New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05

LOvpON, Feb. 4-Thc extreme gravity VI '
Cnropcan situation is for the first time cle",H
shown by the Simultaneous publication AT DeiiiA
and Vienna of the secret Treaty OF 1879 oe'"con
Germany and Austra-Ilungary ouch "n "0o
can only mean that all the private perSuaSion'
and warnings addressed to the Emperor OF nus
81; had nrovod vain Prince Bismarck hau oc-
,o,oe convinced either that the Car was peho oh
wnr. or that out OF Difference 10 .he '
marty he was determined to perscNefe III 'ho'o We"
like measures which have alarmed Aus,ri" u'
onieted all Europe and were rapluy n'"Niie
war inevitable. 1t seemed, therefore, W 'no
Corman Chancellor that the hour had come when
Euronc must be taken into his confidence Eu-
rome has long known of the existence OF the
,rnatv The Gar knew IL. But Europe GER
,ainlv and the Car perhaps never knew no"
stringent was the agreement between Germany
and Austria. They now know that Germany
and Austria will fight to the death tOgcther
No soldier believes that Russia is match ior
botb An attack by Russia can only ne 'he "co
Of a madman Yet the publication OF tihs treaty
nuts the Gar in this dilemma: lie must a'Uac,.,
or must yield to public threat. Never "ouio
Prince Bismarck have laid this stress upon 'he
Russian sovereign had any other resource re-
mained TO him Europe rings with the discios-
ure. but listens with deeper anxiety than eNcr
for the next message from ST. Petersburg.
ON Mr. Cleveand's astonishing address TO 'ne
D. His modest token of individual good VIII
mas SAWS the culogist of the Presidents Tree
,,ade nolicv. invested by the rhetoric OF the
sntbor Of the words accompanying III WIN the
character Of National tribute. Yet hothihs
can be further from the fact than 'haU III CHI
bodie6. through the President, the homage Oh ohc
Amorican noonle The Times" careless as
usual about American facts believes that Americ,
contains one Catholic to four Protestants, ana
still declines to accept the picture oil the NAHUM
declaring through its Chief vencratloh ior .no
HOLY See. The deputation which presented ME-
Cleveand's memorial sought, IL THINKS u"o ''"'
ISIS privilege of an interview with the rope
ma Mo,ley. Rpon demonstration at Dublin has
lasted tbrcc DAYS. filed many columns, attractcu
,ome English attention and elected unbOuhdeu
Irieb enthusiasm The most striking single laco
I'm all the proceedings IS that on AT leaso one w
easion one English flag was displayed. MT MoIieS
has spoken in that pungent, epigramlh'uo eHs0
which he has acquired since he entered poh'ioo'
IT, is curious blend Of wide literary culture WIN
the poomics of the platform. lie has rcpuui"Veu
Mr. Davtt's recent Socialistc declarations, Dut
I'm admitting that the great mass OF irish wealth.
and cultnre is against Home Rule he himself talks
something very like Socialism Where docs the
wealth come from asks Mr.. Morley, if not from the
dersand thatas meaning that all the prot oi i""or
ought 10 belong TO the labOrcr.
Other Irish incidents include the deliberate
murder Of an aged Irish farmer in humble life,
guilty of taking farm from which hls brother
had been evictcd.
A dcputation of Irish landlords has been asking
Lord Salisbury for compensation and rehef IN
various other forms They heve got, as did the
d. putation in behalf Of the London unemployed
many sun, th W rds IN answer
IT, is perhaps sufficient to say Of the convlc-
tion and fifteen years sentence Of the dynamiters
Callan and Harl<ins that the leading Home-Rulc
organ in England prOnounces 1t a righteous ]udg-
mcnt The police are thought to deserve much
praise for their skill in securing evidence against
these two men, and much blame for allowing
Melville. here regarded as the leader of the gang
70 escape to America The English express
desire to know whG III Ancri1 gave all these
dvnanu:.is letters to Ir 81 Members of Parlla-
mc.it
Mr. GladstOne's decision to return to London on
Monday has relieved his friends and colleagues
from some anxiety. They feared that he might
Iot appear till the day Of the opening OF Parila-
ur.nt. No Opposition programme Tor opening oe-
bate can be drawn up without him. Matters
will now be settled as usual on Wednesday,
gethcr. as usual seems uncertain. The house
which Mr. Gladstone has taken for the session,
In Jamcsst.. Buckingham Gate, is under the
shadow of Buckingham Palace, but is small and
ill-adapted to entertainments.
Nor is H. expected that Mr. Gladstone will per-
form many social functions. His colleagues are
dcsirous that their leader should return not only
to advise but to be advised. They hold tat
after six weeks absence he needs to recover
touch with the party and the country They
are, or some of them are, alarmed by the report
that he has prepared manifesto in his retirement
at Florence which he intends to launch on land
ing on English soil. The whole manifesto story
IL doubtful But if published without consulta-
ton with his colleagues, such an act would not
be without precedent. The Liberals are, how
ever arranging to hold a reception to Mr.. Glad
stone on his landing, when speech will proDa-
bly, be delivered
Lord George Hamilton has now given his YER
sion Of the dispute which led TO Lord Charles
Beresford's resignation. Like the trained Official
se is, Lord George describes it as matter OF
departmental discipline. Lord Charles stood out
against the authority which Lord George, as
head of the Admiralty, is compelled to enforce.
Half a dozen Admirals are engaged in explain
Ing the matter from the quarterback point OF
view The non-scafaring public continue to side
with Lord Charles.
The law codrts have supplied ether sensations
than the dynamite trial during the week. The
Dunn divorce case las let IN Some light on the
domestic life of welllSnown boollmaker on the
turf. who formerly obscure but latterly sue
cessful enough to MAINTAIN ldrse house at i'au,-
stead with eight servants The social atmosphere
was as squalId as the upholstering was splendid.
Dunn sworc and drank, and Mrs Dunn drank
Various strange characters, male and female.
appear on the scene. Among them is a certain
Wall often heard Of in recent years in connection
with musical copyright. 1t has been this worthy
PERSONS custom to act as detective and infomer;
uncc on people who innocentl, sang, for instance
ut charitable concerts, and bring action for
violation of copyright, the penalty going to the
informer No register of copyrighted songs eX-