New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-30
ROUND ABOUT EUROPE.

ROUND ABOUT EUROPE
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS FOR KING LoBENGULA
AG.IN>r TIE ENGLISH EMPRESS
VI TORiNs REVOLVER.
According to the official report just published by
the French Government there has not oeen d
single case OF an American applying Tor papers
or naturalization during the past tweNe hoh'"s'
Count Herbert Bsmar-k's visit to the Empress
Frederick. az Honiburg. d. notes a marked improve
mcnt in relations the imperial family toward
the cx-Charcellor. one of the principal causes OF
the lattor's diar-ace was the insulting attitude
which he and particularly his SON Herbert mad
adopted toward the widow OF unser Fritz IL would
appear therefore. hat the recent telegram o ~ III
pathy addressed by the Emperor TO his most mus,
trious subject has been productive OF more iovai
and kindly sentiments On the part OF BISMARCK
The Duke of York and his uncle. the new Duke
Of Sayc-C oburr -GGtha, are among the cnlei anu
larSes; exhibitors the Phhatelic exhiDuon N
progress in London. The stamps exhibited repre-
sent an immense value, some OF the most 'avfpie
Of them being those owned by the DUKE OF horn;;
who devotes much of his time to Classifying ana
pastinB his stamps.
Fads of an Empress-Empress Victoria Augusta
OF Germany has developed OF late into "A very en-
thusiastic lawn tennis PLACER. and spends much OF
her time in playing tennis with her husband IN the
courts that have been marked on ~ PotsNarl' one
has Tx wise become afflicted with the Photographic
oraze and wherever she goes she taheS ntr
taken 81 hor was made by member OF her suite
husband in witch she accompanied him. IL repre-
scnts her in somewhat extraordinary ShoptIhS
costume. with k.atlng knife by her siie, large
revolver IN hand and Il lasso in the other.
Lobengula's American Alllos.-Not only Is the
British Mashonalard Chartered Company. of which
the Dukes Of Fir. and Abercorn are directors az
ycriisng in Tho London Times for volunteers to
fight against King T.obcngula. promising free farms
by way OF bounty in the country to be cohquere''
but there T. ai.o an American citi2eh res''e"
at Johanni berg Il tc Transyaal RspY tor yo M
f. advertising IN - Transvaal papers loi roi. M
teers to he!p the Matabelc monarch against 'ne
Fnglirh N. narnr 90 this American cl,lleh i !,
q Whitteker. and ac,crlng to hs own s' sno LII,
ne has already ruc,eicd I'm raising over ~ WI" nt
CIV Of Euinway5 "sanst The English forces. which
are ccmpoetd parity Of regular troops ana party
Of the Chartered Companys forces.
4 clover Re,ort-A Young globe tro'tcr bearing
an illustrous French name was holding forth uurth"
a dinner In the Faubourg ~. German AT rams
about n. loy",in '-s u the island OF lahlu anu
describing in glowing colors the marvellous beauty
OF the women os that French dependency "l'h
the object OF learning whether the young Traveller
had restricted his observations 10 th' I'm -,
as one rnlght have been tempted u believe from
,bs tenor ~ his remarks one OF the Barcns Roths-
cliil who was present Nenture1 70 lilnic II IT, H.
onpcr,ion c,ith N, ISLAND Resenting The Barons
t,,,Irv a. re-i,~l yes what struck mucn
49, H. Is th.t so?'' exclaimed the Baron.
