The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-26
.EUR0PES ARMED PEACE
Germany Watching the Franco
Russian Festivities.
CAR VISITS FRENCH FLEET.
Emperor William Slips and Hurts His
Knee While Catching Whales.
ing Swiss ountains-Gladstone's VIC
tory Foreshadows Tory Downfall
Attempt at Assassination.

Copyrighted, 1891. Emperor William will
return here August IL and will command
the cavalry maneuvers to be held in the
vicinity of Bronberg. As novelty in
military movements he will have masses
of cavalry crossing the Havre, some of the
horsemen being on pontoons and others
on RATS hastily constructed. After the
maneuyers at Bromberg the emperor will
proceed to Metz and will conduct milf
tary survey of Upper Alsace. Thence he
will go to Thurisgia to take part in the
military maneuvers which are to be held
there. The emperor will not as has been
his custom, be the guest of the duke OF
Saxe-Coburg-Got who has espoused the
cause of Prince Bismarck and loses no
chance to adversely criticize the doings of
the emperor. The imperial headquarters
will be established successfully at Erfurt
and Malhausen. After these maneuvers
have been finished the emperor will return
to Berlin and subsequently pay a visit to
Vienna, being accompanied to the latter
city by Chancellor Won Caprivi.
The French squadron celebrations in
Russia have been made the occasion for
some Germanophobists belonging to a
yacht club in st. Petersburg to insult and
quarrel with German members because
they refused to participate in the reception
to the French naval officers. The Russian
members of the club opened subscription
to cover the expenses of a semi-publlc BAN
quet to be given in honor of the French
men, an excursion to Cronstadt and
solree. The committee having the matter
in charge insisted that every member OF
the club should contribute. In conse-
quence the club quarters have been the
scene of several verbal encounters which
are probably the preludes to series OF
dueling challenges.
The semi-official newspapers here pub
lish accounts of the fetes with which the
Russians have welcomed the Frenchmen,
but do not comment on them. The press
generally discusses the political bearings
of the affair without acrimony. The Kreuz
Zeituag says: The German navy, whose
main duty is defense of the coast, is re-
lieved of great probable cause for anxiety,
and having obtained assurance of this
great strategic advantage, Germany can
leave the French and Russians to gush
over their theatrical fraternization.
Leading Germas papers hold that the
importance of the .fceptlon rendered to
the French fleet by the Russian govern
ment has been exaggerated. One paper
further says that although the matter will
exercise a tangible influence on the rela-
tions existing between France and Russia,
permanent friendship of the Latin and
Slavonic races is impossible.
The National Zeit,t,.g urges that genu-
inc brotherhood of Frenchmen and Rus
SLAMS is unattainable, holding that Rus
slams are uncivilized, and the Frenchman
''has few points of sympathy with barbaric
Russia"
The Eossiche Zeitung comments on the
incidents attending the French fleet as
affording valuable strategic hints for future
war notes. The French ironclads are
deep-draught and could not pass through
the sound of the Baltic, but had to proceed
to deeper channels more open TO attack
from Kiel. The FosSiche Zeitung calculates
that the French are reckoning on the aid
of Denmark in the next war, but holds
that the support of Copenhagen forts
would be rendered futile.
Emperor Williams criticism of the
standard of qualifications obtainable in
the higher schools has led to prolonged
ministerial consideration of the subject,
resulting in an official announcement to-
day of new arrangements. Students who
have been through the requisite course in
the higher schools, where languages arts
and sciences are taught, are placed on
practical equality with students from a
real gymnasium, and become entitled to
study architecture, mining and forestry,
with a subsequent right TO state appoint
ments, including appointments in the
telegraph and postal service Advance
ment to higher school no longer entities
the student to render only one years mill
tary service, but all students at the end of
a six years course in any institution,
after passing satisfactorily an examina-
ton by a state commission. obtain the
right to reduced terms of services. These
notifications will excite much comment
when they become generally known.
The report that the Hamburg American
Packet Company are taking exiled Rus
sian Jews as passengers at reduced rates
meets with indignant denials from the
company's officials. They say the exles'
committee pay the full price for each pas
senger. but are allowed the privilege of de-
Quoting the commission on inland book
ings which is ordinarily made to general
agents.
A musical and dramatic exhibition is
about to be held in Vienna. Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett is to preside over the
American section of the show. The ar
ticles on exhibition will include the
products of every industry connected with
music and dramatic instruments, stage
properties, mechanical appliances and
decorations with the highest art depart
ment.
Wilberger, Werner and other prominent
socialists propose to get the international
congress at it's first meeting at Brussels,
on August Is, TO pass censure against Voll-
mar for his recent German patriotic utter
ances.
The government has purchased for the
Berlin museum y painting by an Amer
lean artist. Z. L. Weeks, The Rajah Of
Jodhpore.