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    PART ONE. SUNDAY B PAGES 1 TO 8 ,
TWENTY-FIKST YEAR OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , JULY 12 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBEK
ENGLAND'S ' CAPITAL.
Mr. Hosowater's First Traproislons of the
Modern Babylon ,
GRAPHIC PEN PICTURE OF LONDON ,
Ceaseless Streams of Humanity Pouring
Through Her Streets ,
THE WORLD'S ' CLEARING IIOU3E.
The Four Quartera of the Qloba Oontributa
to Her Wealth.
QUAINT AND CU3TOM3.
Knormoufl Foreljii Trade Ancient
JIlHtorlual IliilldliiKt Itoautirnl
ParkH nnd Drives Modern
AIodcH ol * Locomotion.
LONDOV. Juno 27. [ Editorial Correspond
ence of Tun Br.n.l Ten days in the world's
metropolis mingling with the lloodtldo of
moro than llvo millions of people , whoso habi
tations are within a radius of twelve miles
froir St. Paul's cathedral.
What an ever changing panorama this
colossus of cities proicnts , with its ceaseless
stream of humanity pouring through the
throbbing arteries of commerce and industry !
Never biiforo did I roati/.o the vustness of
this modern Babylon and the magnitude of
the wealth thntpouw Into her lap from every
land under the sun. The teas and silks of
China , the spices of Arabia and India , the
Ivory nnd gold dust of Africa , the wool and
gold of Australia , the hides and dye-woods of
South America , 'tho ' cotton of Egypt and
America , the coffees of Java and Bra/.il , all
flnd their way hero , and have their prices
fixed In the London market. Lasl , but by no
means least , this ii the clearing house of the
world. Within a stone's ' throw of the
grand and gloomy old Bank of England you
may read the signs of banking houses for
India and New /calami , British Columbia
and Central Africa , China and Argentine.
The vaults of those institutions contain the
capital that vitalizes and controls almost
ovcrv great enterprise and Important invest
ment 0:1 : land nud son all over the glnbo.
Ten days In London and not a bit of fog ,
not oven a cloudy sky. The bright sunny
days vividly recall the most delightful spring
season in Nebraska. I confess I have been
ncrecably dlsappjlutod lu the weather as I
have been in regard to many other things ,
notably in thu clean streets , great public
squares , spacious drives and magnificent nnd
well kept parks , Tbo broad boulevards
public gardens and parkscovcrlng thousands ,
of acres , arc uot located in distant suburbs ,
but
in the Very Heart of London.
They are accessible alike to rich aud poor.
The Victoria Embankment , St. Janlos' park ,
Kensington pardons , Hyde park , Regent's
park and Victoria park are thronged by hun
dreds of thousands of'pooplo of all classes
from dawn until late every clear summer
cvo'hing and moro especially Sunday uftor- ,
uoon.
Tbo monumental structures , public buildIngs -
Ings , museums and art galleries of London
have boon described so often that I scarcely
could bo justified In thrashing over old
ftraws. The tower with its m.issivo
masonry , quaint collection of armor
and at'iin of the feudal ages ,
ho crown Jiwels of British monarchs , glit
tering with precious stones , the chambers of
horrorb with inscriptions carved upon tholr
blackened walls by prisoners of state , uwalcou
a deep interest and recall some of the black
est pages in England's blood-stained history.
Westminster Al > l > oy.
Wo visited Westminster Abbey where nro
situated England's royal burial vaults an d
numerous monuments to men who have
r achieved renown In every walk of life. No
nation on earth over p.ild moro generous
tribute to patriotism and genius. Sldo by
side with kings , queens and knighted war
riors are burled and Immortalized in alabas
ter , granlto , marble and bronze , England's
great poets , actors , sculptors , painters , en
gineering architects , doctors , preachers and
political leaders. I shall only venture to
point ou > . such as most forcibly impressed mo
whllo In the abbey. The colossal bronze
r Btatuo standing upon a hugo granite pedestal
recently erected ou the Thames embankment
Is Inscribed to Lord Boaconsflold , but the
life slzo marblii statue near the spot where
rests the mortal r jn ; ilus of the great tory
leader bears tin si 'iilllcant simple inscrip
tion "Benjamin O'Israeli. " In thosaaia atslo
of Westminster are the monuments of Wil
liam I'itt , Lord Chatham , I'.Umuv.Uon , Sir
Robert Peel and the three Chaunings. lu
the adjoining alsla are the tablets aud statues
of Balfo , the nomposer , Wllborforoo , the
abolition loader , Sir Isaao Nowtou and
Charles Darwin. Near the poet's corner are the
tablets of David GarncK by the suta of Addi-
BOU , Thackeray nnd Lord Mneaulay. On the
opposite sldo lie Coleridge , Robert Burns and
SoutUey. The bust of America's greatest
, . " . jioot , Henry W. Longfellow , Is placed by the
nldo of Dryden and .archbishop Tail. In the
baptistry at ttio west end of the abbey ara
burled John Woiloy , the founder of MethodIsm -
Ism , and Dr. Isaac Watts , thu famous hymn
writ or , and lu the .saina alslo Is n monument
to Major John Andre , executed as a British
spy near West Point during thj revolution
ary war. Among the royal vaults the icost
Intoi-ening nro the tombiof Mary Stuart aad
Queen ElUaboth. Above Mary Stuart's
tomb la a tablet bearing a fao .simile of the
order of James I directing the burial of the
qiiocu by the sldo of her sisters , but the fact
that the gorgeous tomb of ElUaboth Is lu on
adjoining chapel would Indicate a disposition
to separate thu royal quoonsoven after death.
