The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-25
FOREIGN NOTES.


MyssAys Sub Rosa an interesting story Of NE in
FOREIGN NOTES.
According to a Bombay telegram, the Maharatah |
Dhuleep Singh threatens, under certain circum- /
stances to transfer his allegiance from the Empress
of India to some other European power. Russia
has chance now, N her statesmen are only wise
enough TO estimate at Its true value the assistance
offered to them.
The French have suffered most severe reverse /
IN AMMAN, though only one life was lost. But that
was the lie OF Madame Rbart, a smart occulist,
who was to have operated for cataract on the EN-
presss grandmother. II she had been successful 1t
was hoped that she would have done more 10 serve
French interests at the Court OF Hue than any ON
cial yet sent.
The nobility is generally considered o privileged
class In Germany, but the Municipal Council of
Nuremberg recently proved that such Is not always
the case. A man by the name Of Adam Won F!eck-
was granted II only on condition of his dscardng
the won" and becoming plain Herr Fleckinger as
planned, was in accordance with an old statute OF
the city OF Nuremberg.
Women have hitherto been excluded from the Sit
tings OF the French Academy OF Sciences, but the
other day the Introduction was raised In favor Of |
Mile Sophie Kowlewska, professor Of mathematics
at the University Of stockholm, daughter of the
eminent paleontologist; Admiral Jurlen de "a era
and said that her presence would be cause OF pride
and pleasure not only the mathematicians present
but to the whole academy.
AT PATHS wedding breakfast, according to an old
French custom-see La Jotte PdrIomeuse-the
bride presented each of the guests present with
piece of her garter. Fortunately the nve hundred
guests that the papers would insist were TO be there
dwndleB TO twenty-seven who were really present.
They must have got innnltesimal pieces: unless
plan! who took 1t OFT and did she stand on the
table ring down the curtain.
A French engineer has been despatched to NADIA
gascar report to the possibility Of establishing
penal settlement on that island. There Is too
much reason to anticipate that the project will be
pushed, for the number of "recidivsts' Ia rapidly
Cannot France Keep them al home? At any rate, il
would be a ieprehensible proceeding to export them
to the island Of Madassscar where they wEud be
1t is deplorabe that hardly any French statesman,
save NJ. Clemenceau. has any idea that weak races
have rights which he ID bound to respect.
OF the Count OF Paris and his wife London Truth
says: ain their domestic relations the Comte aud
Comesse de Paris were always as good az they
could be. Both Of them had and have strong family
instincts. He took after his mother In his love OF
study, and she after the Bourbons Of Spain and
Naples In her love of hunting and shooting; She
showed herself equal to breaking skittish colts, TO
driving four hand, to firing out three or four
horses at chase. she dressed in a neat, masculine
style, wore stand-up collars soft felt hats without
feathers, and preferred waterproois TO luxurious
manies when driving her team Of ponies in bad
esprit o1. Her Son. the Due dorleans, inhers her
sylvan tastes He is of the best shots In France.
Tse bag
of these birds was converted into pie big enough
to have been served at baronial banquet in days of
yore.'
The German Arnlee. Fer ordngs-B idn Of June
90 published royal order regulating the conditions
under which the lower officers Of the Prussan army
are allowed to marry. Until now q captain had to
prove himself possessed of private income of $50
marks (flsT) before receiving permission TO marry.
Henceforth the minimum income for this purpose
must have from now on 900 instead Of 800 marks
Tine Is to consist in interest on securities ap
proved OF by the German Relchsbank, or In rent
from properly, which can only be mortgaged up to
certain amount. The oflcer applying for permits
has no private debts and If the income consists of
certain allowance to himself or his bride It must be
the amount viii revert TO their future children.
There are many other minor stipulations, showing
that the German army oflcer's course Of true love
does not run smoothly.
There is something more than passing interes,
in the movements OF the almost nonagenaran En-.
perOr OF Germany. His sojourn at Ems, one Of the
most charming OF the Rnneland spas, recalls the
IucmOIhuIe sCtuc Win VIC richOh Whicl
may be said to have foreshadowed the building OF
the Empire OF Germany on the ruins OF that OF
France. From Ems to Gastein ID not far journey
in these days, and II the associations OF the re-
cali the downfall OF imperial rule south and west OF
the Rhine, those OF the other can scarcely fail to re-
se n north
of the renowned waterway There - TO be another
es ss %s 9I s upa
seph, and AZ Prince Bismarck and the Austrian
ola wi
may be assumed that the Eastern question will CONT
up for discussion, and could It do 30 II can only By
hoped that It will result In an understanding which
viii tend TO promote pacific solution of Inc mos
persistent diplomatic difficulty.
London newspaper publishes the following ex
tract from letter sent by an officer In Egypt TO
gentleman residing at Cirenceter: "June 7.
1t is wholesale murder keeping the troops al Assuar
The frontier force lost l05 men dead, nearly all O
enterlc fever, in April and May, and the rate goe
on increasing. The last week in May, ending the u
of June, there were ~ deaths at Assuan, beside
there are now PIG men In hospital at Assuan, 30
have been sent down the river sick, and 100 weak
men are now being sent 10 Cyprus TO spend the sun
mer there. II all this goes on there will he yer
small proportion OF the brigade ut for any nghtinl
sick gel 80 depressed and slack that they not
bit OF good. think that II 1t were better known 2
nome what the state OF things really IL out here
would not be allowed to go on. They are nearly a
young men that die, giving their ages betwee
younger aud quite unit TO stand the climate here
II ihey spent Inc summer at Alexandra they woul
autumn. II f stores are Kept at Assasn the iTooT
can be brought up IN very short time; ,hin
being thrown away at Assuan.'
The Greek ministerial organ, the Hord, IL no
perhaps, greatly in the wrong In saying that fires
storm will very shortly burst over the "Balkan Pei
insua." Russia evidently believes the moment !
have arrived for declaring her determination
a Remembering influence In the Dalka
Peninsula. All the friendly efforts OF potentates an
statesmen TO bring about reconciliation between II
Car and Prince Alexander have failed. The ALARM
Ing tension which exists between the Russian En-
peror and Prince Alexander Is due, In great mea
ure, TO personal animoslty. Prince Alexander Ia
been chosen 10 govern the Bulgarlans because In IN
eyes OF Russian statesmen he was the person be-
suited 10 play the part OF puppet and TO he sati
He'd with governing the Bngarians under the dire
patronage OF Russia. Russian statesmen have bee
Cabinet Of 81. Petersburg considered tool In the
Statesman as wei as aans ana amt ini.iseni 80
der II is not surprising that In the presence OF
stfoylng the whole effect OF sanguinary war, Ra
sian statesman should have come 70 the concluslo
serious menace 10 the realization Of the pole
which Russia considers herself bound 10 pursue
rope as constantly violating aud deiyiDg the viii
the Great Powers. "fhe Princes proceedings
says the Journal do 81. Pet1SDoWg, "shoy sina
respect for the European Arcopagus and are
Iecty opposed 10 the rights OF the Porte; neverth
adherence ana even win an Indulgence, Of a na,i
10 Justify the suspicion expressed by many perso
o. me existence s q an naders'andlng between =
russian government 10 hasten serious coInplicauo
nj me present moment but " IN evidently the DIET,
IN tue Balkan Peninsula state Of agitation VIII
Will know now 70 turn to account when the IL
neni for action shall nave arrived
Y,eursIon, IN n pe Nav and Atlantic City ,Ia Pc.