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

since the crimean War Some interest Is taken ken
I'm the fact that the Queens yacht WIZ pc Co,.
vowed by eight Of the fastest torpedo hoa' utStuU
srs IN ba nG Tnsc%s have previously been en-
pIoyed for this duty and the use OF o'G -, set
il limited in OF the papers IL lntcnue1 10 ~,
or the French papers tall talk about submarine
torpedo boats
ATTACKS BY FRENCH PAPERs.-There -
much indignation In England at the scanoaouS
and coarse attacks made upon Queen victoria Dy
some Of the newspapers Of Paris THIS week ine
"Iibrc Parole" in an insulting article s"u'
Frankly the Queen will be well adVlSed u sue
does not come France this spring. The con-
stitutional fiction that It Lord Salisbury ana
not the Queen who inflicted the outrage OF faShoua
and the humiliation OF Muscat on France VIII hot
: Ifice II Is well known that the queen mas
directed Engand's policy throughout her long
reign ard she has never missed an opportunity OF
displaying her antlpathy for France Under inc
circumstances therefore her visit is an additionaai
insult and defiance Of publ opnGn g., me- e ets
with hottie rGc'non IN Er"n nS,s 1.-THE Queen
Government mas made scIf more than ever , our
as the Maine Incurred In entering Cuban waters
and the French Government IS committing me
Ing France from bcing placed in such a position,
that the smallest @Gcident6 might precipta'e boz"
After such Insinuatlons as the foregoing Il
seems possible that the Queer yis, 10 w
nIa rnoce staT has left paris TO watch over Her
Iaiesty Cimiez. where her heavy baggage Is al
ready arriving
COST or THE TRIP Queen Victoria pays $1,000
roorthlv for her own rooms. without counting the
expenses II her suite. numbering sixty persons
Altogether her trip will cost her about $1,000 Her
chaise favorte white donkey and numbers OF pet
dogs and birds have been SEM anean lit h S@Jo3
bed. which IS taken with her wherever she goes
PRINCE or WALES CRITICiSED-The Prince
OF Wales went to Paris this week and visited the
Exnosition grounds lie proceeds TO Cannes on
SUNDAY The Princes wonderful scheme. known as
The League Of Mercy, In connection with "fch
new order has been established for those VINO
collect and promote the collection Of subscriptions
Fr The Prince Of Wa.Css Hospital Fund years
work being required for admission to The order IS
News" thinks the Prince has not been fortunately
advised i'm committing himself and in securing the
paper calls it AN organization Of snohocraaey byy
Inc dristocracy which is repug24nt 70 inc ldea OF
charity and not calculated to add to the dignity OF
the Throne
MANY RECRUITS REJE, 'TED-The annual re-
port upon recruiting for the army shows "A slight
Increase I'm the physical DEVELOPMENT OF the re-
cruits: but % per cent have still been rejected
owing to unsatisfactory physique The surprs.ng
announcement is made that IS in 1l'F are uttsrN
u.iterate and thar only ~ in 1000 are described AZ
VIII educated.
4 PRINCES DISAPPEARANCE.-T There has
been revival Of the sensation caused few weeks
ago by the alleged disapoearanc" of Prince Ludwig
Won observation-disclosures, who married Lacy
Anne Savllle a daughter Of ;he Earl Of Mex
borough He moved good deal in English society,
and then dlsappear-d mysteriously An advertise
meat inquirng after his whereabouts caused CON
siderable speculation in the London press. ard now
a telegram from Manila has been published saying
the Prince Is at Manila. mas been there for many
months was present at the destruction OF me
Spanish fleet. and was member OF me EurO lPion
Club II T. added his behavior aroused snspl'iooni
and he was thought to be acting as the confidential
agent Of the German Government Before Manila
surrendered. Il is further alleged the Prince was
allowed to pass I'm and out Of the Spanish and IN
surecnt lines. each party apparently regaTdihg nm
ey. n asserted he was a voluntary aide-de-camp OF
General Miller hoHsn ne was En nf rSnnrr sra
wondering what IS the meaning OF these mys-
FERROUS movements
CREW FOR THE sH AMROCK.-Sr Thomas
Upton has engaged a crew for the cup challenger
Shamrock numbering thirty men. Half Of them
are picked Clyde yachtsmen. several having been
me nbers OF the Thistles crew, ana the remainder
are English sailors
MIR CARNEGIE'S RETURN.-Andrew Carnegie
IS expected 70 return in May to Shbo Castle'
which is being renovated and refurnshed in his
absence In America
SCOTT RELICS SODA number Of relies OF
Sir Walter Scott were sold at auction this week
Amcng them were eighty-three letters which
n sh ciit in the woods Of Abbotsford was sold for
sos and locks of his hair went for two suineas
each.
NEWS OF THE THEATRES-The production Of
Meihacs farce "Decore." under the title Of The
Cuckoo" at the Avenue Theatre has served again
10 bring storm Of abuse on the licensor of plays,
g. 4 Radford. "D6core" Is described as being
"the Frcnches Of French farces." and. while it is
| bright ana amusing and spendid.y played by
Charles Iawtrcy, It a6ounds in nastness Mr..
Radford. while permitting its production. refused
10 Becrbohm Tree permission TO represent odd
1yrannus
George W. Le1crcr who. with a company incud-
ing Phyllis Rankin and II. Davenport. sails for
New-York The 81 Paul to-day, has bought
Henry Lowenfed's lease Of the Prince OF Wales's
Theatre.
Louis Frear. who achieved such success In "A
Gay Parisienne." starts for America shortly In
der appear at q New-York music-hall.