An ancient and very curious rollo in the
abbey U the coronation chair made lor Queen
Mary , which Is loaned down with a pleco of
stone flagging under the seat , said to bo
the stone ol Scone , the emblem of power of
Scottish prluccs.
St Paul'H Cathedral.
SU Paul's cathedral , the third largest
church odttlco la the world , and tha most im
posing classic structure of the world's ' me
tropolis , la a supplementary national tem
ple of fume to Westminster abbey.
1U monuments and tablets are chiefly
memorials of England's military anil
aaval heroes , The mausoleum erected over
the remains of Wellington and the statues
of Kelson aait Napier are tbo most magnifi
cent. Among the latent monuments I noticed
the sarcophagus , tomb and bronze etllgy of
General Gordon , who lost his life at Khar
toum. The eraudcur of St. Paul's does uot
luipreti lUolf upon you at first light , but
when rou hive traversed the Interior you bo-
gin to realize its vast proportions. Although
begun mdro than two hundred yonw ago the
great caehodral Is not yet flnUhed. Moro
thnn two-thirds of the interior is yet to bo
decorated and the work Is only progressing
ns rii | > ldly ns contributions tire rccolvod. It
would make air Christopher \Vrcn turn In
his grave if ho could sco tno bare stone walls
and ceilings of this monumental structure
and the soot strcakod exterior. *
It Is singular that the parliament houses ,
Westminster Abbey , the National ciillery ,
.St. Paul's and in fuutall the public buildings
in London nro marred riiut ( .oiled by the thou
sands of plireons that arc allowed to roostnnd
breed ou their cornice * , porticoes and towers ,
The llrltisli MiiHonni.
The British museum , with Its vast and un
rivalled collection of Egyptian , Assyrian , Bub-
ylonlnii , I'orslnn , Greek and Roman sculp
ture , paintings , arms , implements and orna
ment" , with its treasures of coins , medals ,
manuscripts and autographs , Is nlonu worth
a trip across the Atlantic. The zoological
gardens In Regent's pane Is a modern Noah's
ork with specimens of the animals , birds and
reptile- , extant In every land under the sun ,
besides an aquarium and Insect bouse. The
South Kensington museum contains a sec
tion that corresponds wltn the patent
ofllco museum at Washington. Hero I viewed
ttio first sun and planet engine , built by
Jnmcs Watts In JTSS , and the remains of the
Cornish engine patented In 17(10 ( , to which
Watts attached his pump condenser In 177 * .
Another very iiitcrostlnt ; relic is Stephen-
son's first locomotive , the Rocket , built at
Newcastle on Tyno in IS'JO. The drive-
wheels on ono sldo of this historic engine
nro wood in the center , with Iran tires , and
on the other have wooden spokes and the
piston rod Is also wood. The cylinder Is
eight Inches In diameter and the boiler ono-
eighth of an inch thick. The stuck is an
ordinary plpo about nine feet above the
boiler , which is almost burned out. Then
comes the four-wheeled locomotive , Ango-
norla , built in 1WJ. Hero also Is exhibited
the original Pulling Billy , a colliery locomo
tive that commenced working In Ihlll , and
the high-pressure steam engine Richard
Trevltohlck , the llrst steam engine used for
drawing a threshing machine as far back as
180.2. Another curiosity is a coffin-shaped
hand ilro engine with a water box 2 f feet by
7 feet , built in 17'JI. Hero also is to bo seen
the printing pi ess alleged to have boon used
by Benjamin Franklin when ho worked in this
city as a job printer. But all those
things have been written up so often as to bo
commonplace. My
Impressions or London.
as a city can be summed up in few words.
The principal thoroughfares will not compare
in point of architecture with Broadway , New
York , or oven State street in Chicago , Ex-
ccpting thrco or four of the largest hotels no
buildings nso above the fifth story. There is
great variety in the style of stores and dwell
ings that divest the view of the monotony
which characterizes many streets is our
largest cities , but there are no palatial stores
and few shop windows exhibit an artistic and
tasteful display of wares. Ou the other
hand , the great public squares , with their
lofty monumental .shafts and statues and
their great fountains , are without a counter
part oven in monumental Washinctoii.
The' facilities for travel in tne commercial
center of London are inferior to those of
leading American cities. Two-story omni
buses , hansom cabs and the underground
railway , with its smoky and dingy subways ,
are the mediums of transportation. There
Is , however , no wire nuisances. Telegraph ,
telephone and electric light wires are planted
underground , and I noticed that many of
these wire ducts are laid only two feet
deep under the sidewalk and so arranged
thnt.tcstsand repairs can bo made readily
without blockading street travel.
This Is only a surface view. There is much
about the streets of London that strikes ono
as quaint and queer , especially in the remote
portions of the old city , with Its narrow
lanes and alleys , swarming with a poverty-
stricken population.
My observation among the wage workers
and glimpses of their mode of living nro
necessarily deferred for a later letter In
which I propose to group the working pee
pie of British factory towns , including
Swansea , Birmingham and Manchester. I
am also constrained to omit comment on the
postal and telegraph systems into which I
have made exhaustive inquiry.
B. KOiCWATCH.
TO FJtXEXJtS UF II031E KVL.K
Aclilress In-mod l > y the National
Federation of America.
NBW YOIIK , July 11. The National Feder
ation of America , organized to aid the homo
rule movement In Ireland , issued today an
address to "Tho friends of homo rule for
Ireland. The address says : "Mr. Parnell
can no longer bo regarded as a possible
leader of the Irish movement. The people
of Ireland must lay aside forever hero wor
ship and oau-man leadership. "
The address , continuing , denounces Par-
neil , speaks of his "social lapses , " political
blunders , his hostility to that powerful party
In England which under the express prom
ises of Mr. Gladstone Is solemnly expected
to give homo rule to Ireland , his Intolerant
be.irlng towards the hiujority of the Irish
parliamentary party , nls insults to the ven
erable ecclesiastics and his cold-ncnrtcd
treatment of the evicted tenantry in locking
up R > OQUOO Idly lu the bank vaults of Paris.
