The times., 1898-01-10

essary, as the Servian army, which has
great admiration for the former King,
is assuming an independent attitude.
The government hopes Milan will be
able TO calm the disaffection, but the
course of affairs in Servia indicates
that King Alexander may ere long re-
tire in favor of his father. 1t is said
King Alexander has an unconquerable
aversion to wedlock, whereas, it is fur
ther stated, former King Milan VIII
shortly marry again.
Recent adviceS show that the sup
porters of Mrs. Florence Maybrick have
finally decided to abandon the attempts
which they have so long persisted in To
secure the release of the American
woman from prison on technical
grounds Their future efforts will be
based entirely upon the arguments that
the punishment which she is suffering
is excessive and disproportionate to the
sentences customarily imposed for the
crime of attempted poisoning. which
they assert was all that was attempted
to be proven against her, and upon APP
pealS for clemency upon account OF
Mrs. Maybrick's physical condition.
All the country houses are most busy
ntertaining-country balls, amateur
theatriCalS and tableauS being the
staple attractions. TheatriCals have
become positive craze. and plays like
Rosemary and David Garrick,' re
quiring the best acting are unhesitat-
ingly chosen.
The Duke and Duchess of Devon
shiFe's party at ChatswerJh has been
great success. The shooting was excel
lent. on Thursday the Prince OF Wales.
Earl de Grey. Lord Elcho and five 9th
ters secured a record bag. including 500
pheasants Everything was in the most
gorgeous style. Instead of the uSual
shooters luncheon al Keeper cot
tage or in a barn, the Duke OF Devon
shire had a huge tent erected at a con-
yenienf spot and an elaborate luncheon
was served there daily by the servants
The Princess of Wales and the women
of the partv drove there in a four-horSe
brake. with positions and an escort OF
mounted nolice. Both the Prince OF
Wales and the Duke of DeVoushire
wore astonishingly loud shooting suiIs'
with enormous checks After luhcneoh
the Princess Of Wales accompanied the
shooters TO the snap-shooune scenes
Lord Randolph Churchill and Arthur j.
Ralfo,lY. the first lord Of the Treasury,
devoted the day to golf The theatrlcais
on Friday night were quite SUCCESSFUL
New York. Jan. 9.-The Tribune spe-
cfal cable letter says among other
things:
This drama of the far East, like a
Chinese play. is enacted in the DARK:
one flash of lime-liSht has revealed
Germany in possession of point OF ao-
y,roacb to Pekin: another burst of IL
ln,nination has disclosed Russia in oc-
cupation of Port Arthur: the next
glimpse will probably explain what
France has gained in China by her Sc
,rat alliance with Russia: sooner or
later Lord Salisbury viii come out OF
his dark closet. 1t is already clear that
il viii be puppet-piay on the. hnes OF
the Turkish drama: there viii be no
paytition Of China, but another Euro
pean concert of inaction for enabling
the sick man to live and borrow money
freely from all his physicians.
The darkest underplot Of this Chinese
drama is the ulterior policy of Japan
That enterprising power Is building
great navy and is in such haste that
she has purchased two powerful crulS-
arS from Chilli. now lying in English
dacilyards The most intricate motive
OF The plaN will be Japan's relations 10
the new concert, with its eVangels,
coalitions. rivalries and intricues.
Lord Charles Beresfurd. who is cry
ing shin ahoy," and dancing horn
pipes at York. suits the present tenn
Der of the English people: he is a
breezy figure like the gallant William
ian "Black-eyed Susan He tells the
constituency which he is WOoing with
passinnate ardor, yet with discretion,
that the English people owns two
thirds OF the commerce and one-fifth
of the surface and one-fourlh OF the
DoDulatlon of the whole world. and that
Britain must defend her possessions.
canvasser with such talent for making
statistics pictorial deserves to enter
Parliament and he viii probably win
the seat.
The Liberals ought. however. to make
amends for the loss of York by carry
ing the Southeast Durham constituency
affected by the disastrous engineers
strike Lord Londonderry. whose in
dignari0n was excited by the Employ
erS' Liability bill, no longer sulks in mis-
tent. but has opened the UniOnist can
vass by explaining that what he said
was true. although he did not intend to
hurt the Jnionist party. This was not
an ausDicious opening. Mr.. John
Burns has warned the working classes
OF York that they ought not TO support
Liberal candidate who has been CO.
operating with the masters of the en-
gineering trade i'm their warfare upon
trades unionism. Organized labor is
Suilen after its crushing defeat in the
recent struggle, and has an opportunity
of Furnishing the Liberal candidate for
York and Immediately revolving against
the Cnionists in Durham.
England is compelled to show that
she is mistress of the deserts. as we'll
as Of the seas. The advance on Khnr-
toum has not been resumed, but an