New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
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London, Dec 1.-THE leading topic Of the
week has been the result OF arbitration between
the metropolitan district railway companies.
Londoners are now looking forward eagerly to a
transformed Underground" and the only bar
TO their happiness is the knowledge that it will
take nearly two years to effect the transforma-
ton. They find it almost impossible to realize,
thanks 10 the energy and enterprise Of Mr.
Yerkes that smoke. dust and CRIME will become
things CT the past, and instead Of gloomy vaults
and narrow compartment cars there will be
bright clean tunnels and well appointed cor
ridor carriages. Mr.. Yerkes. however, with all
his enterprise, only hope 10 deal with q
small rlvulet of the great stream of passenger
traffic. In the course Of year Londons rail-
Why's carry 900 passengers, the oInni-
buses 5o0oo00o0 the tramways 3o0.o0oooO. the
cabs 100000 and the river steamers 3oOoOoo
The omnibus companies, which have long had
a comfortable monopoly, are now beginning to
feel alarmed at competition. and they have as
tenished everybody by announcing that on New
Years Day they intend to substitute acetylene
lamps for the antiquated oil lamps at present
in use,
Lord Rosebery's announcement at Chester
field on Monday is awaited with intense interest
Everybody is wondering what the oracle VIII
say and an evening newspaper has o1ereo iIs
readers a f5 prize for the best postcard fore
cast Lord ResebeFy has long been DARK morse
and he has time after time disappointed expec-
ltation He has now indicated that his hesita-
ition is at an end, but the country is anxious
TO know whether he intends after Chesterfield
laad af Liberal party
sor return to his lonely furrow.
To meet American competition the Nertharnp-
::tonshire hootmakers have been compelled to
F.. take a leaf out of Uncle Sans book and install
labor saving machinery at small place called
:Raunds The Introduction of new methods has
led TO an alarming demonstration by the opera
tives, who are afraid that large nurnoer OF
them will be rendered idle if the manufacturers
persist in using machinery. Their effort to put
back the clock is ridiculed.
A great deal of uncertainty exists in Ireland
as to the date IF the Kings visit, and no dennlte
preparations have yet been made by the offclalS
who now think the visit viii not take place
until after the coronation. The Natonallsus'
however. are already making political capltdl
out of the matter, and it is evident that il the
Irish government conducts an aggressive cam
peign against the United Irish League. which
seems highly probable the King will not receive
as loval 2 welcome in Dublin was accorded
10 his mother.
It Is suggested that the street procession IN
connection with the coronation Of the King
should end at London Bridge, and that the re-
turn icurney should be made by the river TO
Westminster. If his majesty should approve OF
"a revival of the historic procession on me
Thames he would Of course. be rowed in barge
Until late in her reign Queen Victoria main
tanned her state barge. although she Gid not use
it after 1S49 and the scarlet Hveries OF the
rowers are not yet obsolete In connection with
the coronation festivities there will, 1t is be
neved. be q gigantic naval demonstration at
Spithead Competitors are to be pushed Tor
ward and commissioning held hack in order 10
make as big e show possible of the might OF
Britain and only single line can be spared
for foreign warships.
Private advices which have reached here from
Berlin give remarkable indication Of the man
ner in which the Kaiser has followed recent de-
velopmeuts in the manufacture of rifles. HIS
majesty has established an arnnory, to which is
attached g rife range uron miniature scale