New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

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has lately done than diplomacy treaties ar
! btratlon and speech-makng to convince the TWO
Nations sprung from the same stock mat they are
| still In many ways one . -,
preseniaton copy Of KPp Ing EG99e so,b 'Sy
sold for sC7 20 this afternoon when auctionsd OH AT
| Sotheby's copy OF the nrst edltloh OF beP"''
mental DttIes" was sold for s'2 %
| RI'MORS OF POPE'S SUCCESSOR.-The uneX-
! pected Illness Of the Pope gave rise to speculation
regarding his successor and revived the stories OF
ntrigucs Mt the Vatican The latest favorable huI-
| letins have dIspelled The gloomy forebodings.
! II appears that the Pope himself was responsive
for the attack. as. after the audiences OF Mon
day when very tirsd he insisted upon driving
in the garden to Leos Tower in spite Of me bi,ng
erng with cold. and feeling himself In pain ne
said he recalled the prophecy OF Mic. touedoh
whose spiritualistc prophecies were the TAX OF
| Paris some time ago and who declared that me
Ar,hange Gabriel had ANNOUNCED 70 her th at me
| Pope would die Immediately after President Faure
Perhaps" said the Pope Gods VIII spoke
| through her mouth.
| event OF the week undoubtedly. Ttaly's de-
mand for door" in the Celestial Empire The
Saturday Review says:
"It can hardly be doubted that this will prove
the signal for a general and final rush Japan
VIII advance her long-expected claim to the
| Province of Fu-Iion Tor the mainland Of China
| and opposite the Island OF Formosa). and Russia
will seize pretext for urging further concessions
| Injurious British inhuenc" out Of the helpless
! Government at Picking.
Italy. however. has not yet got her concession
She asks for a lease Of san-Moon Bay az coaling
station and naval base on TIE SAM conae'o"T 1a
those under Whcn Ccrnr", concesson Of tire.
Islands off the OF the Province of king
M Noon 'f BAY S 20 poYaag Lake and PreSrnIa min
ing and railroad rights within Sp9ere OF Inufm,
Province \ dispatch from Picking SAYS tEer" are
Indications that the DowaGer Empress IS dispose"
ofept he demand
RUSSIA'S EASTERN ATTITUDE.-The atu-
tude OF Russia regarding the guarantees q the
British loan on account Of the Northern Chimes"
| railroads has caused considerable anxiety among
the investors who. however. rely upon LORD S'IS-
bury to carry out his promise and insist that china
go ecainet RI" terms Of the railroad contract
Up to now. Lord Salisbury has taken a urn urn, a,u
uilc and # is generally believed KuSS" VIII "''
go beyond protest
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES monetary ana
Industrial situation in America * followed with
close attention here "The Economist takes
pessmlstlc view Of railroads. Speaking oI the
recent boom it says: THE holders OF those se,uil
ties among British investors. who have not aVa'u
themselves Of the opportunities Of the last SIX
months 10 realize their securities. are we tnihK
few and far between. for in most cnses me LIZ, lt,
prove ment has long since run out 10 suGh lrNel
as NAV have been warranted by Increased r'rnlnES
or other Tangible factors Inc adVamJG'. q, -.
last few months had nothing nor" SolI luan H.
| prospects
dustrlal forecasts to 20 upon every KING o, , un
favorable eontngency 0T'S S FTHpreneentcd pros
pgrity which WIS coming into existence III al"
directions.
"Tbe staist'' takes more cheerful view OF the
monetary situation. It thinks there ought TO l." no
danger Of a serious doarth OF money In America
in the present year or at any r&te nOt opmonG
further and that there viii be an outburst oil ne"
enterprises.
RACES AT SANDOWN.-The fashionable inter
est OF the week centred In the Military Race Meet
ing at sandown Park. An enormous crown was
nresent there on Friday when the much-coVeteu
trophv. the Grand Military cup, was competed for
by crack riders REPRESENTING the entire British
Army The weather was warm and fine and many
| Of the women wore sprlngike dresses; me clnD
lawn and paddock were crowded ana me slrnje
was IKE the height of summer. several people
drove to Sandown PARK from l.ondGn' hC.uudnS
the Marquis OF Londonderry VINO rod t, n an opTm
larouche with four horses ana pV''lI.l"!S' I-'nS
Randolph churchill and Mr. Isle w,'i ANN ro
| bav ridden by its owner Captain !. II. Kelpiahd'
! II the Gronadler Guards
FATALITY or NEWSTEAD ABBEY.-Another
link In the chain OF III fortune which has followed
| the famous Newstead Abbey was forged this week.
It seems that curse rests ON he Abbey ana that
the eldest son Of its owner has never succeeded TO
! The estate Byron sold II to Colonel NHdmAn, ID
! Is0s who died chdlcss. The Trustees sod Il 10
Webb. the famous sportsman WnoIt r!ICf' Sou
died this week Byron had the sk ,b wg'3 wbicb
| haunted the Abbey. and he used it as puncnbo"L
Webb buried the skull hoping TO lay the ghost.
| ANGLO-FRENCH NEGOTIATGONs.-Fa Favorable
reports were received this week regarding the ne
| ROTATIONS on outstanding questions between Great
| Britain and France. II is SAID that NJ. Dupuy. the
| French Premier has decided to end"avor TO settle
all questions and thar in the question Or Madagas-
car he has made mp his mind to propose important
tariff notifications In favor Of Great Britain, thus
! removing the cause OF the bitter British com
! plants that the French practically killed BRUSH
trade Immediately after the protectoratc over the
| island Of madagascar was declared. ny ere ing
| tariff barrier The question Of The Bahr-el-Ghaza
| Valley is also said 10 be in fair way toward
settlement. France has agreed TO barter her claims
| for n fair consideration elsewhere. and the Musca
| (sultanate Of oman difficulty has been tlded over
! by an arrangement by which France gets her coal
| sheds and saves her honor: but does not MAKE
any territorial acquisition Great Britain Got her
back up against the later feature OF ihe question
! because she suspected France wanted Goalns
| station In Oman. not for herself but Tor Russia
cur CUT" '''''0'" ''''" ~ ''''" '
| AUTOMATIC COUPLINGS OPPOSED So great
n pressure has been put upon the President OF the
Board Of Trade G. T. Richie. ;hat he has post
| poned the second reading OF tho Automatic Coup
! llngs bill a measure which gives to the Board OF
| Trade power. I'VE years hence, 10 compel British
railroads to supply tho whole Of their rolling stock
with automatic coupings Reports cstimatc that
| are IT Is added, million cars In Great Britain.
| Of which One-halt are owned by private com
! panles. all Of whom are M I'm arms against the
| expense.
| STRIKE OF PLASTERERS.- The lockout Of ten
! thousand plastcrers begins in London to-day ow-
| inc 70 various differences between the employees
| ard the employers The former object the
plOyment OF unindcntured boys. and the latter com
plain that the men trying 10 force the forcmen
| 10 join the union.
| INFLUE NZA EPIDEMl Influenza has reached
epidemic form I'm London being responsible for one
| In eighteen deaths I'm the last week when deaths
from the disease reached total OF 49, The in
| crease. however. accompanied by the least
number Of from pulmonary affections