New-York tribune., 1900-08-05
LONDON NEWS AND NOTES


London. August
INTEREST IN AMERICAN PoLITICs--Whhe
deep in discussions of anarchism. the obscuriy OF
Chinese affairs and the issues OF their own generai
election EneIishmen are attentive to ths eourse
of the American campaign. Curtously the Journals
here are taking sides in American poh.lcs aceOrons
70 the views not on currency questions but on the
South African war Thus Mr.. Labouchere lamen's
that the English Radicals have 1ot so posiu1Te
ralying the Democratic @ pSrsricsn
politics from the point of view mat the doFias NAM
issues in the general elections % OF oo' Inoniry in
London editorial indicates that unus@1,
Fangements have been made to report the cdHpais"
in the United States.
PRICE OF COAL. RISING. England las had
coal question for a generation, but ;hirty si,is
for mi7rummer house fuel AMI the Akehhood u
prces going several shillings higher is making II
political question. 1t is widely contendeo tha' te
time has come to limit the foreign shlPH'en's'
amounting to 100000 tons. by an export uulS,
even though Continental buyers go 20 & me T
graph" says, the result OF ms stuog @ is az good
ject that "Pocahontds bitumin9us codl y a. sssIye
as the Monmouthshre product IL coS,s Srs,ebf can
shngs there an ana eteIrsneSm Wn at tweatyseven
shngs compares with the WsesH t drSft IT. Of dis
cussons an export duty coal seems u'iKeiy.
MR.. RALFOUR's CRITICISM.-A j. Baifour
First Lord OF the Treasury and Government ieaoer
IN the House of Commons speaking before Cam
bridge University Extension meeting, sald tnaI a
the of their material resources tne
pie were little better than DTliiiah'
BICYCLES IN MANEUVREs.-A feature OF ne tne
volunteer maneuvres beginning to-day Is seVeia'
thousand hicycsts holding forty roads IN the Nol'
Of Sussex with the object of checking an invading
army until British troops Of all arms cond eos,sGl @
London to give battle IN d0IcS So ~ All over
the Kingdom are gathering INTO huBe O'p
Salisbury Plain and at Aldershol'
RACES IN THE SOLENT-Three weeks yacht
racing began in the Solent to-day Despite the
season of mourning In Court circles the FLlnCe & u
Wales has promised to appear at Co"ss next "e
SIR THOMAs's VIEW ON YACHTlNG.-slr
Thomas Liptons party. which lncluded % Lolu
Charles Russell and Senator Depew ana othei
Americans returned 10 London for te" noun
Yesterday Previous to proceeding to Cowes, S~
Thomas sad There are many points OF ulllei-
ence between American and English yachtihs anu
only when has spent seven weeks d' o"'ia'
Hook can he really appreciate them F4hsldliu ,
irsular nosftion has done much to make the sea
home to many of people, and therefore much
more attention is laid to yachting mere 'h@H III
the United States but individually Americans are
the best yachtsmen 1 know. They are Jnoroush
in that as in all else and it is due TO appreci-
alton of this that my sole ambition IN HE no" i
to take the Americas Cup One thlhg Seems
strange in view of American cleverness Ihat
thew are sending here for captains for IO-footers
does not seem right and l am unable 10 eNp'aI"
vyF-v holding the blue ribbon of the sea so long,
they are sending to England for Wringe ana oIheF
captains. What has become of all the Ne"-h1hs-
land blood that made Hank Hans by the score I!
should think New-York yachtsmen would pro-
mote American sailors to the pest pos.ioIlS Dd ~
WSS for American vachtsmen OF so far as
eSgd a not fGmRad taraaed Aercsn
zen ' and in so Young country that is quite good
en6 en0ughh &ghch sm Presentns to the ewYor Yacht
Club is not completed, but it will be raced LOT az
tI,a and fOrV- . a
is of very handsome desig9 and sHah expression
of my friendship for the CLUB.
DI1NRAVEN TO BE AT COWEs.-Lord Dun
raven, who has been nvalided home from South
Africa arrived this morning. He will Prooaov
appear at Cowes His new 9ooA on S '1,i oTs
OF the most valuable contributions 10 practcal
maritime work in recent years
PRINC,E'S ROUTE TO GERMANY CHANGED.
The route by which the Prince of Wales travelled
70 Coburg to attend funeral of his brother the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GOtha, was changed at
the last moment as perbanSen instead of Co
lOgne announced
AMERICAN HOTEL IN LONDON.-London con-
tinues TO demand new hotels. and one of the new
est schemes which is ready take substantial
form this autumn, is what is said TO be the hrst
real American hotel in England. This Will be To-
Gated adjoining the Waterloo railway station.
IT will be entirely of steel construction. The di-
rectors of the syndicate which Is TO build TINS
ago. and are now amazed at his methods, as the
steel beams are already being cast at Shef1eld be-
fore ground is broken here.
KING HITMBERT AND HIS WIFE.-Reports of
unhappiness between the late King Humbert and
Queen Margaret which said now to add bit
terness to the Queens grief may be put aside as
utterly untrustwOrthy. There was an estrange-
ment a few years ago as Roman society we'll
knew. The fault was regarded as being the King 5,
and his recognition of the fact was followed by a
Queens carriage passed the Kings on the PlnctO
the frst time after the reconciliation Queen Mar
fermined that all Rome should know the right
thing had been done.
BURNHAM'S VISIT TO QUEEN PUT OFF
The visit of Major Burnham to Osborne will prob
ably be postponed on account of the Queens be-
reavement. IL had been arranged that the Amer
lean scout who rendered notable service with the
British in South Africa. should dine with the Queen
and spend the night at Osborne on August >
DISEASE IN ROYAL FAMILY.-The Kings Evil
of George II seems to taint all the Hanover blood.
The death of the Queens most accomplished son.
the Duke of SAKE -Coburg and Gotha-for he could
lead an orchestra, play the violin, catch salmon
with Scotch expert sail ship-has caused
much solemn talk at Court about the maladies OF
other members of the royal house. Notwithstand-
ing the denial issuing from Berlin II is almost
tain that Empress Frederick the Queens eldest
ard most beloved daughter is afflicted with cancer.
and that great specialists consider her life matter
Friedrichshof, HOmhurg, for her customary
summer visit to England. Queen Victoria. know
her the White Lodge. Richmond, last year; but
she will probably never be able TO occupy 1t.
HUMBERT'S VISIT TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.