Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
rBY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH

review, which was efectually wet down last
Saturday, came off successfully on Monday.
The ruler of Germany seemed duly i'm
pressed, and made himself very affable. He
inspected several Of the ships, and talked
freely with the officers, examining care
fully every novel feature pointed out to
him, and especially those improved weapons
lately served out to some of the ships.
The electrical appliances also demanded
some share of his attention, and so much
was he convinced of the great strength of
the flotilh that he is reported to have said
that the central European powers, allied
with England, could defy the world. Eng
land, however, does not mean to join in any
such alliance at present, though the leaning
of this Government is undoubtedly toward
the Kaiser.
A NUMBER OF FUNNY TALES.
There many interesting features at the in
spection OF ships, and some funny tales are
told of prominent people. John Morley
travelled down in a light sporting suit, mean
ing to change it for yachting suit when he
arrived, but on getting aboard the new
White Star Liner Teutonic he dropped his
bag overheard and was consequently rem
dered uncomfortable for the remainder of
the day. To make matters worse, when he
went ashore at night his hat blew off and
he travelled back to London with handker-
chief tied around his head.
Joe Chamberlain, who was also on board
the Teutonic, set out to rule the ship, and
was particularly amazed when newspaper
man kept him waiting 20 minutes for his
bath.
Baron Alfred de RothschiId, however,
was the victim of what might have been
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
He was sitting beside the forehatch on
one of the Peninsula and Oriental steamers,
resting his leg on a ledge. Suddenly some
sight caused the passengers tc rush to the
forepart Of the vessel, and in the scramble
the covering of the hatch fell, crushing poor
Alfred's leg. To make matters worse two
Lascars who rushed up to assist him
jumped on the hatch in order to press the
covering down, entirely ignoring the fact
that His Lordship's leg was what pre-
vented the cover from being rammed home
Eventually they were made ts understand
the situation, and the man of bullion was
rescued, much cut and bleeding profusely,
but with no limbs broken. It was par
ticularly hard on Lord Alfred, because it
spoiled a fine piece of sport, for he was
having delightful filtration at the time
the accident happened with a pretty girl
on neighboring yacht.
Next to the naval review the military
sham fight at Aldershot interested the Ger
man Emperor. He rose in the middle of
the night in order to be on the field in time,
and, favored by brilliant weather, he had
as good an experience of England's little
army as one could wish.
THE LUDIcRoUs PART
of the days business happened, however;
just as the fight ended and the march past |
began. A German Admiral attached to the
London Embassy, one of those officers who,
having spent their youth at sea, wax fat on
shore in age, essayed to make his obeisance
to his master from horseback, and came up |
at a smart canier for that purpose, emulating |
his military brother who preceded him. He |
pulled his horse up short, and described a
graceful parabola over the ANIMALS head,
and sat down on his cooked hat, that had |
reached the ground before him. There was a |
rear of laughter from the thousands of |
spectators which shook the hills. The En- |
peror tried hard to preserve his gravity, but |
the sight of the fat sailor sitting on the |
peak of his own hat was too much, and |
William finally laughed loudest Of |
up to the displaced horseman and shaking |
hands, while he expressed the hope that
the officer was not hurt. He could not help |
however, as he rode away, and
the Admiral feels that his career is blighted. |
NEARLY CAME TO BLOWS.
The scene in the House of Commons
night, when Harrington made an
effort to inflict personal chastisemeIt upon
RaIf no flrct Of hat pofu
that has occurred since the memorable &C.
casion when Mr.. Plimsoll crossed the floor,
shook his fist in the faces of the occupants
Of the Treasury bench, and defed that
august body to combat.
Perhaps Balfour does not realize how
narrowly he escaped thrashing and Par
lament fearful scandal. The wanton and
deliberate insult to Harrington had in
aamed every Irishman present, and the first
blow that was struck would have been the
signal for conflict that might have in
Volved the entire House Of Commons.
Sexton had already picked out his man in
Colonel Saunderson, whom he bade prepare
20 defend himself in a voice that was heard
above the imploring shouts of the chairman
md the din of factions. Healy was on his
eet begging somebody to tread on his coat,
Ind the rest of the Parnellites were begin
ling to
TURN BACK THEIR WRISTBANDS,
when the badly frightened "Clara," as the
members of Parliament term the lackadaisi-
al Irish Secretary, hurriedly apolegized.
If Harrington's coat tails had been made
# less strong material, or had Mahoney, who
lid down the aisle holding to them, been a
tone or two lighter, the angry Irishman
would have had Balfour by the throat be-
ore he could have uttered mis- apology.
So brutal was the afront to Harrington
hat not one of the journals, even of Bal
ours own party, defends his conduct. AL
he circumstances tended to heigkten the in
ult. Harrington, who is big, rollicking
with q kind word for even his
'arty enemies, and not a bit of malice in his
1oral composition, has only recently finished
six months term in prison, whittier he was
ent at Balfour's instance, and his pale,
eavily lined face bears witness to the
uffering he has undergone.
HOW HARRINGTON WAS TREATED.
Harrington will not talk to even his
losest friends of the humiliation he was
objected to in prison, but it is known that
ne amount of his food was reduced while
e was preparing his defense for the Parnell |
and that, by Baltour's orders,
verything that was possible to break the
risoner's indomitable spirit was done dur
,g those terrible SIX months.
Balfour started the storm that tossed him
y asserting, in explaining the refusal of
he notorious Roche and Colonel Turner to
Ibscribe to a race meeting because Har-
ngton was one OF the committee, that Har- s
ngton mad written of the police in his j
ewspaper, the Kerry Sentinel, as towards, I
ars and uniformed bloodhounds.
1t was not much of itself, because Irish
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