The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-14
FOREIGN NOTES.


The Manchester Examiner tells story when
throws valuable light on the thlnness OF arlsocratic
skins correspondent Of the paper inquired
whether Earl dc Grey was the son OF the Marquis OF
"Rari de Grey is he son Of the Marquis OF Rlpon.
II is only courtesy title In point OF law he " plain
Mr.. Robinson. day oiSwo later ING following
"From the Marquis OF Ripon, studey Royal, Ripon;
Lord Ripon does not wish the Manchester Erdmtner
sent any more. j. u. Sage Robinson Is, no doubt,
vulgar-horrby vulgar; and IL must be particularly
narrowing TO a marquis TO be reminded that ne
stands In the same category with Brown and Jones.
gins are equally low, and far less euphonious. Lord
Ripon should bear the family anietlon with more
fortitudc.
Lord wolseley in q recent after.dInner speech
said; at Is an old saying OF a marshal of France
that the English troops were the most enclent In the
world, but he thanked God that there were very few
Of them. And there are too few OF them. our
forccs military and naval not strong "a they
ought TO be, regard being had TO the duties which
they have 10 perform In all parts OF tue world we
always expect a IN s19h u wa, on So.
visions for dangers which will sooner or later over
take us, and the people who neglectto make rrepara
lions Will rue II. Had times arc IN store for u.s. and
what satisfaction Will II be 10 he told that soldiers
and sailors have died for acts for which the country
Las, year 10000 men were recruited, but notwith-
standing this large number we are below our proper
standard, and unless these ranks are properly aug
mented our military machinery VIII stop working
altogether
Princess Natalie kurakln was an imposing beauty,
with the temper OF a nend, and became the most
admired and feared woman at the court of the
Emperor Alexander. Her husband idozed her,
but. unfortunately, allowed her complete control
over him. 10 indulge her love for luxury, he went
beyond his means. and then sold one estate after
another. one night, when she was adorned IN full
spendor for court bail, the General kept her walt
Ing. At last he came, greatly excited, with red
ment w" was caused ~ wine, and old him SO in veSe
ment words. "No, darling" he proiesied; ''look. u
And he handed her a package OF ruble notes.
gaming and she threw them into the nre. He
shriehed in despair, and rushed forward to save
| they were gone. "Naialie,T he said, in a hollow
voice, "you have lust destroyed our whole fortune.
To-day received orders from the Emperor to Join
| the army In the Caucasus tomorrow. In order to
secure yours aud our sons future, to-day sold
last estate, and everything now Is In ashes" Gen
in the Caucasus, and Natalie became the most heart
| less OF widows.
| The Russians, who are singularly susceptible to
new ideas, and display an audaclty In engineering
which has repeatedly led them to act as pioneers in
reducing theory TO practice, have fixed their minds
on new enterprise, well calculated to set on edge
he teeth Of English and Indian statesmen This is
as nat Of Merv along s new rcner 10 b as dsns
| which the Afghan Demitation Commission will de-
lineate as soon as the spring weather enables 1t to
the scheme, which by the way Is not mere news
paper project. but sober engineering design, com.
surveys Of General Anncnkofi the constructor Of the
Iranscaspian Railway, provides for cutting the bank
Of the oxus near Tchardzlni, and allowing the
water to run afrcsh through some ancient channels
running In the direction OF Merv. There is no par
tcular novelty In the idea, the oasis OF Khiva being
formed entirely OF country irrigated by an elaborate
system OF canals running out from the Oxus near Its
entrance Into the Aral sea, while the Merv oasis Is
of similar character, and uses up all the water OF
the Murghab The channels, we have said, ALREADY run
into the desert near Tchardzhn, and careful serel
OF levels taken during the autumn show that II the
bank OF the river be cut, and the channels cleared
OF drift in one or two places, the water will freely
for sixty or seventy miles: The nomads can then
for the natives of Merv aud Khva are extremely
clever IN making irrigation canals, and they would
speedily establish network, and convert the clayey
expanse-now devoid OF vegetation-into green
oasis, fertile any In Central Asia. All that is
really needed is to withdraw from the Cxus sum
cient quantity OF water. (and Annenkoi1's calcula
lions show that abundance can be spared,) and
year would he sufficient to create oasis capable OF
Russia oops 6 Re0P hsiabaa
Merv to the furthest parts OF Turkesan, and de
spatch the Tashkent aud samarcard forces through
Bokhara to Mefv anu Sarahhs In return, withou
having any desert TO traverse, and the communica
tons along the new frontier wonld be perfect. M
doubt whatever Is entertained In Russia that Amen
koh' proposal will be accepted.-London Engineer
ing.
