New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
ruE NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
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~-.,nc business interests. When. however. it
learned that these tactics were creating
wac <oaI,,e IN America the policy was changed.
- Government has no intention or inJuring
Inv ID of the country by antagonzing Ameri-
'"e interests. and war with the United States
60. a. last thing which is desired at Berlin
W ,boen views may seem optimistic.
y. ,ber because the source of information is
PS,',,a,v trustworthy and because also there
o. increasing signs that the movement which
o. ZINC England and Germany into more
ia, relations will strongly influence Ger
~ oninlon toward America.
u-irhelnina's scene of triumph has been
,rrod from democratic amsterdam TO the
- exclusive Hague, where the festal pro-
NE will continue for several days The
,horo are conducted on different lines. but
:. the same spirit Of loyalty and personal
..,o, 20 the young sovereign. The review of
eos, will be the important event next week,
potterdam will have her share In the
~" tiles The fates have been we'll conducted
.svn been highly successful from an artis-
q, point Of view
~ Rembrandt exhibition at Amsterdam is
-.bsns the best one-man show in the chronicles
>. art II illustrates every phase Of his work
~ method. and Is made up mainly Of the best
.1amn,es Of his art. drawn from the private
.,d nubrc Galleries Of Europe. The costume
nrocession vas ceverly planned and offered to
,lAasure-loving popuace brilliant spectacle
Of rich color
Tho rur,ber Of American visitors 10 the fetes
ms NOT so laree as had been expected. probahiy
-, more than two hundred being at Amster-
dan, and not so many at The Hague. The
,-ices for lodgings and seats were SO high thai
the visitors were frightened away from the
festival The business was overdone, and when
the fates came on there was slump in prices
,,itb nlenty Of vacant seats and lodgings Hol-
land derives great benefit from these fetes. and
ought TO be grateful 10 the Queen. she mas
commanded attention for the country when
has suffered from neglect and shrunN INTO the
BACKGROUND Of European affairs. She mas real
beauty and great charm Of manner ana mas
hecome a romantic heroine TO most OF the
mosaic and sensible people of Europe
The British Association has heard at Bristol
presidential address which recalls Jevon
erewsome prediction OF the coal famine SIT
william Crookes has carried economics into
the realm Of mathematics and says ne has
nroved that the time Is coming when the worlds
bread supply will fail He calculates that by
.he middle Of the next century oil the araole
areas Of the earth's surface will be producing
wheat. and that TIE supply will be inadequate
for the largely increased population OF the
world Meanwhile there are no signs OF popular
alarm over this statistical lore. and there is
faith that whenever bread fails something VIII
r. found 10 take It's place.
The chief lion Of this scientific assembly has
been Louis de Rougemont, who read long ad-
dress on his enforced exile Of twenty eight years
among the cannibal blacks in uneXplored Aus
tralia This is the new Robinson Crusoe. whose
book Is beginning n appear in serial form
SIR George Newnes has staked his reputation
and business sasacity upon the prediction that
this story will rival the popularity Of De Foes
work. He is advertising il with great skill and
without regard TO expense, and has succeeded
in starting several Controversies over the au-
thenticty Of the narrative The most success
ful scheme for attracting attention TO II was
this discussion Of the details Of the story by the
most eminent scientific body of England. De
Rougenont was cross examined by Professor
Tylor and other anthropologlsts. and created a
favorable impression by his frankness and the
dahnteness ot his replies. This has been the
most interesting discussion OF the meeting.
which has been conspicuous for the large num-
Der Of foreign visitors.
The American Ambassador and Mrs. Hay re-
reived the farewell greetings Of a large company
OF visitors Thursday afternoon at their final In
formal reception. They will spend their last
Sunday in England at Mr.. Henry Whites coun-
try house and will sail Wednesday, The
address Of the Anglo American League Is al
most the only formal leave taking which the
Ambassador has sanctioned. and this was
simple affair. with little ceremony. Consul
General Mason has come from Frankfort 10
London 10 see him. and the callers at the En-
bassy are numerous.
Lord Rosebery among the visitors who
witnessed the Holland fetes. Mr. Bafour IS
playing golf IN Scotland. after obtaining the
dismissal Of Ii Hung Chang. Mr.. Asquith has
also gone North 10 play golf and incidentally
to make a political speech. Sir Edward Grey
has shown his diplomatic talent by asking the
Irish members 70 bring back the Home Rule
question into the sphere OF practical politics by
making a proposal which the Liberals will be
bound 10 consider. Sir Wemyss Reid commends
this adroit way Of stating the case and he rep
resents Rosebery Hardly a single Minister
has remained in London during this week Of
tropical heat. but the clerks are always COM
ttent TO govern the country in a holiday season.
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