in no wise disconcert'd Ihra le, Eor , mar "'
go there together, We shall make our i0''u'e'
r,eirel Uls C'ustomers-At an inquest held the
other day in England the evidence brought 10
light tie queer fact that the dead mans life hai
bar insured FOR q O. by the lqucr-deaer whose par
he chiefly patronized. No secret was made about
III, matter it being perfectly fair and above par;
~. iouor- l.aler only wishing TO insure h1inseIt
1i'ih "a valuable customer The practice is
stated to be- quite frequent
EMPEROR Williams Hard Head.-In comforting
49,, N.,-igror della Noipc the Grand Master OF
-. trou-.hod of the Pope the Grand Cross Of the
.r,,.r Of ~, cram. Emperor William has shown
, r.inarkali. soirif ~ forgiveness on the occd-
sion g., .,D Fa' e.. h..' Visit - the Pop" His Ma
t.st. l.t nis L..lrf taxable 20 t,r srounL NonsS-
nor dell Noiue iariet t'r.y stoopri 10 DICK II up
i.nfor,un,.slv Emperor William bent down for tn
~. ,..r,.os. .,ad the head Of the monarch ami
trai o. t,e proaf came into violent collision ahd
,,.. Gravity 80 an arrs.nt put 10 severe test
II required the utmost presence OF nlIl on IN"
pa~t OF me Monsgnor to restrain himself from APP
Lin. bia hand. tu big damaged pate. ana since
th.n hc has pot he:itated 10 proclaim I.np.T0f
Niiliasu as Dsins the most hard-heah"i monarch IN
Christ nIom.
r,o,,n, Princes -Aur.rian and Hungarian So
cefy f. much wrought up hy the disclosures In con-
uocti,n with the suit Tor divorce now In progress
,,,.oa primo. Arthur Odescalchi and his wife VINO
,..,. foru.rly "A .oun ess Iichy. While the Primo"
has i,en tr. -. r,. Z Count Bcthcn as correspond
.nt The princes ON the other hard, charges nm
with frequently beating her, and also with keep
INK her - close prisoner Tor set,I.i We ~ .o
oether IN ono a. rs castles. The Prince has bern
.ingulafiy mi. rtunate In his matIaoniai eNptfi
md vie a countess Eroedy. Matters have been
further compiicat.1 bv a suit for libel brought py
parers ~ Vienna and Pesth Tor havine printed his
name ~ one u the co-respondcnts ~ ne case me
rfff Cd A. al
sage across the telephone wires
Illruiiau Cornmander.-Sir John Willoughby.
who Is IN coruard OF the chartered South AFRICA
Coinpany's forces IN Newfoundland. was formerly
n CAPTAIN o. the Royal Horse Guards and cele-
hr,f.I os being fhe smallest officer Of the British
ARMY III. served both tn the Egyptian and In the
Nile campaigns with his regiment; has been on
many q hunting eyp"I'tlon III Airica, anu iuL Il
time enjoyed much prominence on 'i' ,ul'' pu.ihs
the last three years he has devoted MS attention
exclusively 3D. South A'Flrah 'h.s'P IEr.s " 1pa'
Of which ~ Is associated with the Earl OF Dun
raven.
F~,ravacance a. On Archduke.-Archdukc Francis
F.r,llnand's VOYAGE round the world, which has
,,st been brought To conclusion by his arrival at
Ni.rna Is stated 10 have cost looo0yD horns moro
than the large sum which was originally assigned
FOR the purpose. Fortunately the Archduke's re-
...,r,ss ARE very rrpat his private fortune being
one of the largest In Austria. and no call VIII be-
mad- upon the national treasury Tor deiraylnE
;ha .NppusCs OF MS mp. us hunting fopHlts
include no than fifteen tigers. besides several
,nntners and he mas likewise many thousand pho
i~araphs taken either by himself or by members
o. his suite
Two Inposslle Matchcs.-Thcre Is no founla-
lion for the statements that Arcndu!Ic Francis Fer
din,nl Is about 10 be married either 10 an English
,,r,c.ss or 10 the widow OF the late Crown Prince
Rulolph FOR at the time OF the birth of the daugh-
TOR of Princess Sicphanic u was declared by the
,hvslcians that she could never hope 10 become n
,nnthcr again white the Processes Of the reigning
house Of England debarred by the constitution
fron marrying Catholics Just In the same way
~, members 81 the Imperial house Of Hapsburs
are strictly prohibited from wedding Professionals.
Ncv Naval Attdchc-Captain Custance. who
has inst been appointed to the post Of naval at
toche of the British Embassy at Washington. is
ON. oc the most justly popular and clever officers
~ ourcn Nictoril's maritime forces. He was for
u long time assistant director OF the Naval Intelli-
g. nc. DEPARTMENT o! the Admiralty and has re-
Gently been commanding the cruiser PhactOn in
the Mediterranean.
That Fatal name Of Booth.-There Is one country