New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
snow. the supply OF water has already neen cur
tailed three hours daily and promises 10 DE iu' ''e
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snow the supply OF water mas atleaeS y, Firtber
tailed three hours daily and promises 10 DE iu'
shortened
PARIS ALSO sUFFERs-The heat has also been
,ory oreat IN Paris where ice famine pre-
vaua and the French solders have been SUFFERING
so much durn. the army nanpuVres 'hat 'hey
had 10 be abandoned. The PARIS me'eoio'osi.'
authorities hold that suHapot Is ,be aStronomer
renorrs mat an enormous sunspot. SIX times NE
~" ~ "a" oarfh making with other spots visible
n rroup over 200 0l0 kilometres long. can ne 49,
ana he adds that violent apnorm" asl'A''oi u
the solar surface is occurring
va pprPAGE FOR MR. CURZON AT PRES
rNT IT now appears that y. Curzon, the former
Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign once
and newly appointed Viceroy of India. VIII not ne
raised to the peerage before he goes TO ind IA
p,,t his father Baron Scarsdale. will have Dy
courtesy the title OF Viscount'
AGAINST AMERICAN CHEwING-GUM.-The
health authorities have issued warning against
the use of American chewing gum. which Is oe-
coming rage among the children OF the East
End. The authorities consider IT more DANGEROUS
than the ice-cream which ne taans ser ot al rig
orous crusade.
ALLEGED KLONDIKE CORRUPTIoN.-"To'
dav." which is now edited by Barry Paine instead
or Jerome X Jerome devotes pages THIS week
TO the exposure of the alleged "KlondlKe haseo
and especially to tho reported corruption OF ON
Gals II publishes letter from prominent Ems
lishman who says:
s,oners office and the mounted police are an COZ
rtipt. The Americans are having lhe iauf" u,o,id
rather see the whole country handed over TO me me
Yankees than see such shameful state OF ai'd'''
under our nag
LARGE YACHTS POPULAR.-Yachtsmen here
are delighted at the fact that big ships nave
again been chosen for the Americas Cup contests
no CRY
Us 70 IN 1Saq Charles Day Rose and the Duke OF
Abbruzzi nephew of the King of Italy nave oo'h
ordered new SU-tooters.
SOCIETY SCATTERED British society Is still
scattered over the country and Continent Inc
Prince Of Wales landed on Thursday from the
roval Yacht and will spend fortnight at osborne.
he Rraemar gathering at Balmoral on Thursday
Unusual interest taken in The celebration ,o as
il was the ffeth anniversary OF the occasion upon
which the Queen first patronized the games
THE DONCAsTER RACES.-The Doncaster
races the last week attracted many fashlohap'o
people There were many large house parties at
Tranby Croft. where the Wilson's were great! ~
the fore They took a special train from Hun
with party which included Lady Randolph
Churchill the Earl and Countess or Essex ana 'he
Duke of Roxburghe.
THEATRES REOPENING-With the reopenins
OF the Haymarket Theatre with The Little MIN
ister. last Saturday and the first performance OF
the Kendals' season at the 81. James next Ihufs-
dav tho London autumn season will have fairIy
begun But the heat. naturally. Is anecuhg the
attendance at the places OF amusement
NEW ALLIANCE CRITlCISED.-'The SATURDAY
Review" dubs the Ango-German alliance "a ne"
humiliation" and says: MIR. Chamberlain having
BETRAYED his party. has qualified himself to betray
his country" Continuing. THE Saturday Review
adds:
But sti more sinister influences are al WORK
They have thrust aside France In favor OF Ger
many There Is power IN the English Court whlch
Is exercising continual pressure on the Government
That power being German, works sedulousy IN
favor OF Germany. Thereto, no DOUBT We owe the
ruinorod alliance. But this IL free country, anu
his Influence will not be much longer permltted 10
misdirect the foreign policy Of England we are
not speaking more strongly than the situation de-
manGs when we remind the Court and MT: nam
berain that the people, who have dethroheo uynaS
lies before will deal harshy with the party which
Is betraying English interests now.
REPORTS OF TRADE-The Board OF Trade re-
turns for August are encouraging They show an
increase in the exports Of IA per cent. which
contrasts with the decrease Of per cent Tor the
last eight months In imports. the improvement
for August is ll1e per cent, or per cent ai teI
than for the same period Of 1891 one OF the
months features is the expansion or exports 10 tne
United States. while the imports theTtHoHl are
about stationary