Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-24
JOHN BULL CHAGRINED.
RAS ALULA'S EASY VICTORY
OVER OsMAN DIGNA.

LONDON, oct IO.-JOuH DUH III ues W.
tainly feel a little bit small this week to
see that an Abyssinian chief, named kas
Alula, with a handful Of determined FOL
lowers, has been able 10 defeat The ARABS
IN the soudan. and kin heir dreaded
leader. Osman Dizua; in fact, by a few
hours' fighting. TO settle the soudan hasn'
and do what bIs own soldiers could not do
IN az many months. England felt that
ber army mad failed. and yet, 70 persuade
ier.s,t',od the world that the British ne1
MS usual done wondrous things, she m 'oe
y Great ado "a nOut them when they re-
futocd from their useless erraud. she
sbowrred crosses and medals upon them.
created her ''0Div General their leader,
vjscount, and gave the whole
party welcome which might
have hen'ted the vict0rs OF Wat2rioo 70
years ago. But this is her way, and not
et AN a bad one either. Nobody VIII deny
and should be the last to do sO-tdat
the British are brave soldiers; but Eng
land isin no wise a military power, In the
continental sense OF the word: yet, by q
few clever moves, and by making the ut-
most IL her h0nestlv-earncd reputation for
bravery. she manages 20 mako other ma
tiOns believe that sne IL military power
second to none. One OF the best illustra-
tions OF this way Of proceeding happened
during the Russo-TuIks h war IN 1871
Lord BeaconsfelG called two regiments Of
Puniab cavalry from India 10 Malta, and
their mere presence In that island posi-
lively frigbfened the Russians away from
ConstantiLople.
TIKI RESULT OF THE FRENCH ELECTIONS,
so lar as it is now known, has taken every
BODY bv surprise. Personally, 1 think 1t
might have been very well foretOlG. The
French are tired Of governments which
are neither monaTchical nor republican.
WHAT they want is s08CtbiH1--s strong
government that viii secure order and
liberty at home. and respect abroad -
nre SICK or pseudo. Republicans :" no iu -
tate the worst form Of monarchy, without
inspiring the confidence and security
which powerful monarchy wO 4 natu-
rally inspire. In fact, they want real
monarchy Or real republic. This Is
clearly manifest from the return OF mon
archists and radicals.
They ere sick Of ruinOus and useless
petty wars that bring neither honor nor
profit, and the sooner the government
realizes the truth Of this thoroughly, tue
better. ii. Jules Ferry, in passing tha
scrutia dc ttSte bill. hoped to see most of
his OppOrtunist lists succe sful At the
polls. He made mistake. The French
are not 10 be taken in 50 easily as that.
They voted for whom they pleased, and
chose IN the lists only the names of those
candidates who seemed likely 10 break
with the traditions OF that poor imitatOr
OF G8mbetta, NJ. jules Ferry. That the
MOnarchists viii not in the end, after the
second ballot, be successful Is quite GER
tain. so that the question naturally asked
nov is; How will any government Sc
cure working majority IN the new
ChamberY" A question more easily
asked than answered. The result-to use
a iavorite French phrase-is slap IN Nj.
jules Ferry's face. and = condemnation
OF his colonial policy; and my country.
men who, az rule, are not hard 10 please,
are happy for the present. Another i'm
pOrtant feature Of the general election is
the utter failure Of the so-called Rev0lu-
ticnaTy SOcialistie party. which once
more proves that the people In France
are eager for peace. Confidence at home
and peace abroad are what they want. so
that they NAV carry on their industrious
pursuits undisturbed. Alasl will they
get what they wanty
PARIS FASHIONS FOR THE FORTHCOMING
WINTER
are going to be marked by their simplicity
and economy. Rich Taiment Of silk and
velvet is to be rejected, prohibited as IL
were, and plain wooden stutis Of useful
tints worn. Not only in dress is this sim
plicity to prevail. At O'Clock every
evening, many Of the elite Of Partisan So
ciety may be seen eating Of the fare offered
20 the public in those essentially b0ur-
geOis places OF refreshment, the B0uiitoas
Dlcal. There is quite a run on the
homely "steak with fried potatoes" DO
not imagine q moment that the French
Rristocracy have ceased TO be epicurean,
or seek 10 fraternize with the vulgar herd
by initiating their habits; this austerity
is assumed with the object OF showing the
tradespeople and manufacturers that the
republic frightens capital, and that
money does not flow In Paris nowadays.
It is kind OF strike on the part Of the
aristocracy and the leaders Of fash
ion, with the aim Of stirring
up the commercial part Of the
community against the republic. We
shall see how long the Partisan ladies'
Will lend themselves TO the scheme and
aid IN the war no waged. At present
IL is resolved among them that their ball
dresses shall be Of muslin and such like
inexpensive materials. which shall not
cost them more than about 15i., or SO.
Ii is good form to avoid any show OF gale
ty. Gallo light-heartedness is at a dis
count, and the grave and solemn demeanor
OF the Briton is affected by everyone with
any pretensiOns TO style. "ichabOd." saws
the visitor 10 Paris, "W here is the bril-
liant city that we visited in the time Of
the empiref" Surely this is not CAV and
giddy Paris. Long faces and sober
dresses meet the eye on all sides. No
more gay uniforms lend color TO the
streets. reviews being rare, and uniforms
being no longer compulsory on. duty.
And on seeing this begin 90 think OF Mr..
Freeman's words: "Wh9t il TO be the
fate Of Parish Is some wholly different
position in the face OF France and OF
Europe to be the future doom Of that
memorable cityW Men will look on its
humiliation with verv different eyes. Some
may be disposed TO take up the strain of
the Hebrew prophet, and 10 say: "HOw
hath the Oppressor ceased, the golden city
ceasedY' Others will lament the home
Of elegance and pleasure, and what calls
itself civilization.
NAMING GOOD USE or HIS TIME.
MIR. W. 4. Stead, the editor OF the Pan
Mall Gazette, is making good use OF the
time that has To elapee between his com.
initial by the Police Court Judge and his
trial at the Central Criminal Court. lie
lectured at keighly yesterday; he lectures
at Leeds tonight, and at Newcastle, Brad
ford. Glasgow, Leicester, Sheffield and
Nottingham next week. On Saturday.
Oct. II, ne has 10 surrender al the Ola
Bailey together with the other defendants.
He requests the members of bis statf 20
state that IL Is quite impossible for him 90
accept any Of the many other invitations
which are pouring IN 20 address meetings
in other towns before his trial. he also
ngFa tlnn IN renlV Ia fhp Kind and urpgafup