The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-02

Cream of Yesterdays New YORK rre'S.
The Tribune has a cable from LONDON
stating that the first volume OF Oouht No.
Moltke's war correspondence IS OF in'eieSS
chiefly 10 students Of military tactics. no
volume contains 146 letters reiauhs " 'n9s
Danish war of 1864. The foretnousnt u
Won Moltke was shown as early as I'oo, VIZ,
writing to Won Room OF the necessity u q
plan of concentration 50 that the army 49, ~
be ready to meet the French. he saiu tna' tn0
plan ought 20 be based upon the soiu ~
operation of the whole of Southwest yer.
many. especially Bavaria. The defeiopMon
of the plans discloses the tact tha' no
attaches the greate-t impoftanco ~ ~
the general international situatlOn' 10
repeatedly urges the maintenance Vi
strength Of the general stai as a Necessary
for partial OF general mobilization. lie wroye
10 hing William IN January. 1861. that, shouiu
Saxonv and Hanover. As then seemed posi-
bic. ioin Denmark, the seat of war "ouid 70
transferred and ii fresh Mobilization WVulu
be necessary. His reports 10 hing Whiahl
conmeut upon the strategy leading 70 the
siege and capture Of Duppel in March. lie
thought the time would have been better
spent in landing in Alsen and occupying
Funen. Subsequent developments proved
that the criticism was correct. AS one HOH1n
later the Danes retreated from Alsen- ION
Moltke's scheme OF operations was Thereafter
adopted and ended the war.
Among Won Moltke's characteristic phrases
occur the following. in letters to General
Blumenthal. For goodness sake; ION
make extensive reports on events hOou' "
happen" and again, Make history: leave t dnpe
writing of it TO others. Take Alsen ana o'Uoo
pairs OF boots. and all other SINS you ever
committed will DO forgiven you."
Edmund Yates cables to the Tribune as
follows. The truth about the Cannes tragedy
10 still involved in uncertainty, and no ere
dence should be placed IN the authentic ac;
counts which appear daily In Engllsh ana
French journals. which, without exception
are inspired by Mr.. Deacon or by the TRENDS
of NJ. Abeille. The whole truth rs 10 the
hour and circumstances OF this miserable
affair will be made public at the ~assiles. at
which Deacon will take his trial. and Will DC
subjected to q searching lnterrogatory ana
his fate will remain IN the hands OF "a Jury OF
the Alpes Maritimes. In the meanwhile
Abeille has been buried ID the Gene
terry at Passy. after an imposing ser
vice on Thursday at the Madeleine,
which was'conducted with much musical
pomp, the catatalque being laden with mag
nifcent flowers and the great church all hung
i'm black. relieved by the blue and gold es-
cutche0ns of beehives and bees, the armorlal
bearings of NJ. Achilles family. which made
its fortune under the empire which bore the
same hersldic insignia. The Madeleine was
filled with a crowd, not only OF sympathlzers
and sight-seers. but also by a numerous we'd
ding party, a marriage being performed at
the other end of the building while the Dies
Irae" was actually being sung at the high
altar.
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The Sun has the following telegram from
Chicago: Judge Walter q. Gresham has been
mentioned as the probable presidential can
didate of the Peoples party. Ia an inter
.. - H. IL, I,l,a cold IF ~ NOT ia rna
confidence of the leaders of the party, or OF
the persons who were in convention at st.
LOUIS. have no private as 20
their plans, and | know OF no reason why
they should desire that my name should head
their ticket if they expect 10 put one III the
field
The World says that Sir Morell Mackenzie
was the architect of his " fortune, and the
starting-point of his success was his tounda-
dation OF the Hospital for Diseases or the
Throat in London. So humble were his be-
g~innings that after prescribing for the pa
tients as a physician in one room he used 10
retire into another. where with his own hands
he would dispense the medicines lie had or
dered, taking care IN handing out the bottles
that his face should not be seen.
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The Herald has the following special cable
from Paris:
asked Colonel Mapleson to-day if it were
true that be had made a proposition. through
Sir Augustus Harris, TO give opera in New
York next year.
There is not a word oftruth in il. said the
Colonel. Sir Augustus Harris has no au-
thority to make use of my name"
Asked how about the guarantee, he re-
piled:
Il require no guarantee. In my opinion
when an opera is properly performed the pub
lie support is the proper guarantee. / carried
the Academy Of Music without a guarantee,
and have no doubt the same can be accom-
plshed with the Metropolitan Opera House"
But is it possible TO run opera without a
guarantee under the present state of affairs s"
"Of course it Is, but there would have TO
be some provision made by the stockholders
who enjoy the use OF free seats. and they
would have 10 compensate the manager for
the same At the present moment these
stockholders are taxing themselves much more
than they need 10 do
Would you be willing, Colonel, to under
take the management Of the forthcoming sea-
SOM"
Yes. but / must know at once. in order TO
secure the best orchestra ballet. chorus and
ensemble. Likewise there are the principal
yocallsts, who are difficult to obtain. for they
have engagements made as far in advance as
two years"
will you 60 to the United States -
Eyes, if the direction of the Metropolitan
Opera House ask me. / am prepared to 90
over at once, and | should be delighted 10 do
so. | would then place before the directors
plans for their consideration. and if not well
received then | should wait my time. which is
sure to Gomez
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