New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-04
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

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scaffoldng of the encircling stands. The King
infinitely inspected the arrangements expressed
| satisfaction with them, and congratulated the
| Duke of Norfolk, the earl marshal and chieI
butler of England on the way he had executed the
! work.
Arrangements are pending by which those who
! are to be present in Westminster Abbey at the
! coronation June 26 will have short interval
for refreshments. This will be done by the estao-
| lshment of a Iunchroom in one of the ancient
closters Even with the abbreviated ceremony
the service will be very long. and it is considered
! essential that the royal party and the guests
! should have some place handy where the panss OF
| hunger and exhaustion may be STAYED on
The peeresses are in CONSERVATION. According to
the present arrangements. the latest hour at whlch
| they will be admitted to Westminster ABBEY OH
Coronation Day will be $50 a. m, while they are
advised to be present at o'clock The calculation
is made that, in order get their hair dressed al
%mst Their Tpoes ana PfeP pa rise long before the
sun is up the day the King is crowned ana
not all the artists of Paris and London will be
a careful estimate. obtained from official and
other sources, of the available street windOW,
to be followed by the coronation procession .o re
Deas that at 0 Gner yw9 o"
1t is estimated that nearly $4,000 mas oeeh eN
The hopes of the philatelists Of special corona
ton stamp issue have been gaSheG Uy ihe Lord
Londonderry, does not intend either to print a
mon use in the United Kingdom and the colonies.
but will adhere the regular penny postal rate
but is not considered desirable
REAcoNsFIELD's BIOGRAPHY.-John oliver
Hobbies CMrs CraIsie) has been asked to take up
the work OF writing authorized biography OF
Lord Beaconsfeld She is at present undecided
The task has long been in Lord Rowtons hands
but Benjamin D'sraei's former secretary, while ne
has spent years in accommodating material mas ap-
parently shrunk from the work of actually writing
such an important biography. Inc request Inaue
to Mrs. CraEie is chiefly due 10 her notable aPpre-
citation of Lord Pea consfeld in her School for
Lord Rowton is only just recovering from a seri-
Gus Illness
SCEPTRE AND THE DERBY.-W. X. Wander
hilt will, in all probability, win the Coronation
Derby, If he secures r. S. Sievier's Sceptre (the
winner Of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes and
of the One Thousand Guineas Stakes, for which
he is reported TO have offered Mr. Sievier 10000
guineas, after the hlly won the one Thousand
Guineas Stakes. yesterday. Mr.. Siever refused to
sell the horse that figure. but intmated that he
might be tempted by bid OF $1,000 guineas. After
Sceptre's two sensational victories. in both OF
which she broke the time records. it appears that,
t thGFe Is noIhS TO sd sb s e5
warm favorite. Bob" sevier the owner Of this
ana well educated. he has been. in turn book
maker actor and manager OF betting agency: ne, ne
landowner and possessor of the best horses on
a iuT Pua a scqMfd !hs he most dsTn
sPeculator ever seen on the English turf. not eX-
younger days Mr. Sievier was a celebrity on the
turf at Melbourne. where he a bookmaker un.
I'll he became involved in a difference with Lord
the British colonies. and is well known as dead
shot both IN elephant and lion hunting, lie mar
bury.
HIGH PRICES FOR OLD SILVER.-The sensa-
tonaI prices realized the auctions OF objects
books pictures furniture and old silver in London
this week easily cclipsed ali records The dispersal
Of the celebrated Dunn-Gardner collection Of old
silver attracted buyers from all parts. resulting IN
a silver gilt Tudor cup, dated 1921, being sold on
April % for f4lOO or about ESQ an ounce. Other
silver cups sold the same day at the rate or
100 and f12O ounce Hitherto the record price
for old silver cups had been at the rate OF 80 an
ounce. At the second day Of the sale. April 80.
Henry VII spoon realized $500. and James silver
cup and cover brought f4.oo0 One cocoanut cup.
mounted in silver gilt which fetched 1850, was
bought in a little shop at Bristol, in ls5S for go
Wertheimer later purchased the cup for fl0o, and
sold it to Gardner for $500. Yesterday a clock
made for Louis XVI realized the great sum OF
e. %. 4 pair of Nankn vases. seventeen inches
high, went for Fl 100 pair Of small Sevres bowls.
six inches high were sold for Il $50 and a couple
of small Louis XIV and Louis XVl tables were
knocked down at 1910 and $50 respectively. Three
Gobelin tapestries brought f2l00 The purchasers.
as usual. were mostly dealers, TO- whose advantage
from love of art inclined fight shy OF these
oGs 1t IS pSed 6n ha the ha Of
m!ionatres in giving dealers free hand TO supply
genuine collectors Dealers bid up articles 10 sen
| 6ricoa-brac in their stores 10 corrcspondng
level pointing TO the prices realized at these sales
| as justification Of their action.
| YERKEs AS \ WITNEss-There have been
interesting developments In the battle between
the American millionaires for control Of London's
rapid transit system. one feature that stands out
more than any other is Charles T. Yerkes's ability
| to beat English lawyers their game. Coun-
sci for the Morgans' projected tube" line had
| Mr. Yerkes the stand before the House of Lords
| committee for hour day this week.
Mr.. Yerkes sat, passive. ingenuously answering or
! lodging questions relating TO the financial plans
| OF his syndicate Finally, he calmly remarked
TO counsel: Il have been listening to your explana-
! lions of this matter" at which counsel hurriedy
corrected the witness by declaring he had only
been asking questions. But Mr.. Yerkes, imperturba-
| bic and hugely amusing the committee continued:
| And it seems to me that you have certain nforma-
| ton which l myself do not at this moment pos
| sess" With a smile Mr.. Yerkes admitted that he
was largely interested in the financial and operat-
| ing departments of the road, but without a
trace of apparent malice he added: Il do not care
10 teach kindergarten schools here"
! The Morgans had questioned the correctness Of
turns of his system and Mr. Yerkes Handy waved
aside such details saying that he had his notes
but would be delighted TO solve the sums in arith-
! meuc su0nlttcu 70 MN by opposing counsel II
such abstruse matters from his office. Finally the
| Chicagoan was dismissed somewhat disgustedy
| with the remark: las you do want to be sent
| hack to school will not ask you any more ques-
| tons" and Mr. Yerkes went out, smiling grimly.
| Observation-Disclosures theatregoers are might
fly worked up George Edwardes's suggestion to
raise the price of admittance to the stalls in Lon
don playhOuses from los Cd (s2 CD 12s Cd 3 80
| Mr.. Edwardes holds that the increased amounts
paid to musical comedy stars and the cost of pro-