New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
UyH4TLONDON TALKS ABOUT.

London. February "a
EARL GREY's VIEWS ON CAPITAL-Earl
Grey. who Is peer and who votes with the Con-
sentative party but who is connected with many
labor organizations, especially in labor co-partner-
ship. the cooperation movement. Of which he
is the prime mover. recently. addressing a co-op-
GRAFTON meeting at Glasgow. referred at length TO
the colossal amalgamaton Of capital in the United
States. and said the same tendency was apparent
on this side of the Atlantic He declared the dis
advantage resulting from the consolidation of in
dustries consisted in enabling those controlling the
market to force up prices the limit the
sumner would bear He added:
The cooperative plan restricting the rate Of IN
terest share capital TO per cent and prohibit
ing the transfer OF shares the open market alone
supplies the method by which consolidation can be
effected without endangering the interests OF the
community.
THE ALBANY.-The United States cruiser AL
bany, purchased here Just before the with
Spain, whose complement Of men arrived the
about fortnight Her ofieers i are BUSY at New
castle. getting their command shipshape
INDIA's BAD PLIGHT-The plague in India
continues virulent There were $50 victims In Bonn
bay during the week ended February 10. With
over 61,OO 900 people affected by the famine and
only about 100000 in receipt Of relief. India
IL bad plight. though the death rates over tbs
50CI0 square miles Of the famine decreas-
ton approving Professor HaffHln's anti-pague in
oculation, and the Niceroy, Lord CurzOu. is advc-
high tribute to the Professor.
THE CANAL QUEsTION.-''The Spectator
which often voices the Governments views. says
1t is to Great Britain's advantage to have the
United States fortIfy the Nicaragua Canal, saying
the idea in Great Britain against such action ia
deluson. The Spectator" adds:
# America asks US to give up the clause forbid
ding the fertilization. ought TO and most
tairly should at agree 70 do so.
The Spectator however. points out that other
Powers might not be willing. for. though Great
Britain in effect has acknowledged the validity OF
the Monroe Doctrine the rest Of the world has not.
JOSEPH COWEN.-The leah of Joseph Cowen,
the coal mine owner. Member of Parliament and
proprietor Of The Newcastle Chronicle" has re-
moved one of the most remarkable figures in Eng
ish life, and Of the most extraordinary men
+ in Europe. His whole life and personality teemed
with vivid contrasts. He d millionaire yet
dressed in slouchy clothes; brilliant
orator held the House OF Commons in
breathless attention, yet OF small stature and awfx
ward gait and he spoke with a Northumbrian
burr; a supporter OF Lord BeaconsAeld in his
widest schemes for imperial expansion Mr.. Coweu
was the friend Of every conspirator from Moscow
10 Madrid, and financed revolutions from his own
pocket readily other millionaires buy steam
yachts. A. the risk Of his life and through bat
taions OF spies he carried secret instructions 10
agents in Italy from the arrh-conspirator MAJ
ztni II at Mr. Governs house that Orsin
Nh Mho threw bomb at the carriage Id Of Napoleon
prior to the preparation of the deed With such
: intensely democratic tendency, Mr.. COweH
naturally Home Ruler, yet none were more
potent often quoted IN arguments fur
nished IN favor OF the present war. than the SEN
fences penned by Mr.. Cowen shortly before his
death when he declared that Great Britain was
fighting 10 prevent men of British blood from
being treated helots." Many years ago he re-
tired from active politics. owing TO his independent
ideas devotng his attention 10 his paper. The
Newcastle Chronicle which welded almost as
much political influence in the North Country as
Mr. Cowen did when men pointed 10 him in the
House OF Commons the next Liberal Prime
Minister He lived d recluse. yet directed his
brCkma king business until il has become one OF
/ the profitable in the country. IN Northurn-
I berlaud they say Mr.. Cowen had gypsy blood. and
they thus account for all that was errauc in his
career
RABBI ADLER-Chief Rabbi Adler has been
elected a member OF the AthenRum Club. under
the rule allowing the annual Introduction Of dis
tneuished litterateurs. From this exclusive body
/ Thackeray suffered rejection How much the
British mind has broadened since then IS Evidenced
by this Hebrews election. and the fact that the
Bishop OF London. the Most Rev Mandell Cretgh-
ton, proposed him.