The morning call., 1892-06-27

1t Is only az apparently serious matter
this accusation that the military attacbe Of
the United States Ministry 10 France, Cap
tain Borup, has divulged plans which LIE
obtained from employees of the French Min
stry of Marine. It's extremely improbable
that if he did get hold of the lans in this
concealed manner, he would sell them TO
agents OF Germany and Italy. Captain
BOrup denies any implication that he has
sold confidential news to any Of the Euro
pean powers lie should enjoy the benefit
Of his denial until proof is offered other
wise. As military attache, Ii is quite within
the range Of his duty that lie should procure
all information possible by legitimate means,
for the benefit OF his own country In fact
his Office exists for that purpose If the
discovery proceeds no further than this, the
diplomatic world will only smile. There is
really very little OF anything in military or
naval plans kept secret absolutely. DlVul-
genee ekes out little by little, and all Gov
ernments understand the process Of extrac-
ton.
The speculaiions of correspondents on
what has resulted from the interview be-
tween the Emperor Of Germany and King
Humbert OF Italy are the legitimate gossip
Of the moment, but ii may be assumed that
nobody knows what has happened. 1t is
clear enough that Italy cannot 60 on as it
and military expenditure, without bringing
the financial and political state of the coun-
try TO a crash But however DESTROYS Ger
many may be TO retain the effective support
of Italy, 1t is hard to imagine that Germany
can afford to pay the debts of Italy for
martial extravaganza That is what il
amounts TO, if Italy, through the inter
yention of the Emperor is accommodated
on easy terms with loans from German
bankers. The bankers at least will take
care that they do not suffer, and the Ger
man people, who at present groan under
their own sacrifices, will not forget this
compact when they come TO vote. The
whole story may be hollow, and nothing
better than the surmise of correspondents
who were not privileged TO listen to what
the Kaiser and the King did discuss.
There appears to be an outburst of in
dignation in Missouri at the proposal of
some people anxious to ''get there" TO trans
port to Chicago the house in which Jesse
James, the notorious outlaw, was shot
down by Bob Ford. member OF his gang
10 the view Of these showmen this house
would adorn the Chicago exhibition and
swell the receipts into great figures. Why
Missouri wishes 10 keep the house is not
clear. put il does. Perhaps Ii adorns Mis-
souri, quite as illuStrOusly as it would Hi
nois. The bare proposal suggests that some
a rogues' portrait gallery. and. as far as
possible, realistic wax exhibition of all
that is criminal in the United States. A
Nine. TuSSaud's display OF this character
could not fail TO be oyerpOweringly attrac-
tive were there little more 10 consider than
the extent Of ground necessary for ade-
quate representation. The bOOdIers would
have their share Of an historic corner, ard
the gallery of muTderers, unhung and
otherwise, would be tOlerably large, and
would not invdiously reflect upon any par
ticular State The scheme is too gigantic
even for Chicago.
The raft of logs constructed al Fort Bragg
broke loose and the greater part Of the
timber went adrift. The raft was originally
intended for San Francisco, and, as it hap.
pens, a considerable number of the derelict
logs have actually come ashore on the beach
south of the Cliff House. This is one of the
accidents Of the sea which might encourage
transportation in haphazard fashion, but
apart from the uncertainty of the process
there Is the very great objection that drift
ing timber is apt to drive hole in the sides
of passing vessels Something better will
have to be done when next raft is foated
at Fort Bragg.
The woman in Chester who saluted Mr..
Gladstone on the eye with hard lump of
gingerbread may possibly have been an
irate woman's suffragist scandalized by the
ex-Premer's recent declaration that the
fair sex are not qualified for the franchise
and should occupy themselves with duties
outside OF politics. 1t is, however, more
probable that she is simply the wife of a
rabid Tory artisan, species OF self-deny-
ing creature common in Lancashire and
Cheshire. She has raised herself TO noso-
riety by her physical bOldness and may
hope for a monument from the cause she
favors should the G. 0. NJ. not succeed in