New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

England, to the island Of Heligoand' III io'0
I'll. disafrection IN the ranks Of the ConserVa-
tives must be widespread, judging from VI"
amount Of correspondence on the suolec' Il" vi"
newspapers and from the murmurs OF feoe'iio'
heard at the clubs and in the diHereh' POM"
cal centres, Joseph Chamberlain. the secretary
Of state for the Colonies, Is the standing srie'-
ancs among the Conservatives The oia lo'ies
.ay he Is Driving the party into an abyss OF
Socialism, However there Is no fear tha' 'hc
xrumblers will take any radical steps. for II they
transformed their words into acts the result
would be a defeat for them which would propa-
bly make Mr. Chamberlain supreme when the
next crisis arrives.
The arrangements for the visit or Iresiueh'
Faure to ST. Petersburg are practically com
p,eted He will leave Dunkirk on Wednesday
afternoon on board the French warship Po'huau,
escorted by the Bruix and the Surcouf, ana VIII
arrive at Cronstadt on Monday. August 20. Inc
first day of the French Presidents soJourh IN
Russia will be devoted to his reception al Iron
stadt and at Peterhof to the exchange OF oi'-
cial visits, banquet at the Peterhof PaIace anu
a gala performance at the Imperial ihe".'
The President and the Car VIII start LOT %.
Petersburg on August "a AT the Russian eap'-
tai NJ Faure will be welcomed by the Inuhlci-
pality Of ST. Petersburg. and Will receive III
audience delegations from the principal ciues Oh
the empire He will also, on Tuesday lay the
cornerstone Of the French Hospital IN INC
evening the President will give banquet al 'he
French Embassy in honor OF the Car. Ihere
will be a grand review at Krasnoe-Selo on Au-
gust %. followed by grand military dejeuher.
At night there will be a fete in the gardens OF
the Peterhof Palace After review or the
combined French and Russian squadrons IN
he
well TO the Car and Czarina and will return
on board the Pothuau which will start imme-
dately for France. reaching Dunkirk on Au-
gust 81.
Magnificent decorations are projected at ST.
Petersburg, including a Faure fountain in the
middle of the historic Kazan Square. which VIII
remain a permanent memorial of the Presl-
dents visit. a medal which President Faure
will distribute TO the Guard Of Honor and to the
various functionaries attending him during his
visit TO Russia bears on one side the profile or
an effigy OF the Republic and the words Re-
publique FRANCHISE" On the diverse side is
wreath Of laurels surrounding the date August
1897" Three hundred medals Of this descrip-
ton in gold and platinum, eighty Of silver gilt
and twenty OF dull gold have beea struck
Referring to the visit Of President Faure. the
Russian newspapers are full of a scheme 10
benefit France by sending stalwart Russians 10
intermarry in France and stem the falling birth
rate Of that country.
The "Novoe Vremya" has thrown wet
blanket over the visit of the French President
10 Russia by denying that NJ. Faure VIII De ac
companied by his wife or daughter Ths re-
calls the unpleasant discussion during the WISH
of the Car and Czarina to Paris. relative to the
precedence to which the chief ladies OF the he-
public entitled.
The municipal authorities Of St Petersburg
will present three immense silver loVing-cups
10 the visiting French warships
The Prince Of Wales's visit to Marenbad was
rot due to any necessity to take stronger waters
for govt and gossip has II that his trip was due
10 his strong increasing dislike OF Emperor
William. Truth" however says the Princes
trip was due 10 the arrangements made by the
Emperor to entertain the King and Queen OF
Italy and a host OF princes and princesses at
the Schloss Of Homburg, beginning IN septem-
ber and to the Prince Of Waless desire 10
escape the inevitable round Of functions during
the Austrian manoeuvres, for which the Duke
and Duchess Of Connaught have accepted the
Emperor's invitation.
Among those present at the musical feast at
Bayreutb this week are the Prince and Princess
of Wales as Lord and Lady Renfrew the
Grand-duke Of Hesse. Ladies Lonsdale and
Battersea and A. j Balfour The performances
of 1897 have been characterized by the presence
and influence Of many Of Londons smart set
The charms of the anti-conventionalism or the
earlier years have largely vanished, ana with
them the cheap prices. which this year are %
10 80 per cent above those OF 1896
The Bayreuth festival closes on Thursday next
for, oOrno nP a -
sifal" The receipts exceed f26oeo @l3ot"D'
The next festival will occur in 1899.
The close Of the grand opera season was fol-
lowed by an exodus Of stars TO Bayreuth, there
to absorb Wagner in the camp Of the enthusi-
asts The intelligence comes from Bayreuth
that this years festival supported mainly
by Americans and English, with the former con-
shutting majority Of the foreigners. Indeed,
Anton Seidl remarked that in looking over
Bayreuth audience he might easily have mag
ined that he was conducting in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House. there were so many familiar
faces IN be seen The drift of the public taste
toward Wagner mas impelled many singers
whose regulations have been acquired in the
Italian school to the study of the German mas
ter Maurice Grau says that the proportion OF
Wagner nights, which were In majority on the
programme Of the last season. will be main
tanned in the next. Tamagno. who Is one Of the
stars most unlikely to turn to Wagner, is re-
ported to have been engaged for the next Covent
Garden season as concession to the old-fash-
toned opera goers who remain loyal to tunes
His engagement is interpreted to mean that
Jean de Reszke will devote himself almost en-
tirely to Wagnerian roles. The New-York sea-
son Of 1S9S-'09 which will begin in November
is yet hazy as to detail. Whether or not another
season there can be made profitable In view OF
the American demand for monopoly OF all the
great singers Is uncertain. particularly in view
Of the fact that the Covent Garden syndicate
was able declare dividend largely because
the stars neither expect nor receive nearly such