New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-12
ROUND ABOUT EUROPE.
EXTRAORDINARY SECURES A NEW AMI
IMPORTANT ALLY.
UNITED STATES TO JOIN THE PARCELS POST
UNION TOM LOATES's ACCIDENT -oho
CANALS FOR BICYCLE TRACKs-CosT OF

/ lowing the ceremony of the opening Oh inc i'''
Gates signazes very important modihca',o" ~
, the political situation of Eastern Europe, ~, ~
has been coinc dent with the conclusion OF a oeh-
mite treaty of alliance between Austria ana f'ui''
MIA The latter holds the key of the northern I'll.
trance to what is left OF the Ottoman Empire anu
through her alliance with Austria the aer vSc
the moment comes for the partition t o, Danmbe
The union of these two great States Oh t u no con-
likewise indicates that Austro- hungary na, @ IN
fidence in the will the ability Of hei parsneis d
the Triple Alliance to defend her from consnt,nrs
with the Gar Moreover. this new alliance oi h ta
tria and Rumania practicaly k ds southern Sav
Empire under Russian auspices
According TO an announcement, in the Official
Gazette of the Empire" at Berlin ,he M"
States has announced its decision of joining the
rational Parcels Post Convention ON the occa-
sion of the international Postal congress D.,
a Gc nIa and nd Paraguay have likewise intimated
their resolve TO follow the example Oh inc ''
States in the matter.
! Tom Ioates the celebrated English jockey VINO
has ridden the winner Of the Derby on no less ','
| five occasions. met with serious "
while riding the favorite at the of the
brain broke his collar-bone and his leg ~socs w.
eeving severe internal @ ever be- able to ride
be Killed
| The important town of Brucx. In Bohemia Is oe-
ginning to tumble about the ears oil ts ihhap'''''
/ owing TO the faulty construction OF 'he oo'' P''H
| h.pe,th H. The railroad station has disappeared
into the bowels Of the earth. the me ils'i' I'M
| transformcJ into a species Of switchback Ana
curiously enough. while the value OF nous , r
I'm Rr,ex il declining n rapid rate. the reh'S "s
| increasing
! Among the schemes that are now engaging TIE
attention OF the British publ, Is one Tor the con
version OF the numerous caEals running out oil Lon
| don into bicycle tracks The canals are reiauVey
! hut little used, pay altogether Inadequate returns
and are In a shocking state OF uniephir' II - p'o
posed to let the waite out ana 70 man Is est,
| mated that a hfty-mile track thus CONSTRUCTED
m"riJ cost about SO 0 and that charge OF 10 or
! Il cents day per bicycle would Elelu h"""'o"'
profit
| A., ossoc,at.o, has beer formed Edinburgh
! ard in London for the purpose OF exporting the
surplus colored population OF the British Nest III
dies TO Encland's possessions in Centra' AZTEC"
where a grant OF l0.Jl acres mas air"'"S ''" ~
cured as a first instalment FOR the purpose in'
oloraJ race has increased fast or late years IT
IN. English West Indies that In rarbadoet TOR ~
s,apcc The average Is 200 TO the sQuar" fni'
Under the circumstances Few can h,;th, III any ,nnde
huf a hare living out of tn" so. whi.' th'' i.io''
OF life is primitive that even me hs' I's9 ~
OF starving people namey n ~" Them In" scheme
is meeting with widespread approval amo "iS ia
support and before long The Wes b ' as " n The
gentle ar, Of welding the and the banjo and
in receiving in return points concerning INC use VI
| the assagai and the war clup'
The sanitary authorities AZ Paris In conjunction
with the police. have jus. begun series o. dras'c
! ,,.asur.s aeans, the middle and lower class res
! taurants the owners OF which haV- for som" ''h'
mast been in the habit of purchasing "a" m at con
! a.mned as diseased at the Central Market ana
setting Il before their customers after h"Vlns uo
tored II by means o. spirta OF tfp.,'o -, ,,refc
"a
ton temporarily to disapp"ar SOM OF M , M
ancestor has been ia such shocking condl,lon 'lat
=, w,s deeroed too bad for the animals at he
| Iardin discrimination ana AZ w" '.,''' -.
| pi,nirs The unfortunate students OF IN" lhiin
n'arter and OF Inc art schools have Therefore been
! feeding on stews made Of m"a' that haI 'f'h
| turned the stomach OF ostrich"s nnd boz coisu''-
/ Ors
rbere seems TO hc no prospect IN view Of any
s,uer,c,ory settlement OF the conflict between III"
| Greek Treasury and It's foreign creditors. The lat
o., have broken or all negotiations. ana have APP
n.al.d to their respective Governments ioi r!o'''
lion against the arbitrary acts OF the Greek f.N',
~. io drrl,nnc 10 surrender tn revenues hypoth'
Gated at the time when the loan were h'so''"''''
! Sir Uoratio itchcner's appointment to ih" RANK
| NJ ma ior-genoral I'm the BRUSH Army. by way o.
cogni,ion OF his successful leadership OF I'll" MI"
! expcdjtIon TO Dongola Is by no means the made
ouate reward that IT appears ~ nrst ssh' f0r' al
! though he ia commander in-chi"f or IN" hsEP"'"
forces vet his rank In the British ARMY ul'h no"
! a.. only beer
"oref"ye ilmpcd the grades % iieut"nart-colonel
! Of colonel and OF brigadicr-g"nera' ~ one nouhh
and Is az the present moment Tho Young, 81 i'h,i ~
@,ncer I'm the army OF Queen Victoria. Under ord!-
ynrv circumstances he could not has" expected 10
attain field rank FOR another fifteen years
rho recently discovered NihilSt conspiracy ~ ST
Petersburg which resulted In the arrest Of some
.i,htv u.rsons comprising noblcmen university
professors and prominent citizens. perhaps Is the
Ore, genuine one uncarrhcd since the accession or
the car Among the documents seized In connec-
| lion therewit' are II number OF conshrrapr nm
,nr,ancc showing that the cOnspirhiors disposed OF
! rrnsson Of more than 100 new and big subscribers
to the revolutionary fund since the hopes Oh .ls
| inauguration OF popular reform wei" disappointed
AZ the time OF the coronation last spring
President Faure has Just signed decree provId-
ing for the setting aside OF 270'Vo AZ first IN
s,.lm.ut toward the payment OF the enormous cx-
r.,sns Incurred In connection with the visit of the
t,zar and Czarina TO Paris last week
II IL not without significance ~ the present junct-
ro that troops re being ted from various
r,rte of Russia at Odessa and ScbastOpOl From
either OF these points an army corps could be
landed at Constaninople I'm less than i've nty hours.
OPENING or THE SUPREME COURT
TIE JUSTICES TO CALL on THE PRESIDENT To
DAY-NOTABLE CASES COMING Up
washington. oct 1.-THE Supreme Court OF the
Tinted States will meet tomorrow and begin the
,or, fo 1867 All Of the Justices have returned to
the city and expected to be present az the open
inc session. although Justice Fields health is such
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