Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-07
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
The Tranby Croft Scandal Recalled by H.
mesa of Lady Brooke's Father.

mesa OF Lazy brOokeS Eatner.
LONDON, Sent. THE Earl of Warwick.
father of Lord Brooke, who is husband OF Lady
Brooke Of baccarat scandal fame, is very sick.
He is periodically subject to fainting fits and is
expected to die in one before long. He is over
seyenty-three years of age and has been in
feeble health for some time. Lady Brooke has
of late kept in the background and shown a
disposition to avoid the social glare. Lord
Brooke seems as much devoted to her as ever
and II any divorce WAS meditated there Is no
siga OF such feeling now.
THE RUSSIAN sIANEUvERs.
The Russian grand maneuvers this autumn
will take place in the governments OF Kieff.
Podolice and volhyna. Upwards Of 100, 900 men
will be massed together. and these are to be
drawn from the interior Of Russia there will
be no diminution of the immense force Of
Russian troops already stationed near the
Austrian frontier. On the contrary many of
the troops engaged in the maneuvers will be
aided TO the existing garrisons and serve to
swell the vast body of men ready at the bricfest
notice to be precipitated on the Austrian
empire The Vienna cabinet, it Is stated, is
fully alive to the situation, and doing the best
that can be done to counteract it. There is an
army OF Austrian spies in western Russia, and
the war office at Vienna is kept infinitely in
formed as to every movement of the Russian
troops.
THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE IN PARIS.
Paris dispatch says that n strong public
sentiment is developing in that city in favor of
a modification of the divorce law that will
restrain some of the evils that have grown
rampant under it. Tho private divorce de-
tective has become an intolerable nuisance.
hesltating at nothing in order to obtain evil
dence, and manufacturing it when it can be
gotten no other way He also appears by a
case now in the hands of the police capable Of
blackmail, and does not stop short of deliberate
theft. The case in question is that Of Madame
Daparel, lady in business, who was spied
upon by fellow named Card. She suspected
snare and succeeded in turning the detective
over to the police, who are now hunting up his
record which proves to be very unsavory. He
first took 400 francs from the husband to get evil
dence and then demanded 2, 900 francs from the
wife as the price of not revealing Of what he
claimed to know to the husband. When he
could not get 2, 900 francs he deliberately stole
SEQ francs and was arrested.
The FRENCH WAR PARTY.
The vigorous action of Russia in tho
Dardanelles affair has famed into a consuming
flame the spirits of the party in France,
and there is now a tremendous revival of the
RussOmania, which had begun to subside some
what when that incident came again to lash it
into fury. So intense is the feeling that it is
declared at the railway Offices in Paris that
should the contemplated program of the visit
of the czarina and czarowitz be carried out it
will be difficult problem to move the vast
crowds who will hasten from ali parts of France
to greet the nations guests.
THE DUTIES on PORK.
BERLIN, Sept. I'm an article on the re-
moval of the prohibition of American pork
the Freisininqe Zeitung says it is to be regret
ted that the duties on pork are still retained.
The paper expresses hope that the removal
of the prohibition will be followed by the
suppression of the corn duties. 1t adds: IF
bread is dear the poor have little left with
which to buy meat"
The stock of the Hamburg American Steam
ship Company has advanced points since the
removal Of the prohibition on American pork
MRS. o'NEILL PARpoNEp.
WIEsBADES, Sept. Mrs O'Neill, who shot
her husband May "a and has been imprisoned
for the crime, has been pardoned by the en-
peror. Her husband Gen. ONeill. claims to
have been officer in the United States army.
Jealousy was the cause Of the shooting.
MINISTER REID GOES TO HAvRE.
PARIS, Sept 7.--Whitelaw Reid United States
minister to France, arrived Saturday from
Bourbeule, where he has been sojourning. and
at once started for Havre to meet Mrs. Reid,
who is expected to arrive there today.
THE ORIENTAL CONGRESS.
LONDON, Sept. 7.-During the session today
Of the Oriental congress number of delegates
were received from the chambers of commerce
who discussed with the Orientaists the mis-
takes made by traders in dealing with the east
ern peoples.
GRAVES, THE AMERICAN, FREED,
BERLIN, Sept. 7.-Carleton Graves. the Amer
lean who was on Saturday last arrested at
Mayence on the charge of being spy, has
been liberated, the government having moth
ing on which to hold him. When arrested
Graves represented himself as being
photographer and his residence as being Co
lumbia." His luggage was seized by the Ger
man authorities and searched for evidence Of
his guilt, as it now appears to no purpose.
THE DISTRESS IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. THE severe dis
tress prevailing among the people has inter-
fered with the success Of the Mi ni-Novorgorod
fair. Most of the goods exposed for sale is left
in the hands Of the exhibitors. This will result
in the shutting down of many factories during
the coming winter and the throwing out Of
employment of thousands Of workmen.
THE RUSSIAN PRESS PLEASED.
LONDON, Sept. THE Russian press rejoices
at the fall OF kianil Pacha and hints that if
Djevid Pacha desires the good will OF Russia he
should promptly and forcibly terminate the
Bulgarian quarrel. The correspondent Of the
Standard at Berlin says that England has in
timated her intention to increase her Medi-
terranean fleet largely.