In conclusion the address soys : "Wo are
on the eve of a general election. It is con
ceded on nil sides that the question of homo
rule will bo holtlcd favorably or adversely by
this election for another generation , at least.
Wo therefore Invite all who sympathize with
the cause to lend their assistance , to enroll
freely lu the Irish national federation. Wo
ask that the people bo faithfully sustained
by every unwavering friend of Ireland , that
all may have an opportunity of performing
the last generous duty to Ireland. " The
address Is signed by Thomas Addis Emractt ,
M , D. , president : Eugene Kelly , troasuroi ;
James S. Coleman , secretary , and John
Byrnes , chairman of the board of trustees ,
Kansas Democratic Kdltortt Meet.
TOPKCV , Kan. , July 11. The leading demo
cratic ; editors of Kaunas mot hero this after
noon to consult as to the condition and policy
af the party. Frand Lynch and Thomas P.
Kenton of Loavonworth , ox-Uovornor Click
of Atchison and other prominent leaders who
were expected did not arrive this afternoon.
There was , however , a laree representation
of the democratic press. Various phases of
the question of lusloii with the * alliance was
carefully discussed. It win stated that the
alliance people had become entirely too
haughty and alllancp loaders do not want to
combine with democrats upon any other
terms than those most ( avorublo to themselves -
solves ,
t ; Consolidation.
Pimnvuo , Pa. , July 11. Preparations are
being made for the consolidation of the Na
tional tube works company , the Mouougha-
hola furnace company , the Hopubllo Iron
works and tie Boston steel and Iron com
pany , with a capital stock ol tll.SOO.OOU. .
Killed In mi Elevator.
COLUMiiL'g , lud. , July 11. James Bronsoa
was Instantly killed and three others fatally
Injured by the falling of an elevator la which
they were riding.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Gay Scenes Throughout the Beautiful
French Capitol.
PERIOD OF GREAT PLEASURE TO MANY ,
Sarah Bernhardt Doing Australia in Uuaal
Style.
AMERICAN GUESTS MADE MUCH OF.
Ladies from the New World Extremely
Popular.
ANOTHER KOCH'S ' LYMPH DISCOVERY.
All Purls Wild Over the Pretensions
ol1 u Physician's Peculiar Dispo
sition of Those AVlio Wor
ship the Subject.
| O > ) > | /rfjM ( ISSt b\i \ Jams * ( titKtnn n n > ieU.l
P.UIIS , July 11. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : Bei.l : Just as wo were
flattering ourselves that line weather had
set in the wind veered to the northeast and
It seemed ns though March had returned.
This week fashionable people simply lied the
city. The famous walks are daily crowded.
Already Dieppe Spa Aix les Bailies Is lilted
with well known Parisians.
Stanley anil ills Plans.
Stanley , with his sister-in-law , flitted
through hero Friday , stopping a few hours
at the Hotel Mourico , and then passed on to
Switzerland , whore ho joins his wife , after
which ho will probably go to Brussels , seek
ing the Belgians who , it Is understood , nro
very anxious to engage him as a chief com
missioner , the Congo
The next morning thn Manhattan days
started on their journey to London , leaving
many friends behind them. Theccnoral ver
dict being not only , that they were flrst rate
athletes , but likewise gentlemen In every
sense of the word. Some busy body started
the Idea that they were not ou good terms ,
and that there wore Internal dissensions , but
such is not the case at all. There never was
any body of men better in accord.
They took away two packing cases full of
prizes from here last week.
Ai > I > roacliin j Royal Marriage.
The cabled details of the coming union of
the prince of Roumnnia and Mello Vacareslo
were the next day denied by all the papers.
The reports uf the marriage have since boon
confirmed by Prince Ferdinand openly de
claring that ho will cive up all pretcntion to
the throne rather than break his engagement
to his lady love.
Interested Europeans.
The now world electric executions cabled
to the Herald wore road with much interest
hero. In the mouatlino wo go on with the
guillotine. Yesterday , Maumcr , a murderer
manv times over , was executed by the
famous Dioblor , whose son assists him in his
tragic mettr strike.
The epidemic is still ripe. In the early
part of last week the mutes , known here as
"croquomorts , " wont on a strisco. The un
dertakers promptly gave way aad raised
their salaries of the mouuful ones to 5
francs daily. Now the employes of the
Orleans railway are effervescent , barbers are
going around town breaking windows of
hairdressers who refuse to close early , and
waiters are waging war upon thojo rost.iu-
rants who still insist on employes having
clean shuvon faces.
An Occasional Duel.
Wo had a duel last week between two in
dividuals , D.wtoismo , who was secretary of
the general Moscow exhibition , and Gougon ,
deputy of the Seine. Gougon had beaten
Dantelsmo and the latter rovcrjcd the order
of affairs in the duel , for ho wounded his ad
versary in the arm. For this week wo are
promised n duel between Camille Dreyfus ,
deputy of the Seine , and the editor of the
newspaper Egalitc.
Ilcrnliurde in Australia.
Sarah Bornhardt writes homo that Aus
tralia received her with opsu arms. Miurica
Bernhardt and his wife are going to join her
in the antipodes.
Extensive preparations are being made for
the national fete Tuesday next , when Paris
will literally ho trivoa over to the pooplo. Al
ready a thousand Venetian masts , green
with gold circles , are reared up around all
public places. Gas lights are connecting
booths and the carousals extend every where.
