New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27
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the Countess OF se5orne and most Vi ''''
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County Councu IL interesting, and ought 10 h'dAe
the new Council second glded chhi"oci' M
d!dates include nine peers. four sons Oh D. a
baronets three PrIvy Councillors, eight oi".'' o.
members Of the House OF Commons lustIIes IA AZ"
c.ergymen in profuson twenty gentlemen dua ant,
sprinkine Of doctors and LAWYERS Even ,.e No,
Ins henev Of Twenty-third-st NewYork CITY
writes to the newspapers IN regdru 10 '"e ''
al .IH n considerable OF a politician at home | WIS
oiiious how you conducted your p"ori'
inRs and attended "A Moderate meeting on i. .tS.
DAY Half the audience was evidently S, hn,
ard the other half oughs. From hrst 10 asa I'M
howled hooed Kissed and groaned. and. worse sun,
used in the presence of women, language whlcn III
M country would not be tolerated IN ine io"v ,
sal oon In the United states. L. Republican oi'
;urbed a Democratic meeting, or vce-Ver'a ~
would be repudated by his own party; put .hfsS
they belonged am proud to say that such thlhgS
could In America. Tamm2ny IS pad
enough bui the Tammanycs are gentlemen com
pared with the LOT | saw and heard on THURSDAY
BRITISH ARMY REFORM-The War ONCE
scheme for the reform OF the British Army. which
was explained in the House o. Commons on Friday
by W ST. J. Brodrick Parliamentary Secretary OF
the War Office seems greatly 20 have satisfied tho
various factions. essential fact The scheme
adds twcnty-three thousand men to tho army. the
largest increase proposed IN Great BRIAN IN
time % peace 1t offers a certain number Of Re-
servsts special paymen, OF one shilling daiy 10
psrtake in minor wars or emergencies. enabling me
War Once to dispatch ten thousand mcr on minor
expeditions without calling upon the nan iesfl
II Increases the pay of AL cfciens. over tho age
OF nineteen by three pence the amoun hitherto de-
Quoted for ratons. and promises that increase 81
fort will be made to secure employment for Re
and
available for the imperial service
decentraiize the war Office by comforting larger
financial and initiative powers upon general ofsers
thus obviating constant reference 10 tho War Office
Another reform is the resumption Of the hig ma
nnuvrcs which were dropped twAnty-sx years ago.
The whole additional cost will he 100000 annually.
SHTPBUILDGNG BOOM-The present year prom
.ses to witness the biggest boom in shpbuding ever
known. and doubtless the shipbuilders OF the United
States are arranging 10 participate in the conse-
quept demand for finished iron. steel and machinery
OF All descriptions. idea o. the enormous amount
81 work on hand can be formed from the fact that
eighty thousand tons. apart from the four big
Cunard freight boats which said TO be In nego-
tation.
AFRICAN WAR SCARE OVER-The West Afri-
can war scare Of week ago has gone, hardly leav-
ing echo. II there Is any fighting Ii will he on
the initiative Of the Royal Niger Company. which
proposes that any French troops In the companys
territories shall be Immediately elected by the COM
pany's troops which Captain Lugaard commands.
The company. unlike the Government. has
paratively free hand being I'm the position OF in
divdual ejecting trespassers from mis- property and
the officials of the company say they intend to
vigorously.
Though the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
House of Commons that T. ..~t vas unit on on
the question OF West Africa. parliamentary gossip
Gliding trick % mis- game with Mr. Chamberlain in
announcing the dispatch OF the Ambassador II
IN no of Orls
on Tuesday. the Premier, both in the manner and
berlan This is evident from the fact That the dis
patch which in substance set forth that France had
knowledge Of the presence of French troops in the
Sokoto country, was rot communicated TO the House
OF commons BY the Parliamentary Secretary for
the Foreign Once George y. Curzon. for the rea-
son that he had not seen the Foreign Secretary
that day. Certainly Mr.. Chamberlain most
noyei more particularly many OF the Con-
servatives have expressed at his false alarm.
THE IRISH BTT.L-The Irish Local Government
bill. the whole. IS received with general favor
by Irisamen in the House OF Commons. much
that the members Monday seemed TO be baskng
in the millennium. Messrs Dillon. Heay and Red
mond. In conversation with representative OF the
Associated Press. said:
The bill far Il goes. is satisfactory. II
places the management OF all purely local affairs
absolutely in the hands Of the people OF course il
IS not substitute for Home Rule on the con-
rary. II It works well II will he a powerful weapon
in our hands to forward Home Rule. It will prove
that people are capable Of governing themselves
with good sense and liberation
a conference Of the Irish members OF all parties
duct Of the question this year in tho hands Of Mr.
RedmonG Who mas sc o 81 mo,on ra
the presentation of the Budget.
ANGRY WITH 4 ROYAL DUKE-The Liberal
newspapers are foil o. denunciations Of the doings
Of the Duke OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ami his
iourneving from Malta 70 Alexandria on r. NJ s
Surprise when he donned his admirars uniform.
making necessary the hosting OF the standard. the
fleet saluting and the Duke being constituted senior
who consider the Duke to he foreign prince with
Duke OF Edinburgh and second SON Of the Queen
OF England
SULTAN OF MOROCCO SELLING HIS GEMS
The Sultan OF Morocco. in order TO re-arm his army
with modern weapons. is sending large. portion
Of his unrivaed collection Of gems 10 Germany
and England for sale.
NICoIINI's BEQr- ESTS-signor Nconi left the
sum OF fAo GO 10 his widow. Aiena Patti. and to
his three children oy his first marriage Nine. Patti
however has renowned the legacy.
PRINCE OSCAR \ PREACHER.-Princs Oscar
o. Sweden. second OF the King Of Sweden and
Norway. made his first appearance Sunday last
| at Copenhagen mission preacher for TIE Young
Mems Christian Association ~ stockholm. III.
| wife also addressed the audien'e which numbered
! about two thousand people Both the Prince and
| Princess speak ilucny ard simply.
| PRATSING AMERICAN RAIT.WAYS-"Thc
| Times" has just concluded the publication of
| series OF articles American railroads I'm which
! its correspondent has bestowed unstlnted praise
! upon their equipment and punctuality. rs a con-
! trast with the h,bi,ual hardness here THE
! Illness" correspondent THINKS the American OK
cellence is due to one-ran control Commenting
on these ia is THE Tin cs' urges English railroad
| men 10 take a lesson from America. abolish the
absurdly weak locomotives and also increase the
size Of the trucks" Continuing. THE Times" says
| LAS TO the one-man power. We do not share
correspondents enthusiasm. II il all right when
! the man is good man but many an unfortunate
English investor has bitter reason 20 regret boss
| control"