New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

lee when the American respect for the queen
100. .hou.r 4, n striking way and was heartily
appreciated by Englishmen. The atu'uoe oi ."7
American press on the Chinese question has also
nro-no.ed rood feeling here. and has enaoieo
the English press to be equally apprec'at'Ve anu
generous In the present Cuban Crisis. NeNei
have the two nations been in closer sympathetic
touch"
This ,s true even II Punch In an il-timed
cartoon satirizes the moral support or the Ch''eu
States on the Chinese question by representing
the American eagle as remarking 10 the ho"
"Why. il you'd wanted backing I'd have sa'
right here and tapped my wings for all 'he' re
worth"
Concerning the cause Of the explosion AZ ma
yana naval experts here have little TO say III 'ne
absence OF expert testimony. Those whose opin-
ions | have learned believe that the aCc'ueH'
was caused spontaneously on board 'he sn'p'
and was not due to treachery outside but they
are not willing TO be quoted definitely, ana douo'
whether the facts will ever be known since the
snsrish experts viii be certain to raise contro-
versv even II the divers find that some plates
were driven inward and not outward Inc re-
mark OF one evening journal that the oisc'pIiie
on American warships Is not equai 10 u'ia'
OF the British feet is not repeated py fhs'iSH
naval experts. The moral which they canoiuy
noint &c that the modern battle-ship is floating
fortress with terrible resources for sei1-oes'ruc
ton as we'll as for offensive warfare science
they say under their breath has converted 'iic
proudest navies Into series or sleeping 'oi
canoes which ore the source Of deadly peril IN
time OF peace and heaven-possipiy heh-ohiy
know. what they will do in time OF war
r,a members OF the Diplomatic Corps are most
navy 4, Astonishing the international coInpnca~
+,ons caused by the loss Of the Maine pu' 'iie
onin,on prevails that the immediate erect So i'i
&C snain IS concerned. will be TO induce con-
ciuatorv course as IS already SHOWN III wv
treatment Of the De LONE affair The SUSPICION
that the explosion may not have oeeh aooiue",''
Is so terrible since proved. II wou'u d'i"y -"
civilized world against Spain. that t'ie MN
,strv will spare no pains TO avolo eNihe ~"
necessary offence in the negotiations ~
rsk. reasonable concessions TO the American
Government
Contradictory rumors are again IN 'he aA
snecting the Chinese loan ana NJ lie po"-'"
is convinced that the candidature Oh
George has been revived by Russia WIZ" .ie
-roy,so that he Will renounce his claims 10 'he
c;reek throne The public. whose credulitS nus
been imposed upon so often awaits oilici@i oo
s.,o. =, all news from China and CONSTANT
ncple.
The only signs Of activity in English politics
are found In the London munlclpa canvass
which Is conducted with undated aroor hoiU
poseborv has been drawn into It. and will make
an ,,nportant speech on the eve or the eiecuoh
which NAV carry him back into pubic me-
pvhera he represents better than any other Up
,os,+,on leader the real issues of the progressive
noncv IN London There is a much keener IN
,o,est IN the West End in his return TO social
use where as the father Of two daughters
known chiefly hitherto by the child-portral's Oh
Mrlais and Leighton, he is certain to entertain
ON a large scale and to contribute much 10 the
gayety Of London. The ball in Berkeley square
AZ v.,ich Ladies' Syhil and Margaret VIII De
brour ht out after their appearance as oepu-
tantes in the first Drawing room VIII De the
great social event OF next week 1t VIII De al
agreeable change of topic after the depressing
hon,,es on the evil tendencies of snartness de-
livered by the society journals upon the conric-
ton Of Lord William Nevill as vulgar cheat
who has dshonored family traditions dating
back 10 the Norman Conquest.
The revival OF Much Ado About Nothing at
the St James's Theatre is brilliant In stage set
ting and artistic in stagecraft The best Work 10
done by Mr. George Alexander. whose Benedick
IS almost as good his Orlando. Miss julia
Nelson as Beatrice lacks 'spontaneity and is
the performance is the symmetry with which
, the entire comedy is produced. 1t has the
charm Of rapid movement. Sir Henry II
wing delighted his admirers tonight with
a matches performance In "A Story OF
Waterloo and The Bells" one Of the
bes, programmes ever offered at the Lyceum.
Miss Barrymore in the cast, and played
we'll This followed the revival OF The Mer
chant Of Venice" at which Sir Henry Irving and
Miss Ellen Terry seen at their best. For
tunately he has produced four plays this week.
FOR all his scenery and costumes for other Ly-
ceum plays have been burned in the storehouse.
Re takes this calamity with his usual serenity.
Fisher Irwin VIII issue next week an Eng
lish edition Of General Horace Porter's Cam
paigninS With Grant" handsomely printed and
copiously illustrated. IT is announced as work
Of the American Ambassador to Paris which
gives 2 better understanding OF Grants char
acter than can be obtained from any other rec
ord ]. n. F.
a DISMAL CARNIVAL WEEK IN PARIS.