New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28

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scription 20 erect In London a statue In honor OF
/ George Washington. Messrs. Bayard and Hay have
both approved the scheme The DaI'y 'hrohc'e'
however questions whether the statue might not re-
/ Like all near relatives. England and America
quarrel now and then. Perhaps some day II might
occur to a bosterous lingo to make The statue OF
the Father Of His People tho subject OF an unediiy
ing demonstration.
/ OMNIBUS FOR TRADES UNIoNS.-The En-
cheering Conference apparently bodies Ill TO trades
unionism The essence OF the provisional agree
ment is that the Masters Union" employers
Federation 1. to be free TO introduce into any oil
the Federation's workshops the conditions existing
| in any other workshop without reference 10 the
wishes OF the trades unions. The employers have
unions have no voice prevailing in certain work
shops and i Is The rsh, TO substitute S iSa s
tiers are asking the unions to sign away tn N rs
accomplished II Involves such VITA ch hor hem
| conducted as to menace every trades-union IN the
50 critical that there is talk Of summonins ma,
tonal convention Of representatives OF all organized
! labor 70 discuss the matter
| THE COTTON TRADE.-The cotton trade crisis.
which 1t was hoped had passed. is again TO the fore
The operatives have consented TO arbitration based
| on the state OF trade since November !. but the
employers desire to make the period from September
! % TO the end OF the year. The operatives nave
| practically unanimously rejected this proposition
ployers on Monday when they must either adopt the
views of the men or preclpitate lockout
FIND OF NO IMPORTANCE.-The newspapers
were apparently 100 previous" in Growing over the
! find OF alleged important Venezuelan documents Mt
Georgetown. which was Immediately hailed as set
ting the case ana as GsSG feSGn TO Tse
Colonial once nov announces thai the value OF me
nifcant" and that they will! no, make necessary an
alteration In the statement OF the British case. AS
already submitted
! YACHTING RULES.-A meeting Of the Council OF
the Yacht Racing Association has been called for
american Yacht Racing Racing Union Felativc to The de-
STABILITY OF an International rating rule The
American views on the subject arc not yet known.
! SUGAR-BEET GROWING. -sugar-beet growing
has received decided lmpetu, In the report OF the
success OF this seasons crop in Essex and Suffolk.
where a revival OF this ers,whie hourIsh!ng Indus
! ins results Already a factory at Gr.enock mas
been reopened for the handling OF the product OF
ro oe .sow 10 eosn M per A cent 81
sgainst 1871 in Germany: while the English crop
many's average Of thirteen tons an acre
GoLUcHowsKrs wARNINC.-The warning OF
Count Goluchowsk, the Austro-Hungarian MIN
lister for Foreign Affairs. against "transatlanue
competitor Is much discussed. and Is varously
regarded az menacinS to America. and as lndorsng
Emperor Williams View OF the yellow peril. or
as warning against British zolVcrcin But
probably IL really referred 10 the Danger % tho
agriculture Of Middle Europe being wiped out BY
tho excessive production OF cereals ana meat IN The
! United States Argentina, India and Australia at
,ransSceanic Competition "The Spectator com.
upon the probability Of European artisans Of
While transo.ania Viii not only ICED but viii
undersel. Europe In ali the staple Industries
KIPLING TO THE DoCToRs.-Rudyard Kipllng
! han in IN hc
Visitors" at gathering OF doctors on Thursday.
He confessed he originally proposed to become a
doctor. and got so far a. TO be allowed to play
the outskirts OF st. Mays Hospital where no
Dangerous II nsdlo&i naiieTs cogilnains, he said
i wa. WIN The he Sps OF
pox and. when dying therefrom. teiesrsphing for
substitute lie had seen them. in America, manage
through Eight feet Of ef' Snow 10 dyns
operation ten miles away and digging their horses
kpns said u was S ono OF The pT9Sdes! hing, Of
| men OF this class"
sLoANE's ACHIEVEMENTS No American
celebrity who has appeared In London In recent
years has cut larger figure IN the public eye than
TOD" Sloane. the Jockey who continues to pile I'D
q phenomenal record OF victories. often winning on
dark horses. Unexpectedly and to the surprise Of
the bookmakers IT Is Sloanes manner OF living
achievements. which inspire comment among the
British sporting gentry. not to mention the public
at large The little jockey lives at the great Cecil
Hotel almost In the luxury Of Blmetallio Commits
s!oner. He has chartered suite OF four handsome
apartments overlooking tho Thames Embankment
the most expensive In this very expensive estab-
Nshment. and here. surrounded by his pictures his
extensive outnt OF trunks and the retinue OF those
fair-weather friends who ore always willing 10
share tho earnings OF success, and attended BY his
valet. he maintains style greater than Is as
sumed by half dozen Continental princes who arc
the quarters as DO most Ioe Of the the Ens
but Se isl s hack a1d forth
TO be seen. arrayed in the most rreproachable full
shs ar p ss az
big black cigar Of the b HI, desk PnF
prominent horsemen OF England asking him. in
s as s h9Tses for ha
ssgements offered him during bis stay IN Ensiand,
snanTS win 9 nd Gs WIN qs S daF s a
ne country then 60 10 Paris for visit. themes 70
Pscinc. Coast for the winter racing, ''''
Fl ' snss and a sssR ss
J ENTHUSIASTICALLY. He does not, however, ndorse
more s5raightfOrward In England than in the
nsd sSGf'
Soh GSnnTss 80 n both to Sn While there
DO So TO say that turfnien OF England are more
rso s%s @" t S2sf Sf A%e 5cnd
say what he did because he ia racing in England.
II he. was racing In the United States he would
probably talk the other way
The comnlaiptr Of EnElish papers that Sloane
he declared merely attempts OF English
sporting writers TO get him into trouble because
ne foreigner.
Describing his views on training, the rider said
IL do no training whatever. ride at about nine
ty-nine pounds, and II requIIes dieting 10 keep
nv weight down. eat what like drink when
feel like IT, smoke as much an choose. and stay
, UP all night when want 10. have been riding
seven or eight years and have never followed any
rules Of living"
. These declarations cause great establishment here.
where most Jockeys live the most abstemous lives
and II 10 questioned whether the American last
9 for very long In the unsystematic way Of living