New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-21
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
Continued from first pnEe.

.s-o, There will be balls receptions and
-hanouets and nothing will be left unoohe ~
minister TO the comfort and pleasure OF ofloers
and men. The squsdron viii be oroushl AioiN
sni+head 70 the Government docks, most ui-
,,.,,.l 7-ooesure and treated almost as though
Sc british aag 7oated over # All these excep-
,ional favcrs viii be granted at the Suggestion
~ the King who has apparently no IDEA OF
allowing his imperial nephew TO suppiant MIN
So ,,ood will to Americans. Incidents OF thls
sort helm out the oratory at the Anglo-Anerlcah
seasts like The brilliant banquet of the PlgFiii's
last night
The German elections and the Servisn sue
,eee;on have been the chief foreign topics OF
.r,a week The elections are considered severe
blow 10 the German Emperor. since ne mas ie''-
ursd and condemned the Social Democrats oii
z-arious occasions. The conclusions are preiiid-
,r,re since the second ballots will bring aoou'
concentrations Of groups for common oeieNo'
The proceedings at Belgrade have e2cl'eo ~
,,,cb Indignation that the decision OF loiu
Iaosdoyrne 70 sever connections with the Ser
,-Ian Government temporarily are Warmly CUM
-nen5ed. Assassins who are blessed 10y 'ne
f-r,rcb and worshipped as heroes by street mooS
,-e r1sced ,,nder the ban by at least four gov
o-,-,ente The retirement of the British Nlin-
,ste- from Belgrade for a season VIII prood"iS
he a nrecedent for the other powers, and polh
72nssia and Austria. will make strong point OF
the necessity of Furnishing the murdererS'
Tho foreign question Of greatest interest to
.he mercantile classes is the mysterious CONFER
enoe Of the Shipping Trust managers IN New
York which is regarded as a sequel to the nneN-
rected departure of J. Perpont Morgan anu MS
travelling companions. British opinion mas re-
manned most sensitive on the SUBJECT OF Ai4eii
can rivalry in the control Of transatlantic snip
ming and ocean freight. and enforced recohslru NC
lion Of the trust would he regarded with satls-
faction here as sign of the weakness OF the
trust
The American Mexican monetary cornililssioii-
e~s have left London without disclosing me re
suits of their consultations with the brltish
Government.
The death Of Cardinal Vaughan had been eA-
rected for several days as his coholloh was
known 10 be hopeless While he had never sue
ceeded In rivalling either Cardinal Newman u
Cardinal Manning in intellectual influence III
rnplana he had commanded admiration and re-
spec1 as an astute diplomatist and wohoerLui
organizer. He resembled Cardinal Wisenan IN
.rpur,entative subtlety. in reasoning with con-
,-arrs and IN charm of personality. Mhlle ne
never exercised at Rome the same influence
which Cardinal Manning possessed when rus
TX was alive Cardinal Vaughan was Cardlhal
after the heart of the present Pontlh' ana ms
advice was followed in all matters relating 10
the United Kingdom. While he was an aorllliiiS-
traitor Of exceptional capacity and ntolerant OF
opposition in matters Of faith or dogma ne
@ra++es less than Cardinal Manning over details,
and carried the clergy and Catholic nobles Win
him by his good nature and optimism The ne"
cathedral at Westminster is a monument TO MS
faith and working power. The evangelical ele-
,,er+ in England has always regarded him as
,,,os+ formidable adversary OF Professionalism
who was maintaining a discreet but helpful at
+ftude of reserve while the advanced ritualists
were carving the English Church Romeward
He was a man Of genuine force, many graces
and ACCOMPLISHMENTS and most attractive per
sonality
The reception of Professor and Nine Pierre
Curie at the Royal Institution last night was
most cordial Professor Curie described IN
French the investigations and the course Of rea-
soning which enabled him and his wife to dis
cover radiun and to recognize other radioactive
bodies. and performed series of interesting ex-
r,erinents The address did not contain any
fresh revelations respecting the properties of
radfurn or the character Of its spectrum. but the
leaders Of British science such as Lord Kelvin,
Lord Ravleish Professor Lancaster and Pro-
fessor Dewar. were intensely interested in NJ
CURES method OF exposition. The French ex-
nerimenters viii be entertained during their
visit at LORD Kelvin's and other houses. and will
probably go TO oxford and Cambridge.
Mr. Balfour has made peace with the organ
tiers Of the British Antarctic expedition by &C
cepting reasonable explanations and writing a
letter generating the Royal Society from re-
sponsibility fer the various details of misman-
agement
The season Of incessant rain and rising floods
has interfered with the elories of Ascot. but the
weather nlended sufficiently TO allow smart So
ciety 10 enjoy brilliant Cup day. The State
hall at Windsor last night came on when the
vagaries Of the climate were renewed and the
Thames was overhowing its banks and flooding
the grass lands from Oxford and Staines. 1t
most brilliant spectacle. the principal res
idents around Windsor and all the occupants
Of houses taken for Ascot week being invited
and hundreds being commanded from London.
J. was the first ball at Windsor since the time
Of the Prince Consort. and both the King and
the Queen Joined in one OF the quadrilles-
The Handel festival to-day is under royal
patronage. and the opera will again attract the
smartest people next week. The most interest
ing performance this week has been the revival
Of Nerdi's "Otello'' which has not been mounted
at Covent Garden for several years. Mile.
Pacquot proved fine actress as Desdemona
Nine. Kirkby Lunn gave distinction TO Emilia
end Alvarez, as othello, played and sang in
inpassioned style. but Scott failed to make
sufficiently sinister Iago.
new play al the Haymarket entitled
Cousin Kate" has been received with excep-
tional favor and has carried the young play
wright, Hubert Henry Davies a long way ahead
in his profession. II is a clean Wholesome plav
combining humor and pataos and is acted with