The feature of the day will naturally bo the
grand review on the Long Champs race course
in the evening1. The streets are converted
Into a vast dancing arena from which Elysoo
will bo showered forth legions of honor.
Decoration Is galore , and schools all have
holidays from Saturday till Wednesday.
Clcnulii ! ! the Seine.
There Is a question being discussed to have
washing boats leave the Seine for they are
accused by the sanitary authorities with beIng -
Ing vast harbors for microbes. For the sake
of many poor people it is hoped this absurd
Idea will not prevail.
Baron Pllnvalsatguo , who last night wont
with his annul to on an extended jambouro ,
whilst under the Impression that the
house was besolgod by an enemy ,
shot with a rifle two policemen and another
Innocent person. When pressed both jumped
from the window. Shu died , but ho recov
ered , and now he says ho cannot remember u
sluclo Incident connected with the exciting
drama In which ho was the central figure.
Nevertheless , when well enough , ho will bo
convoyed to the prison Infirmary ana exam
ined concerning his sanity.
Uoiilaiigor'H Denies.
Boulangor from Brussels denies strongly
having written a book attributed to htm en
titled "Ponsees Du. "
Further details are at hand regarding
Stlva Jardlni , who mot his death lu the
crater of Vesuvius. The guide who was
chosen was an amateur lazzaronovho
pretended an accurate knowledge
and when near the odgoof the crater Jardlni
said : "Can I go further ) " The euluo re
plied ; "Your excellence , all tourists go fur
ther , " Ho thus mot his death. The laz
zarono was arrostcd.
A short time ago Princes * Gortscbakoff
was robbed In the open streets. Yesterday ,
In full day light , a well-known lady of society ,
Viscountess do Pins , who lives m tbo Hue
Pierre Charron , was relieved of .20,003 franc } '
worth of jewels which she had just pur
chased.
Flylnu Machine Grnnlc.
Wo have a bird man amongst us who as.
orts that ho has invented a perfect Hying
machine. To ranko studies ho went to Africa ,
oud wotchou carefully tbo flight of vulture * .
\ From them , ho soys , ho learned entirely now
; theories , among other things that a bird
cannot rlso without r Inking a run
and letting air como under Its wings. The
motor Is In the boJy and 1 worked by steam ,
The head Is a screw * and rudder combined.
Ho has already spent 600,000 francs and asks
the minister of public works to lot him have
the use of a largo building. Will keep you
informed as to progress.
Frauds In O Is.
Steps are being takou by the legislature to
stop frauds In oil. Ton million kllogrunimos
of cotton oil nro Imported hero every year
and sold as olive oil. This measure will bo
rather a severe blow to cotton oil grower's '
states.
The old Domino club of Now York has In
vited Commandant do Llmayrac , champion
of France , to take part In the International
tournament at Gotham. Ho will probably
accept.
An old lady Just died at Spa leaving 100,000
francs as a prize to astronomers , French or
foreigners , who within ten years shall
be able to communicate with any planet or
star. Flammarlon Is liot without hope and
considers , notwithstanding Mars Is 42,000OJO ,
miles from the earththat ha may coma where
wo can exchange greetings and ho thinks
that certain lights which have boon seen on
the surface of Mars may possibly bo signals
to us from that planet.
Another KouJi Case.
Tuberculosis cure once again Is to the front ,
not only in frigid academics aad scien
tific circles but in the clubs
and cafes. The newspaper question agitated
is , has Dr. L-innelonguo discovered a remedy
for this terrlbln disease ! It was on Tuesday
last tint M. Lannelonguo read his paper lu
which ho disclosed results in treating infan
tile cases of tuberculosis , with injections of
chloruro of ztiie. The very next day
ho was besieged with hundreds of
letters from tuberculous patients in Paris
ami now thousands from Germany , Italy ,
England , Russia , Spain and Switzerland uro
following in upon him , The excitement is
almost as great as that which followed Dr.
Koch's announcement. The tuborcaline
public is not always In a feverish haste to
apply prematurely any medical discovery ,
but they are In a presence or sort of univer
sal panacea , and much interest is taken in a
letter from an eminent American physician ,
who , to the editorof the lorald , expresses a
great deal of sound common sense in refer
ence to the discovery. ' The letter Is as fol
lows :
To the IMItors of the Herald : There was
was quite an exciting time In the academy of
medicine when M. Lannoloniie read from a
skillfully prepared paporon the treatment of
surgical tubareulosls In cases of children by
means of Injections of chlururo of zinc. All
the newspapers , poMtlcal and others , were
filled with accounts of the discovery noxtduy.
The emotion caused by chloruroof zlno theory
was unlike that whichwris nroducod through
out Europe and America when Koch pro
claimed his tuborcullno Idea. Today It Is al
most forgotten. The emp'oyment of chloruro
of zinc Is nevertheless hut abso'utoly ' now
and ono of the nio-'V eminent mem
bers of a scientific gathering , ono
of the ncstors of KretiC'.i surgery , Prof.
Loon Lofort replied \o 'n. ' Lannelonguo by
reading a summary ot.fiivork on the same
suujcot published In 1877A ; 'to reading of this
treatise made a decided It&ruWon upon those
present , who had for an tap- : been Uo'.d by the
charm of SI. LannolonsuiS'clo.iuenco. What
conclusions are to bo clrr.yn .ind what advice
ought a perfectly Independent man to give
the readers of the Heraldc Must wo summon
to Paris tuberculosis putlants who have been
Impervious to the famous tuborcullno and
prevail upon them to ui(5cr { ( o a now treat
ment ? I don't think so Ifecauso , as yet , wo
have to do only with experiments which are
very interesting It Is true , but , as I'rof. Loon
Lofort , to whom Is due u share of the honor of
the discovery , remarked. It Is not yet
decisive , hence wo should wait until
the facts are moro demonstrative. .
