New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-24
LONDON NOTES.
THE NEW vIcEROY OF NM.
BRUCE ROMANCE IN THE COURTS
MIR HOOLGY ENMEsHrn

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general electon-and,dt mas been a stap,.a.
barren period in Eng4sh potics-hs has 49,
increased. AS Under Secretary for Fore,vr 49,
| fairs he has been constantly under fire ana =.
has shown mis- METH. He has ACQUIRED
markable dexterity In the diplomatic art a, =.
swering questions and has steadily improvsd',-
debating power The superior manner uh,.s
once exposed him to merciess gibes has A., 8
| appeared. and he has become conspcuou. ..
! tact and geniality. His intellectual resourr..
and capacity for public life have never h...
questioned since his Brilliant career at Ba,,o,
Although his health Is delicate he has alw.v.
been laborious student. and has had a n..-
sion for public affairs. He has been the list.
man on the Conservative side, as Sir Edw.~
Grey has been ono the Opposition benches
When these two bng men have cro.,.d
swords in debate. Othey have often dons a.
the last three years, wiseacres in the Commo,.
have wagged their heads and spoken OF th.u
as future Prime Ministers.
Mr.. Curzon's retirement from the Common.
Of which he has become conspicuous orr..
ment is probably due to various motives u.
had made his mark as Under Secretary for ro,.
eign Affairs. and obtained as mrch prestige A..
could be had out OF the office. The drudrerv a,
the Foreign Office was uncongenal to him: IN.
incessant labors Of Parliamentary sessions ov.r-
taxed his strength. Moreover, he Is drawn
toward the East by the fascinatons of trav.
and he will be in an atmosphere which he like.
His health has always improved when he hs.
had long journeys to make In Central Asia, Per.
STA, Afghanistan. the Pamirs. Siam. Indo.
China and Cora. and the conditions Of life m
the East are after his heart The splendid ststs
In, in Ind no.
doubtedly appealed to his imagination and %
his tastes. There Is other office In thu
Queens gift which equals it in pomp glory and
glamour Of prestige. The Viceroy not only
rules, but reigns like a monarch with over two
hundred millions Of subjects. His graceful
American wife, who is one Of the most charm.
ing and popular figures In London society will
live like queen in the Viceroy's Court
The responsibilities OF the Viceroyaty have
never been more serious with the single a.
ception of the Mutiny period. than at the pres.
ent time. Famine, pestence, costly frontier
warfare. currency disorders. paralysis Of In.
dustrial conditions and excessive strain Of
expenditures when the resources Of taxation
are wellnigh exhausted have left India In
desperate and almost semi-seditous condition
revised order Of frontier management fun.
damental reform OF the currency system and &
general recastlng OF administrative policies and
methods are indispensable. II the recurrence Of
the calamitous conditions of Lord Elgin's Vice
royalty is to be prevented Mr.. Curzon's ex.
per.ence in the India and Foreign Ofices his
travels In the East and his lifelong study Of
the manifold aspects OF imperial policy have
fitted and prepared bin for the tremendous
responsibilities Of the Vic.royalty at q critical
period. Perhaps his chief qualification Is his
sympathy with the conditions Of Eastern life.
in which his predecessor has been conspicuously
deficient. tloiI y
With the exception OF Sir Henry Norman, no
Commoner has been appointed Viceroy since
Lawrence's day. It Is intimated In official cir
cles that Mr.. Curzon will be raised to the peer
age before he goes to India. This win merely
anticipate his own heritage. for as the eldest
son OF Baron Scarsdale he is heir TO a tits ana
to an estate OF eleven thousand acres. In sny
case his career in the Commons has been closed
When he returns TO Parliament It will be to the
seclusion and retirement Of the Upper House.
where half dozen peers discuss In low con-
versationa tones the affairs Of the Empire once
or twice a week and seldom remain together
longer than half an hour He may return
however. with the political authority OF reaiv
great Viceroy. who has changed the course OF
Indian policies and done much to restore the
prosperity of millions OF the Queens subjects
Mr.. Curzon's retirement from the Foreign
Office leaves a vacant post which will !"
coveted by rising men on the Conservative s!da
Mr.. George Wyndham is already conspicuousV
mentioned for the Under Secretaryship and
believed to have the support OF Mr.. Arthur Bal
four. whose private secretary he was for nearly
FIVE years. Mr.. Wyndham is one Of the HAND
soonest and most agreeable men In the Com
mons. and is full OF youthful energy and splr"
He had military experience In the Suakm cam
paign. and was one of the most active members
OF the South African Committee OF Investigator
He is an effective debater. and has great ca
pacity for work. He has also large resources
OF courtesy and tact. without which an Unaei
Secretary for Foreign Affairs is incapacita'eS
for useful service in the Commons.
Mrs. bruce has succeeded in convincing ."
Francis Jeune that sheihas prlma facle cao
for inspecting a tomb and proving. II she can
do So that coffin was filled with LEAD anu
that nobody was ever buried in H. The Prooa'
Court after hearing considerable evidence ~
Guiding the testimony OF a mysterious w''ness
who alleged that she had seen the suppose.
body two years after his funeral. and had JoAea
with him about his premature burial mas VI
rected that the grave shall be opened for Pu'
poses OF discovery. Mrs. bruce was over'o's
by this decision in her favor, and predicted '"N'
her son would be declared Duke OF Portland '.
fore Christmas; but she moderated inc 10"
delays and the resources OF her antasoh's
Already there is an appeal against INC ~
clsion Of Sir Francis Jeune and the era's
not likely to be opened before the emo o. ~
year. The fact however. that so carefu' az
experienced judge as Sir Francis Jeune
weighed the evidence and considered II Oh ss
fcient value to justify the opening OF the go.
has removed the bruce romance from ~
penny dreadful stage. and tends to dish"'
as for the courts.
The main contention Of Mrs bruce Is .n'' A
father-in-law who was known as l"'