New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-18
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT

London March H.
KIPLING A INSTRUMENTATION has
been quite the disappointment of the week. MS
THE Sin of Witchcraft creating little interest resi-
and 1t IL severely criticised all around for It's lack
of common sense.
GORDON THE MONEY LENDER.-The will OF
Isaac Gordon. the notorious money lender VINO
died recently. cannot be found and is being adj
vertised for. 1t appears that this well known name
in the English courts though Gordon himself rare
ly appeared borne by man OF only thirty
i've who Is credited with leaving $5oo0.00o On MS
body found $40 0Oo. and in his office asooo In
cash This accumulation was due to the fact that
the banks finally would not have anything 10 90
with his accounts. This scathing obituary appears
in M A. p C'Mainly About PeopleD.
tall. well built. erect, ruthless. daring bird OF
tion ali the passion Which an ordinary human being
sv o psrns the s
fered from m Of tine aroa he
on working feverishy at his devils job Of breaking
up homes and hearts.
The eight months which Gordon spent In jail
when starting in his usurious career ruined his
health and embttered his life: Among his victims
he numbered clersymen widows, orphan and ah mo-
frankly said in court that the tears Of neither the
widow the orphan would have the slightest eHect
era Ky" Exceeded the principal and though through
agents or directly he rendered homeless HUNDREDS
relgionists, Jews and once he took fancy to o.
cefved the merciless obituaries that appear every
where on the death of this millionaire.
SIBERIAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the well
known Siberian. contributes to the "Novoe
vremya," of St Petersburg, bitter complaint
against the inroads American trade is making into
Siberia. These things he declares, ARE not
articles OF luxury, but just what are most urgently
needed by the local population Coming through
Vladvostock. they are put on the market in huge
quantities. and are sold in such manner that
led 10 United
upon Industrial and commercial conquest
of Siberia. AS hitherto Siberia has been lacking In
of capital In mills and in iron works, the en-
terprisng Americans will have everything ready
their hands and In order at no distant date
to become the real masters of the situation ana
merchants and traders speak of petitioning for
prohibition 10 be placed on American imports put
secure the market and i is also quite possible
rairo ede will fa into the hands Of the Americans
before the railroad is completed and before Russia
Shall we, who. as the owners Of the East have
to SaTa TO s6 Foreign eap
and enterprise and make it forever a vassal and
incidentally Nossoff treats British competition
being of no Importance
A COSTLY FAILURE.-The new yacht built for
the Queen in the Government dockyards. at a cost
about s. 800. co., will probably be used by
Her Majesty. The yachts instability. palpably
demonstrated at the time of her unlocking, has
vessel, and the alterations necessary so materially
reduced her comfort and convenience that 1t is be
Ieved they will render the VoSset unsuitable for
the purpose originally intended. The probability
is that the yacht wifi ultimately be. renamed the
Enchantress and converted into a dispatch vessel
for the use of the Admiralty
COMPOSER OF ANNIE LAURIE" DEAD.-A
quaint. venerable woman, who might to all appear
have just stepped out of Goldsmith comedy
a Gainsborough picture, died this week in the
person of Lady John Scott Spottiswoode, the COM
poser of Annie Laurie and other familiar melo
dies. She ninety-one years of age. and aunt
of the Duke of Buccleugh and closely related ~
the late General Wauchope. She had very strona
character. and was great upholder of old man.
ners and customs When travelling she rode in
carriage, always had Positions. and encouraged
the observance Of old customs. She a liberal
benefactor of the poor. and maintained a meal mill
roofs and peat for fires. She was interchangeable
collector of antiquities.
THEATRICAL-Great interest is being centred
in Charles Wyndhams production of "Cyrano de
Bergerac," which he gave at the Theatre Royal,
Dublin Monday, at state performance at
which the Viceroy, the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught and all the best known people In Irish
ciety present The general opinion expressed
that Mr.. Wyndham put his powers to too
we're test, after the efforts of Coquen. and that
his Cyrano did not come up to expectations.
The theatres and music halls rsaping gold
harvest from Lord Roberts's success. and
enjoying prosperity long unknown to them. AT the
Gaiety Theatre IL Is impossible to get stall for
three weeks while at Days. the Lyric and at
Her Majesty's all the stalls are booked far ahead
"HANDBOOK GAME" ALLEGED.