New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
A GHOUL AT THE FEAST.
LORD SALISBURY'S REMARKS NOT IN
HIS USUAL TONE.
THE MAYORALTY ELECTIONSGLAsGOW s
SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION CLOSES.
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CtESStUL ENH1BlIlON CBOSES.
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London, Nov. 10 / a. m.-The Lord Mayors
bouquet ct the Guildhall last night a brill
liant assembage oc glittering uniforms. with an
air of forced gayety and an undertone of dis
content and pessimism. The Kings health was
drunk with unwonted fervor, since It his
birthday ubation and the Prince OF Wales re-
ceved his first bumper with signs of heartiness
and appreciation of his services to the empire.
and the Prime Minister and other guests OF
honor were greeted with rounds OF ~rpl@Gec
There was a ghoul the feast and II could not
be exercised. Lord Salisbury optimistic In
perfunctory way, and spoke without his usual
air Of distinction and intellectual pre-eminence
He said nothing that politician of ordinary
calibre might not have said There were no
epigrams no passage of grim ,ardonic humor
and no evidences that the Prime Minister had
a more comprehensive knowledge Of the situa-
ton than his humbest auditor. Il a dull
speech, delivered languidly and studded with
commonplace phrasing. There were adroit ref
erences to the Indian Mutiny and the Bosnian
insurreCtion. illustrating the difficulties and de
lay of irregular warfare, and there were con
solatory reflections on the unbroken peace Of
Europe and the favorable attitude of the pow
ers during the prolonged struggle. There was
also a clear and emphatic declaration that when
the English people had made up their mind that
a certain course of conduct was duty no ncor-
venence would deter them from carrying it out
with dogged persstency and infexibe courage
to the end. 1t was not. however. the bracing,
invigorating speech which Pitt would have made
in similar circumstances. There was no in
spiration in it foT the nation which had made
tremendous sacrifices ana was not convinced
that the Ministers were equal to the supreme
occasion. 1t was the speech of a weary Titan
playing with Illusions of political fatalisn
The mayoralty elections yesterday were con-
Quoted with the usual deeorum and apathy.
Nearly all Of the twenty-eight Mayors of the
METROPOLIS were chosen without contest. the
Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford retiring from
municipal politics. and candidates from the
popuIous boroughs being selected after friendly
consultations among the councilmen. The Lord
Mayor of the city was elected rich banker
who could endure the strain of the expense of
constant entertaining at the Mansion House
during coronation year. and Sir Joseph Dims-
dale will be rewarded with peerage at the
close of his year of office. Provincial Mayors
have been chosen throughout England and
Wales with few contests. their functions being
mainly ornamental the municipal councils being
the real strongholds of executive administration
The Glasgow International Exhibition closed
last night after d remarka bic record of financial
success. The aggregate attendance has been
nearly double that of the previous exhibition
and the gross receipts were largely IN excess or
those of 1888 There will be a handsome sur
plus at the disposal of the Town Corporation
when all the expenses have been met. There
has been no sacrifice of Scotch principles, for the
gates have been closed every Sunday. The busl-
ness management has been excellent. and the
most progressive municipality of the United
Kingdom has profited in many ways by Its en-
terprise One secret of its financial success mas
been the pains taken to make Glasgow the
meeting place of scores of conventions and rep
resentative bodies during the summer and au-
tumn.
Nine Christensen completed last night her
thirty DAYS fast at the Aquarium without SUI
ferine effects more serious than the loss Oh
twenty-six pounds in weight and a temporary
depletion of strength. Pulse and temperature
remained nearly normal at the close of the fast-
She intends going New-York after prlei
holiday and breaking Tanners record