New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

to-udy ihHtS'
English manufacturers Of electrical apparatus
have been so far behind the times tnat oroeis
required for substituting electric Tor horse
power on the tramways OF GLASGOW nun
Plymouth, Manchester and other towns nave
gone steadily to America, The gintroductloh oi
the trolley system Is now becoming sehera' ="
England, and no manufacturer here mas lae'ii-
ties for supplying machines OF even man W..
power Of the big Niagara generators Vi ~,
constructing motors on the large scale required
for the new conditions Uf tramway transit 'o'
this reason the announcement that the west
,pSbouse company's Pittsburg works Will be du-
nucated at Trafford Park Manchester. has been
preeted with enthusiasm by the industrial press
which concludes that hereafter Enghsh muric-
ipalities will not be compelled TO go ABROAD lor
electric plants A company has oeen ioii"eu
with q large capital for controlling the "eS"ne
house patents and erecting WORKS Wheie n'e
thousand men will be employed. WINE 'ie
IDEAS will come from America, the capital VIII
be found here, and the labor VIII DE NANNY
English. under American expert SUPERVISOR
Mr. George Westinghouse being associated WIN
the new company
The 6vers' trust in Yorkshire has operated 10
the satisfaction Of the numerous Bradford nrlns
concerned in It; the association mas ue-
clared an interim dividend o. per cent WI VI
a,narv shares. and has carried forward iarse
reserve.
'-rhe Economist" and other financial )ourhals
consider the proposals Of the lndiah CurrencS
Commission a great Improvement upon 'he oi"
c,.l nlan which recommended the accumulation
Of a gold reserve by direct borrowing opera''o"s
IN London. While the experts are not asreeu
with unon the analogtes between India ana 'he
Tinted States and France, on which the COM
y,,t,ee bases its conclusion against the con-
variability OF the rupee into gold, they consiuer
that the silver question will be settled TOT 'he
world Inv the distinct pledge OF the lndlan Oo'-
ernuent 10 maintain the gold stanoaru -"
pledge will be given, but the 1or'i'a'io'i Va
gold reserve Will be deferred 10 more co"Ie
ent season Gold cannot now be hau III i-o''
aon. some fnanciers consider II possipie '""t
the revival of Bryanism may drive gold out OF
America and enable India TO introduce al oHce
n gold reserve and gold currency
p,ya, university teams are quietly training at
Eesthourpe and Brighton under favorable con-
aitions of weather The English athletes are
now regarded by experts as an unusually Strong
4eam in prime condition for contesune every
.rch Of ground. They are the best runners
sumpers and hammer throwers 10 De lou'io
among the six thousand students OF OXioru anu
Cambridge. Their places have peeh aSsie",U
10 them, but one two changes may oe maui
pext week when the records of their Aherlc"n
rivals are known.
The Harvard Yale team is In the hanus ol 'ne
trainers but is not overworking. AS lhe "e"'"-
or Is cool. the effect of the south coast china'e
,s not enervatng and the American athle'es are
,n ena health and spirits Sporting experts con-
and Palmer
and Clarke formidable in the three mile contest
A largo swarm of American collegans Is buzz
,ng about Brighton and there VIII be large
hoav ~ svmpathizers at the contest next Satur-
Soy ROYALTY will be represented at the sports
the Prince Of Wales the Duke and Duchess oi
York and other members Of the royal lamh!
have reserved the day for witnessing the lrieiu
lv competition between the university a'"ie'e'
of the two countries. The American team 'a
I'D from Brighton this afternoon 10 uy r'e
course and remained for several hours' iie
trainers reported that one man was shen'E III
d,sposed. but that the general heaith OF 'ne
team was excellent. The men VIII not re'u ~
london until Friday. They expect to win tue
hammer throw and lose the three mlies' ""'
no 20 GET their share of the other contests
English yachtsmen believe that they Will capt
IRE the Americas Cup this year, out they are
awaiting anxiously the ShamrocKs triaI spin
with the Britannia on Wednesday for COM
,,s,e test of every point of sailing. All experts
aeree that the Shamrock stands up well 10 d
stiff wind. even with her enormous spread OIL
canvas and that she shows every sign OF power
STABILITY and speed. The secrets OF her con-
structon and measurements are still jealousy
guarded. and probably will not be reveaied uil-
Ill she arrives at New-York. While the yacht
is Irish In name the crew is made up or ENG
ush and Scotch sailors: possibly an irish capih
boy will be shipped for luck.
The cricket match between Eton and Harrow
"a the only open air dress parade which smart
married women and social swells have had this
week but there have been many balls and
dances. and royalty has been sumptuously en-
tertained at several great houses. The belated
season is ending before It has fairly begun.
The best sales at Christe's are already over;
Lord Collingwoods presentation swords were
auctioned off this week at high prices Mr..
CHRISTOPHER Sykes's Ezabethan mansion, near
Hull which was the favorite watering place OF
the Prince OF Wales has also gone under the
hammer
Isdore de Laras opera "Messaline" has been
the chief novelty at Covent Garden. The stag
ing was brilliant but the theme of the nbretto
was better suited for Monte Carlo than Lon
don. The work is conspicuous for melody, but
the orchestration in many places is thin. NJ.
Jules Claretie's lecture on Shakespeare at the
Iyceum Theatre and Lord Kelvins resignation
of the philosophical chair Of Glasgow Universi-