The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12

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hat Knocked over his eyes and with his nerves.
very much shaken.
The whole event was a triumph for ailhooly.
and not In the least calculated to rebound TO
the credit OF Mr.. Balfour, although the latter IL
reported to be much elated over his success,
and to consider his action In arresting O men,
Der Of the House who was there performing his
duty quito worthy Of Cromwell. Mr.. Parnell
and many members OF the Liberal party are
much enraged at the cowardly method adopted
by the Tories for diminishing the voting
strength OF their opponents. and Balfour will
be called severely to account whom the proper
comes.
Next week IL to be made memorable By the
public reception and entertainment Of the
Irish political prisoners BY representative
English Liberals and radicals. Unfortunately
Mr.. William OBrien Is kept In the South Of
France by lung trouble. 80 that r. D. Sullivan
will have to bear the honors alone. both In
London and along the route from Northamp-
ton, where he is at present resting with Eng
lish friends after . day Of joyous domonstrs-
lions. Mr.. Sullivan has again been publishing
notices OF suppressed branches OF the League,
and even the Lays Of Tullamors" ara dis
tinctly illegal under the Coercion law, but Mr..
Balfour is not likely to have the courage to
spoil the forthcoming demonstration By arrest
ing the man to whom honor Is to be paid.
In ireland there has been plenty OF encour-
during the week. Mr.. Shaw Lefevre,
former Cabinet Minister. has kept tho promise
he made to the in-used tenants Of Lord Clsnri-
oarde by addressing q big meeting Of them
and thousands Of other 1rishmen ut Loughrsa.
That town IL in the proclaimed district, and
from q Tory point Of view any meeting would
be Illegal. Had Mr.. Shaw Lefevre been an
ordinary Enslishmen, or even An ordinary
member Of Parliament, the meeting would
have been proclaimed. but Balfour has not yet
screwed his courage up to the point Of putting
q former Cabinet Minister In jail. The police
did not interfere, and consequently nothing
but enthusiasm and good humor prevailed.
Lord Clanricarde purposes to take his revenge
IN his OWE fashion. His agent is going to try
to eviot 1000 families Of tenants. He will GER
tninly not succeed inside Of ten years. during
which much will happen. which Lord Clanri-
oarde and mon ofhis stamp will not like, that
will cause them to change their plans.
Mr.. Balfour has kept up wonderfully well the
average number Of arrests and imprisonments
during the week. He was monentartly discon-
certed by q judgment given in the Dublin
Court Of the Excheauer. which had the effect Of
releasing one of his prisoners. In delivering
that judgment, too, Chief Baron Pallas who.
while he has no love for Homo Rule. has the
reputation Of being a good lawyer and an hon.
est man, distinctly asserted that the Coercion
act docs create new crimes, q fact which all
tho Tory party have for months past been w.
hemently denying.
Mr.. Balfour, however. has returned to the
scratch smiling. and has given notice Of q bill
for reforming the Court OF Exchequsr. The
immediate effect Of the Judgment. rs q Tory
newspaper nafvely confesses, is to make Irish
magistrates careful to hgve at least some ap-
pearance Of evidence upon which to convict
persons charged with offences under the Coer-
cion act
The publication Of the taxi Of the Austro-
German treaty was duly explained by Prince
Bismarck in the Reiohstag to be simply M
other guarantee Of peace. Europe took the
great Chancellor seriously. The boursss re-
covered from their bewilderment and panic
and scaremonRers ceased to foam at the
mouth and gradually got better. The Gear. 1t
appears, was informed Of tho intention to pub
lish the treaty, Of the nature Of which he had
been made acquainted LONG ago. and there is
therefore no necessity for him to eat humble
pie in the sight OF Europe. Prince Bismarck
has no reason for dreading an early war. but
he is oppressed with an aching desire to lot the
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tentions, and to secure the sympathy OF the
nations in the event OF hostilities breaking out.
30 confident are he and his Generals of the
preservation Of peace that the work Of incress-
ing Germany's offensive strength Is being
pushed forward with feverish activity. Russia
continues to do the same. and Russian million
aires are subscribing literally to q patriotic
fund for purchasing fast armed cruisers. The
Austrian ~arsenals cannot turn out guns quick
enough. and are to be helped by Herr Krupp.
The magnitude Of Italy's ornaments is begin
ming to attract European attention. and her
ironclads are being prepared for active service.
The French newspapers are imploring the
Chambers TO hurry up with the bud
get in order that France may make
in good time all the necessary
preparations to enable her to assist in tho
preservation OF peace, and French officers are
studying frontier maps. Lord Salisbury asks
Parliament for extra money to fortify Britain's
coaling stations and ports. n rumor has 1t
that England Is pledged to protect the coasts
Of Italy and Austria when. In the far distant
future Of course. those coasts may require
protection.
The pay OF Turkish officials 10 getting moro
hopslessly into arrears, and every piastre thus
saved Is spent on national armaments. But
with all this Prince Bismarck says there is no
danger Of an early war. and most people arc
inclined to believe him.
Prince Ferdinand has returned to Sofa after
his burlesque Of a royal procession through
Eastern Roumelia- He found little to comfort
him. On his arrival home his Ministers showed
him q report OF Prince Bismarck's speech, with
certain passages marked. Ferdinand felt no
happier than his Ministers after he had read
them. If there is one thing certain about
Prince Blsmarck's speech 1t is that 1t was in
tended to encourage the Gear to spend his
superauous energies In the restoration of his
prestige in Bulgaria. He can do anything he
likes In Bulgaria, save perhaps sending q big
army there. and Germany will not interfere.
Under these circumstances speculations are
again rife MS to the probable length of Prince
Ferdinand's stay at Sofia, and six months is
considered to be an excessive allowance.
Another man, who considers himself a very
big man indeed. made a s~peechthis week. The
speaker was Lord Salisbury, and he made a
number OF tough old Tory peers bred IN In the
anti-Russian school turn red in the face when
he proceeded to eulogize the peaceful conduct
and policy Of the Czar. On many q night peer
affair naar has not nm from tho non..--.-.