Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-04

The Minnie War I'm Aissce-lorrsiss-Russss
Military PrParntionA

LONDON, Sept A-The German maneuvsss
in Alsace-Lorraine are not on the same largs
scale as those which the German kaiser 10 Wiz
Messing in Austria. but they are excitinga
deal more interest across the frontier In y
where the French are also going throus
cvolutions Of mimic war. The German m...--.<
docs not attract the ssme admiration anc
attention ne the French among the sur
rounding people. The Alsatisns ignore tne
parade just as sullenly they oid twenty ysess
ago. when the Germans Just took posse =
sion. Paris correspondent who has visit d
Aisace says that there IL no genuine change u
the attachment OF the people 20 France. and
that the Germans are looked upon q foreign
garrison. Both Germans and French are using
smokeless powder and the old powder appears
20 have been finally discarded, or at least rels-
gated 20 use IN lighting the sayayes Of Africa.
where the noise IL potent factor In successful
combat. The Germans have stood the marching
well. and Il Is perhaps OF some interest. in view
of the troubled condition Of European affairA
that long marching has 50 far eeen the chief
feature OF the mAneuvers
IRISH LoyALTsrs INDIGNANT.
The Irish loyalists are working themselves mp
TO fever heat over the svowed intention Of the
cabinet to introduce an Irish local government
bill at the next session Meetings are being
held and resolutions passed protesting against
such a measure sacrificing the loyal minor
ity. who are devoted 90 English rule. 10 the
majority, who opposed. and Il 10 claimed
that the Irish conservatives will be too thor
oughly disheartened to make any more enoro
IN support of tory politics, and that u VIII
parslyze their efforts TO win any unionbst seat
IN Ireland. In England the proposed bill 10
looked upon a step toward the larger homo
rule for which Mr.. Gladstone has been con-
tending.
TYRANT IN WARSAW.
The appointment of Gen. konerof 90 gov
ernor Of Warsaw has been coldly received by
the Russian Poles, as the general has high
reputation for severity in putting down dis
affection. While governor general Of the trans
Caspian he had an execution nearly every day,
and sometimes two or three a day, of nomad
natives who had violated some trivial regula-
tion Of which they were ignorant Among
homerofs victims was the wife of Russian
army officer. The wife. a young woman not
long married, was accused Of nihilism. kome-
ths ssar. bcld one-sidcd trial and sentenced
the lady to Siberia Her husband q captain,
committed suicide. Komeroff Is acknowledged
to De an able commander. and his appointments
TO Warsaw may mean that he is wanted where
his military services Will be needed
RUSSIAN MILITARY rREraRarIoxs.
A Vienna dispatch says that the Russian viii
lagos near the Russo-Austrian frontier are
thronged with soldiers. The frontier guards,
who used TO be merely gendarmes to prevent
smuggling. have given place TO whole regiments,
permanently quartered at every available point
and ready to act as a strong advance guard in
pouring into the Austrian empire in the event
OF war. Observation towers are being built
close TO the frontier. and the Russians are also
planning the erection Of three or four large
forts to form bases for an invading army.
The Russians also constructing pontoons
at Reni that can be used IN crossing the Danube.
Some OF the pontoons ninety six feet long
aud eighteen feet wide aud others are $50 feet
long. They are forwarded rapidly possi-
Bile to the various places where the ponsoons
might be required.
DUBREUns AMERICAN SCHEME
A Paris dispatch says that Dubreuil. the noso-
rious swindler. who has just been sentenced 20
six years solitary confinement, is the man who,
in 1879 submitted to the American legation at
Paris a scheme 20 buy the Island Of Rhodes
from Turkey for 2o0,0O0.0OO Of francs
THE EsPIEGLE affair
The Times publishes a Valparaiso letter in
which it is stated that the British war vessel
Espiegle shipped the Balmaceda silver on or
ders from the British minister at Santiago, Mr..
Kennedy, after the principal banks Of the Chil-
ian capital had refused to purchase il on the
ground that the transaction would be illegal.
The Tunes editorially censures the British
minister for his failure to preserve Q neutral
attitude in the matter.