Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-11
Over the Probable Entangle-
ment of It's Government
in the Dreibund.
OFFICIAL MOUTHS SHUT.
The Ministry Refuse to Tell How Far,
They Are Committed.
REMARKS BY EMPEROR WILLIAM.
He Made Speech the TeKt-of Which the
Public Desires to Learn.
GOSSIP FROM THE BRITISH CAPITAL

fcoPYRIGHr, 1891, TIE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PREss.)
LONDON, July 10.-The Emperor, after
banqueting with the Duke of Cambridge at
Gloucester House, finished the day at the
State ball at Buckingham palace. The Duke
OF Cambridge's dinner was largely mill
tary and naval affair. Everybody was in
the uniform of some branch of the Govern
ment service, excepting Lord Salisbury, W.
H. Smith and other Ministers, who were in
court dress.
The Emperor, in a short speech, made
franker reference to the hopes of the alli-
ance in England, arising from his cordial
public welcome in this city, than probably
Lord Salisbury liked to hear. Only an
echo of the Imperial words has yet reached
outside the official circle present, yet the
words, 4 in some form, will soon find an out
let There are increasing fears that the
Emperor intends that the political results
shall be Of momentous consequence.
After the conclusion of the public func-
tion tomorrow at Wimbledon, the EN-
pcror will proceed to Lord Salisbury's seat,
Hatfield House, attended by Ministers Won
Hieherstein and Lucanus, General Won
Hahnke and Sir E. Malet, the British Am
bassador TO Germany.
Good Grounds for French Uneasiness.
AT Hatfield House the prolonged, almost
daily, conferences between the English
Premier..and the Emperor's Foreign Secre-
tarv will close with a conference at which
the Emperor will be present. 1t will be
impossible to persuade the French and
Russian Governments that all this means
ANYTHING but the practical absorption of
England in the Central European Alliance.
The House of Commons renewed their at
tempt tonight to try to find how far the
English Government is committed. Sir
James Ferguson was asked whether the
arbitration with France with reference to
Newfoundland was progressing, and Sir
James was obliged to deprecate discussion
on the subject and to decline information.
Philip Stanhope demanded definite declara-
tions in regard to the attitude of the Gov
ernment toward the Dreibund, but got none.
Other Radicals denounced the open affilia-
tion of the Government with the Emperor's
policy, as giving France a just cause of
offense.
The Government Dodging the Question.
The Ministerial responses were purposely
empty of all meaning Mr.. Stanhope's sug-
Cestion that the Government invite PIesi-
dent Carnot to England obtained the BALD
reply from Mr.. Smith that the Government
could not send such an invitation, but that
it would always be glad to see the head of
the French or any other friendly nation. 1t
was an insincere response, Mr.. Smith know
1ror lNT
State would make the Queen willing or the
Court consent TO receive President Carnot,
An incident connected with the soiourn
of the Duchess of Aosta here illustrates the
nature of the sentiments between the chiefs
of the Dreibund and French personages.
The Duchess and Prince Victor Napoleon
were STAYING at the residence of ex-Empress
Eugenie at Farnborough. King Humbert
having ordered the Duchess to appear at
the imperial receptions in London, Eugene
protested that the Duchess couldn't con-
tinue 10 be her guest if she figured at the
Kaiser fetes. The Duchess was, thereupon,
10 install herself at the Italian embassy,
where she is now guest, and Prince Victor
took his summary departure from England.
Both the Emperor and Empress leave
most favorable impression among those who
have met them beyond the eye of the gen.
eral public.
The Worlds Fair Subject Broached.
Mrs Mccormick had a conversation with
the Empress at the garden party, turning
on the Chicago fair. The Empress said she
was much interested in the exhibition, and
believed Germany would be largely repre-
sented. She promised her assistance
AT the same party an interesting incident
was the Queens graceful compliment to the
Parliamentary veteran, Mr. Villiers, who is
now SO years of age and the father of the
House of Commons. Singing him out from
the crowd, the Queen took the old man by
the arm and walked about with him for
some time, cheerily chatting. The Queens
interest in Mrs Grimwood melted the i'm
perial visitors to hear her story privately.
The Empress was specially drawn by the
story of Mrs. Grimwood's flight from the
British camp, and afterward wrote a sympa-
thetic note to Mrs Grimwood.
Scared by the formidable character of the
opposition to the cattle bill, Mr. Chaplin,
President of the Board of Agriculture, has
fallen back upon the rights of the board to
issue series of restrictive regulations
Not being quite sure about the extent of
his rights he has invited ship owners to a
conference on the subject Tuesday
Ship Owners Oppose the Cattle Bill.
The ship owners will send delegates ad-
Vlsed 10 tell Ar. chaplin that II viii be best
to leave the trade alone, or simply make
the British harmonize with the American
regulations. To-day the Seamen's Union
sent a deputation to Mr.. Chaplin, asking
that the bill be pressed to its passage dur
ing the present session. Mr. Chaplin, in
explaining the obstacles that would not
allow the bill to pass, stated that only 10
per cent came in live stock, and, therefore,
that the current assertions that the bill
would seriously interfere with trade were
unfounded.
The well-known physician, Sir Morell
Mackenzie, has learned that some person
pretending to be his son has been obtaining
hospitality and Pecuniary assistance from
gOod-natured citizens in Baltimore and
other parts of the United States Sir Morell
cnr r-s he Lns M Snrn in A rnerica