New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

homes Of a peaceful settlement without the stop
mage of mills or the revolt of operatives as"'i''
a reduction of wages are well fouhueu' i"N
Miners Federation is preparing TO deniaru an
advance Of ~ per cent in the wages oil the 'o".
operatives and this may lead to the reopeh'hs VI
the questions temporarily adjusted by Lofu
Rosebery six years ago
The baronets have formed trades-uhion'
for they are attempting to organize TOT inc pio-
lection of their titles and the Vihdic"'i"h vi
their sacred privilege Of precedence Inc '"o.e'
roent is the result Of the recent order of the
Oueen declaring that the children OF Ire peers
shall have the courtesy of title or honorable
and take precedence over baronets This oruer
has impressed the baronets with the necessity
OF asserting their rights and of reforming ABUSES
IN their order No sooner 10 they organize thah
they begin to quarrel among themselves "A ions
circular issued in their name is pronounced 'he
,o.,, 80 an IRRESPONSIBLE genealogist. and the
real object Of the organization is proclaimed as
= ro,or,, from the inside by which the blackiegs
ond nretenders can be deprived of their titles
Az ,bera are over a thousand baronetcies ana
as considerable proportion are sham tities' this
reform campaign to vindicate the principle OF
descent from the last recorded ancestor VIII he
on ardnous fght fraught with heartburnins'
Nor is II likely that the Queens ruling IN faVor
of tho sons OF life ., ers can he reversed by an
snneal 10 the undertaking of James that no
intermediate title between baron and baronet
sbould ever be created The baronets Wnom
Disraeli ridiculed in his novel Of "Sybi. nave
tried TO reform their order half dozen times
during the Queens reign. and nave mNdriaoi9
failed Their trades-union enterprise Is anou'
as impracticable as the quarrelsome CurateS
Union for putting up clerical wages
The Queen in returning to WINDSOR VIII
make final arrangements for the settlement OF
the Duchess of Teck's estate. The Duke OF
Teck's income will be heavily reduced by MS
wife's DEATH but she left him at least tloVo
year and jewels and plate worth S2oo.on. THESE
will probably be purchased by the Duchess Of
York or the Queen. and the Duke Will he en-
abled TO remain at White Lodge.
The Prince of Wales will visit Lord Durham
In 2 fortnight and this will be the signal for
general resumption of societys festivity af'er
the brief period of court mourning. Already there
has been a great ball at Aske House in honor
OF the coming of age of the eldest son Of the
Marquis Of Iceland and there is brilliant
house party at Blenheim this week. The hunt
ing season is at its height and the bounds are
in full cry on the moors. Sport in town Is less
exhiarating.
Sir Francis Jeune's court has been crowded
every day for a week and the services of sew
era additional policemen have been required
for the maintenance of order In the corridors.
The attraction was the divorce case brought by
a suburban doctors wife on the ground of cru
city and intrigues with his patients. good
: comic sitratior prooucea ny "a 1uryuans
falling asleep and snoring during the summing
up.,A decree Of judicial separation finally
ordered ON the ground Of cruelty.
The Gordons and the NorthamptOnshire men
\ fighting with splendid courage among the Afridis
n offer finer theme for public contemplation than
/either cross country riding after reynard. with
horses tripping over barbed wire. unsuc-
cessfu hunt for medical rake in a divorce
court. The courage of these British soldiers Is
noble and inspiring, even If the tactics of Lock
hart in allowing them TO be entrapped by the
Afridi clansmen are open to criticism
Another Wren church, ST. Michaels, off Corn
hill will be demolished in the next fortnight to
make room for Joint stock bank. Another
landmark HighGate Archway, will be replaced
speedily by an iron viaduct. block of shops
in the Strand will also be torn down and space
found for new wing of the Hotel Cecil, with
arched entrance from the widened street. The
walls Of the new Roman Cathedral of West
minister have been completed to the first floor,
and what promises to be one Of the most beauti-
full modern structures In London is beginning
to take definite form
The next exhibition in the New Gallery will
be devoted TO work of recent masters, notably
Rossetti, Walker and Mason. There is private
view to-day. collection Of views OF Jeru-
salem and the Holy Land by II. A. Harper at
the New English Art Club makes an excellent
show this year. with Brabazons water-colors
and many good pastels and landscapes in oil.
The concert season is now at its height, with
Mottl I.amoureux and the Choral Society draw
ing fairly well. This week Miss Esther Palliser
has been heard I'm ballads, and Van Rooy, the
Dutch singer at the Bayreuth festival, has sung
the closing scene from die Walkdre." Mile.
Pancera, a young Austrian pianist, has played
with brilliant technique, under Ernest Cavour's
MANAGEMENT, concertos by Chopin. List and
(;riee with an orchestra led by Hamish Mac
Cunn in an overture OF his OWN. The popu-
larty OF the Sunday concerts is steadily in
creasng. l. N r.
NOT DESIGNED BY WATSON.