Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-08
Signs Of the Times in EurODe.

ENGLAND AND THE CONFERENCE.
,l In the house Of lords last night, the Duke of
Argyle called attention to the treaties of 1886
and ls7l. He maintained that Turkey was the
only power which had broken them. They
were therefore practically at an end. Lord
DERBY admitted that the state of things con-
!emplated III those treaties had ceased to ey-
ISL. !he treaties were therefore only binding
until Europe ratified a new system. He would
not enter mlnutely into the question of Eng
lands attitude at the conference, but, as q
general principle. England wished the glles
tion 10 be settled in European, not an eXclu-
ssvely Russian sense and she wished the set
tlement to be durable and euuable towards
the various races and creeds. The task of the
negotlatlatQrs was one of no common com
pleXlty; The government would do its best to
bring about satisfactory settlement between
the conflicting interests, but It IS 1nwiSa for
any man to attempt to predict the result Lord
Deiby,s deSpondent tone caused some uneasi-
ness in the lobby.
KING HCMBERT AND THE HOLY SEE.
king Humbert opened the Italian Parlia-
meht IN person Yesterday, and delivered the
speech from the throne He said We shall
OF Italian unity, to which its glorious founder
devoted his life The speech emumeratesva
rious bills for electoral, financial and admin
Inc kIng refers to the holy see rs follows:
Pope Plus IN, after governing the Church
Tor thirty-tWo years, has descended to the
electlng his successor have been performed in
perfect. freedom and without disturbing the
Tranquility OF the state the peace of con
of religion. By maintaining our Institutions.
and recOnciling respect for religion with a
determined defense of state laws and the prn-
the fruits of liberty. We are confident that in
ourhandS Italy will not fall from her exalted
position
BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN NATIONAL LIB
ERALS.
The LONDON Times dispatch from Berlin
says: The national liberals persistently re-
duse to It, take @ office unless the taxes are voted
annually by the RelchStag Herr Gutenberg
chief of the civil service for Hanover, a liberal
conservative, is likely to succeed Herr Cam
phansen as finance minister, and also to be-
come German finance minister, and as such
the first connecting link between the German
and Prusslan cabinets. While this appoint
ment is being discussed Prince Bismarck con
who, if they could be induced to enter the cab.
met, would enable the chancellor to carry the
increase OF the tobacco duty in addition to his
constitutional REFORM"
ENGLISH MAsONs MUST HAVE GOD.
The Grand Lodge of FreemaSOnS of England
Lord CarnarVOn presiding. has unanimously
passed resolution refusing to recognize as a
freemasOn any person initiated in lodge
where belief i'm God is denied or ignored. This
refers TO the action of the Grand Orient of
France. which recently eliminated the article
expressing belief in God from its ritual.
THE RACER FROM TEXAs.-The noted Texas
racer, General Phillips. is a goodlooking
stout and muscular. with a beautiful head
fine open nostril, beautifully pointed ears
girth, well ribbed. with fine large quarters.
showing great driving powers, legs broad and
clear, with good sound feet. and withal a tenn
per as mild and gentle as any horse living.
Since starting from home in September, ls77,
he has run nine races, winning eight, and
many believe that he ought to have won the
race at New Orleans where he was second to
Ella Rowet, with q field of six crack 3-year
Olds behind him. His recent sale for $4,000
will take him east, where he will no doubt soon
have tilt with Ocbiltree and ParOle.-[A Aus-
tin Capital.