The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11

now being supported by Stambuloff' S
paper and is promised the backing OF all
the anti-Russian elements in the prlncl-
palitv if he will abandon his folly OF the
past three years and resume his old atti-
tude of independence. Whether he will
have the nerve to do this, and still more,
whether Austria will trust him again, re-
mains in doubt. 1t is said that the public
feeling in Bulgaria, which wavered good
deal at the time of Stambuloff's murder, Is
now running strongly against the Russian
party delegation, which saw the Gar and
came back with obscure talk about bap-
tizing the infant Prince Boris in the ortho-
dox faith with the probability that Russia
would accept him as a ruler.
This is recognized as mere device to
get Prince Ferdinand to abdicate in his
sons favor, when Russia will turn round
and laugh at the idea that Prince Boris
could inherit rights which his father never
posed and improve the pretext for inter
vention which this state of anarcy would
offer.
Something like sensation was raised
for a day or two by reports from Vienna
that the meeting Of the Austrian Emperor,
the King of Roumania and the German
and Austrian Chancellors portended imme-
date action in the Balkans. 1t was even
said that the King of Roumania had not
only Joined the triple alliance, but stood
ready to march in troops TO occupy Bull
garia and perhaps annex it bodily, while
Austria overran Macedonia. These alarms
have died away again and would hardly be
worth recording, save as further signs OF
perturbation all over the Continent.
The assemblage of the new Parliament
next Monday excites small attention and
no curiosity. Anything like declaration
of policy is not looked for, and whatever in
terestmay be aroused will be strictly of the
personal sort. I understand the radicals
win raise the question of Henry NJ. Stan
ley's nationality; they have an idea that he
Is a naturalized American citizen. Another
like case will probably arise in Ireland, but
these rarely amount to anything, because
born British SUBJECT can always resume
that state by formally declaring his lnten-
ton to do so.
The Irish Parliamentary party has a
meeting at o'clock Tuesday. Inasmuch
as no members of it will be in London till
Monday, the proceedings must be matter
of pure speculation. That there will be a
sharp row seems inevitable. I hear that
Timothy Healy intends proposing Sexton
as a candidate against Mccarthy, but I
have no knowledge of the fact or of any
thing else that they are going to do. The
understanding is that Healy's strength in
the party is about as it was in the last Par
lament, but is likely to be strengthened
later by three gains in the bye elections.
From very small beginnings in the Rus
sian province of Volhynia. cholera has
suddenly made an expanding break in
several directions, notably to the south
and west Various dispatches from
Cracow, Lemberg and other points show
that it is spreading rapidly IN Austrian
Poland. Still more circumstantial stories
come from Northern Russia, where the
epidemic has reached the vicinity of Kief
and even, it is rumored, in the city itself.
This entire section, including Odessa and
the Crimea, has been suffering from ex-
traordinary heat. During the prolonged
drought springs were dried up, crops were
burned, the cattle are dying of thirst and
the conditions are most favorable for the
ravages of the contagion. The death rate
in Odessa for the last six weeks was more
than double the usual summer rate, even
as it is, and the citizens are in mortal
terror lest the cholera add to their woes.
Kaiser Wilhelm's STAY at Cowes this year
has been, by comparison, an extremely
quiet affair. He was deeply annoyed last
sumner at the remarkably mixed crowd
that the Prince of Wales had around him
there, and especially resented having per-
sons thrust upon him at dinners and
luncheons who could not have possibly
ever got in the same room with him at
Berlin.
I am afraid that these people who
aroused his imperial dislike were not in
variably of European birth. At any rate
this season is quite unique in the history
of yachting at Cowes for the scarcity OF
Americans and the lists of guests at the
various entertainments and gatherings OF
royalty, which last year read like report
OF Narragansett Pier arrivals, this time
contained scarcely a single transatlantic
name. The same thing is noticeable in the
big house party announced for Lowther
castle next week during the Emperor S
stay. It is all English, exclusive of the
aristocratic set which has never had any
thing to do with merchant. Lowther
castle itself, though not so famous in the
guide books as many other histories, is one
of the most wonderful places in England
with stately terrace mile in length over
looking magnificent mountain gorge and
g vast panorama of wild northern scenery.
Kaiser Wilhelm's five days there will be
devoted to grouse shooting.
The hardship of gentlemen having to be
II. London Monday and most of next week
for ~ opening of Parliament while theil
more fortunate fellows are opening the
grouse season is treated quite respectfully
by the press as a genuine grievance, and
has incidentally brought out much more
grouse literature in the press than usual
1t seems that the predictions of last winter
that the exceptional severity of the past
cold would hurt the birds, have been en-.
tirely falsifed. There never were so many
grouse in such splendid condition as are
now awaiting Mondays battle. This is
explained by the theory that the better
weather and deep snow killed the weak
birds and forced the others to scatter
widely over the country in search of food
with the result of great infusion of new
blood in various districts. The fashion Of