Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21
THE GERMAN ARMY.
Its Maneuyers Witnessed by Emperor
William, Who Is Much Pleased.
A Statement Credited to Chancellor Won
Caprivi in Regard to Strengthening
of the Triple Alliance.
Emperor william Pleased.

| Special to the Gazette.
| LONDON, Sept. 20.-The German arm,
maneuvers in Silesia this week have beer
highly crafty ing to Emperor William and hi
| imperial guest OF Austria BY the emperor
orders all the cavalry of the German army ART
now Uhlans The lance is hence.orth to have d
hollow steel shaft painted black instead
Of wooden one. The weight will
remain before, but moro durability Is ex-
pected in the steel handle. The infantry have
been given tents, qui'e innovation in the
German army, the tents being water tight and
capable OF being used as pouches. The cavalry
showed excellent form, and the troops exhibited
ertions.
The notable feature of the French army exer-
cises at Cambria this week was the use of
sMoKELEss POWDER,
shot being discharged without even the smoke
Of gunpowder to indicate whence the fusilade or
eannonade proceeded. This new mode of
rorize. On the other hand it
vwaa shown that If smoke no longer pointed out
hide him from the eyes of his opponent. As the
test also of tac general progress OF the French
nentiy gratifying. and Gen. Diot Was Au compii i
mented on all hands, especially by the Russian
attache.
The commissary and medical staff, whose fail.
ure had much to do with the disasters of 1870,
proves in excellent working order, and the clot-
ing review was most brilliant in its effect.
The German emperor will arrive in Vienna on
October Il. and will go to Syria with Emperor
Francis Joseph for a few days.
SHOOTING PARTY
Will include the king of SaIony, grand duke of
Tusc ny and Prince Leopold Of Bavaria Not
outstanding these imperial amusements and
the fact that The czarowich is out to
visit Constantin )ple and British India.
the tone of the Russian press is full of war
like forebodngs. The Moscow Gazette saws
that "Austria's whole policy is directed solely
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freedom, and the consciousness of this guilty
attitude towards Russia makes Austria dread
lest in the future Russia may fnl way into
the Balkan peninsula not through Roumania,
but by Vienna and st. Petersburg.
Novoe Vremya speaks with apparent authority
OF the possibility of
RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
in Armenia, and Armenians are known to be
leaving Russian territory in large numbers with
rection against Turks
The result of the Bulgarian elections are over
whelmingly in favor OF Prince Ferdinand, and
his minister, stambuloft, has convinced the
car that no course short of war will gain Bull
garla to Russian influence.
UNITED GERMANY.
AdVlces from Berlin state that Emperor Fran
els Joseph and the kaiser spen, sll night of
Wednesday until early Thursday morning in
close consultation, and that their majesties were
cordial at parting. As no third per-
son was present, the subject of discus
sion is not known, but the kaiser remarked on
the following day to the veteran Count Blumen-
in fact united GERMANY
Chancellor Won Caprlvi is credited with the
statement that the triple alliance would soon
be strengthened by the formal accession of Eng
land and Sweden, and that in the event of a |
russian attack upon the Balkan states |
ne German army would at once enter |
me Russo German province of the court and |
where German inhabitants hate Russian domi- |
latIon as much as tn sc OF Alsace- Lorraine hate
4. ne Germans. 'Russia, says the mouth-piece
nut she is one of the most vulnerable OF nations
There are countries just as ready to divide her
erritorles as she is those of Turkey. Germany
,ught to have back the old Baltic provinces
sweden wants Finland and Austria would be
much better guardian of the Poles than Russia
With Russia, and do not care to have any,
THE GERMAN ARMY
vas never in more splendid condition than to. |
lay, and the improvements effected by the en-
'eror have won him not only the good will of
he soldiery but also the approval Of the veteran
ION Moltke.
hat the troops. presented an appearances
ar superior to the Russians at Narva, and
bowed much higher average Of physique and
1t is reported from Vienna that Germany has
greed to the permanent annexation of Bosnia
nd Herzegovina by Austria, and also that Aus
IA may occupy serVla in event OF Russia
The division between the two factions of So
alists in Berlin is growing more bitter as the
u OF october appro aches, and as personal en-
|
ie police are keeping close surveillance upon
lem.
Considerable surprise has been created bv the
'idence that while Great Britain is annexing
large part OF Africa for the !
'ofessed purpose of abolishing slavery and
Inging to the natives the benefits of ciyiliza- ,
On, there are not less than 5000 slaves
IN THE BRITISH TERRITORIES
| the gold coast The English authorities in thst
gion of West Africa discourage any attempt ,
enforcing the general law which for
ds Slavery in the dominion of Great I
'itain and the colonial authorities have gone /
far as to order the return OF slaves to their
7ners when residents opposed 10 slavery had
ade complaint. Not only are ne
oes held in bondage in this
1tish colony, but they are
ocured from the interior to be sold into
very elsewhere. The business of late having
nsiderably incteased the government has
omised to investigate the matter, but the only
needy would seem to be the removal of the c
-sent authorities, and the appointment in 7
cir places of officers who are unwilling to toll =
tie slavery and the slave trade. =
PRAYED FOR RAIN, b
n a brief dispatch Thursday was given the
. that yellow fever was again spreading death o
d devastation in China. While the loss of life e
not SO appalling as in 1884, the disas trous WIS.,
ton is more widespread.
appears that Northeastern China had been o
TIED by long drouth. The emperor and n
IN oinclals al Pekin went to the temples and
yea Tor rain. The rain came in torrents. +.
ntation, the pious might claim, OF Professor o.
ndall's famous ssprayer gauge,, theory At b
events; the rain followed the prayers and a U
Ak in the leyee was tina