It Is essential and of importance to the non-
mcdlcal press that It should moderate publto
opinion , always prone to becOme Intensely
onlhus'uHtlc over medical discoveries , and in
form tuberculous patient's who had already
hud several lessons by the absolute futility
of the Horlln experiments that the encour
aging visions now placed bufoio tholr
eyes , nriy yet turn .wit to bo only a
mlraire , md to cure tulioreulosls by other
means than liy.-one and ( Jpen air Is still to bo
discovered. Science should ho grateful to
Laiinelunguo for the now road ho has opened
and newspapers should elicimru o him to con
tinue his researches , but tuberculosis patients
.should watt until the method Is moro conclu
sively established , if they'AVSI ! ! to avoid re
newed bitterness whlah" followoJ the ship
wreck of tub'jienllno. '
An American Doctor. Paris. July 0 , 1891.
Go.sslp About Americans.
On Wednesday Mrs. McKee and Mrs.
Husscll Harrison were passengers on the
Magnet to Versailles. , '
Quito a ripple of ox tarn 'tit was caused
this week in the dipkii at and theatrical
world by what the P irisian papers
characterized as a col isioa between
three coquolluos of com , dy Francaiso
and Mmllo. Gvetto GailV'crt the cafe concert
*
chanteuse and high klelser who is now
in full voguoof popularly. It seams that M.
Uouvlor , minister of finance , Invited ubevy
of artists to go through ( heir various arts at
an alter dinner performance at his house ,
where all the ambassadors and ministers and
the brightest luminaries of the official world
hud boon Invited. When the distinguished
triumvirate of Malson do Malloro put In
his appearance they were rather horrified
to find that the pretty rooretrlcloiu little
Mile. Guetto was also to beguile poat-prandlal
hours of diplomacy and Informed tholr host
that if Mllo. Gvotto was to slug her songs be
fore the coquollnes thatitha dignity of the
malson do mnlloro woulJjroqulre them to re
tire. The result was It was decided to sup
press Mlle , Gvotto altogether , but Immedi
ately after the rooltatloQsiot the coquollnes
the ambassadors and ministers quietly but
persistently demanded to' boo the charming
little diva. She appeared and sang with her
wanted gomonlero her Tavorlto songs "Lo
Franoro Los potnmoa d AD ! la Puchurdo , " and
"La Promoso ah lo Joll.1' ' "Her success , " re
marked the corps dlpldmatlquo , "was per
fect. Au ovutioa groolcd the concert
favorite. The newspapers have now
taken It up , and spmo of the more
facetious ones proposed that Mllo. Guetto
be decorated with the Legion d'Hontieur and
that Ilarlogo , tbo open air concert where she
nightly slugs and kicks , bjJftr henceforth an
Imitation of comodlo Franoulso , official tltto
of lo premier cafe concert Frannalso and ro-
celvo an annual subvention from the gov
ern incut.
Numerous Ku tort a Turnouts.
During the week Consul General King
gave u dinner party la honor of Aln , MoiCoe
and Mrs. Harrison , followed by an opera ,
early in the week. WlWt was termed a quiet
luncheon party was given by Senator Cantor
it his private room at th'o Cafe la Prix , to the
Manhattan athletes. In 'addltio.ii ' to the team
there were proscntTScnator Cliuso , Senator
Hcudrluks , ConsuL-teiitrat King , Boron do
Coubertln Van Fchalck. The luncheon lasted
from U till after 0 o'clocir , and everybody
drank everybody else1 * health. Consul Gen
eral King made a Highly eloquent speech ,
and John Grlfilth a very practical ono.
[ CO.Ml.NUBD OX HUTU 1UQE.J
LONDON'S SPLENDOR.
Americans Deep in the Social Swim of the
British MetropDib.
MANY TIN PLATE FACTORIES CLOSED.
Schema to Interfere with the United States
Market.
MINES MAY BE BOUGHT UP AT ONCE.
Agents Will bo Sent Immediately to Examine -
amino Western Prop jrty.
PROMINENT VISITORS IN ENGLAND.
Convention of Thoroughbred Crnnks
New York Declared liy ttio
Jtody to lien Fine Field
*
for Work. '
LONDON' , July 11. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : BKB.I London has
boon In a savcn days blaze of splendor and
Americans have had front so.Us everywhere
that money could carry them. The here of
the week is Creighton Webb , who was the
only man who succeeded in getting Into court
circles at the Covcnt Garden performance
without knee brcccaos. So far as the sight
seers are concerned the main streets looked
like homo to Now Yorkers. As I walked
along the streets on Friday through vast
multitudes watching for the royal procession
I could see faces of Americans peering out
of windows on all sides. Hero was
Senator Cullom of Illinois , c. few feet
futrhor along was Premier Fielding of Nova
Scotia. Augustus Daly and Ada Hohan
leaned out of a window in the hotel Mctropolo ,
while not two hundred feet away could bo
seen Mrs. Frank Leslie and Katherine Kidder -
dor with Marshall P. Wilder and Max O'Uoll
wedged between thorn. On each sldo stood
Wilton Lackago and Hello Urquhart looked
across at Marcus Mayor and Marie Tempest.
Tin Plate Sensation.
The closing of the great Welch tin plato
factories made a deep sensation hero. Out
of eighty , about two-thirds have suspended ,
but I have reliable information that the clos
ing \ \ 's the result of a joint agreement. So
much tin plata had boon rushed over to
escape the operation of the McKinlcy law that
the American market was overstocked. The
present movement is au effect to relieve
the market so as to ralso prices. Ou the firs
of next month the owners will decide
whether the factories are to bo reopened or
not. Many are in favor of flooding the
American market and In keeping prlcos so
low ns to discourage the homo efforts at
manufacturing. Several manufacturers
have sent ngouts to the Iron region of Ala
bama to Investigate as to the advisability of
putting up nlate tin world thora. Thirty
thousand Welshmen are thrown out of worn
and are eagerly awaiting worn.
