New-York tribune., 1899-05-28

cannot be charged with irritating the British
lion by poisoned pinpricks but his ATTACK upvA
y,,~a Ktfchener for an act of barbarism in mutt
,at,nr the Mahdi's corpse and his accusa'io"
.nst the soldiers engaged In Imperial work nave
-, hrutally .potting" negroes in Buluwayo
n.vs been bitterly resented by the Unionis'
-. u,s sneech was too strong meat even
Cor the Liberals, and so ardent an imperiaiiS'
as Sir Charles Dixie must have snivereo over
v.r,ous passages The Buluwayo charges seem
- rest mon the carelessly written letter OK an
.,,resnon ,,ble soldier but the accusation against
,Yord Kitchener is only too well founded. Inc
tesrdar,s friends Justify hts wanton treatment
.os the Mahdrs body as necessary saieguaru
.r.,ns, fanaticisrn, and ask why there is no
Continental gush over the desccration OF ancient
ir.vn.ian to,nbs ia the interest Of museums In
need OF murnmies for purposes Of exhibition;
hut these pleas are not conclusive. Lord kitch-
ever =. a national hero and Engishmen do not
.,.b IN have popular idol dethroned; they
aeepIy regret that the Mahdfs body was ais
+urbed and beheaded. but so long as it was
done they think that Mr.. John Morley ana
everybody else ought to be patriotic ana ho'
blurt out the superhuous truth.
Sir William Harcourt's speech at west Mon
mouth next Tuesday is anxously awaited ny
Liberals and Churchmen alike. since ne Is eN-
pected to open fire upon Lord Roseoery' ana
also take up the religious question as an issue
OF practical politics; but some OF MS Closest
friends assert that 1t will be discreet aooresS'
which will not widen the area Of disturbance IN
q distracted party.
Lord Rosebery, has scored one conspicuous
auccess: .'The Daily Telegraph" following Inc
Daily Mail" will have no Sunday EDITION To-
morrow. and what he described as tine truce
of God" will prevail in London, athoush aS
snanv an a dozen sunday issues will be IN the
znarket. y His, appeal to, the Nonconformist con-
;.csence has triumphed. and his friends, Mr. AL
kr.d Harmsworth and Sir Edward Lawson. VIII
not be embarrassed If they decide to stand tos
abe next Parliament.
There has been no official denial OF the an
soounoement made by Truth" that the Queen
haa been advised by a specialist to consent to
kan operation for the removal of cataract from
nons OF her eyes, and 1t is safe to assume that
thA public WIN not hear much about it until 1t
\. done. for the Queen has strong feeling
nxsinst distressing her subjects unnecessarily
\ Lord Roseber,/s tribute at the Birthoay GIN
Insr was one Of the most felicitous speeches ever
made in honor OF a sovereign, and was coii-
tupicuous for charm Of delivery ana eieVa'ioh oi
uantiment The effort to convert the banquet
INTO Court function was only partly SUCCESSFUL
Univ two Americans out Of the forty present ap-
.,..naa In Court dress; the other Americans
S1..lv declined TO make their country ridiculous
ny wearing the livery Of the Court at ho'ei
banquet when Royalty was not on exhipi'ion'
The West End has been empty and dull this
w.sk since Whitsuntide offered a good chance
I<or fashionable idlers to go Paris or into the
country. Certainly they did not need respite
,<,or, eayety for there has been little so far IN
l.he season to fatigue even decrepit dowagers
,rSsxt week there will be q levee at St James
Palace and State concert at Buckingham
Palace and a. full series of royal appearances
-. charity entertainments. ending with Minis
&erial banouets and official birthday ceebra-
fions but little is heard o. great parties ana
halls in the near future, The weather, which
remains cold and damp. apparently has taken
,hs heart out OF the entertainments Of smart
society this year
The London hotels are filed with Americans,
who are wondering how the English spring ever
got reputation for being mild and balmy-
Among the most recent comers is Senator VOL
cott at .Walsingham. Mr.. Clarence - busI duu
Mr.. Charles F. Chichester. of THE Century
Magazine" occupied seats Of honor at the
vagabond dinner last night. when Max ORell
was in the chair, and Mr.. George Warrington
Stevens was honored with a complimentary
beneft.
No official inquiry will be held here respecting
the wreck of the Paris unless the American
Government requests it, since only an American
court is competent TO deal with Captain Watkins S
certificate. Similar casualties to foreign ships
have been investigated in this way with the con-
sent Of the Government whose flag they carried.
The only object of such inquiry would be to
bring public pressure to bear upon the num-
miles Of Trinity House to have adequate safe
Iguards established at the Manacles, where re-
cent experience has shown them to be indis-
pensable. There would be. however. a strong
temptation to 1iscredit the vigorous and we'll
managed American Line by an adverse report
snd Board Of Trade inquiry would only create
% prohtless controversy. 1t ought not to be
necessary TO have half a dozen more wrecks be-
fore the Elder Brethren can be convinced that
something should be done at the Manacles
I. N F.