Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-06
OLD WORLD TOPICS.
Happenings Of Interest in England and ON
the Continent.

Happenings ef Interest in England and ON
the Continent.
Dunlaps Special Gable Letter to The Evening Star
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Chsries Stewart Parnell il
decidedly the foremost man in the world OF
politics at this moment The easy way in which
he has handled the Irish parliamentary party
at les meetings has aroused vehement indie-
nation among his opponents and intense amuse-
ment to the public at large. His retorts are
witty or wicked, as the occasion may require
a., for instance, when DIR. Tanner who ID
noted for making obstruction by raising points
OF order. arose yesterday at the meeting to a
point OF order as is his wont. The chairman
Mr.. ParnelD observed, 'For goodness sake. DIR.
Tanner, keep your points of order for the house
of commons and sit down." Whereupon the
redoubtable obstructionist subsided into his
seat and was dumb.
The light in which the great Irish leader is
regarded by the men Of the day is best shown
py the fact that the London Graphic publishes
In today issue an illustrated supplement de-
voted to the life of the uncrowned king, whose
courtlers are now SO recalcitrant, but whose
hold on the affection Of his people seems to be
as firm asever.
The North American Review cabled to Mr.
parnen yesterday an offer of 100 gnineas for a
short article upon any subject he chooses to Sc
PARLIAMENT coNsIDERrNa IMMIGRATION.
Parliament is disturbed at present with the
question Of Immigration and how to control
1t, an apparent unique subject for the British
empire to be called upon to discuss, as it has
boon generally supposed her majesty's domain
was being decimated by emigrants instead Of
swelled by immigrants.
But parliamentary discussion points contrari-
wise, and the question now is whether the
Haworth law, that taxes all new Corners, shall
prevail, or whether the jennings substitute
shall be accepted, which, based upon the custom
in America, is intended to restrain all from
landing who cannot prove their ability to pay
their way.
II 1t were not for the overwhelming Irish
sauabble this question Of immigration would
doubtless attract more attention, as lnyesfiga-
ton INTO the matter shows that the influx OF
foreigners, Germans especially. who are able to
live on a very small sum, has been reducing
wages to a point at which the ordinary man is
unable to make both ends meet.
RoYALTYs LACK OF RESERVE.
One Of the peculiarities Of loyalty is the
entire lack Of reserve and modesty that private
persons are glad to wrap about them in those
matters that seem to demand delicacy in re-
mark and treatment. 1t IL hardly to be sup
posed that the refined American maiden, even
granting her the license that Europeans
her carriers into inch pieces for dis,
tribution among the male guests
at her marriage, and yet that is an established
custom In Germany. Neither would she care
to make public display OF her underwear. as did
the Princess Victoria within the past month
for few days preceding her nuptials. But
after all this has been done it is not in the
slightest degree astonishing that the Emperor
William should order prayers to be read in all the
churches Of the country for the safe and happy
ACCOMPLISHMENT of the Empress Augusta, which,
in view of that inevitable incident his majesty
directed m
this event it may not be inappropriate to OBJ
serve that the result Of the new census of Ber-
lin shows that city to have 1.574.4S5 inhabit-
ants an increase since 1885 of 250,O 900.
KossUTH NOT ENDURING POVERTY.
From Vienna it is learned that the great Kos
suth is not suffering from depressing poverty,
as has been reported, but is in comfortable cir
cumstances. Although not rich he lives
peaceful, quiet life with his sister, Madame
hutkaip. who for many years was teacher OF
languages In New NOrk, by which calling she
accumulated sufficient to support her modestly
and which she now shares with her brother.
THE PoPEs SUCCESSOR.
From Rome comes the tidings that the
French and Spanish cardinals are combining
for the nomination of Cardinal Zigliani as sue
cessOr to his holiness Leo XIII in the chair of
st. Peter. The feeling is general that the cleo
ton of q foreigner to the Office Of the supreme
pontiff would be an impossibility. the only
available members of the sacred college being
the Swiss Cardinal Marmillod and the Amer
lean Cardinal Gibbons.
As it is most improbable and contrary to all
experience that either Of these prelates, worthy
as they undouDt IDLY are should be chosen. and
as, in view of his holiness extreme age and fail
ing health, a selection il imperatively neces-
sary in order to preserve harmony in the
church and to avoid all unseemly dispute, there
Is little doubt that the choice Of the Sacred
College is a Dominican monk and very highly
respected and esteemed.
INTERNATIONAL REsENrMENTs
Germany and France appear to bear their
mutual resentment ever in mind. The other
day France refused to admit some of Koch's
lymph because, SO it said, no patent medicine
or medical compound could come into the
country Of which the ingredients are
unknown. Now Germany finds an
opportunity to get in a stroke in response
for the attention and the German railways de-
clare that they will not carry French goods at
a reduced rate that are destined for the Moscow
exhibition. This has placed n somewhat heavier
burden Of trouble on the French people
than they put upon Germany in their Koch
stroke. 1t has made it necessary
for the exhibitors from France to send their
merchandise to Dunkirk, thence they are taken
by an English steamer to Hull and thus to
Revel, from where they are sent by rail to
Moscow. BY this means Germany is avoided
aOtirely lint 4 an rial Of hrao 10 opd a ,,roh-