Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-14


NoT's LIFE-EffoRrs OF CATHOLICS IN sKRv1A.
LONDON, July 14-OfRcial circles in Berlin
have been thrown in a whirl Of excitement over
the result Of the municipal elections a Metz
which is dramatically at varis1ce With the pre-
dtcuons Of the authorities and the hopes of the
loyal public. The tremendous efforts exerted
by the emperor through Prince Hohenlohe, the
governor OF Alsace-LOrraine, and in other ways
to bring about thorough Germanization of the
conquered provinces were believed to have
wen nigh accomplished the object sought. so
that of late there has been ;, ticeable re-
Taxation OF the stringency which Il long time
characterized the administration of the
special restrictive laws and regulations govern
ing that territory. The election Of twenty
three anh-German members Of o municipal
council whose total membership 10 only thirty
two is therefore not only a complete surprise,
but Is also . humiiiating defeat for the govern
meut Though the result is great triumph for
the anti-German element in Lorraine it can't
be regarded ne victory, for the government
may be expected to promptly restore the harsh
measures TO which it had recourse . year or
two ago In it's campaign of Germsnization and
1t may also be relied upon to still further re-
strict the freedom Of speech and action Of the
inhabitants OF the border provinces.
i. THE ATTEMPT on cARNor's LIFE.
: A dispatch from Paris says that a great deal
Of cheap capital has been made out of the al
legged attempt upon the life of President Carnot
yesterday by the presidents partisans From
the accounts Of the incident received here it
does not appear that any serious attempt was
made to assassinate NJ. Carnot. Indeed, it is
asserted that the pistol discharged by the So
called assassin was not only not pointed
at the president but was not loaded
with ball. The president, who was not In the
least excited, was showered with congratula-
IAa to- Ia
from death, the most Of which emahated from
place seekers and tuft hunters N. Carrot has
incidents of this kind that haye Happened since
his election to the presidency, in having for an
assailAnt upon each occasion q drunken man,
attention 70 himself, it, indeed, he had any OBJ
ject Whatsoever. .,
csrHeL1crsM N sERv1A.
Belgrade advices state that the recent deci-
sion of the Servisu cabinet to resume negotia-
tions with the vatican to determine the status of
the Catholic church in Servia has been met with a
wave Of popular disfavor, which II is believed
Even the clergy of the catholic church in Ser
via take but languid interest in the question,
preferring to let matters rest as they are,
rather than pursue an aggressive course, which,
in the end, may leave them in a situa-
ton worse than the one they now occupy, and
the people are indisposed to permit any further
Entertainments of the church of Rome upon
the little religious liberty they now enjoy. The
idea of renewing the efforts to strengthen the
Roman church in Servia originated IN Vienna,
where it is assumed that any advantage gained
by the Vatican in the negotiations win also be
to the advantage Of Austria. The opposition
to the resumption Of negotiations is not, as it
might be supposed, confined wholly to the pro-
Russian element, but is SO widespteaa as TO com
prise majority Of the anti-Russian population
as we'll. %,
DE coBArN NOT LIKELY TO AprEAR.
The perfunctory motion introduced by Mr..
Goschen in the house Of commons last night
sunimoning the unsavory De Cobain from his
secure retreat abroad to appear before the
house and answer the filthy charges made and
substantiated against him created much merri-
lent among the liberals. OF course the mo
ton was agreed to, but nobody believes that
the oily and hypocriticai member for East Bel
fast will obey the summons which would be
tantamount to his thrusting himself into jail
and covering his erstwhile party associates
with confusion. De Cobain abroad is worth
any number of De Cobains at homo to the con-
servative party just now.
THE BIGGEST SHOW on RECORD.
The Standard today says: Tho Chicago fair
will be the biggest show ON record. 1t must
not be neglected either by British manlfac-
turers or British artists. TIE Society of
Arts has just claims to occupy the responsible
has just assigned it in view Of the fact that it
was largely instrumental In bringing about
the London exhibitions"
SAILING OF THE NEW CHILEAN CRUISER.
Tho correspondent Of the Times at Lisbon
says: The new Gillian cruiser Erazuris sails
today from France for a Portuguese port,
where she will Complete the work OF taking IN