The sun., 1890-01-26
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
PORTUGAL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN
Alliance WITH THIS COUNTRY


ahs Wants 70 no Anything to Hurt Brit.
iah Trade and Interests-RoYnl Persons
Driving NatIs-The Reiohstng Kills tho
Socialist BIiI-ExPIOits OF the Jubilee
PIunGer as ForEer-Nario HnIton
uuya nm Opera-TaimaGe's Sentimental
PilgrimAEe-Jim MoDermott In London
sIavIn Will Marry n BArnaId-vIctoria
woodruff and Tennie @ ClaAin Assert
There is n Conspiracy to Ruin Their
ChnrHoter-TryInE TO FIND tho PIotters.
oyyrtohL 1890 BY TnE Sun Prtnanv an1 FSostthtno
Atsocidnon
LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Portuguese embroR-
10 is taking an American turn. II was hoped
thatthe patriotic effervescence would have SUBJ
sided by this time, but It continues with such
unnatural vigor that EnRlishmen are beginning
10 suspect that It Is beinR kept going by foreign
gold. That British trade with Portugalis is worth
stealing is proved by the fact that Lisbon,
Oporto and other cities arc swarming with
foreign commercial agents who are booking
large orders from merchants frightened out Of
their business senses by the popular olamor.
The trade which seems to be slipping out OF
English hands amounted last year 10 nearly
S15.0OO0O0. and its loss or material reduction
will bring ruin to many firms This is raising
questions OF compensation. the settlement OF
which may require some blood Letting
But there is another side to the question at
which sensible Portuguese are already looking
with anxious eyes British imports from Por-
tugal wore valued last year at nearly 20,0O0,-
oOO made up chiefly OF wine and fruit. I'm.
porters could easily obtain the latter from
other markets, and slight increase in the
excise duty on the former would cause wide
spread ruiz, in Portugal. II the anti. British
agitation be permitted to 60 to the lengths
threatened. Lord Salisbury would not hesitate
to attack Portuguese wines. Such action
would be generally approved by his own coun-
trymen. and 1t would probably prove cheaper
than sending q fleet to the Tagus, besides
being as eficaolous.
Portugal has received scant sympathy in
Europe. The Russian and French newspapers
have abused England with a degree Of vigor
and heat eQualled only at Lisbon. but their
Governments are not prepared to give more
than Platonic support. Spain has wept pro-
fusely over her dear neighbours troubles. but
the Portuguese are beginning to suspect they
were only crocodile tears, and an influential
Lisbon newspaper to-day warns the Spanish
Government that they had better not impOril
good relations by limiting at the annexation OF
Portugal. The Spaniards have always grieved
over the Iberian peninsulas lack Of sympathy.
and would like to round things Off by taking
In Portugal. But the Portuguese do not worry
over their geographical position. and think
that II there Is to be any annexing 1t should bo
done by them.
In Europe all Is selflshness. and patriots are
turning their eyes westward to the great Re-
public. which, as all the world knows. is, before
all thought Of filthy lucre. Rreathearted. gen.
erous and Just. Portugal is prepared to mako
q bid for an American alliance. The United
States may at once have the trade with Portu-
Guese Africa now enjoyed by perfdious Albion.
and valued last year at 100000. II she will
only lend a hand against England. Some en-
thusiRstic patriots have publicly expressed
their willingness to throw In tho Azores and
Madeira, trade worth nearly t1.0O0.000
year. and to subsidize a line of steamers be-
tween New York and Lisbon. Some are even
prepared to admit Mrs. McMurdo's claims. and
IN the absance OF cash In the Treasury. to give
Vsix months bin for the whole amount de-
&Aanded by Mr.. Blaine.
Thousands Of Portuguese are convinced that
an offer has only to be made to be joyfully
accepted. Why. they ask should the American
Minister have been present at the Portuguese
society's meetings except to
show his country's sympathy with them? At
tho meeting referred to England and every
thing English was assailed with abuse. but
Nh. Loring sat serene through 1t all.
As matter OF fact he didn't understand q
word of what was said. and thought the feeling
displayed only new form of scientific en-
thusiasm. But the explanation has not been
made public in Lisbon. The American Minis
ter was at the meeting That is enough for the
patriots and those who are using them as tools.
Thursday was the little King OF Spain's fete
day. but. being Still somewhat weak. he did
not sit on his mothers knee and receive
GrRndees but played with his sisters and
nd hia
Queen Christina, having temporarily settled
the ministerial crisis. drove through the |
streets Of Madrid yesterday and made the sus-
,eptible Span iards weep at sight Of her white, |
hagRard face. the result of anxious nursing |
and political worries.
Kaiser Wilhelm presented new standard to |
the Gales du corps yesterday in place OF that |
given them $50 years ago by the great Fred
orick. The Bronze Hall OF Potsdam. the place |
IN which the ceremony occurred, did not look
ls though the Court was in mourning. 1t was
ul OF officers and State officials in resplend-
INT uniforms. and included Two Empresses
md two Field Marshals. Moltko and Blumen-
hal. The officers held the flagstaff while. in
with custom. royalties nailed the
'ilken banner to it's place. The Emperor drove
he first nail without hitting his thumb. the
Empress the second, Empress Frederick the
bird. and 30 on down to the youngest member
II the Emperor's family, his Majesty acting
or his three-months-old baby. and his
10Y Oscar. year and half old. who couldn't
20 trusted with the hammer. On Monday the
Emperor will celebrate his birthday. but with
tut the pomp originally intended, mis- majesty
'enR In mourning. not only for his grand
mother. but also for two OF his most intimate
riends. tho Duke OF Aosta and Prince
Rudolstadt But ho could not
we'll refuse the presents, which are already
arriving In large numbers.
The Sultan has suddenly taken fancy to
budget making, and this week his Financial
Department. after days Of feverish activity and
nights OF restless agony have evolved a state
mont showing deficit OF 90,000000 francs.
The Sultan thereupon cheerfuly consented to
reduction OF the salaries OF all State officials
rom 10 to 20 per cent He even Rraciously
limited that the expenses ofthe imperial house,
lold might be reduced by 25.000.000 francs
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