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

will possibly replace the heavy vans which are
| now used to carry parcels to nearly all the pro-
vnclal towns
A long-existing scandal has been ended by
! comp,ain upon the part OF Sir John Drummer. the
well-known philanthropist OF Liverpool ana
Member of Parliament for the Northwich Divi-
| sion OF Cheshire. who drew the attention OF inc
Home Secretary. Sir Matthew White Ridley 10
the habit Of transferring the women prisoners
from the Liverpool jail to Knutsford prison IN
big gangs chained together like slaves IL de-
yeloped from the inquiries made by the Hoh'e
Secretary into the subject that as many as 'hir-
,ytvo women in one gang have been thus pa
raded. Orders have been issued to stop this
practice.
The MARQUIS Of I.orne, son-n-law or queen
Victoria. Is engaged In finishing four-act play
Of a Scottish historical character, In when the
Argyll Campbells figure.
Mr. and Mrs George ~ Curzon have rented
Bedorncy Castle. Banffshire. for shooting ana
fishing
Lady Henry Somerset, as result Oh 'iie WV
90 tho Executive Committee OF the BRITISH
Women's Temperance Association reque'''"s
ber 70 do 80. has withdrawn her resignation or
presidency
rendered as a protest against the refusal OF 'ne
branch associations to follow out her wishes that
they should not approve of or sign petitiohs
oootrst tho renewal OF the Contagious Diseases
acts for India.
Tho straw manufacturers OF Luton have beeA
doing big business In sunbonnets lor hoiH''
at the suggestion Of the Goverrment ana 'he
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 All
mails The hats are shaped on the boroea"N
model having a high crown and broao piihl'
like the straw bathing hats used IN the ohi'eu
States with holes for the horses ears. lee uAo
of the bonnets has greatly decreased the SUM-
mer mortality among horses IN France.
The annual scandal about the tramps. loarers'
criminals and their female companions In hyue
Park Is again attracting attention. The PARK
is positively dangerous after dusk, ana 10 aiios'
so in the daytime. Owing to the great huihpei
Of assault cases occurring in the PARK Which
have found their way into the police courts re-
Gently the newspapers have again taken up
the matter Last year. as result or the punt
disgust which followed similar exposures ne"
regulations were issued for the police controi OF
the park and Parliament voted ti,zoo toWaru
its lighting by electricity and also voted tl'1oo
for refreshment kiosk, but, owing to the OPP
pOeitiOn OF the Duke or Cambridge, WIN 10 'ho
Ranger of Hyde Park. nothing has been done
The movement now on foot is to wrest the con-
troll of the parks from the Duke, and give II 10
the County Council.
parliamentary committee OF France, Whlch
was appointed to investigate the subject OF
theatrical passes, has recommended to the
Chamber Of Deputies the adoption of law to
abolish season tickets for all dramatic and musl-
cal entertainments, and for imposing a heavy
stamp tax on all free passes and moderate
tax on all tickets. The rate proposed for passes
is 30 centmes On this basis the income Is
reckoned at 1,445,O00 francs on free passes In
Paris alone and a total Of 3,543, $50 francs on
all classes Of tickets
The Berlin chess tournament which Is ex-
pected to rival the recent contest at Nuremberg
and Budapest will begin on September l.
Prizes are offered ranging from 100 to "a, and
"brillancy" prize will be awarded by Baron
Rothschild, Of Vienna, who is a chess enthusi-
asst.
Bishop Talbot, of Rochester. and Canon Gore
will spend the months of September and Octo-
Der in the United States, representing the Chris
tian Social Union at the international conven-
ton Of the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew, TO be held
in Buffalo