New-York tribune., 1901-05-21
RUMORS IN PARLIAMENT.
IDLE SPECULATION ABOUT SIR ALFRED
MINERS FUTURE.

Mr. cARwEGIE's SPLENDID GIFT TO SCOT
TIsH UNIVERSITIES SOCIAL NEWS
OF LONDON.
Copyright; 1901: BY The New-York Tribune)
TBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEl
London. May 21, a. m.-The rurnor nongers
had leisure yesterday for gossip. when there was
nothing livelier in Parliament than the incor-
roration Of the previously debated Budget reso-
lutions into the Finance bill for second reading.
If there was an amendment by the Opposition
involving vote of consequence it matter
not Of Importance. since Sir Henry Fowler, in
moving it, could not expect unite the fac
tions Of his own side, for he was personally dis
liked by several groups who were seeking to
dscredit his authority. The Opposition has
been led so badly during the recent weeks that
the chief interest in any manoeuvre adopted by
that side lies in the disclosure OF the asperity
of faction feeling at Westminster. The gos-
sips finding little recreation in this debate.
with heavy government majority as a fore
gone conclusion. spent the evening inventing
fctions about Sir Alfred Milner. alternately
raising him to the peerage and superseding him
as High Commissioner. Some more imaginative
rnarplots even persisted in ejecting Mr. Cham
berlain from the Colonial Office and substituting
Sir Alfred Miner for him. All these rumors are
idle tales Sir Alfred Miner cannot be allowed
to return TO London for conference with MI
Chamberlain without demonstration Of royal
appreciation and public approval. He is not
lfkeiv 10 retire from Marlborough House WITH
out q decoration of some kind. and the peerage
will be a natural reward for services Whlch
have been more arduous than those Of any
predecessor Nothing is known about the
Kings nurnoses beyond the exceptional dis
h alar Marlborough House
as soon as he arrives in London Rumors re-
latine m his permanent retirement from South
Africa or scceptance of office in the Salisbury
Cabinet are highly improbable. Some Of his
recent appointments in South Africa have been
unfortunate and there is an immense mass OF
detail respecting the reconstruction pohcy'
which Mr. Chamberlain and he VIII need 10 go
oyer together His visit will be well timed II
:. enables the two statesmen most familiar with
South Africa TO prevent the exploitation OF the
new colonies by monopolists and mine owning
millionares.
Andrew e.arnegie's gift of 100000 TO four
Scotch universities receives warm conffeHud-
ton from the press and makes proiouhu IN
urezs'on II is fresh proof that he is carrying
ON, his benefactions on clearly defined educa-
tional lines and not wasting enor' III cap
renting This will be an educational trust Tor
-. .-,o,,,ei,,a teneAt of Scotchmen, and the
mechanism for administering IT VIII De set up
ct once
4, the meeting of the Royal Geographical So
cietv Yesterday DR.. Donaldson SfiiIh' 'i'e
American explorer of tropical Africa received
the Patrons Medal for having at ms own eA
pense organized an expedition for the purpose
Of exploration Of the country between SKeoeh
River and Lake Rudolf.
The two sbamrocks had another sail in COM
psny yesterday and although the ac'ua 'oi!
psrison OF times does not make the new poat ;
r.arfor,ar,ce very encouraging the trial was re
garded by Sir Thomas Upton as more satls-
factory than the one sailed at Weymouth Inc
seq was sroootb the southeasterly breeze was
Ct good topsan strength. and bright sun
shine lent the summer touch heoe9odi'
10 make conditions ideal for yachtihs' "e
trial was over course which gave tne S"oii''
twelve miles TO wndward and run psch vim
sDinnakers. In the opening stage OF the peat INC
old boat worked out good lead. and four miles
from the start was estimated TO be ABOUT wv
minutes ahead but as soon as shamrock IL
nattened in her sheets somewhat she began to
draw up on the leader. The new yacht set d
spinnaker for the first time in her history anu
Old good piece of work by holding the oid poa'
on her best point of sailing.
Social life is receiving FLIP this week rom
series Of dances and dinner parties Lazy
Beauchamp led off last night with dance al
her Belgrave Square residence for which there
were several dinner parties. Lady Kintore MIS-
Walter Palmer Mrs Cotton Jodrell ana o.hei
hostesses win have parties the next three nishts'
with dances or concerts. 'Hansel und "re'ei
was repeated with "Cavalleria Rusticana at
Covent Garden. There was ladies' dinner at
he Hotel Cecil where the Authors CLUB soueh'
10 Vie with the Whitefriars and the New Faed-
bonds in hospitality and compliments 10 SOW
ereign woman There were many public ana
oharity dinners the Duke of Cambridge ano
hir Albert Rolit being conspicuous figures, ana
lhe wise of the Royal Geographical Society
toasting one anofber I. n. E.