Unfuvor tulo to Electrocution.
The Linco bitterly attacks the electrocu
tion. In an editorial it says : "A
word of barbarous sound has this
week boon added to our language. A word
as barbarous as the deed It oxprossos.
It means taking human life by violence
through the action of electricity. Salmoncust
xvith his brazen thunder is now outherodod.
His thunder was the more terror. This is
the blow. Four human beings have boon
electrocuted in Now York. On July 7 In this
year of what is ironically called 'human
redemption. ' About some of those reports
of the deed of horror there is a sound of
actual exultation as if some wonderful dis
covery had been made or ns if some great
triumph of human skill had been perpetrated.
Although wo are not at this moment pro
foundly satisfied with all that has
been told , ono fact docs not look bettor
than In the Kimmlor case notably thai
this tlmo no member of the medical body did
himself the homer of acting as executive.
So far so good.
;
Cranks In Convention.
The international convention of tho' '
Theossphlcat society last night was presided
over by the renowned Colonel Olcott. Ho
was Just as hardened and unrepentant hum
bug as before the death of Madame Blavut-
sky. Ho publlcally confessed without a
blush that ho , and not his confederate , was
responsible for the spookery department.
The hall was filled wltn cranks , skulls and
characterless faces. Ono dUclple , with a'
"
velvet jaeitot aud rod nocktlo , ohnl-
longed Tyndall or Huxley to explain -
plain mesmerism and clairvoyance on
a scientific basis. Judge William , a
Brooklyn lawyer , made a speech , saying
people In the east end of London were poor
because they were wicked when their spirits
Inhabited otb1 bodies. Mn. Aniila Uss.mt
made a closing address. It Is a pity to sea
this earnest , bravo woman full Into the bands
of organised blathcrskltlsm. Just as the
convention was adjourning , Ballantlno , a
brother of the novelist , tried to address the
audience , but was suppressed by Olcott , who
retired In a hurry to escape the Scotohnrm's
sharp tonguo. Thoosophlsts oxpoot to work
In America this your. A good ohaaco for
Uls-Dobur , this.
Personal Pointers.
Captain North's ' yacht , Fusilor , with Tom
Ochlltroo on board , left for Ostend yester
day. Charles F. Fearing will leave this
week for Norway to fish for salmon with the
duke of Marlborough ,
I saw Mr. Ktralfy lu the British museum
this morning study lug doslgiu fortbo Colum
bus celebration In Now York.
Premier Morcior of Quoboo has sailed for
homo. lie told mo ho had raised $ IOJOOOJ , ,
of the $10.000,000 tils provlnco needed.
Mrs. J. C. Ayer gave an elaborate dinner
to Americans this week. Among the guests
were Mr. Mackay , Mrs , Arthur Pugol , Mra.
Ronalds and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Max O'llell is preparing to go to Amorlca.
Ho says the wor.U thlutf ho has to face are
American girls whom ho criticized.
Senator Hlgglns of Uhodo Island Is In Lon
don. So are Martin Brown , Frank Daniels ,
Tony Pastor , General Violo , Holand Buck-
stone , Joseph JolTur.son , Jr. , WaynoMoVoagh ,
Governor Siodman of North Carolina and
Billy Floraneo.
The American athletics were entertained
tonight by Mr , and Mrs. John B. Martin.
Malcolm Ford loft uy the Irish mall train
Just after the games today to catch the
Umbrla ,
AssUtant District Attorney Davis of Now
York will leave for Holland next week1 Mr.
Snowdon , tbo American minister to Greece ,
has sailed for America. Amoug the Now
YorkeM who hnvo goil " Carlsbad are
Souator Koch. Judge FitzJudgo Van
Brunt and William P. MUo. * \
The steamship Colorado o. \day , Juno
20 , at IIIB : p. m. , In latltudX \l north ,
longV ( ) U west , passed the b\ Vierpont ,
The Now Queen barque froni \ Scotia
has arrived at Now Castlc-Oi .10 mid
landed two Massachusetts llshcrmou named
Harry Olson and Thomas Brown of Schooner
Addlsou Centre. The men tell a terrible
story of sufTcrliiir.
Carus Wilson , the discoverer of sands that
omit musical notoj announces that ho has
succeeded In getting music from sunda that
were before dumb.
What Wlljlnm 1-4 Iiramlng.
The Kugllsh people have had their heads
quite lull of the Gorman emperor all week.
They have taken a fanny to him and ho ro-
ti.rns the compliment. All our public men
hnvo shown him the utmost deference and
attention. It Is now a great secret that the
queen has bad long and Importnntconferences
with him at homo , a trace of
which Is reflected In the emperor's reference
to the queen at Guild hall as a lady great lu
the wisdom of her counsels. Ho has also con
versed much with Lord Salisbury , and his
visit to Hattlcld on Sunday will strengthen
the good understanding already existing be
tween them. It would bo n great mistake to
look upon this visit as ono of politics only.
It possesses high political Importance , and
may materially shape the course of lOuropc.in
politics for some years to come. It is true
England has no army worth considering , hut
she has pleat } ' of money. The emperor prob
ably did not forget that when ho went into
the city Friday. The sinews of war are to
bo found there lu profusion , and men and
arms are easily picked up any whoro.
