New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
AMERICAN ACTION PRODUCING AN IMPRESS
SION ABROAD.

MAJOR LIE CARONs TEsTIMoNY-CoPYs
RreHr-rH AMERICAN GIRL
DRESS AT DRAWING ROOMS
rHE FIGHT AGAINsT-ASIERrl
CAN JOURNALISM
rBY CABLE TO THE TRrBUsE1
Copriohf: 1889: BY The Ne,o York Tribune.
London. Feb The demonstration of Amer
jcan feeling on Samoa, followed by the passage of
the Nicaragua Canal bill has produced deep i'm
preston abroad The latter is here regarded as
the doom Of the Panama Canal Company. The
Americana says The Tines clearly intend
there shall be no mistake about their meaning.
The United States mean TO be masters on the
traffic route between the two oceans. Theipnuiet
but effective assertion Of their rights in Samoa
against Germany is part of the same policy, since
Samoa would be q natural coaling station for the
canal traffic. Many other similar expressions
might be quoted
What is striking is that the English seem dis
posed TO accept the situation as created by Amer
ica and win not be at all sorry to see the French
elbowed off the Isthmus Of Panama.
We are promised another Ministerial crisis il
Paris next week, if not to-day. The question of
Constitutional revision viii supply pretext, butt
as no faction is supposed yet ready to form a new
Ministry. the chances are that NJ Floquet will
again pull through. There is no real change in
the situation The Senart incident ends for the
present with formal reprimand OF this fiery
colonel by the Minister of War. As colonel ne
violated military rules by issuing an order OF the
day commenting on the acts Of a foreign power
The reprimand is based on that violation ana Is
purely formal The.next step very possibly VIII
he to promote Colonel Senart. His unfcunded
attack on Germany and the German Ambassador
ct Paris was published and approved. expfsssw or
tacitly, by great proportion OF French papers
semi-oficial journal at Berlin calls 1t poliucai
well-poisoning,
Complaint of tiulness Of the Parnell Commission
prooeedines has suddenly ceased Nobody disputes
the interest and Importance Of Major lie Carons s
evidence which has occupied the whole week
He is by his own admission a spy; in his own
view military spy. He has been in the secrets
Of the Fenians and other extreme Irish sections
IN America. q member of their societies, trusted
by them. and all the while in the pay OF the
British Government. His evidence taken as
whole, is intended to show that the Irish farha-
mentarv party, with Mr. Parnell at their head. were
cognizant of the doinss OF the Invincibles and
dynamiters, and connected with them. MI
Davitt, of course Is included. So is MI Oheiy,
whose share was an active one. SO is Nh Egan'
whose close connection with the invincioles Is
again asserted He represents MIR. Egan as saying
that Mr.. Parnell is revolutionist to the back
hone. Mr.. Egan told him the League had sent
of,csrs and money 70 aid the Beers when fighting
AGAINST England Mr.. Parnen told him in the
lobby of the House of Commons he had long ceased
to believe anything but arms would ever bring
about the redemption of Ireland Mr. Parnei-
too was for bringing into line the League ana
Gael oreanirations and this, according TO
che vz1<noss was done in 1851
Major LsCnron gave many details OIL conven-
tions secret committees and inner circles held py
different Irish sections in America, showing ap-
uarently complete familiarity with the working OF
the Irish American machine. Mr.. Alexander sui
Ivan figures prominently in these scenes. 80 10
Mr. Finnerty Mr.. John Boyle OReilly, of Boston I;
DR. Gallagher, the dynamiter, now serving out a
life sentence in an English prison Mr.. Egan. over
and over again; Mr.. Sheridan, and many others
Mr.. Egan described to Major LIE Caron his escape
from Ireland, an interesting narrative. Original
documents issued by all these Irish-Amer1can
societies were produced in large numbers. docu-
ments the genuineness Of which seems not to be
ouesfioped I understand the defendants admit
Major LIE Caron's story to oe true in many points.
He was the SPY he describes himself, and did
know what was going on
Sir Charles RusselPs cross-examination which
began on Thursday and lasted through yester-
day. will be resumed next Tuesday. There was
a feeling in court that this eminent cross-eAamin
ing counsel had at last met his match. No better
witness, said another eminent counsel, ever has
been seen in a witness-box. There has been a
rush TO see him, and brilliant audience. He
was perfectly COOL collected, deliberate and keen
never allowed himsef to be hurried, never lost his
temper when pressed: seldom made mistake,
and scored of his tormcntor moro than once.
The critical part Of the cross-examination is yet
to come.
Major LIE Caron is guarded by five detectives.
hystandcr said TO him yesterday: You will
take good deal Of guarding" Answered Major
lie Caron: Il have carried my life in my hands
for twenty-five years. DO you suppose am
afraid of these fellows now2" He looks like a
man who would shoot quick
Sir Charles Russell is by common consent one
of the three or four ablest Of English lawyers, a
politician also and member of Parliament, a con-
WINGED Home Ruler and man Of the world. There
Is, on the whole, no more eminent man at the
English bar; and he yesterday announced in open
court his belief that General Harrison is now
President Of the United States.
A letter appears in to-days Athenaeum," signed
George Haven Putnam, Secretary OF the Amer
lean Publishers Copyright League" Mr. Putnam
undertakes to answer Mr.. George Moore's demand
for the names. as Mr.. Putnam puts it. of even two
American publishers who are not addicted TO
piracy. He mentions Appletons. Scribners, Hough-
tons and Others But Mr.. Moore's question was
very different from the question stated and ar
swered by Mr.. Putnam II call on him. wrote
Mr.. Moore ON January IL. TO name two we'll
known firms that have not stolen English books"
That challenge is not met by saying that certain
firms are not nov addicted to piracy, or even by
asserting that their uniform practice in dealing
with English authors has been. to the best Of Mr..
Putnam's knowledge and belief. the same with
American authors II Mr.. Putnam believes that.
he must have carefully restricted the sources Of
his knowledge.
His letter is interesting from another point
Of view. He tells English readers that If the