New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
THE NEWS OFTWO CAPITALS
Continued from First Page

J entv Thousand persons for the last two months
IN ono nrovince alone. hut Government meas
ures 70 cone with the distress are stlh on
VERY inadequate scale The Times no''ceS as aS
Isienincant the fact that in a country Where NJ
lper cent OF the population subsists ehtreH ''
agriculture the whole expenditure on the Asr,-
cultural Department of the Government. -
f4.5O0OOO. while the army and navy cost to-
OO0O0o
Tho v-intrv weather and influenza epldenllC
have combined TO throw London society INTO
universal depression during the week. Every
body Is suffering from some kind OF bronchiai
affection. and dinners. receptions and entertain
ments Of all sorts have been countermahueu'
Those who are able TO leave town have gone
abroad in search of sunshine, ana many ol ''e
seaside resorts on the south coast OF Eheiai'u
are f,,r Of visitors who have hurried away from
the lev blasts that sweep through the Lohooh
streets In fact. many people have anteda'eu
the Easter holidays by week or more iril-
tating the example Of British royalty, "hich Is
inst now 10 be found anywhere but in the brltlsh
capital The Duke of York, unlike most OF ms
august relatives who are in the South OF Eu-
rome has gone to the Scottish highlands for
some salmon fishing. but has had no sport anu
has practically been showed up. The orna-
commons have been frozen over, and Londoners
hava had the exceptional experience of enjoying
a little skating late as toward the eho Oh
March.
The stagnation has extended TO the Stock EX-
change where there has been nothing doing Tor
A fortnight The professional operators nope LOT
a revival of activity after Easter. but so lar 'ne
public holds aloof from everything except the
mining market. where there are some signs OF
life The occasional upward movements OF the
American railroads on the other side OF the Az
lsntic no longer attract English buyers. though
they promptly bring out a few sellers. 1t WouIu
seem that heavy English speculative accounts
I'm American rails earlier in the year have not
vet been entirely liquidated. and any rise III
Wall Street has the immediate effect OF CAUSING
stocks to he offered the English market a
Good deal Of money was made both in American
and South African securities at the beginning OF
the winter. and for the moment the speculative
movement is exhausted, probably 10 begin again
with renewed energy before long.
Fortunately. the arctic weather of the week
relaxed sufficiently 10 allow the annual boat
race on the Thames between the universities OF
Oxford and Cambridge TO be rowed under more
favorable conditions than had been anticipated
and without such tempest as last year lashed
lic-and. indeed. IT may be said TO Englishmen
evervwhere-this contest never loses interest
and not only do tens of thousands witness the
actual race but for days before in spite Of wind
and cold fog and rain. crowds line the banks OF
the Thames to watch the final practice OF the
crews For the last nine years the match has
been won by oxford with monotonous regular
ity. A similar run of oxford victories occurred
between 1861 and 1869 when Cambridge at
length stemmed the tide. This year Cambridge
has again been fortunate. Its crew was one OF
the finest that ever carried the coors of the uni
versity and. though the oxford boat was also
good one II was completely overmatched
well-contested race left Cambridge winner ny
over three lengths. TO the delight of the specta-
tors who were generally on the side or the
light blue" perhaps because they instinctlvely
felt that a further spell of Cambridge defeats
would deprive the aquatic festival of much Of its
sporting interest.
There never was any foundation for the story
that Sir Thomas Lptons yacht. the Shamrock
would be towed across the Atlantic preliminary TO
the race for the Americas Cup. Sir Thomas ana
his advisers are of course, aware of the condl-
tions regulating the contest for the cup, ana
know perfectly we'll that any yacht competing
must cross the ocean under her own sails. The
owner or the shamrock mas pulcHaSeu me
cruising steamer Of over twelve hundred tons
burden on which he proposes to entertain large
party OF friends during the races The company
will probably be distinguished for Sir Thomas is
highly popular in London society and has many
aristocratic friends
Some absurd hctions have been circulated
about Lady Randolph Churchilrs new maya
zine. the first number Of which is to appear next
June. In point of fact the publication as men
toned in these columns some weeks ago. will be
in no respect an amateurish production. 1t Will
be businesslike affair and will challenge atten-
tion quite much by the excellence Of its liter
airy and artistic contents as by the names Of its
supporters The international character of THE
Review" will be well maintained. and the first
number will contain contributions from some OF
the most notable English, American and colonia
statesmen and writer's of the day; the greatest
or one of the greatest, of living poets one Of the
most brilliant OF dramatists and one of the most
popular Of the younger romancers will also be
represented in the opening number.
The London theatres are largely engaged ir
preparing for novelties which they will produce
after Easter. At present there is nothing ex
citing to record, but there will be a crop OF i'm
portant new pieces next month, when Mr.. Johr
Hare will bring out a new comedy by Mr.
Pinero. Mr.. Charles Wyndham will have one
by Mr.. Haddon Chambers. and Mr.. Beerbohn
Tree will present an ambitious drama in which
Mr.. Henry Arthur Jones attempts to bring th'
Anglo-I Indian world. with its dusky native
potentates and British officials. upon the stage
Mrs. Craigie. after her success with moderr
comedy in The Ambassador" and her much
criticised one-act melodrama, "A Repentance
has written a poetical and romantic play II
blank verse. the scene Of which is laid In tn