New-York tribune., 1901-09-06
MAKING BEST OF NOTHING
:. ,erR,s RECEPTION OF PRINCE cHUN
PRAISED BY DIPLOMATS.

-,u.Y EMPERoR's AsrUTENEss THE
rrrrrENIcAL coNFERENcE-AMEs-
CECIL WEDDING.
,-,v,r4t; 1901: BY The New-york TribuneJ
fay CABLE TO THE TRiBUNE.l
sor Sept 6. a. m.-The German Emperor
., 10 fortunate If he escapes the caricaturists'
y. ,o- the leader writers are unable TO resist
.. .er,ntation TO ridcule the Chinese melo-
- or farce stage-msnaged by him. The
,.-.,e view Of this theatrical incident differs
80, the press opinion. The German Emperor
!. ~,ssited with having shown astuteness and
,.,,srress in making something out OF a bad
"a apparently hopeless situation. The En-
- DoUager and Prince Ching had bafTied the
.,oouroes Of European diplomacy. and had forced
t,,no the German Emperor concessions which
..,t the sting OF humiliation out of the mission
:, rsnsration The diplomatic view is that the
rrrsror saved the situation where any other
,,vereign in Europe would have failed from
,.ck Of inventive skill and dramatic sense.
Itis not easy for the English critics to he just
=. .,sir estimates OF a sovereign whom they have
n,ssrrated for years. He has made more repu-
.s,on first and last out Of the Chinese compli-
,,tions than anybody else. and while he has
.,ored heavily of England in being admitted
,r,o the partnership Of Middle China. he has not
.vc,ted Russian resentment in Northern China.
=. is also steadily restoring good relations be-
,v.en Germany and France. and possibly will
,v,rt his influence strongly upon Constantinople
,cTard settlement Of the existing dispute
President McKinley's speech at Buffalo ex-
,l,ss interest here THE Post considers that
., hears a resemblance 10 the one delivered on
wednesday night by the English Home Secre-
tarv at Nottingham. Both speakers urged the
necessity Of opening new markets for trade.
and each admitted that his government had
certain responsibility in the matter.
~Tne Standard" says that the aim of the
united States 10 he the predominant political
and commercial power is decided by an eco
nomic need Of finding outlet for her ever in
creasing surplus products.
II evangelization was the main motive at the
opening Of the services at the Ecumenical Meth
odst Conference businesslike directness was the
Characteristic feature OF the second session. The
dsy was divided between the Eastern and West
ern churches and a practical effort was made to
determine the position OF Methodism in religious
life The Rev. Edward Boaden, representing the
United Methodist Free Church. summed up the
progress OF British Methodism in the United
Kingdom, the colonies and IN foreign fields: the
Rev Joseph Berry gave an account Of Wesleyan
work in Australia and New-Zealand. and the
Rev. Wesley Guard explained the struggles and
growth OF the Irish Methodist Church.
The Americans next took the field, with relays
from Canada. The Rev. Or. John F. Goucher
made general survey Of Methodist work and
progress in the United States. and the Rev. DR..
J. D. Hammond rounded it out by describing
the special conditions OF religious evangelizatiors
in the Southern States. Each address bore wit
ness 20 the energy and the system with which
the two main bodies Of American Methodists
were carrying out their work the lines laid
down by John Wesley In the City Road Chapel.
William johnson made up the record Of the
Methodist Church in Canada in a similar spirit of
kopefulness and with satisfactory evidence of
progress,
These addresses disclosed the unity OF action
among the various Methodist bodies differing on
minor points OF government discipline and doc
trine. and tended 20 promote fellowship and
sympathy among the delegates.
Bishop Wilson was the presiding officer yes
terdsy, and American bishops. white and black,
were prominent figures in Wesley's famous
chapel. There were many scholarly and intel
lectual faces among the delegates. and every
speaker was fluent, earnest and practical.
The special themes at to-day's sessions will be
Peace Among Nations" and Unity Among
Christians"
The English woman killed on the Schlossberg
Glacier in Switzerland has been identified as
Miss Margaret Crawford. the daughter Of the
British-Indian official The Central News says
that her sister was found by a goatherd in a
half demented state from fright and grief. hav-
ing fed wildly from the scene of the accident.
Another steamship has been in collision; this
time the vessel was the Bolivia. belonging to
the Anchor Line Company. She sank a -four
laden lighter IN the Clyde yesterday. and two
Of the crew were drowned
There was brilliant array OF scarlet uniforms
and gold lace at 81. Marks. Audley-st., yes
terday. when Captain Oswald Ames. the tallest
officer OF the British army. and the first man in
Queen Victoria's Jubilee procession, married Vio-
let Dorothea Cecil. daughter OF the late Lord
Francis Cecil. The church was well filed with
fashionable people. and the wedding was pict-
uresque ceremony. -Four bridesmaids wore pict-
ure hats OF black straw. with long ostrich feath-
ers. The BRIDES train carried by two little
girls, and Captain Ames's companions in the
Life Guards lined up either side. i. y. F.
WHAT r. T. BULLEN THINKS OF AMERICA.