New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
TRIBUTES TO THE QUEEN AT THs
OPENING OF THE QUEENS YEAR"

FEELING WITH THE UNITED sTATEs-rHE PRO
GRAMME FOR PARLIAMENTARY RHoDEss
REruRN-"FuTURE' TRADING IN PRCs
srA-sIR HENRY IRvINGs ACCIDENT
NEWS OF ART AND DRAMA.
t,y Gable 20 The Trbune).
London. JAN 1.-The year during WHO" '
Queens unexampled reign VIII ne co""en"
rated has not been authortativey named Inv
list Of precious metals has been exhausted on
nrevious occasions and the word Jubilee IS no
longer available The Times" nvents diamond
Jubilee" but that Is an awkward combination
punch" makes q happier suggestion III he'~"
ing 1897 as 1.-The Queens year" That year opened
with genuine Queens weather. yesterday pe'ns
az sunny. balmy and dry as Christmas day. WIN
q re,anse to-day into the worst fog Of the sea-
son. The first fruits OF the loyalty ana good iee.'
ing with which the gracious sovereigns sixt'etn
wear on the throne will be celebrated are tho
tributes OF the English press to her abilities ano
virtues as the most womany Queen OF modern
history
Conspicuous among these tributes Is the gen.
eral recognition OF the fact that the queen MAJ
nersonally interested herself during the last year
in the restoration Of good feeling between Ens'
land and America. and that nothing VIII give he'
kecner satisfaction during the new festai yess
than the establishment OI al iutci"o''~'
tration court Among the last subjects on which
the Prince Consort gave the Queen the dement,
of his advice the American civil war, anu
n was wise counsel in the interest OF the UNION
The Queens friendship for America has been
evinced with equal plainness during the last year.
and her interest in the success OF the arb!tra.
ton experiment cannot be doubted
Parliament will soon be in session. but no
q m
promised. The Education bill will be modined
and sImplifed and introduced mainly as a RELIEF
measure for voluntary schools. A joblot OF small
measures dealing with labor conflicts, workmen's
accidents and private bill legislation will also be
provided The time is not favorable for the pro-
duction Of great creative policies. and the pres
ent Ministers are hardly capable OK devishe ana
ordering them The session VIII be occupied
with small bills which do not involve conteh-
| lions over principles. the Unonist theory oeihs
| that the country needs nothing much as COM
| plete rest after the long period OF Gladstohian
| agitation and excitement. Certainly there are no
signs that any ambitious leader Is thinking deep
" on any subject or that the constituencies de-
sire anything except such amusement as '"0S
properly be had at political sideshows
There is considerable comic byplay already IN
Ireland where John DAILY has appeared on
compliments with Lord Castletown ana Lore
| Dunraven and where Mr.. Heaiy and Coionei
Ssunderson have discovered strawberry marks
on each others shoulders. The proclamation OF
Lord Castletown as an Irish Washington was
drollery worthy OF Gilbert and Sullivan The seri-
GUS argument for the revision OF Irish taxation
on the strength OF the whiskey returns mas peen
weighed and found wanting In Scotland. Haro'
headed mathematicians have been patiently
ciphering and have ascertained that the tax per
head in Scotland for spirits is seven shiiiings
| more than in Ireland. The relief or ireland from
| any share Of taxation contributed TO the saxon
treasury Is as unlikely as tightening the DUR
dens OF the general taxpayer In consequence %
a large increase OF receipts over the estimases
another surplus will be available this year. but
the expenses OF the Dongoa expedition must %
met and new schemes OF naval and military oe-
| fenca nrovfded for An English surplus avails
| little Not a single penny is knocked on the IN
| come tax even when the revenues are swouen
and the surplus exceeds the widest hopes OF the
Chancellor Of the Exchequer Nobody ventures 70
suggest a large decrease in taxation as prae1-
cal method Of celebrating the Queens year.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes's triumphal progress from
Cane Town Is ridiculed by his enemies as oit OK
notical melodrama designed to affect the public
there to submit to cross-eXamination respecting
his responsibility for Jameson's raid. This 10
hardly tust Mr. Rhodess enemies create SYM
nathv for him by the virulence Of their assaults
The demonstrations in Cape Colony have been
spontaneous and sincere, and there Is no reason
70 believe that these have been artifcially pre-
pared in order to influence English opinion. Mr..
Rhodes is recognized in South Africa as great
colonial leader who has enlarged the Empire ana
Is capable Of carrying into execution compre-
hensive policies Colonial admiration for the man
is genuine and not suppressed in consequence
OF the failure OF Jamesons movement. MI
Rhodes may succeed when he arrives In LONDON
IN convincing the Parliamentary Commission
that he tried to stop Jameson's column at the
last moment. but he can hardly hope to explain
away his knowledge Of the conspiracy In fts
earlier phases nor his responsibility for 1t. Mr..
Rhodes being a man of genuine force Of char
actor NAV regain his prestige in South Africa
tu. the day of the millionaire revolutionist has
passed.
The Prussian Government has brought on
curious commercial conflict by the enforcemens
OF a law enacted in response TO clamors OF the
Agricultural party for the prohibition OF deal
ings in futures in grain and other produce. The
| NOW regulations were gazctted only twenty-fouS
hours before the act came into force. but the
4, terval was long enough to enable the Corn
Exchange and other commercial bodies to take
orsan ized action in self defence. The exchanges
" ere closed on the ground that the new rules
affected the personal honor OF every member. \
new bill has been dictated by the Agrartan
party who after suffering from low prices. have
fancted that they would be better on II brokers
we're prohibited from dealing in futures. since
imports would be diminished and the value Of
some products enhanced Members Of the sx-
changes were thereby subjected to Draconias
.ystem OF rules for conducting their business
under the supervision Of the Agrarian party ana
settling and advertising prices. The exchanges
Rave suspended business and demanded the ~