The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-26

n series of army maneuyers on a scale OF unusual
grandeur. There will be Imperial manenyers at
which the Emperor will be present. and in which
two army corps, with re-enioreements,w oppose
each other; ordinary maneuvers In three more
corps and simple divisional and brigade maneu-
Yers in the ten others, with special drill for the
artillery and technical corps. The grand maneu-
vers Will be held upon the upper confines OF
Upper Austria and Bohemia, the Second Army
Corps, that OF Vienna, operating against the
Eighth. that of Prague, in the neighborhood OF
Waldhoien The Landwehr will participate
10 these maneuvers and liz the concentrating
marches which Drecede them. The maneuVers
OF the Third Army Corps with headquarters at
GratZ, The Filth With headquarters at Pressburg
and the Twelfth with headquarters at HERMANN
stadt Will be of less Importance, principally
marches with view 70 concentration, followed
by operations of one division against another, in
which the Landwehr will also participate. Inc
special maneuyers will comprise Pontoon work
upon the Danube, near Ling. and upon the brave,
near Petiau, while the artillery VIII engage In
armament and siege maneuVers at ComOrn. And
in spite of these and other preparations for ex-
peeted emergencies, Emperor Francis Joseph
wants his subjects to understand that the pros
poets are In favor Of peace.
1t Is something unusual for European Gov
eminent 10 pay off any OF the national Indebted
ness; ordinarily the head OF the Treasury sng-
gests the floating OF a pew loan 10 meet pressing
demands for coin Goschen claims that the in'
debtedness of Great Britain has been reduced
eG,612, O0G In the past year, and that the total
reduction during the time the present. Admins
traton has been IN office amounts to $50, 0o0,-
600 While this does not compare with Secretary
Win dom's remarkable record, il shows the Chan
cell0r OF The EXchequer Is not adheTing to the
usual practice Of other countries, which are
heaping up their debts so rapidly that they will
he buried under stocks and bOnds. In 1880
the average British debt was S107 "a per head,
IN 1890 1t had been reduced to about SS7; tue
debt per head In the United States, emitting
cash In the Treasury was reduced from S42 81
TO S24 10.
The confidence of French naval officers in
some OF their torpedo-boats has been badly
shaken. Two of them built on the plans of Ad-
mira Aube were recently overhaued at St.
Denis and started for the Seine. They were
navlgated with considerable difficulty aud dan
ger to the crew as far as Cherbourg, where the
engines gave out and both would have gone TO
pieces but for assistance rendered by merchant
men. There are fOrty-eight other torpedo boats
OF the Aube pattern III the French Navy.
That serious trouble is expected In the Balkan
States at no distant date is shown by recent
order OF the Servian Regent Markovtch to the
commander OF the garrison at Belgrade without
consulting the Minister OF War. For three
nights the streets were paIrolIed by caYa Try, the
palace and homes OF the Regents were guarded
and other precautions were taken as though an
insurreelon was anticipated.
Count Molke. though lie believed In dealing
the heavier blows when 1t came TO war, was a
great lover OF flowers. he recently visited the
hyaeInth exhibition OF the Flora Society at Char
lottenburg and spent several hours viewing the
display OF his favOrtes without once sitting down
TO rest For a veteran OF 81 his activity excited
general attention.