New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
SOME THINGS LONDON TALKS or.
T,O1dOU January u

London January 81.
WOMEN POSTED ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Stock Exchange circles by the recent posting
on the Stock Exchange Of the names of two women
clients Of we'll known brokers The brokers re-
quested other brokers 10 communicate with them
before carrying out any transactions with these
women. who were declared 10 be untrusJworthy
One of these Lady Elizabeth BERTHE sister of the
Earl OF lindsey one of the oldest peers in Eng
land, while the other is a Mrs. Manly, whose ante
cedents little known 1t appears they specU-
lated heavily, especially in Rands and when the
slump came they unable 10 meet their losses
Mrs. Manly is, said to be the instigator OF the
amount of money. but they were dazzled by the
prospects OF making fortune easily and succeeded
strength Of the ancient name of Lindsey gave them
The subsequent action Of posting their clients
names has given rise TO considerable criticism as
IT is unprecedented action, and in the Street the
brokers are almost as much blamed as the
NEW RAPID FIRE GUN TEsTED-A new IA
FOUNDER semi-automatc rapid fire gun made by the
Vickers-Maxim Company for the United States
Navy. tested this week in the presence Of the
mander Colwel, md the Admiralty officials Twelve
Tia 1aoCt1- vs. SaoISra5 S,-r 80 IN
pressure. The weapon VIII now be shipped to the
United States.
THE OBITUARY LIST.-Tt Is seldom that one
week adds such names as those of John Ruskin
the obituary list. The papers TEEN with express
sions Of sorrow. anecdotes and panegyrics OF the
great Apostle Of Art, who IL Is said though he in
herited a fortune died comparatively poor man.
remarked enough for any man. HIS dwindling
fortune undoubtedly due to Ruskfn's indls-
crmlnate generosity. Like the Duke OF Teck. he
was occasionally mentally unsound in his later
years.
UNITED STATES POLITICAL OUTLOOK
Hugh Wallace. of Seattle after a week in London.
pay ding he f~a1o
look IN the United States Nj Wallace said Silver
as an issue is dead The Democratic party will
nominate either Dewey German. Olney or Justice
Peckham, on the platform Of freedom OF trade and
opposition to subOrdinatiOn OF the civil and mill
opposition to any compromise with respect to the
boundaries OF our country"
TALK ABOUT FLYING FOX-sporting circles
continue agitated lest Flying Fox should go Of
the country. The Man Of the World says: The
only chance. so far I see, OF Flying Fox
running into a fancy price is that American So
ciety may desire to win the Ascot-C Gold Cup.
I do not suppose for a moment that Sir J. Blunden
Maple would want him for such purpose. Mr..
Whitney is said TO be much richer than Sir J.
the Paget family here AS it happens. however.
me SPo POT sGCaUS % me. Inc sSe's WI iot oe sen
With another buyer than Mr.. Whitney. or with
Fox will not run for the Ascot Cup For that rea-
son hope the reserve will be very stif one. as
II ought 20 be Such horse ought 10 belong only
to a Westminster"
Editor OF THE ANGLO-sAXON REVIEW"
Sidney Low is editing The Anglo-Saxon Review
in Lady Randolph Churchilrs absence in South
Africa. The thi5d number spPears to-day in IN
ton OF a volume made for Charles I Munich.
Stephen Crane and Gertrude Atherton among
the contributors
FEW THEATRES PAYING.-Only a few the
aires drawing paying audiences. The New
Hippodrome however. which has been opened IN
Leicester Square. to have hit the popular