New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
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AMERICANS IN LoNDoN.-Another paper shys
Outside Of the charmed circle or the MAJ 'o
and Mnnchesters. there Is a very smart Anieii0"'
set in London now Ladies Ablnser ana 49, 49,
Mrs Onby Sorrester. whose daughters "eIe ,"o
hoI,es NJ the Riviera season last year; MIS- biahs'
Mrs Alfred Paris. who Is holding me md ma HINES
weekly receptions IN Shssna' u, Ipbiiadelpha"
LADY MARY sACKV1LLE'S TNJURY.-Londoh
will lose one Of It's most popular beau'les uu''e Wv
trim Of Lady Mary Sackville TO visit MT ana '''s
George j Gould next month. Lazy M"ts st
board the train yesterday ready TO start iGt r,r
ampton on her way to New York when the p 2h,tt'1
suddenly shut the door of her caIraee re,,rn 70
one OF her fingers. which Obliged her ~ '''"'" ~
her hotel
VERSES TO KIPLING.-The newspapers here
s,u nav, considerable attention to the progress
toward recovery made by Rudyard kipling me
Times" on Friday prominently printed SET VI
verses after the style of The Barrack Room bai-
Iods" and supposed 10 be from Tommy AtK'hs
70 KipIing on His Illness" The last verse ran:
We card that you were nghting ard. just as we know
But we arlly oped you'd turn his flank; they said you
nut th ns' news has come this morning an I'm writing
There's no British son more eppy than your old fried
Thomas \.
WORKING AGAINST AMERICAN oIL~-The
Harold
the Brigg Division of Lincolnshire. raising the
fash pont of petroleum from 73 10 100. Is the re-
suit of a bitter campaign waged by certain evening
papers against the deadly low flash II co'"e
before the House Of Commons next wednesday anu
will meet with strong opposition It's opponents
contendlng that the originators OF the agltauoH
against the American oils are the Scotch petroleum
renners Moreover it is shown that many OF the
accidents in the last year were not due TO American
oil but to Russian oil, whose test point II i'''
The bill It is declared, seeks TO compel the pupnc
70 use oils which apparently have been little fay
ored by the people up TO now. ana taVofs hussla
at the expense Of America , ,,,,,o
are over here negotiating for combination OF me
English and American oil mills. lhey eNp'.s ~
carry the scheme through ahd 10 arm trmst ever
formed on this side of the Atlantic inVolVlne ciPi-
toi to the amount of about s7J.UJOODO The idea
IL that each side should abandon competition on
the others ground and come 70 Wothns az
rangement regarding the Continental business rs
necialIy that of Southern Europe. I'm oil ana SEED
cake The oil milling industry here Is connheJ i ~
centre but Liverpool has the largest concern OF
the kind In the world.
IN HONOR OF KING ALFRED-The Lord
Mayor of London. Sir John Voce Moore presided
AZ meeting held at the Mansion House THIS
week 10 fIrtner the proposed national coWiheh-
Grafton in 1901. Of the one-thousandth annNer-
sary OF the death Of King Alfred. Inc '!uee"
has given 10 the movement her patronage. ana the
Of King Alfred to be erected in his royal city OF
Winchester The United States Ambassador wrote
regretting that his visit 10 the Queen at WINDSOR
on the day of the meeting prevented his attend
ance The secretary who is a former Mayor oil
Winchester announced that committee had nee"
formed in America to cooperate Win the move
ment here. and that its members include Colonel
Iohn Hav the Secretary OF State; Bishop Potter
AIN nyo r King Alfred being the founder Of
y
MAY will he held and the largest armored cruls'r
in the World TO PG Woivesey castle. the
ancient residence Of the English kings near Win
Tbn sum Of fS0Oo is asked for to carry out the
whole scheme
WORK on THE SHAMROCK.-W Fife. jr.. the
yacht designer has been in London frequently IN
the last few weeks studying tho lines OF the Sham-
rock as she grows into shape He has not mod-l'u
his plans in the slightest detail, 50 he IS evidently
as pleased with her appearance as an actual pod'
AS he was with the designs The workmen have
now succeeded in surmounting the worst diff
eulties in working the manganese plates. several
of which were ruined in the first attempts Inc
work is now proceeding smoothly. though slowly.
1t is expected. however that the yacht could DE
ready. II desired. by the end Of May. The name
Golden Rod which It is said VIII be given 70 the
Americas cup defender, is rather startling TO Eng
shmen. most Of whom never heard OF the ANY, M
fault can be found with the name; but an the IN,
some II IS unpleasantly suggestive OF Drdlns III
sir Thomas Upton" The owner OF the SIian cSn
rerurns from the Riviera on March 10, when me
date of the launch Of the cup challenger VIII Nv
fixed.
SUNDAY EDITION OF THE TELEGRAPH -
"The Daily Telegraph announces that II Will
shortly start a Sunday edition. II VIII be only al
evnerinent and except for The New ork her
oIi's' experiment The Daily Telegraph VIII pe
The first London paper 10 have seVeh-daN ISSUE
NEWS OF THE THEATRES. success OF
the theatrical world at present Is Charles Ha"rey
in The Cuckoo" at the Avenue Theatre. "here'
I'm spite of the charges of improperly. all fashoh
able London Is hockins
The criticisms on "A Lady OF Quality as play
are generally severe and IT Is not likely to succeed
here.
Mrs Brown Potter's success in The MusketeerS
has firmly established her in position from which
she is now able to dictate her own terms. She VIII
plav the leading role in Henry y. Jones "Garnac
Sahib." which Beerbohm Tree Will produce at her
Naiesty's Theatre on April .. The new play VIII
picture Anglo-Indan life. with soldiers ana raJahs
galore. .,.. .. orroor
with Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre AT
Easter 49, J., T., 1r,or,,i,,
ing an American tour
( dispatch from Vienna just received here re