Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
AFTER THE KAISER.
Will He Ally Himself with the
Gar or the Cars Enemies.
Why the Grand Maneuyers Of the
Russian Army Will So Closely
Resemble Actual Warfare.
Middle Age Practices still in Vogue in Turkey
in the Treatment of CriminRls-Dit-
ferent Forms of Torture.
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Great Political Event.

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Great Political Event.
Special to the Gazette.
LONDON, Aug. 1G.-No political event
of the day is attended by such general
interest as the visit of the German en-
peror to Russia. Next to the car, the
young emperor Is more nearly autoeratio
than any sovereign in Europe, and he
has openly declared that he held his
crown from heaven and not from the
people. descendant of George the
Third and Frederick the Great, it re-
mains to be seen whether he more re-
semble the one or the other, and whether
his dismissal OF Bismarck was a piece of
HANovERIAN oBsTINACY,
Or the evidence of truly master mind.
Russia is anxious, If possible, to concil-
late Germany, or at least secure German
neutrality towards Russia's eastern pol
10y. The Emperor william, SO far, ap-
pears to be bound closely, and to be
seeking closer ties, to Russla's heredi-
tary enemies, but no pains, if the Rus
sian newspapers are any authority, will
be spared during the present visit to i'm
press the kaiser with the value of Rus
sin 8 friendship and with the danger of
counting Russian hostility. The grand
maneuvers of the Russian army be-
tween Nearva and KrasloeZelo will be of
exceptional interest on account of their
close resemblance to actual warfare.
The general idea is an attack from the
west and an attempt TO seIZe St. Peters
burg. Operations will commence on the
morning of Tuesday August 10. At aches
to the retreat of the defenders peYond
the river Lena at hamburg, when they
WILL DESTROY ALL THE BRIDGES
and the enemy will have to cross the
river on ponies under fire. So near Will
be the resem blance to real war in the
destruction of property and the earnest
ness of attack and repulse that many
lives will undoubtedly be lost in the
mimic hostillties. This is, however, OF
little consequence to the absolute ruler
of Russia. The kaiser's visit will be
considerably abbreviated from the term
originally intended, and many of the
festivities originally prepared will have
to be omitted. The emperor, however,
will probably spend three days with the
cZar at Psterhoff, and it is upon those
three days that the map of Europe few
years hence mRy depend. There is con-
fideuce in England in circles that ought
to be we'll informed that neither Russian
Establishments nor covert menaces can
win the kaiser
FROM ENGLAND AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
On the other hand Turkey is appar-
emily doing all it can to give Russia
ground for further sggressiens in Asia
and Europe.
1t may seem almost Incredible, but 10
none the less true that both in Asistio
and European dominIons of Turkey the
horrible practices of ancient and middle
ages survive in the treatment of unfortu-
mates accused or suspected OF
crime, and especially of pc
liticaI crimes. At Constantinop
it is stated several of the Armenians
rested for taking part IN the recent d,
monstraton against the patriarch AM
the sultan g authority had their bones
crushed in horrible manner before be-
ing put TO death. Others we're COM
PEELED to confess by what is known as the
ant torture. The hands and feet ara
bound together and the man is placed
at q pillar to which the head Is
fastened and the victim Is thus
ABSOLUTELY UNABLE TO MOVE.
A stock of large ants is kept ready in
little boxes, and OF these about fifty are
placed on the body of the poor wretch
Innocent OF guilty, he is soon driven by
their bites to tell any story satisfactory
TO his executioners. In other instances
the prisoners are fastened to the pave
menr and exposed for hours 10 the burn
ing rays of the sun. Implement is still
a common punishment in the Turkish
provinces. Some humane people in Lon
don who are conveniently blind to the
atrocities on the part of Englaud's east
ern ally talk of O public protest against
the horror Of the Kemmler execution In
America.
TURKISH EMPIRE ToTTERING.
The report prevails in diplomatic
quarters that the dissolution Of the Turk
ish empire having become inevitable, the
Emperor Willie % visits to his imperial
relatives and nsighbors have been under
taken with view of securing, if possi-
Bile, the peaceful division Of Turkey,
among the interested powers, thus set
ting the eastern question for many years
10 come. Concerning this Earl Gran
vile who was Gladstone foreign score
tary said to-day: "If anyone we're to
collect from day to day
the evidence furnished by the
kilograms from Turkey as to
the condition of the Ottoman admins
tration, he would be convinced that
nothing short Of miracle keeps the
Turkish empire in existence"
PISTOL TOTING.
III England much alarm is aroused by
the frequent use of the ready revolver.
Pistol carrying is getting to be alarm
ingly frequent, and the list of persons
shot and murderously assaulted with such
weapons is appalling. While IN
most instances the criminals belong to
the foreign population Of London, En-
glishmen are also getting more and more
into pistol-carrying habits, and the bear
ers of deadly weapons are not by any
means confined TO the lower orders. at
a party given by Lord and LAZY
Salisbury, one of the noble
guests dropped q revolver from his pocket
as he was stepping from his carriage to
the door. The weapon was at ones
picked up by his footman. A good many
members of the nobility are secretly
armed.
The recent strikes and labor disturb
ances have aroused deep apprehension in