New-York tribune., 1900-09-09

transit been very rigorous but the Immigration
Burenu has had for several weeks a special
agent actively and successfully at work. He has
been through Rumania and other countries from
which the exodus of impoverished and degraded
classes was setting in, and he has made ar
rangements which are likely TO cause material
decrease i'm this class of immigration. 1t is m
interesting feet which has escaped public OBJ
servation that incidentally the action OF the
United States Government in this matter has
led to better and more humane treatment of the
Jews in Rumania and other European countries.
One of the most curious boycotts in recent in
dustrial annals has been ordered in Manches-
ter. of all places in the world. Cotton employ
ers have held representative conference, and
with only three dissenting votes have pledged
themselves not to purchase any more American
spot cotton this month and these three objectors
were only dissatisfied because they considered
that the resolution did not so far enough THIS
action OF the cotton spirners is belated at
tempt TO couateract the effects of their own bad
Judgment in failing 10 forecast the rise in prices
Spectators have bought September cotton on
large scale in anticipation OF an advance IN
price, and now that stocks are running out, and
there has been rise of over penny a pound
spinners who have been buying from hand 10
mouth are at their mercy, unless they league
together and refuse to make any purchases.
Many Lancashire mills are now running on hair
lime and scores will be compelled to stop alto
gether during the next fortnight. Spinners act
ing under the advice of the Employers Fedora
ton have decided to thwart the spectators by
suspending manufacturing until the next crop
begins to come in during October, or until the
dealers who have cornered the market for spot
cotton are willing to relax their grip and lower
prices It is a most interesting struggle.
= The British Association has opened its yearly
session at Bradford with n large attendance o.
English and Scotch members, but with Only
small cluster Of foreign visitors and three or
four Americans SIR William Turner's preslden'
tisi address on Mysteries Of Cell-plasm and the
Origins OF Life" was one of the most noteworthy
scientific papers Of recent years. One sentence
IN ii viii probably become a familiar quotation
5.srleiv: we know not as regards time when the
rat went forth let there be life and there was
nfe'' Tho president Of the geographical section
Svas enabled TO pay tribute 10 the Duke O.
a hruzzi whose brilliant Arctic work is theme
for enthusiastic leaders in the London jour
flis to-day. Mrs. Ayrtan and other Scotch and
Isreiish women Of science have not iabored in
vain. The conservative British Association has
at last passed a resolution authorizing women
TO serve as members Of the general and sectional
committees.
The rush Of American tourists homeward still
continues with unabated volume. The New
York carried a fun list of passengers to-day,
Fn6 the Liverpool steamers are equally crowded
The booking for September was never heavier
ir transatlantic trade. Passenger traffic on the
Continent has been almost unprecedented, not
zyitFstanding the fact that English tourists in
Che main have stayed at home this summer.
Their places have been taken by Americans and
Germans. especially in Switzerland and North
crn italy. Munich and the Tyrol have never
had SO many visitors before. and the Engadine
has been crowded all the way from Landeck and
Schultz TO St. Moritz and Maoja. There has
also been a great rush Of visitors to ZerTnatt
end Chanounix and Interlaken and Lucerne
have been crowded. Diligence routes in noun
tain passes like the Sinlplon and Furca have
received less patronage. This has been due to
the absence Of English tourists and mountain
climbers.
The publishing trade is Overwhelmed with
business here. and the supply of books for tho
autumn promises to be unusually large. There
7tiii be something to read in addition to war
books. which have fallen fiat during the lest
twelve months.
The theatrical season rs opening quietly with
''Julius Csesar'' at Tfer Majesty's. Miss Julia
Nelson as Sweet Nell'' at the Hayniarket, Miss
Marie Tempest as English Nen'' at the Prince
Of waless. Mr. George Alexander in Mr.. Sydney
Grundy's "A Debt Of Honor at the St James,
and Mr. Charles Hawtrey In "A Message from
Mars" which promises to last until Christmas.
Mr. Sydney Grundy and Mrs. W. *. Clifford
have started an amiable controversy over the
dramatic condolences involved in the resen-
Tiance OF plays written by them. which recalls
q similar controversy between Mr.. A w. Pinero
6nd Mr.. Thomas Hardy over The Squire and
ai7rays an attractive but seldom a convincing
theFe l. n. F.
PANS