The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-07-07
PARIS LETTER.


PARIS, June 18 1888.
In the summer of 1881 Mr.. Hiram
Mayin. an American electric engineer,
VAS p hbed at the Grand Hotel OF the
sum of 1O,0O0f by a notorious pickpocKet
and sharper named John Palmer, and an
accomplice of the latter, named JACK
Hamilton. Nothing moro was heard OF
the thieves until a few days ago, when
he English police suggested that the
two men would probably be at the race
for the Grand Prix, Mr.. Maxim won't to
The race, but could not lndentify then,
and giving up all hope, was returning to
London by the Deppe route As, how-
ever, the train was waiting at Rouen STA
ton, he saw Palmer with four other Eng
lisbmen standing in the refreshment
room. He eaped out Of the carriage and
seized the thief by the throat, the others
fastening back to the train. A desper-
ate struggle ensued, Palmer shaking off
his captor and leaping upon the foot
board of the carriage rs the train left the
station, Mr.. Maxim, however, followed
him, and the pair continued fighting un-
til the train pulled up in 3 tunnel By
that time SOM policemen made their APP
pearance aud Palmer WAS handed over to
them.
The military attache of the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy in Paris, Colonel
Bonn, came to Vienna Il short time ago
in order to make a report in high orders
upon the military activity of France,
which is much more extensive than
nigh be supposed, taking into considera-
ton the peaceful state of Europe.
France is going o increase in an uDob-
trusive manner the number other troops,
which even now,in time OF peace, exceeds
thrt of the German Empire. The bill
concerning the reorganization of the col
onial army. brought before Parliament
by the Minister nf War, practically
amounts to the augmentation Of the for.
ces by 49, blttali'ns and eighteen squad
rons. Moreover, according to the new
organization, only portion OF the colo.
nial troops will be stationed in the
transmarine possessi ms, while the other
portion will remain in France, in order
eventually to relieve or strengthen the
forces detailed on colonial duty. -
Count Molke appears 10 be charmed
with his visit to Genoa, which is varied
from time to time BY excursions in the
surrounding countryin company with his
nephew. The local newspapers enlarged
on his enthusiasm for the picturesque
scenes with which their shores abound,
and published fragmentary conversations
which the venerable warrior has had
with some of their reporters. The Even
ement, however takes to-day a more Sc
riou~ view of this holiday excursion than
its Italian contemporaries, as may be
gathered from the following paragraph ::
"The Journey" says the Evenement,
(which Marshal Won Molke is now mak>
ing in Italy. is forming the subject OF a
great deal of comment in political cir
cles The Old Pfussian soldier is engaged
in strategical studies along the Corniche
road. He has Travelled along the whole
of France-Italian frontier, whch he has
minutely observed We may add that
Marshal Won Molke has been the Obj ct
of a sympathetic demonstration at San
Reno. The French mi iary authoritles
have drawn he a'tentl II of The Minister
of War in Paris to this curious journey
On the other hand the Betit MarseiIlais
publishes the following from Meutone,
dated Saturday last . NJ. de Moike has
just made tour in Italy, where he has
met with, though in private, u uost cor
dial reception At Genoa the Italian
officers have covered him with marks OF
le,pact and attachment, and at San Re-
mo the inhabitants were enthusiastic,
despite the extreme discretion which the
malshall recommends all around him,
Nevertheless, he is travelling under his
real name. 1t was on his return from San
Reno, and on May 16, that the field
marshal put foot in our territory. The
Information I have received tells me he
avoided the railway in order to escape
the wAtchtulhess to which his presence
conld not fail to give rise. Accordingly
he went bv carriage from San Reno 10
Monaco, where he made emo stay, and on
his return thence stopped at this town.
Heput up at the Grand Hotel National :,
kept bya German of The name Of Bertsch,
who .as may be imagined was very proud
OF his guest He passed the night there
with person VIII, was apparently his
aide-de-camp and was his only compan-
ion.