New-York tribune., 1896-10-19
ROUND ABOUT EUROPE.
HOW DISPATCH FOR WASHINGTON GOT
BY MISTAKE TO PEKING.

BY MISTAKE TO PEKING.
SECRETARY oI.NEY WAITED N VAIN FOR LORD
sAIIsBrRY's REfIY-PRINcE HENRY HOSTS
HIS FLAG-AMERIcAN ENTERPRISE IN
ARABIA-FRANcE's KEY TO THE
sAHARA-QUEEN VICTORIA
AVOIDS IRELAND
curious incident relating to the Venezuelan
crisis has just leaked in London Ii may be
remembered that when the crisis WAS most acute
the State Department In Washington disturbed
by the failure OF Lord Salisbury TO answer one OF
It's most important dispatches IL now appears
that the response in question WAS duly drafted,
mistake at the London Foreign ONCE got
placed in the diplomatic bag for China and was de-
Ivered I'm due course 10 the British Envoy al
PelSing, much to his astonishment
Prince Henry Of Prussia. the sailor brother OF
Emperor William. whose year Of leave Of absence
has now expired has sesunstd his naval duties,
assuming : rear-adnlral the command Of naval
squadron At kie and hostins his flag on board the
iFonclad KONG Wilhelm.
According report just issued in London By
tho English Government concerning the little Brit
sh colony at Alden. at the southern entrance 4
the Ped Sea. the United States mas captured the
whole Of the cotton piece-goods trade OF Arabia
and Northeast Africa. to the exclusion Of Great
rnn In fact AmGricsn cotton & 5000 an havs a, m
or those markets.
France is about 10 embark on "A military expedi-
tion which while it may result in a conflict with
Morocco, cannot fail to vastly Increase her power
ana prestige in Africa. Its object IL to Institute
a military occupation OF the cases Of Gurara Tid-
kelt and Touat. These oas.s forming a tract of
inhabited country about 10 miles in length from
north south. constitute the key to all the great
trade routes that traverse ne western portion OF
the great Sahara Desert. The occupation OF these
oases which may be described AZ the Hinicrland of
Morocco. power which has until now exercised a
nominal sovereignty over them. is destined to give
France the control OF all that portion Of Africa that
lies between Algiers and the Niger and forms part
and parcel Of the project of France rans-Sahara
railroad 10 Timbuctoo.
1t has been estimated that only twelve days OF
Queen Victora's long reign Of threescore years
have been spent by her in the Emerald Isle This
is d standing grievance among her Irish subjects,
and accounts for their failure TO participate In the
expressions OF enusiye loyalty whlch nav Deei %
that Victoria has beaten the regning record OF All
other sovercigns of the Old World.
While public attention is centred upon the rapid
progress which Is being made by Russia in
connection with the transsiberian railroad which
according to the convention concluded at St Peier'-
burg with Ii Huns Chang and now only madS
public is to reach vladvostok by short cut over
Chinese territory. sight not be los; OF the fact
that England is quietly yet rapidly taking steps 10
railroad access to the markets OF southwest
China An English company has already been
formed. ana mas secured u"nhIi' PIVi"'scS On %
Engiish and the Indian governments for the con-
lon ferry in British Upper Huirnah to szulnao.
which from a railroad point ~ Vie" Is the Del
ISL Government has definitely realized that effect
ive access TO ne vast markets OF souln"c, nn,. ,
railroads from Burmah must furnish. n the wore
OF Lord salisbury the means OF entering 'h""
from behind
No undue Importance need be attached 10 the
official ANNOUNCEMENT at Cons;antiuOple that there
will be deacit Of s,o.co.c' in the ottoman bulge
foi the present year for Ia the empre of ile 9ui-
IAN salaries are a supcrfuty. Everybody 8 Do j. in
the service OF the Government j. p"ih'it"d -
plumber on general pincipi"- ana 10y thai mTHrs r,
obtains much mor- than Tie treasury "ould al""
him a. his regular pay
Mr Audree the originator Of the balloon expedi-
ton to the North Pole has perfected all hts plans
for the renewal OF his attempt next year at the
anieed by King oscar. Baron Dickson ana Nj;
Nobel and is 70 worship nat has or'n 49, a.-sird ,
.an0ns 10 splizhrrgei-
While there j. no doubt that the meeting OF En-
peror Francis Joseph with tho Kings % Charles
sud Alexander has been followed by an alliance
between Austria and Humania. t"rc are grounds
Tor dsbelcvlng the existence 81 any understanding
between !he Goveanm'n,,, Of Vienna ana ana b
10 the SkouIfchna b!ll providing Tor the pun ma"
fro ne. Government
with supply ~ l0ov' rounds oi 'hftfiaS't Ii ~ n
This H. interpreted H. Europe an indication "i the
prochrmeni between Austria and Servia. M latter
on the contrary is becoming more Thoroughly SUD
servient to the policy OF Russia.
"a less than is 20 tons of African IVORY came las
wear into the market of London. Liverpool and
Antwerp. whence the civilized world derived IT.
supply OF this total ll.G.o tons represent fresh
itnportations. the balance being drawn from Old
Viz Of a sl-pAui'
is about thirty pounds OF ivory. % II IS clear that
aver 4 90 pachydcrms must have h, en- SLAMS
last wear TO meet the demand IT II roughly --t.
mated that Africa cannot contain more than 3'r"
elephants so that Al the present rate OF aHhII'ia
thr entire species. EXp.rts are agreed that thr
only means to prevent this j. ihe doncstlcHtioIi
and fcregn hunters become convinced that one live
elephant is worth dozen OF iusks they VIII p' -
keen to preserve the animal AZ thcy are now 10 cN
terminate him.
Compulsory military service In Continental
Europe Is ordinarily denounced as the bane OF t9e
industry and commerce of the country where II Is
enforced and as a bane TO hatlonaI progress al"
nrosneritv That this sweeping condemnation i
i'm a great measure unmerited Is SHOWN u! "e
,ost,nonv given the other day by great terri
,or,I nagnate who has attracted widespread At
,cntion in the old World by his success In reclaim
,oo waste land and converting poor estates into
rich ones "The army" he declares. lis the great
National school OF industry. II takes mere
solitary human clod from his slow hcid taSN' II
nI,ces him among his fellows, it teaches him 10
',, % And his spcech his sense. use his eyes.
md io learn some manual trade 1t sends MIN 10
1igb, school A. strengthens and develops ms nan
,or,.J Lodv bv exercise and abundance OF good
Food: above all II dsciplines him IL brings MN mo
contact With his superiors II teaches MIN rehdlly 10
t.' md evon AIS him to command. II turns OUT
The steady long-service men WIN Snai' capi M m .,
! 91o ,n 700 marks. with which they may starr
ON. business and there II no better foreman III
,hn world than an x-non-commisslonen OHieri
81 maj there is thing after all To De -diH IN
favor OF compulsory military service, even from an