New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

London, June D.
THE CASE OF MRS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
confirm the report that those who have been work
ing In favor of Mrs. Florence Maybrick VIII not
! be surprised at her release at any moment, now
| shat the United States Ambassador. Joseph n
Choate has had two interviews on the subject Win
the Marquis OF Salisbury. al which his strong rep
resentaton OF the American view OF the matter
met with a most promising reception Mr.. Choate.
since his arrival in England. has taken the vellest
interest in the case. He has received every shred
OF information In the matter. has asked for high
judicial opinions and his own legal knowledge mas
given him exceptional facility in dealing win the
ntricacIes of the case One OF Mrs. Maybrck's ad-
vocates. a we,-known worker OF the Liberal party
J. H. Levy. provided Mr.. Choate with a specially
compiled 'dossier" OF the whole case In the COLA
ton of which he received the advice Of tho highest
! legal authorities in the Kingdom. Including the
Lord Chief Justice Baron Russell OF a. at h
Prince OF Wales, one of the calmest judicial mmqs
Hs0rS Mahsw siaf Ss Home Secretary
| Viscount Llandaff) is absurd. and shows In the
strongest light the a presfa1 Ghoats
most definite instructions from m sne
revision OF the case. the United states GoVeIm
the ' ~ nag TO these instructions
and the spirit In which they are being carried 0ut
Sy Mi % SSS sis %
be largely due.
AMERICAN ENTFRPRISE-An American man
ufacturng company has just acquired an extensive
| piece Of land and a plant at Coventry includlhg
some OF the properties once in possession OF the re
companies directed by Ernest Terah Hooley "hich
will be fitted to meet modern requirements In every
| respect The capital is said to be $4,000. and the
/ company It Is added. means to rush the construc-
on Of automobiles which haH Deen b wtb ts
| great superiority Of American cars, coupled WIN
| iabor-saving machinery, the company VIII get d
clear ak months start In the market over It's Eng,
| lish rivals The departure has already created
! anxiety. and some Of the biggest cycle nrihs are
contemplating similar ventures.
A BLUE BOOK ON "CRIMPING. Admiral Ed
ward Field (retired) brought up in the House OF
! Commons last month the question OF crimphg
and Of the desertion OF British sailors. emery IN
American ports, the upshot being that the BRUSH
consus were requested TO report on the subject ana
an interesting Blue Book issued to-day, com
prsing the reports OF the consuls at New-fork' san
Francisco Philadelphia, Baltimore and Portland
/ Ore describing the operations Of the boarding
house keepers and shipping masters In auriig men
| TO leave their ships.
Consul Fraser at Baltimore urges that steps be
( taken to eliminate the shipping master. and sug
gests the establishment Of a department Attached
| to the consulates. similar to the marine ana mer-
camille offices OF Great Britain. TO deal with the
payment and engagement OF senmen
Consul Moore. at San Francisco. suggests that
the boarding house keepers there couId De cneck
mated by the concerted efforts OF the masters or
ships and be kept out OF the vessels, as they are
/ no longer I'm such strong position as 10 make an
organized fight The treaty providing for the arrest
| OF deserters has not proved OF much service owing
to the expense OF The proceedings o rrgee Craat
! Rr,aIn 10 conclude q comprehensive consular con-
yention with the United States. giving the iatter
! the same exclusive Jurisdiction as ehJoyeu ny 'he
! French and German cons us ,,, .,o
Consul Clpperton at Phiadephia' tnhk Kr,t tns
| prospects OF checking ueser"o"s III ''''
! States are not encouraging. =. J., .Ao.
The general gist of the reports appears 10 De tha
/ tho sailors desert in order to secure the hlSher
! rates of wages obtainable In American ports out
| that the desertiOns are decreasing
HOTEL, LIFE FOR FAsHION.-An unusual feat
| ure ~ the London season is the number of promi-
| nent people who have taken apartments al the
| hotels instead Of in houses and also the huinoer
who have taken houses Just outside OF bohuoh
! Thus the Duke and Duchess OF Fife are doihs 'he
| London season from Sheen and the Dunravens from
/ Putnee. -
A most interesting innovation has been made by
the Earl and Countess Of De-ia-Warr' VINO nave
anchored their steam yacht Firefy near Sleopa,ra
/ Needle on the Thames Embankment. They inteeld
STAYING there during the season ana ertdiImis
considerably on board gTOup o. u says u is
IDEAL residence with the cool river air ana the IaS
/ that the yacht is in the very heart OF fashiohaoie
/ London
sroAN,s FOLLOWING DISGRUNTLED.-Th
| hckleness Of popularity is beginning to demon
strate itself in the OF Tod Sloan. whose recent
failures have wrecked many OF his supporters.
His big hackers. like Riley Grammar and the
DIVERS have pocketed their losses like true sports
men ana have retired 10 America. 1t Is the small
fry who while Sloan succeeded reaped a harvest
and are now losing that cannot md WORDS enough
! 10 denounce him. One OF these on returning from
Ensom last night filled the corridors OF the Hotel
cn Itch ,aptinss against the honesty of Sloan $
OoLe failure until the hotel officials had TO remon.
strate Colonel tom" Ochiltree declares himselt
heavy Loser and sfys eVery one expects him 70
win and backs him heavily ne IS left a, me pos,
nave Ise ~ me catter of disgruned losers Sloan
roaintains hone OF ultimate success this season
/ or I03 mounts he has now won 81, WINE Otlo sau-
den heads the list with 70 wins OUT OF Zo IN se
ond Ioates has 43 wins out of 2Ol mounts, SO Soan
1 has won 30 per cent OF his races. and the Dest
| English jockey has only won - per cent
BANKERS CRITICIsE-The recent neglect OF
the Rank OF England protect its gold reserve has
made a deep and unfavorable impression In the
| CITY and Is evoking unusual amount OF hostile
banking criticism. Many of the directors them-
selves are said TO be greatly dissatisfied with the
recent ma agement. during which the BANK concen-
trated its whole attention on Increasing its purely
banking business neglectng its duties as the holder
Of the countrys ultimate banking reserve The
statist." in a strong article the subject this
week says
England is absolutely dependent on the amount
Of gold held by the bank which , is over eeSsm
banks OF New-York: The total stock Of gold IN
the bank is now a nltt over iDIlS iHiliioHS "ise
/ The Bank OF Russia holds a hundred millions.
1.-THE Statist" also declares the country ought not
again be exposed 10 the danger and humiliation 1t
''had face during the Barring crisis through the
banks neglect OF It's duty
| THE EXCITEMENT IN FRANCE-An amusing
incident is reported by d Paris paper. illustrating
the struggle between the Militarists and Anti-Mhi-
| tarsts A little boy five or six years old, accom-
panied by a nursemad. walking on the Boule-
ward de Clichy, dressed In the skyblue uniform OF
/ the Hussars. Four dirty street Arabs. meeting
/ him cried:
/ "Ah a forger Are you to be transported ?
( Assassin when shall you be shot. General
/ The boy and the nirsemaid were rescued by the
| noice from their torInentOrs.