The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
IpursAL dERyAYss INVITED GUESTS
HlrE 4 TERRIBLE THE.

HfTE 1EKFxBJE THE.
r,.v Feared They Would Never Get Back
a I..a-EsgIsnd Doesn't Want Rain
Nsssrs--Ths Powers SEN Expected 60
A,prove tho AutI-siavery Agreement
Miss L,.eoin viii wea Mr.. Ishan On
weanesday-A Seer whose Gifts Are
srr,r,.,ag London-Slo6.O 900 ORereA
and Refused for tho Horse Ormonds-
u,tehem WIN Fight Corbstt for any Sun.
n.v,rtohl npI " InK sus Irtnftno and f~b'nhtns
<ssocidflon
Joypoy, AUG. 29.--The international OK.
.hsnse OF visits having boon temporarily con-
sludsd BY the return Of Admiral Gervais and
ths French feet 10 their own coast political
tranquility rests upon Europe. The last day
Al ths French mems stay at Portsmouth pro.
ducsd a climax in tho way OF weather. For six
days IL had ralned three hours out OF four. but
Al the seventh It never stopped, and the wind.
"A, 10 10 outuone. came along with hurricane
iores. Such a storm had not been known In
The summer time at Portsmouth for twenty
wars The Admiral had invited large number
Of guests 10 dinner or tho flagship. and . ball
vasto follow Hat a dozen steam tugs were
IN readiness TO convoy those invited. and. lie.
aci,s the storm. many ladies made their way
on board tho tenders rather than lose chance
which m eht never rscur; and then the French
men haa ma !e themselves so agreeable on shore
that surely soms sacrifice might DO made to do
,hsm honor on this last night. The tugs cast
Of and steamed at top speed. but made slow
work Of II in the teeth 81 the hurricane. Then
1, was sssn that the French Admiral WAS sig.
.allus that 1t would b positively dangerous
ah In hAae a
eanoslling oil previous enRagsments.
But .he blood OF the british tar was ne. No
hurricane had ever ret stopped him. aud he
wasn't going to lot tho Frenchmen think he
wss afraid Of little salt water and healthy
blow 80, plunsing on. tho little craft wont
through seas OF foam with decks washed
nom stem to stern. Only little headway was
made, and presently the lashing rain N ade tho
atmosphere 10 thick that 1t was impossible to
~ the length OF tho vessels. There was moth
Ing for 1t but to lilo to. keeping the engines 60
tns 10 maintain positions. The winds seemed
TO Shrek 10 fury. The little vessel rolled,
plunged. and creaked In . manner alarm
Log TO all landsmen. To make mat.
tprs worse. every now and then another
HELPLESS vessel would loom up out OF the
kaeknsss, and then there would DO much
shouting and whistlinR until tho danger Of
collision was avsrted. On the boat provided
iee the newspaper men not single man out
ol the whole tweuty went below. Soaked to
tho skin they hung to ropss on deck. every
man with cork Jacket prepared for the final
struggle which they felt sure must come. 30
they remained the whole night. startled every
lev minutes By the widest alarms.
When day broke the tenders made their way
hack into hsrbor and landed their passen GERS
AAsA -. 49,
svotdsd collision throughout the night was
little short Of . miracle. Six hours later the
Government tender started again to witness
W departure Of the Asst. but only two OF the
kusdrsd special corrsspondsnts as Portsmouth
vsstsssA In hsz. They had had enough OF the
~ esosss Of lady visitors to the British nest
Ne had Soas o. board before the storm
aFsss were obliged to rsmain With the tsrs al
lisht mpeh to thA anxiety Of their friends
sshosA
Some doubt hes t>ep thrown upon the state
nsstss to N lnvitstlon to tho British hset to
vidt Chsrboufg but there are good grounds
tes Tho bslisi that such an invitation was given
0Adniral Gesvais. and thst 1t was readily
seesptsd. The RUSSIANS, however. will nay the
Int visit 70 France. and II IL not probable that
u kngltsh dest viii put into Cherbourg for
ssath later.
LSwishsn has not done 10 well o. was OK
psetsd. True 1t has reduced tho Tory ma
,osty By some hupdrsds, but tho result does
~ give the true proportion Of parties in the
Borough. Unfortunately, on the polling day
~ Liberals would not take tho trouble to
soss because they felt sure the Tory would be
returned. and their utmost efforts could not
etersntl This 10 tho true explanation OF the
1IaeetoRtAns failing to make . still better
MOVING Out OF l1.o00 voters on the register
sss!ly 5000 failed to 90 to the polls.
Whls IN Texas people are encouraging rain |
neksn certain number OF grumbling Eng.
asAusn are exsspsRatsd It tho folks here who
u!as about such . result. They have some |
asus excuse. q being wet through every day
.ssessn weeks 10 apt to produce an irritating |
sasct upon the temper and nerves. A Fellow
VI mo Royal Society writes to the English |
ssxspspers as follows:
Asssatly In Great Britain We have bad three |
w eonsidsrablo rain producers, First, tho |
va days. artillery com petition At 6bosbury. |
ssss; second. tho artillery competition Of four
y I'VE days 10 Scotland. and lastly. the OK.
sasoee Of complimentary sAlutes between our
.esooors across the Chsnnsl and ourselves
wv Gays ago. during which . considerable
s~euat OF Rnnpowder was consumed 1t
ny" Do borne In mind that In our moist cli-
s I." Inc materials OF rain manufacture are
HsNs ready to hand. and far smaller power
1"ouired here to produce rain In unlimited
,xuan.l! than In America. even IN places far
sss arid than midland Texas"
Aoadd to tho continued miseries inflicted
Suoa thsm by tho continued rains. English
.Imers are now psstsrsd with another intiic-
.On. IN Lincolnshire Cambridgeshiro. and
"vnoS counties the insect known as the mus
~ OuY Is making SAC ravaGss among certain
~ue crops. At Despins q field OF mustard
-. 'euId to DO badly infested. and as soon as
ave eloa Was cut down tho bugs wore to be
~. crossing the road In extraordinary num-
IL ~. ~ their progress they dovoured every.
,s, the gardens and then made their way
s.s houses. fiom which they wore swept
.,. thousands From other quarters tho
,d.Vement is mHds that much damage has Uoen
~ -, w Inc army worm. which owes its name
N. 'act That its movements are made with all
MIN. regularity which is characteristic Of o
1av advance. Apparently the wet wealth
.o' w mas been experienced not only In this
,o. Ut throughout Europe. Is favorable
~ lplication o. these insect pests.
v.', chhmragne country phylloXera is
nm. MN" "a'oc with tho ines the prov sntati,o
ia,u1ts which have BEEN auop.ed having