The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-05
LONDON TOPICS UP TO date
The Car Of Russia and the Peace of
European Powers.
GLOOMY EUROPEAN OUTLOOK
Death of the Amcer of Afghanistan-Ex
ambassador Bayard and English Gus.
toms-Narrow Escape of the Future
King of England.
London, Oct. 20.

London, Oct 20.
The field of politics just now offers
some hard problems for solution. What
will happen in Europe IL the Car dies ?
What will follow If the reported death
of the Ameer of Afganistan be true?
and how long will the present govern
ment be able to retain Office under
their present difficulties. For thirteen
years the Czar has wthstood the dan
ger and responsibility of his position,
but he has overtaXed his powers and
from all accounts his iron constitution
has given away. The Gear has always
had strong moral sense and has been
cnoscientiously devoted to the people
he rules, his foreign policy has been
sound and he has striven to avoid irrita-
ton to his neighbors. But his illness
betokens news of the gravest import
and 1t is no exaggeration to say that all
the Stock Exchanges in the world are
regarding the Emporer Of Russia as the
greatest guarantor Of peace of the pre-
sent day. The Car has always been a
man of peace, and possesses a deep
hatred Of war. But the Sclavonic ten
dency leans towards combativeness and
the average Russian is easily reused
and the feverish desire for hot headed
action and brutality is of a passion
ate nature. Should this peace loving
Emperor pass away, difficulties may
arise, as what may be the personal char
acter Of a new Czar can only be gather
ed after experience. Uneasy Is the head
that wears the Russian crown and un-
easy will remain the several Stock EX-
changes until something definite is
known of the Cars malady and of the
tendency of the Emperor of all the Rus
sias that will follow him. The Queen
and the Princess Of Wales are both
greatly distressed at the illness of their
kinsman, whom they both regard as
perfect model Of what husband and a
father should be.
If the news that reaches us from
Simla be true then the situation in
Afghanistan is a grave one, especially
for the Europeans at present in the
country. Afghanistan, although called
by nice people kingdom, is nothing
more or less that series of small demo-
VI dNiNS Win <aillCSi biCtobOi' L HS
Ameer dead and his son and many
others will be pulling each others royal
(and prominenD noses over the right to
the throne. There are five English
ladies and several gentlemen at Cabul
and Lord Roberts advise Is Get away
with all speed, for such is the undying
hatred of the Mahommedan for the
Christian that their lives will not be
worth snap of the fingers, and 1t is
but the personal influence of Abdurrah-
man that had held their passions in
check" These English people-advisers
and offlcials-are 1870 miles from Pesha-
wur and If the Ameer is dead it is more
than probable that they will never
reach there.
Among other events during the last
week there has been a pussy-cat show
at the Crystal Palace, and standing
among them one is tempted to alter the
sentence uttered by the old parrot at
bird exhibition "Oh cocky! what id
lot of parrotsr' The writer of these
notes has up to the pesent imagined
that the majority of feline creation
assembled of an evening beneath his
lattice window fourtb floor back)
where they nightly repeat their too well
known uproar-I mean opera! But he
is wrong! for at the Palace there are
Cats to the right of one, cats to the
left of one, clawing and purring," cats
with tails and cats without, cats of all
colors and Of varied beauty. The fee
10 fhroa chillinCr civ IN
the ordinary individual and one shilling
six pence to the "down-trodden" work.
ing man, and 80 gallons of milk and
mountains of cat-meat are in daily re-
qurement. The pussies look very COM
Portable and draw large and apprecia
tive audiences.
Sir John Ashley, whose death we re-
corded last week, was laid to rest on
Tuesday, the sixteenth. At memorial
service held In the Royal Military
Chapel at Wellington Barracks large
and aristocratic gathering assembled
to pay their last respects to the much
loved Mate" The Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Cambridge were both rep
resented, and the Duke of Teck attend
ed personally, and earls, dukes, lords
and ladies were mingled with the fine
old sportsmans comrades and the many
members of his old regiment present.
The Duke of York and his Duchess
had narrow escape during their re-
cent visit to Leeds. A semi-idiot in the
person of poorly dressed unfortunate
man sprang upon the steps of the car
riage The man was quickly seized,
however and a repetition of the hor-
rible '"Carnot" tragedy was averted.
The Duke showed great presence of
mind and the young Duchess kept her
composure wonderfully. She has good
blood in her veins that runs down to
some of the finest old Hungarian nobil-
ity. 1t would have been a sad day for
England If either of the very popular
couple had been fatally injured, and it
behooves those in authority to take
greater precautions in the future.
Mr.. Bayard, the late United States
Ambassador to England has been say
ing all sorts of pretty things about Eng
land 1t is very nice to read of these
compliments and undoubtedly Mr.. Bay
ard was great favorite in the great
little island, but oh! Mr.. B. you must
have had your lot cast upon the most
pleasant places at the most pleasant of
times The respect for the law in Eng
land struck Mr. Bayard particularly
and he is quite right-a policeman
seldom illtreats a man here and the
way constable can stand quietly
amidst the surging traffic and stem the
tide by raising his arm speaks volumes
for their power and the manner in
which it is respected. Mr., B. never
heard an oath! dear, dear, we are not
all so lucky, he could never have trav-
elled on an omnibus by the side of an
ordinarily healthy driver, he cannot
have been within miles of a billiard
room or the East End, oh, yes! there
Is plenty Of swearing, especially
amongst our young men. Then Mr.. b.