New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-09

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| Gar the young Emperor invited himself to
Russia and entered st. Petersburg in a blaze
of glory. He quilted il little later in the
shadow of failure and defeat. His reception
was formally magnificent but his host stolidly
evaded his conciliatory overtures, and even
persisted in speaking French at their meetings,
although the guest had taken special pains to
acquire the Russian language. In sham fight
the Emperor was ANONYMOUSLY captured by
the Cars cavalry and escorted a prisoner to
headquarters. After his departure the Russian
duties on German imports were raised 30 per
cent, the force of Russian cruisers in the Baltic
was made to equal or outnumber that of Ger
many, and, to crown all, the French General
Boisdeffre was specially invited to witness the
Russian army manoeuvres on the Austrian
frontier, at which Germany was not repre-
scented.
For many months the Emperor has been
vainly awaiting a return visit from the Car
and his eager acceptance OF the Cars tardy
and grudging offer to run over from COpen-
hagen, where that ruler has been for some
weeks in attendance at the King of Denmark s
golden wedding festivities, indicated his anxiety
and Impotence. The report that this visit is
the forerunner of another in September is not
confirmed, but the Car certainly landed at
kicl only on urgent solicitation. At Kiel the
Emperor's arrangements were elaborate. True,
the populace showed little enthusiasm but if
the Gar were to be caught with show, the
bands, flags, cannon sautcs, dressed warships,
banquets and military reviews must have tenn
pered his habtual obduracy. He did freely
commend the soldier-likc appearance of a picked
regiment. His stay, moreover, lasted for several
hours instead of for only half an hour, as was
intended and when, after nightfall, the Rus
sian yacht steamed away, with the German
warships firing salvoes and Illuminating it with
their carch-lights, the elated Emperor no doubt
congratulated himself that his dream was at
last fulfilled.
Alas for the hopes of kings At that very
moment the "Novoe Vrcmya' was printing an
inspired article, warning Germany to cherish no
deusiOn concerning Russia's attitude and Bcr-
lin was just finding out that the Car had
carefully Offset the possible influence of the
Kiel demonstration by dspatching his cousin,
the Grand Duke Constantine, To Nancy, to call
on President Carnot This visit was not only
adroitly timed, but the circumstances leave no
doubt Of its object At Nancy it was wholly
unaniicpated, and President Carnot was abrupt
~ informed of the Grand Dukes arrival while
receiving the officers of the garrison. The ef
feet on the people was striking, especially when
compared with what happened at Kel. Rus
sian flags were everywhere displayed, students
sang the Russian national hymn, and, when the
Grand Duke took his leave, after long con-
vcrsation with the President and cordial in
tcrchange of courtesies his carriage was filled
with the roses pcltcd by the crowd. The En-
perors feelings on receiving the news may be
imagined. The Berlin press. naturally enough
dcplores the Cars " want OF tact But deep
er attributes are involved. The Gar not only
stcrnly repcls Gcrmany's friendly approaches.
He is even careful 10 ncutralize the amenities
of common courtesy. The kicl meeting may
thus do more than shock the German Emperor's
susccptibiliticS. 1t may once more open the
own of Europo