Some papers uro trying to make out that
the visit has been a failure , but they nothing
about It. It is a far greater success than anyone
ono ventured to anticipate. The queen , the
prince of Wales and the governing men of
the country have been delighted with the
emperor and established with him relations
uot henceforth to be shaken by Intermeddlers
in Franco or olsowhero. I give you the opin
ion of the best informed persons in power and
responsibility when I toll you that the allf-
anco between England and Germany though
Informal is infinitely stronger than over it
has been ooforo and ttiat it is a potent influ
ence which other great European powers
cannot henceforth afford to leave out of sight.
He PlcaRCd the I ulillu.
With the general public tbo emperor has
burst into sudden popularity , not becnube ho
has shown sn much energy and spirit during
his visit , but because hois the queen's ' grand
son and tells bo is proud of it , bovauso ho Is
young , because ho upset Prlnco Bismarck ,
because ho is a genuine man , strong , fearless ,
masterful. The only disappointment I have
heard expressed Is that ho Is not so tall as
some people expected. In private dross ,
which ho has only worn on ono occasion , ho
looks oven shorter. That may bo tlio reason
for his preferring to appear In uniform.
Even in his early raormlne ride in liotton
How ho wore th < 3 undress uniform of ono of his
regiments. At quick changes bo almost
equals professionals onthu stage. Yostcraay
morning ho was in tlv ) park as an officer.
Thou ho wont to the naval exhibition dressed.
us a Prltish admiral. Then ho wont to Guild
hull in the rich uniform of the gardo du
corps , aud lu the evening ho dined with the
DUKO of Cambridge in still more brilliant
apparel. After all that plain black frock
coat and continuations , and a white hat are
rather commonplace. Ho does not show to
so much advantage in a carriage as on horse
back. Yesterday people could scaroly see
him. The Empress looks grander and taller
and her largo parasol partly helped to blot
out the emperor. At Guild hall , hou-
ever , ho produced a great impression
by his straight anc soldierly bearing
ns well as by the firm and
manly tone in which ho made his speech.
There Is nothing moro German in bis accent
when speaking English than there is in the
pronunciation of the Prince of Wales or the
Duke of Cambridge.
lie is Very GrncloiiH.
Whatever ho may bo elsewhere with us
ho has been all graciousness and smlios. Ho
seems really pleased with the hearty hurrahs
of the people in the streets nud with cordial
salutations which greet him wherever ho
goes. I am told that ho exclaimed on Friday
after his return from the city ; "Wh.it a
fine people this is. No wonder it has made
so great a reputation in the world. "
Ho remembers also everybody whom ho
saw hero as a boy. At tbo queen's state ball
last night bo repeatedly stopped aside to
shaVq bands with some old friend.
"I fool almost as if I were at homo , " ho
said to ono. Everybody Is delighted with
his courtesy and winning manners. I am
assured that on Thursday , after leaving the
aarden party at Murlborough house , ho was
received with even tnoro enthusiasm than
was accorded to the queen , but this may
have boon owing to the desire to give the
stranger a hearty welcome. Whether tha
emperor sleeps or not is a question. Certain
It Is that hU sulto and servants do not got
much rest. The other morning his horse was
not ready at 11:30 : , and there was
trouble ill the family. Ho could m t
have gone to bed before a or 3 o'clock
hls morning and ho was up before 7 , and has
been pushing on with his engagements like a
a tea in engine all day. Ho will take away
with him on Monday the hearty admiration
of the English peoplo. Ho does enough work
for any throa men , and comes up smiling all
the tlmo. If bo remained another month the
British publlo would want lo keep him hero
altogether. Mi\niiit : : OK PAHMAMUNT.
O.VAV tlOHNir.
liltn of Hreozy Chat About Well
Known ICngliHli People ,
ICopi/rfu/it J8'buJamc / * Gordon lleiwttt , ]
LONDON , July 11. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tins Buis.l I saw Calvin
S. Brlco and throa ether Americans driving
through Pull Mall yoitorday looking at the
decorations and orowds. The expression of
Brlco's face told ho was computing the
value when some club nouso mot his gazo.
Like everybody else no had been looking at
the royal procosslon to Guild hall ,
The theatrical world hat made another
capture. She Is a patron of prl/o fighters
mid gentlemen rldors. You must know her ,
though. She Is English , for the once had a
penchant for n Now Yorker whose first name
Is Freddie Mental , and whose physical ac-
complichmonts were marro.1 oy her tropical
temper. The other night the pair disagreed ,
after theatrical hours , and the next morning
the room looked HKO an Ill-used section of
the Desert of Sahara. Still they must have
kissed since , for I saw thorn at Hunloy after
the battle and her list of oapturoi and dates
would make an Interesting table.
Willie Kdouln lu a few days will produce
Bronson Howard's "Cousin Kato" at the
Strand theater. Allco Athortou will play
Cousin Kato once moro.
Blalno's condition U the prominent feature
of the news of the day. It Is reported that
the doctors say ho may live two months and
may dlo at any moment. Americans smile at
ItXmi.SUKO O.S BIXTll I'AUV.j
VARIETY OF OPINION.
Comment of Berlin Papara on the Erapor *
or's Cordial Recaption in Eughnd.
SEMI-OFFICIAL ADOPT A GUARDZD TONQ
Independents Gay it is Because Ho is a
of the Royal Family.
RIBO Fa CHARGED WITH A WILD SCHEMBi
Caid to Have Approached Russia With d
Flan for Coalition.
INTERNAL FIGHTS AMONG SOCIALISTS ,
1 ' 'col I UK ol DlHUord llunldly Growing
HcUvecii the Youui ; and Old
fecetlons of the Party In
Germany.