A Paris correspondent of the New York Time.
writes that Rear Admiral Aube, the new Minister
Marine, has been allowed to air his views In print
and from their exposition we can gather that tn
navy Is to be radically transformed "The torpedo,
says the Admiral. "has killed the squadron iron. clad
and such operations as the blockade of coasts thu
landing OF troops, and naval battles have become al
anachrenism." Naval warfare hereafter must be
commercial enterprise. of which the instruments ar
"a maximum number oil torpedo and gun-boats, al
having maximum Of speed, with which will co
operate cruisers having also maximum of speed
but reduced to the minimum Of dimensions consisen
with their autonomy aud effective strength; number
speed and invishility are the factors which consti
have not spa TO give In detail all the AdmiraIs de
velopment OF this text but will merely refer to som
} OF It's most salient points. "Ths war OF corsars
this Industrial war, must be nerclless war, 1t
be 80 fatally, Notwithstanding the recamations O
' humanltariansm and OF those laws wlthou
Is the negation OF all law II is an appeal to force
the mistress OF the world, by an entire people, in tn
, incessant aud universal struggle for existence; con
: seguently everything Is not only permissible bu
: legitimate against an enemy. Such is the law, an
reply to those who urge that every law to be ega
y must have sanction will say that every scientin
law Is sanctioned by facts but that no facts can
: cited to sanction the now existing law After thl
naval establishment, when. Theoretically, the laws
war were not discussed prize might be towed int
q port or sunk, according to circumstances, while II
!, crew would be taken on board the captor by whic
. humanity was saved and the laws of war r.
! spected." Iienceforth nothing OF the kind ca
; hhPpcu, uhicsS 'ttcptuuiHys tuOuOIDu
; torpedo boat, with its two officers an
i Its crew of twelve men, would risk too much
attempting the capture of any vessel, matter whi
= might be The value OF its cargo. well-directe
y shell would send the pigmy to the bottom of tn
= ocean in answer to summons 10 surrender, whc
i would be as stupid as the chvalrous request tn
y English TO fire first at Fontenoy. No. the torUHeu
: must follow quietly In the vessels wake, and whe
the darkness of the night shall have yelled Its nov
! ments torpedo fastened to the enemy's hull wi
send ship, cargo, crew, and passengers into eternity
, The Admiral, you will perceive, Is not AFFLICTED wit
= much OF what he calls "maudlln sensibty," but
/ lnstlaes his opinions, or attempts to Justify then
! by declaring that "as war Is the most terrbl
!. sconrgc of humanity it should be rendered s
y atroclous by its UtoduS operdadi that Il
y abolition must finally become universal" Such
+ the thesis OF the present French Naval Ministe
i who concludes by urging the adoption Of The 'secon
u OF my fundamental prnclples,-ihe first being II
e sernationa piracy, 10 wit: ~ The organization II
the Continental protection of French colonies
4 strong Indigenous armies, commanded by FrenC
IS officers and non commits stoned officers. az The O
ganzation for colonial maritime protection of loo
notllas OF gunboats, cruisers, and torpedo boat
q with maximum OF velocity. 10y The institution
II a special colonial Ministry, entirely autOnomOu
entirely Independent of any other Ministry, while
~ shall be responsible for the administration and pr
- lection Of those colonies whose existence and d.
! velopment are essential functions Of the Europea
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