The record-union., 1896-09-07

tain the nominal integrity of Turkey,
and for a time enable the powers to
escape being dragged into an European
war over the division of the spOils of the
Ottoman Empire. Practically the for
eign ambassadors are already treating
Turkey as a Government existing
wholly upon sufferance, but they do not
take the responsibilities which ought
to be associated with the situation.
Only the bare proposals have been
heard of outside of the circle which is
formulating the scheme, but the plan
is doubtless full of difficulties in the
way of its working smoothly. One
thing, however, is certain, and that is
that both the encourage of the Kaiser
and that of the Czar are convinced that
they can no longer rest content upon
mere diplomatic remonStrances to the
Forte, and it is we'll understood that
family influences upon the Gar at Co
penhagen and similar influences upon
the Kaiser from Balmoral have become
insistent beyond precedent In favor of
an effective stoppage of the horrors in
Turkey, and these influences, it is be-
lieved may be the most potent of all
| in determining the two EmperOrs upon
| the course which it is now proposed to
pursue.
Diplomatic advices received from Con-
| Stantinople are such to cause well
grounded fears here that very much
worse things than have already oc-
| CURED in Constantinople may happen
! in that city before the ambassadors are
| able to arrange for an armed interven-
| ton to suppress disorders; that the Sui
tan's palace clique, learning that the Sui
tdn'S reign iS a hpnf n ma
ganize a massacre upon a very much
| larger scale than heretofore, and which
| will involve many other persons than
| Armenians as its victims.
| The reports that the British, French
| and Italian warships in Turkish waters
| have been reinforced, while the German
warships have not, have excited a wide
| spread feeling of discomfort, which is
! being freely expressed in the newSpa-
perS regardless of their political bias
Despite the action of other powers in
| augmenting their naval strength in
| Turkish waters, the Admiralty of Ger
| many have up to this time taken no
steps to increase the strength and num-
| Der of the German war vessels there
| but, apparently goaded by the utter
| anceS of the press into doing something
| they nave now ordered the training-Shi
| Gne1SSnau to SMYRNA and the gum
| boat Ersatz to replace the old and worn
out Lorelei on the ConStantinople sta
tlon. These measures are extremely
poor, indeed little better than none at
all, if Germany is to figure in the in
tervention of the powers in front of
Constantinople.
The fetes at Breslar in honor Of the
Car and Czarina Dear a close resem-
Glance to all Of the preceding demon
strations of the kind. The streets Of
the town are thronged with people,
who cheer in season and out and per-
slstently press upon the long line of
troops and occupy the borders of the
streets to keep the crowds from i'm
pedlng the progress of the imperial
visitors and the Kaiser and Kaiserin
with their suites as they pass. The
heat yesterday and to-day was intense
and served to increase the general dis
comfort of the people. High prices for
every conceivable thing for which there
was the slightest demand We're the rule
The grand old city was draped from
end to end, and the main thoroughfares
were profusely decorated with every
kind Of drapery, banners, etc, that
could be found suitable to the occasion
Flags, festoons of bunting and rough,
| but striking pictorial shields of Silesia
and German paintings of the Kaiser
and the Car, and rudely painted mot
| toes and expressions of welcome were
| To be seen at every street corner. Some
| of the decorations, however, were very
handsome and artistic. The Municipal
Council voted the sum of 100, 900 marks
for the purpose of providing decora-
tions, and those purchased under these
auspices were very fine. AS a whole,
the decorations of Breslau We're far
more elaborate than those seen by the
Russian imperial party in Vienna.
The thousands Of visitors to Breslau
including the army Of press representa-
tiveS, have reason to regret the lin
tied accommodations Of the city. The
military and civil officials filled what
few small hotels there We're available
and the visitors had to shift for them
selves as best they could. 1t was origi-
Dally intended that the Car and Gar
ina, with their suites, should occupy
the royal castle, but the Emperors s
Court Marshal, who was in charge of
the arrangements, found that the cas-
tie would be too small to hold both of
the imperial visitors and their attend
ants, so the new house of the Silesian
Landtag, in course of erection, was
hurriedly ordered to be completed
within the three weeks remaining prior
to the reception of the Car. Accord
ingly, a force of 500 WOrkmen We're en-
ployed night and day in getting the
building and its approaches in passa-
bic and fit condition, and it was only
on Friday the day before the Cars
arrival, that they ceased work.
A representative of the United -Asso-
ciated Presses who was permitted to
| inspect the interior of the building on
! Friday found a dominant sense of new
ness everywhere, and the raw odors of
new wood, paint etc, pervaded the
place. Still, the imperial apartments
were gorgeous with tapestries, pictures,
etc, which had been transferred to the
! building from. the regal palaces of
| Prussia, and presented beautiful
spectacle The grand reception room,
which was constructed within the CEN
| trail hall, was adorned with statuary
and tropical plants. In this hall the
Car and Czarina held reception Sat
urday evening, receiving the Kaiser,
| the Kaiserin and the Silesian mobiles,
and here also the Russian visitors gave
| a luncheon to-day Sunday at which
the Kaiser and Kaiserin and select
number of the officials were present
The Kaiser will go to Darmstadt on
October Sth, when the Car and Gar
| ina are there. Upon that occasion there
Will be a family conclave, and several
| important functions will be held, func-
| ticns that will be very elaborate for