Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-26

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the expense OF religious sentiment. OF all
the children Of the Holy Father, Ireland
has been the most loyal, devoted and un-
questioning. Spain, since the Accession TO
the throne Of Alfonso, has vell.nigh lo,t
the right Of It's sovereign to be called "His
Most Catholic Msjesty," and papal inter.
ference in sff ,irs OF state Is there tolerated
no more. In France, the hold of the
church, through the priests, upon the suf
frages of the people and the plans Of the
political Leaders, is broken. The policy of
Germany TO abrogate the power Of the pope
Ia all matters outside of mere ecclesiastical
discipline and matterS of faith has been
rigidly carried out. And the temporal
power Of the pope in Italy not only came
to IN end long ago. but 1t came with 30
violent q crash that the illustrious pris.
oner Of Rome" lost, even with devout
italian Catholics, a prestige which has
been heretofore left to him 10 regions
remote from the imperial city.
On some accounts the revolt will
be welcomed. Rome's spiritual
influence has never, perhaps, been stronger
than ct present, but temporal infsllibility
has received q death bow in the home of
its friends. That dogma, 80 earnestly
combatted by the friends Of liberty every
where, and nowhere more 40 than by the
devoutest Of cur American Catholic bish-
ops, must ere long be quietly shelved. In
matters OF religion Catholics will still
look to the church. For their pslitics
they will refuse TO consult foreign author
ities, whether they are located in West
minister or ut tue Vatican.
Several more arrests have taken place
In Ireland, but no events Of startling mo.
ment have transpired since the last re-
view. The Dublin commission has closed
its session. Briefly stated, their work
has been to "vindicate justice" by fair
mean, or foul, and to avenge the crown.
Two men have already been hanged, two
others are to follow to the gallvws in quick
~ secession, and o large number have been
sentenced to q punishment worse than
death In the penal convict cells of Great
Britain. Not one wa acquitted. THE
Bloody Assizes" will be long remembered.
One lesson has besn taught which should
strike deep IN the Irish heart. That is,
the svoidan Q of unworthy means in pur.
suing q worthy cause; the dishonor and
the danger of staining with fecret crime
the efforts for a suffering country.
Parliament has resumed its sessions, but
the government delays in fatheripg Mr..
Dobson's English land bill, which Mr..
Gladstone has intimated he would make
the test Of the governments stability. At
the same time there are no indications as
yet that the ministry propose to intro.
I,oa tho auuaaYtp, an Ia,o.-Iol l.
the English radicals and the Scotch Far
ners' Alliance. Having tided the storm
of the BradIaugh defeat, the premier
seems disposed to gather strength by q
short period of inaction. An interesting
scens took place in parliament on Thurs.
day, when the government was que,tioped
concerning tho alleged intriguss Of Mr..
E%rrington, tho English ambass .dor at the
Vatican, whose visit to Rome, it Is
charged, resulted In the papal circular.
The answers of the premier are considered
rs e~vrsive, and deepen the impression that
Downing street. was advised in advance of
the forthcoming letter of the Vatican.
France is oil for war. A French army
OF conquest has landed ut Madagascar,
seized the custom house aud raised the
standard of the republic. This ia q wan.
ton not OF greed against q peaceful aud de-
fepselsss power which IL intended to neu-
tralize the Brit 50 influence in Egypt and
add new possessions to the list Of French
colonies. The Malagassy ambassadors who
are still In England enter their protest and
call for foreign interference. They an.
nounce that the natives will fight to the
death. Arm, and ammuni lou are being
forwarded from England There Is, how.
ever, no probability that the helpless ma.
tiyes of semi-C hristianized Madagascar
will receive outside assistance. The only
European nation that mey he supposed ia
have any interest in the seizure of NADIA.
gascar by the French ia Ling aud, and the
hands of the ministry ere tied by the
,teady policy Of territorial aggrandizemen,
which Great Britain has pursued for a cen.
fury past. The latest news from the sea,
ot war In eastern Asia shows than the
French expedition against Il nquin has
been laid out upon q larger scale that was
OF fret supposed, and that the probability
of resistance by Chin is very certain. L.
asserts that on tho 18th of March the
citadel Of Hanoi was attacked by
1000 Arnamites or Chinese, who wsrs re.
pulsed and tho next day were driven six
miles and dispersed. From that time un-
til the 7th of May all was quiet, but on
that date 1000 more Chinese soldiers sail.
ed from Pekin towards Tonquin, and the
admiral of the French Il set was instructed
TO prevent them from landing. There are
at preseot, it is said, thirty-thres compa.
mics Of French marines in Cochin Chin,
and Tonquin, but the reinforcements are
not to go forward until the government
should vote the appropriation for the ex.
petition. AS this has been done It 10 like.
ly we shall hear of warm work from that
quarter before long. for even II the king Of
Tonquin should accede to the French de.
mands 1t is not likely that China will con,
sent to this summary appropriation of q
vasssl state without q struggle.
Moscow Is tbronged with visitors and eli
the details have been perfected for the cor.
onation OF the Gear, according to the elabo.
rate programme already noted. The sig
nihcance OF the ceremony Is not generally
appreciated. The czar. while uncrowned,
has very little power rs . monarch, being,
so to saw, . minor holding the reins Of state
more by courtesy than by right. He can
not proclaim war or conclude . treaty OF
peace, nor can he enter theimperial throne
room, or confer the grand Gordon Of any
of tho decorations. All orders issued by
asAA y " 'pih Tulcbh Lu0Y Do COun-
tsrsigned by two of the ministers of state.
the body of which they form q part acting
In evsrylrespeot ~ regents Of the empire
during the cars political minority. Dur.
Ing this period he has no right to the fifty.
ak titles belonging only to the crowned
czars, but is addressed Simply as Alexan'
der, and, A. q matter of etiquette, caar Of
Russia. Under these circumstances it |,
not singular that the various Ears should
have always hAstensd their coronation In
Moscow as much as possible, heing natu'
rally unwilling to be under tutelage which
In the majority Of cases Is obnoxious: and
hitherto successors to the throne have,
with very few exceptions, been crowned
within two months Of the deaths of thei,
predecessors.
Advices from West India ports are tina,
the steamsr Acne, WAS engaged by tn,
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