New-York tribune., 1900-05-20
the party OF travellers proceeding the Nile while
the remainder may retrace their steps to the coast

the party of travellers proceeding to the Nile. while
the remainder may retrace their steps to the coast
THE OPERA SEASON.-It is estimated that
f60oa.00o was represented jewelry among
the audience at the opening night OF Grau's opera
Yet the most brilliant night of the week. far as
costumes and enthusiasm concerned. was the
one which made notable by Nine. Calves first
appearance this Carmen Friday. May
IS, though many of the royalties were detained at
Windsor by the christening of the OF the Duke
and Duchess of York. The Duke and Duchess OF
Bradley Martin ti Lady Randolph church. j. PER
pont Morgan and many other prominent Americans
were present
THEATR1CAL-The presence of the Princess Of
Wales at performance OF Quo vadls'' this week
seems TO have had the effect of turning the tide of
fortune toward that production, in spite of the
press attacks. The Princess's presence seems to
have demonstrated that the play contains nothing
to offend the Christian conscience and the box
office at last shows a balance the profit side of
the ledger
David Belasco has secured the American rights Of
Ibsen's latest play. When We Dead Awaken -
Vienna He viii present the play in Y T,l uT1 ana
ing the fall with Mrs. Leslie Carter in the leading
Franklin McIeay young Canadian long identi-
fled with Beerbohm Trees successes, has the sup
Stratheona and Mount Royal. and many other
arrangine TO a pace IN a 1h ~r which oIeay is
ie for the benefit Of the Ottawa FIRE sufferers Sir
@d hs M eapPsar to Ps the
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Charles Frohman has secured the American
pertinent and walter Frith's Man of Forty.
''BOBS'S' DIET.-Accordng to the latest story
going the rounds "Bobs" fights on Bath divers ''
These are not a newfangled form of compresse
ration but simple looking biscuit. made at Bath
the first recipe for which is credited cele-
century f5ifRa bes of P9Rs and
n ~ to3R OK out large supply Of these and since has
BULLER'S CASTOR OIL-Regarding General
Butler and his supplies. there is also an interest
ing anecdote current Butler 1t appears telegraphed
from Natal to some wine merchants to send ont
nifty cases Of champagne, marked castor OIL"
About the time the wine due Butler wired to
me offcer in charge of the base notifying to him
wished dispatched without delay The oficer at at
rved e pofe h replied regrettins the cases had
easter @ tor oil oil twenty cases which he had forwarded
eral Buffers remarks not recorded
STEEL CAsTLE-The Highland people are
wondering at the amount of steel Andrew Carnegie
Is using in the erection of his addition TO Skibo
Castle. These Sleepy followers have never before
seen building so done All comes from Pittsburg
skibo is now locally dubbed Iron Castle" 1t is
said mason mistook the millionaire for some poor
tity he excused himself saying You ought to wear
Who you ar SO ffat may be ase to tell
IDENTITY agrees with the mason for in a sartorial
Academy it declares that the lapels Of Mr. Car
neges neg IS coat G were clumsy the cages very wobby,
worst character.
CRIME IN SCoTLAND.--scotand is fast losing
its reputation for soiid piety. Last years statis-
tics, just issued show that the prisons full 10
overfioWing, and that the officials were at their
wits ends to know where to conine the culprits
The number of prisoners shows an increase Of over
SIX hundred, chiefly due TO husbands attacking
missioners declare spring from intemperance.
TURKEYS FRIENDs.-"However much Turkey
may wrong the United States American ships are
not to pass the Straits In order to exact redress
from Constantinople under penalty of being blown
out of the water by Russian. German and Austrian
SHIPS
This is the deduction drawn by ''The Spectator"
which in the course of long article based on the
anti-Amecican utterances of the 'Iistok" of
Odessa, deals with the alleged hatred Of America
by the Continental Powers especially Russia. THE
Spectator continues
The main cause or this no doubt is fear of the
enormous resources of the people Of the United
Veaied as arms, Rsonse 20 use the nans for
s9Pf p Fo5 do trade 3 and terroTy & The
course America Will pursue in her new greatness
and besides recognizing clearly that she is stronger
in their hearts Whether if all Who speak KEY English GG
sGod s6 together = it would be possible for any coa
to raise up sufficient obstacles to American de-
power can be used for any but selfish ends. There
fore they genuinely alarmed. The 'Listok'' act
ualy speaks Of eombinat ton the Continent
resist them In China alone the professional diplo-
the Union, and would take any opportunity of Civ
ing them sharp set down. They detest the Amer
lean habit of using amateurs Ambassadors and
Ministers men who use non-professional phraseol
ogy and who never know how distinguish be
tween feint and earnest and press any demands
with sort of conviction that they must in the end
be granted. The frankness of the American agents
strikes the old aristecrats of the European Chan
celleries boorshness, their lawyerlike argu-
ments as pettioggng. and their cool persistence as
distinctly oyerbearing.
The Spectator concludes that the "Idstok'
article, which passed the censor was written by
some diplomat, and draws American attention 10 It,
maintaining that the 'Iistok voices particularly
and truthfully the dislike and suspicion against
America. which nearly universal among
the Continental Governments