[ Copj/rfoM / t'Ol by the Ntw York .tmos'afei ' ! Pre s.J
Bmti.iN , July 11. The pnpers of this city
overflow with accounts of the popular tri
umph of Emperor William in London. Tha
scml-ontclnl papers , lu commenting ou the
reception of the German emperor in England1 ,
adopt a guarded tone and avoid all reference
to an alliance with England ns aa
accomplished fact. Those papers simply
ro-ccho the emperor's speech at Guild hall.
The independent papers criticise the emper
or's ' reception as emphasising the friendly
sentiments of England towards Germany
and towards the emperor as a relative of the
royal family without being a popular en
dorsement of the policy of Lord Salisbury.
The radical papers regard the celebrations as
an opca declaration of England's ' adhoslou to
the drclbund.
Wild Scheme C harmed to UIDot.
Articles In the Husslan and French press
Illustrating the Intensity of the feeling la
Russia and Franco towards England are
largely quoted. A startling report which
has caused considerable talk In diplomatic ;
circles , has recently boon circulated hero. Ib
is to the clToct that M. Htbot , the French
minister of foreign affairs , had approached
the Russian government on the subject
of a coalition against England , olToriiiR
to co-oporato with Russia in the seizure ol
Constantinople and the formation uf a now
Turkish state in Asin , embracing Eirypt un
der Franco-Russian protection. Apart from ,
I ho question of the probability of Its truth
the report bus value as Indicating the tend
ency of Lord Salisbury's ' drclbuud policy.
NoGody believes that the French and Rus
sian governments will accept Lord Salis
bury's verbal assurances ot friendliness in ,
the "face of England's practical adhesion la
tholr enemies.
Kohoos of the Postal Consi'CSH.
Mr. Potter , the United States delegate to ;
the international postal congress at Vienna ,
has arrived here en route tiorno. Ho said
the convention was a model ono and
would result in greatly benollttltig Intcri
national postal facilities. The selection ol !
Washington ns the place for holding.tha .
next congress mot with general approval.
The English delegates spoke In hopeful an
ticipation of the pleasant time they expected
to have ainonc tholr American cousins. A ,
Russian delegate said that his long friend
ship for the United States gave him the
right to call the Americans brothers. Mr.
Potter especially regrets the rejection of tha
proposal made by the United Stales dele
gates for the international postngu
stamp. This rejection , Mr. Potter savs ,
was duo " to the Jealous opposition
of Dr. Von Stephen , German minister ol
and telegraphs. If Minister Von
gosts . . hail secured the honor of Initiating
the proposal himself Mr. Potter thinks thorn
would have been no doubt of its being car
ried , as no practical reason exists against Ib
and much Is to bo said in its favor. Tha
proposition will again bo made when lha
congress meets in Washington , and it Is con
sidered certain that it will bo adopted.
Ketcntlon ol'
The game of diplomacy against England's
retention of Egypt has been already ii'tpenod.
According to the Cologne Gazette the sultan ,
acting under the promptings of the French
and Russian ministers , recently had a coun
cil , at which It was proposed tnat the portq
should call a conference of the European ;
powers to consider the question of the evac
uation of Egypt. Telegrams received hero
from Constantinople with reference to dlplo
matlo movements hostile to England state
that the porto has Invited the French gov
ernment to ro urno the Initiative in u move
ment against the English occupation ot
Egypt.
Internal SurnpH AIUOIIK SoclallHta.
The internal feuds among the socialists ara
Increasing In their intensity and the meetings
held during the past week mark a stngo ot
open and declared rupture between tha
young mid old sections of thn party , lu a
recent speech at Munich Herr Vollmer de
fended his recent patriotic declarations that
the socialists wore ready to light in dofoiisa
of the Integrity of Vim empire should it ba
assailed by the French or otnor foreign
nations. Ho advocated a moderate progress
through practical legislation. A majority ot
the Munich socialists approved of the views
of Ilcrr Vollmor , though a small minority ex
pressed a widely different opinion.
At a mass moating in Berlin on Thursday
It was apparent that the young section of
tbo socialist party were present in unusual
strength. At this mooting Herr \YlldbLTKOC
made a speech and denounced members
of the party as traitors to the cause of
socialism and declaring that tbu eventual
triumph of the causa would not bo achieved
In parliament , but on the battle field.
Herr Bobcl began an address , but wa
hooted down upon attempting to warn hl
audlonco against resisting thu authorities la
the event of trouble arising from the Immodl-
ate ro-onactmont of repressive 'miumurcs by
the government.
The mooting finally elected thrco delegates
to the coming International socialist congress
at Brussels. Two doleiralcs chosen uro kuowa
to have anarchistic tendencies.
According to a decision recently rendered
by the supreme court the socialists r.rn AS
much entitled to the privilege of displaying
thu red Hag In publlo processions as uro tha
members of any ether political body to carry
their banners.
JMisccllanooiiH.
The government has decided that nil pendIng -
Ing treaties of commerce between Germany
and other powers shall bo ulnmltnneously
brought before the relchstag in November , *
Tbo Cologne G'izottu In an attack upon
America and Russia , whom It terms tha
"bitterest enemies to Gorman Industries , "
advocates thn refusal to buth of the favored
nation treatment except for the nmnsune
of life , such UH grain and petroleum.
Mr. Claus SprccKles of San Francisco an < J
Mr. William Seligmun , the prominent banker.
nro sojourning at Marlonbad and Mrs , I'lorro *
pout Morgan is at Munich.
Sicilian Outrage.
Losno.v , July | l.Thu Homo correspond-
out of the London edition of the Nw YorU
ilorali telegraphs to his pa par that it Is ru
inorod that the local authorities of I Mania , ,
elty of Sicily , have violated the L'n.fd States
consulate at that place and that the consul
has asked the officials at Washlimt.m i i per
mit him to close his ofllco pud place ihfl
archives under the protection ot
llajc.