibitions now engaged with the trib"smen VIII be
| followed by the usual policy OF gran. Inc military
despots q India demand ana public 1pn"n min IN
qucred by the British troops
; THE GAY INTERCOLLEGIATE Court mourning
for the Duchess OF Teck has made but little differ
| ence in the gayety OF London. although many OF
the theatres were closed on the day Of the funeral
Aside from this. the week mas Deeh me sam" as
usual.
FINE WEATHER-The phenomcnally fine
weather prevailing f. the despair OF the store
Keepers who say they cannot sell any winter
clothing The month OF October was the dryest
since 1884 Laburnums prlnros"s ara waIliiqwers
growing. and strawberries are being gathered
in the south OF England.
NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE QUEEN.-A new
biography OF Queen Victoria. written by Richard
Il. Holmes +. S. A. the Queens Librarian at
Windsor. appeared on Friday, and II attracting
much attention It was prepared under the imme-
date supervision OF Her Majesty, aboumds In
family Incidents. shows the Queen has never en-
tirely abandoned the relaxations OF her earlier
years and points OIL, that within the last fifteen
years she has sung with Tosu and has taken
drawing lessons from Letch. The biography
CNfr frOn er
Majcstys Journal in 1850 describing her pilgrim
age TO tho Invaides during her State visit to Paris.
1t roads.
I stood at the arm OF Napoleon III. his nephew,
granddaughter OF that King who hated him most
and who most vigorously opposed him. and this
and dearest ally. the organ OF the church playing
God Save the queen" AZ the time. strange and
wonderful Indeed IL seems II in this tribute
Of respect To departed dead foe old enmties and
fiya!ros were wiped 3ui ana tho sIaI OF mety a,
pity established bctw""u tho two great and power
ful nations. May Heaven bless and prosper IT,
THE BRITANNIAS NEW OWNER.--From the
comments heard In the clubs. 1t Is not likely that
John Lawson tombstone OF Kingwood. Kent. the
principal director Of a wel-known and largely adj
vertis"d company. who turns ogi TO be- the pur-
Ter britannia will be received with open arms In
Yachting circles In fact. II f. rumOr"d that the
Prince sold The yacht on the express condition that
IA" purchaser should not rae" nor. ana mat she
H. 10 be- rugged as 4 cruiser. To an interviewer
Il do not reel at liberty to state the sum paid
yet her chenp / paid very substantial sum. but
should not care TO run the risk Of mourning His
Royal Ifighuess's displ"asnre hy making II public
Mr Johnstone also told the interviewer how ne
had recently paid 80 for bed upon which Prince
Charles slept before the battle OF Culioden THIS
ne offered 70 present to queen Victoria. who re-
piled that only ono or two occasions had she ac-
cepted presents from commonsF ana she dd nos
her way 30 accept the BOD b"WcfFI. q, - IL
ey a6n ,eI that ne Duke OF Argyll had
promised 10 come and sleep In the ped az soon As
n' m , r2 of ,be selection ~ tho
Campbells. o. watch clan the Duke of Argyll Is the
head were the deadly enemies Of the Stuarts.
TRAGEDY RECAtLED-An echo Of tho
famous Ardlsmont tragedy was heard at Leeds on
Wednesday. when Alfred J. Monson who in 1898
vas tried on the charge OF numbering his pupil.
Lieutenant Dudley Cecil liambrough the jury bring
ing , verdict OF mot proven" summoned for de-
sorting his wife The latter said her husband had leg,
her In February. 1896 and had failed to provide for
her and her six children. all OF whom are under
sixteen years OF age
Lieutenant HambroTgh. who was connected with
a leading banking house OF London and New-York.
AMI who WAS heir to a large estate upon coming OF
age was discovered dead. with gunshot wounds IN
IN in scotiand wh,ch Monson the young mans tutor.
had left London TO purchase f9r me at'ef ~ ae
that after they had left the house at Ardamont To
% shooting they had exchanged guns. The tutor
vas eventually arrested and tried FOR murder as II
vas shown thar the Mutual LIE Insurance Com
many Of Ncw-York n short time previous to Ham
broughs DEATH issued TO Monson two policies for
so each upon the lieutennnts life. In Wnlcn IN
surancp Mrs Monsoon tho beneficiary. IL was
also demonstrated that Monson negotiated with
other companies for Insurance. with Mrs. Monsoon |
as beneficiary. upon the life OF Lieutenant Ham
brough the whole amount aggreeating more than |
$500 Ol,l Nonson. being bankrupt could not have