New-York tribune., 1901-12-22

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London Dec g1-The new Roman Catholic
cathedral at Westminster will be opened three
days after the Kings coronation After careful
consultation with MIR. Bentley, the architect
Cardinal Vaughan has decided that the open
ing ceremony VIII take place on Sunday June
2g subject to the reservation that nothing un-
foreseen intervenes to make postponeheh1
necessary. Active preparations will consequently
be instituted to this end with the new year Ale
opening ceremony viii be carried out on scale
of the greatest rnagnificence. The Pope Will be
specially represented at the function by hgh
Vatican dignitary and it is expected that the
principal sees in Europe and America in COM
Tnunion with Rome viii also he represented
Lady Vavasour has intimated her intention Oh
enriching the interior of the building with
costly mosaic of the Welsh saint Winefriae as
a contribution toward a scheme of decoration.
The British consul at Stuttgart, in his annual
report on the trade agriculture and finances
of Wurtemberg. makes some interesting re-
marks on the increase which has taken place
in Germany in the last few years in the nuTlpeI
,rd extent of trusts At present. he says. there
rrobably exist between 100 and 13o trusts Oh
various sizes and descriptions. Among the most
important may be mentioned the coal lron'
chemical paper. celulose and carbide trusts
The textile industries do not seem to have been
very successful in the formation Of combinations
The duration of the trusts is subject OF ex-
treme variation and any speculation as 10 lieli
stability is a thing of considerable oHhcui'S'
owing to the strict privacy in which lnlerhal
affairs are conducted. The principal opJect
aimed at is TO regulate buying and seIhhg py
dacreeinC certain fixed maximum and minimum
prices. In many cases districts are aPpoi' 'ioieu
for selling purposes TO various members OF the
of Dr,OduCtiOn is Limited
An order To ,revent overprodJDction and any con-
seouant fall in prices Rigid organization is ab-
solutelv imperative. and in some instances ols-
cinliue is maintained by thei exaction OF heavy
fines and sureCies
One of Mr., Carnegie's hobbies seems TO be
esb cnlt,,re He has Just had erected within the
sLiho Castle grounds a magnificent salmon and
trout hatchery in which 100000 eggs are In
cuhating in well appointed boxes. In connec-
ton also with his Skibo and other estates Is
sutherlandshire he is the proprietor OF extensive
salmon fshings in Dornoch Firth and along the
KYLE Of Sutherland and there are several lahes'
both natural and artificial, throughout MS GO
mains .hst are well stocked with trout Only
last wear another lake, more than twenty acres
,n extent. was added to the number, and still
aro,her ahnut the same size, is being finished.
The cost Of these workstis estimated at about
f12o00.
ro-Raconians are not any more popular mere
than Pro-Boers. and when Mr.. Sidney Lee en-
rba lists against the disciples OF the cipher
as he has done by denouncing what he cans
..the Baconian bacillus" In a letter to The
rriroes" FngiishYnen feel cumforted that they
( bava champion on the side which they natural
ly prefer TO think is the right one That there
are typographical peculiarities in the Snake
sneare First Folio Mr. Lee admits, but after
cnlatfng some twenty-five copies ana oelhs,
a moreover thoroughly versed in Bacons blh'eral
cinher system he riGicules the idea OF there De
4 ,nv any method or meaning in shese Irregular
ties. He declares that it is impossible to nnd
cipher In the First Folio Shakespeare. because
\ none exists.
&l Alarm has been caused in court dressmaklns
circles by the official announcement that mourn
cations are likely to be made in the design Tor
peeresses' coronation robes AS yet no 1hoica-
zion Of the character of the changes to be made
has been given, and, while one paper says 1t Is
expected that these viii chiefly concern the
bodice another saws the authorities are under
stood 10 be considering the length OF the ladies
trains which are to wary according TO the rank
Of the wearer. With the closing of the Ear
MarshaTs office for the Christmas holidays nc
s further announcement is looked for until the
new wear, when work in connection with the
,,apnfScent paeeant will begin in good earnest
Lord wolseley has been occupied during the
last twelve months in writing his memoirs
which are now completed 1t is understood he
xiii dwell with special emphasis on the period
s during which he occupied the position of Com
mander-jn-Chief and his book will be in the
main a condemnation Of civilian control Of tht
4 War Office Lord Wolseley has. it is said, taker
s full advantage of the opportunity TO speak free
" and has produced an indictment of civilian:
at the War Office written on the lines Of his
preface TO Colonel Henderson's Life Of Stone
wall jackson"
Colonel Temper. director of the British arm,
balloon factory, has invited N. Santos-Dumon
10 experiment over the great military camp a
n. santos-Dumont is promised official encour
agement and all the facilities thai the Aldersho
factory can afford.
After exposure for two centuries to London
acid laden atmosphere. it is not altogether sur
prising that the statues on the roof Of st. Paul
Cathedral are showing signs Of wear and tear
Every statue was recently in urgent need Of re
s. pair but now the most dilapidated have bee
replaced and the others streng:hened an
patched Ihe new statues are as exact replica
of the originals as il possible to make then
though Of course. all details have been los
through the ravages OF time. The repairs con
sisted in clamping the rotting pieces Of ston
together with ircn bands and putting pieces G