New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.
London. August IS.

London. August 49,
| ouehIy irritnted over the Governments seemingly
ehangcable course respecting the landing Of troops
| M shanghai Even the semblance of yielding 20
pressure by the Powers the Chinese Viceroys is
regarded mpairtng British prestige in the East
and In Europe The papers from THE Times"
down are lecturng the Government on it's supposed
vscation and faintheartedness. British troops
after ALL occupy the nerve centre Of the richest
zion in China. which sustains $50 100000 people
and were landed with the consent and approval of
the Powers. The Foreign Office adjutants are be-
vvildered at the ado raised throughout the country
by what they consider amusing little game Of
Iord Salisbury ending to EngIand's advantage.
1t is explained thus TO The Associated Press First
the formal announcement that troops would be
landed: then. a FIVE days wait in which the for
eign Consuls at Shanghai wagged their heads and
telegraphed to their home Governments. mutter-
ngs Of disapproval on the Continent and the stir
ring up of Chinese opposition at Shanghai: troops
arrive at Shanghai and the Viceroy resists their
landing, saying that France and Russia object;
the Consus meet and several of them assert: 'If
the British land, will land troops too: Admiral
Seymour. after telegraphing London. announces
that England withdraws and the troops do not
land; a sailing hour is appointed the next day
every variety Of foreign eommsrcis 9s interest in
their views and Join in requesting their cir Govern
curity Of Shanghai: the British sail away; intima-
tfons received at the Foreign Office from
wins the troops should land the transports are
pursued and brought back and the troops are dis
Ion that the business was admirably worked.
TO RELIEVE LORD RoBERTs.-The Govern
ment is arranging to relieve Lord Roberts in South
Africa deputing to general Of less consequence
the vexatious work of running down the partisan
bands The present purpose 1t is understood.
is to recall Lord Roberts In October, announcing
then that the war. asa war is at an end. Gen
ord wi relinQuiSh
commander-in- Chief OF the army in October and
Lord Roberts will almost certainly replace him.
Lord Roberts has settled the controversy in the
religious papers to the denomination to which
he belongs the strict Baptsts especially claiming
himl by writing to correspondent that ne belongs
AS the barracks in the United Kingdom full
of embodied militia; temporary wooden quarters i
where in which to house the returning South Atri-
can troops
NEW POSTAL ORDER.-The Marquis of Lon
donderry the Postmaster-General has issued
hard and fast order to postoffice clerks that Esq
shall be used In the future in addressing all male
correspondents unless they ''are evidently laborers
personal servants or tradesmen In cases Oh
aoooti ati tne av,nes hanks are not entitled to the
Rfs5a! EGsa. savings O4"N' '' '
SALE OF A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. College has
Just sold for $4,000 a small Madonna painted by
olivelli Lady Arundel. Of Wardour bought % the the
sented 1t to the college
A SALE AT EToN-Laytons "tuckshop," be-
Ioved of Eton boys for hundred years little
confectionery 20 by 80 feet has been SOLD at
auction for f24.0n
MRS MAYBRICK-The case of Mrs Maybrick
has been revived by an extraordinary attack upon
the late Baron Russell, Lord Chief Justice or Eng
land which has appeared in the columns OF Inc
LIVERPOOL Post" owned by Commoner Edward Rus-
sell THE POST declares that Baron Russell neg
nd even declare |
sonal conviction of his clients innocence. saying
(which had he done. despite the decrepld Juose
who presided Mrs, Maybrick would nave Deen
acouitted" So extraordinary attack on the dead
Chief Justice by so prominent journal at once
aroused Mrs Maybricks friends Dr. Clark Ben.
Of New-York (secretary and former president OF
the Medco-Legal Society, her counsel hurried TO
snfaton With the United States Ambassads Mr.
choate who eenly interested and i Is nndss m s
cure cure the prisoners release. DR.. Bell said.
from no f friend of M3s TsmsfsasS Ma2s4ck a''sf
justice Lord Russell Every Home seer SecreSSarS W.
Mavb1efs MAJ Conviction knows Lord Russell had alb
soiute confidence in her innocence
CLAIMING AN EARLDoM-Lord Mowhray and
stourton's claim to the earldom of Norfolk, held
by the Duke of Norfolk, rests on the fact that ne
is descended from thee female line OF the puAe
family which is nearer in blood to the original an
cestor than the male line. from which the Duke rs
descended The claimant holds the Baronies OF
Mowbray and Segrave on precisely similar tenure;
families in England. of the titles dating back
TO 1888
AMERICANS IN ENGLAND.-The tide OF Ameri-
can travel is stin strong toward London Many
residents of the other side of the Atlantic having
exhausted the Paris Exposition, are recuperatins
in England; and the hotels frequented by Ameri-
cans are filled this week as they have not been
since the opening of the season Coaching is the de-
light of most of the Americans. Since Albert L.
Johnson of Brooklyn, N. Y, drove his six morse
coach through London there have been many can
didates for similar honors. Among the energetic
Younger coachmen is Charles De Young a son OF
Michael De Young proprietor of The san FRAN
cisco Chronicle" Incidentally, San Francisco Is
abundantly represented in London. Aside from MT
De Young's party. West End table the other
evening were Mayor Phelan, Walter Martin ana
peter Donohue. of the Papal household T. r. But
Ter, proprietor of The Bu1alo News, ahoth sn-
thusiastic driver. has bought a coach as blrtn-
day present for his SON.. , ,..,. .,,,
There have been enough American electric railroad
promoters at the Carlton this week to carry
through any scheme for rapid transit in London
came from Paris on Thursday, and under the same
roof were w. L. EllIins and P. 4. B. Widener. or
nen0 and Edwin Johnson, representing the Ed
son company. These men have been studylng me
Central Underground Railroad. MT Elklns sala
that he and his associates really had no definite
nIans for work London, in spite of the fact that
they have been in consultation with seVeFal Oh the
city railroad owners.
SENATOR DEPEw.-The outgoing transatlantic
steamers to-day were crowded. Senator Chaurcey
NJ Depew sailed on the American Line steamer
NeU,-York He spent the last days OF his stay here
in examining the electric underground rail-
road He has also been in consultation with British
nnanciers who specially interested in the abil
ity of the United States to make loans to Europe.
The Senator said
The sudden development OF industries and
4J,oi at Of out