New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
ing to participate In the Jubilee no pardons were

! Mrs Edith May Carew, who was convicted Vi P"'-
soning her husband by the British Consular Court
! in Japan and who was recently brought 10 the
! English prison wherein Mrs: Maybrick IS confned'
| Mrs Carew's case "A parallel one. She was sem
| fenced to life imprisonment but that sentence IN
Japan carries but fifteen years. the prisoner peus
released at the expiration OF that period IL IS re-
| ported that one object In bringing Mrs Gnrew 10
| England is to secure for her the benefit OF the
Communication for good conduct. which under the
japanese system would not he obtained. ana wnrn
would reduce her term 20 zen yea,s, S La',iyI
bricks friends argue that the Government snon
y whSh s Rey give ' to ESeh saSeS and
taken new hope from this slight crcumst anc 60.
was permitted to her daughter recently for ia
hour. In the Aylesbury PRISON. Sne uesctlp pi
the interview to representative OF the aSso''''eu
MY daughter is merely existing and that is all.
She is still IN the nirinary. where she pas sp t
six of the eight years imprisonment one ms i
grown Thin that it would be hard to Fe Rec snc
and she barely drag herself about ohe ~
scarcely able to eat anything The prison i isi
ruined her digestion Size IL unable to do any WORK
whaever even the takng ca, Dre o. e tronbe il in
somnia She is hardly able 20 sleep at an shc tolt
obged HG fo nke a them away they affected her
injurIously and without them she cahno.
which was her chief comfort. The glazed windows
When fV came away continued the Baroness de
Roques. II begged her: For Gods SAKE my Sh l
YOU Justice will be done In your case yet
Important evidence In favor OF Mrs. Edith May
Carew has been discovered. and an inhuentially
signed petition &c the Queen asking Tor her re'ria
in England. is preparing.
EX-KING MILAN.-The appointment OF ex-King
Milan as Commander n-Chief OF the Servian Army
has caused a sensation In well-informed circles
the opinion Is expressed that the appointment was
necessary as the Servian Army which has great
admiration for the former King. is assuming an IN
dependent attitude The Government hopes Milan
will be able to calm the dsadectlon But tne
course OF aldIrS IN oelN! , 49, -, NE "a ,her
it is said that King Alexander has an unconquer-
ex- King Milan vii! shortly marry again
A inusic-ha singer who sold letters addressed 10
at atr the ns REQUEST eg H' Of the seryian Minister
THE DREYFUs CASE-Thc expiring interest
in the Dreyfus case has been revived by the pup
llcaton of the text Of the original Indictment from
which 1t appears that the whole case rests on the
decision that the discriminating document was In
Dreyfus's handwriting. OF the five experts TO
whom the document was submitted. TWO stoutly
maintained that Dreyfus did not write IT, 1t Is
further asserted that nobody In the United states
or Great Britain would dream OF even imprisohhs
q dog the evidence which resulted III Dreyius
being sentenced to imprisonment for lie. IN iact.
the whole secret trial appears to have 0een "a
hideous farce NJ Trarieux, the former Minister OF
Justice publishes a letter addressed TO the Minister
for War General Bot pointing out the sSaf hs
accusations well founded:
4 sensation has been caused by the allegation mat
the Indictment stolen from the war ofice ana
official inquiry is to be opened into tne suDJect:
# is a. wSS 6ave the text 81
the Indictment. All the newspapers are demanding
that Count Esterhazy be tried by public court-mar-
tal. in order to avoil repetition OF the Dreyfus
scandal.
A MILD WINTER.-The weather continues to be
exceptionally mild, and the trees and shrubs
everywhere are budding. Wednesdays was the
warmes winter night in London since le1' tie tei
perature was So degrees, or Il degrees above the
average.
SOCIAL ACTIvITY.-An the country houses are
most busy entertaining country balls, amateur the
atricals and tableaus being the staple attractions
Theatricas have become positive craze. ana pays
like Rosemary" and David Garrick." requiring
the best acting. unhesatingly chosen
The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire's party at
Chatsworth has been great success. The shoot
ing was excellent. on Thursday the Prince or
Wales Earl de Grey. Lord Elcho and hve others
secured a record bag. including 800 pheasants
Everything In the most gorgeous style. IN
stead OF the usual shooters luncheon at keeper
cottage or in n barn. the Duke CT Deyonshre had
a hugo tent erected at convenient spot, and an
elaborate luncheon was served there daily by the
servants The Princess or Wales ana t tne women nm
positions and an escort or mounted Ponce. ioth
the Prince OF Wales ana the Duke OF leNOnSHHe
wore astonishingly loud shooting suits. with enor-
nous checks. After luncheon the Princess Of Wales
scenesi Lord Randolph Churchill and Arthur j. Bal
four. the First Lord OF the Treasury devoted the
days TO golf The theatricas on Friday night were
quite successful.
SCANDAL IN ROME.-A scandal is agtating the
Roman aristocracy. The celebrated ducsl house OF
-Viscontl-Arese has renowned its Italian
tionality. The Duke married Countess Rosa Tarsis.
a noted beauty by whom he had two daughters.
anu Soihe ue cru nS m hifnh norso
lie has established the fact in the courts that the
child is not his, but, a divorce does not exist In
Italy. the Duke has become a French citizen and
has instituted proceedings.
DUCHESS YIELDS TO FLATTERY.-The I'll
CARO- says that the Duchess of Marlborough for-
mery Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt has been led by
the praise OF injudicious friends 10 overrate her eo
cntionary gifts to such an extent that her ',yic-
Tins" have nicknamed her the demon recler"
AMERICAN COLORs on ENGLISH TRACKS,
The American racing cOlcrs which will be seen in
1898 about the same as in 1897 The acceptances
for the Lincolnshire Spring Handicap include
James r. Keene's St Cloud and Voter: for the
city and Suburban. 81. Cloud and Voter and
Richard Cookers Dobbins and Pierre I,orIllards
Dakka are entered For the jubilee Stakes; Dob
dia are on the list For the Hurst Park Spring
Handicap the entries include Voter. Diakka Ber-
Yak and sandia. For the Alexander Park AID
Metropolitan Handicap. Voter IS entered. For the
Ascot Gold cup James X keoneS trlsl VIII be
fmong the runners; 81. Cloud is also entered for
this race The Ascot All Aged Stakes viii proba-
bly, find Berzak. Bloozen and Doric II at the post.
St Cloud is entered for the Alexander Plate.
JEWIN-ST FIRE IOSSES--It has been ascer-
tanned that the loss resulting from the recent
called Jewin-st. fire (also known the Cripple
gate fire. amounts to 10000 The inquiry Is
dragging the evidence obtared being directed
toward proving the fire Of incendary origin and
I'm the direction of demonstrating that tho Fire
brigade is inefficient.
A COSTLY PAVILION.-The Car and C2arina
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