The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

IN HerSl6 Is occupying Jne dtCenClOn OF
Downing street, and of Asiauc aspects
generally to the exclusion of other aspects
of the international outlook. The new
Shah is known to be in Russian hands.
and it is assumed that Persia, under him,
will become a sort OF Russian Afghanis-
tan, while England's practical supremacy
in the Persian Gull will be called in ques-
ton by France.
1t is whispered about that very disquiet-
ing reports have come from the British
political resident at Bushire, on this gulf,
not only as.to the general situation, but as
to the actual safety of himself and his
suite, for they are again menaced with per-
sonal violence. There is no way OF verify
ing these reports, but all the old Indians l
know say the position there is critical.
Unhappily, British relations abroad are
critical at so many points that one added
cause for alarm hardly counts.
The preparations at Moscow for the
grand ceremonial now so near at hand. be-
gun perforce so long ago, have been 50 COM
prehensiveiy described beforehand that
little is left 10 the correspondents, who are
leaving to chronicle the event itself.
Considering the difficult relations ex-
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rather between the foreign offices OF the
two countries, people both here and else
where are much mystifed by the state
ment that the Gar has accepted an invi-
tation from the British Embassador to
banquet during the coronation festivities.
1t is contrary to Russian etiquette for the
Gar to dine out when in the empire, and
the late Czar would never have dreamed
of such thing. 1t is the knowledge of
this presumably infiexible rule which pre-
vented the French ambassador from sug-
costing the idea on behalf of his own
country, but this does not prevent the
French now from regarding with amazed
disgust the fact that this extraordinary
exception is to be made in favor of the
British.
The Partisan journals cling still to the
hope that the report will be denied, al
though it seems to be authentic enough.
What 1t means is most proba bly, that the
young Czarina has succeeded in getting
her husband to accept the invitation of Sir
Nicholas OConnor as an Offset TO Prince
Lobanoff's vigorous anti-British foreign
policy. Her own sympathies are fervently
on the side of an Anglo-German combina-
ton, and it is safe to suspect in this epi-
sode the assertion of her personal influ-
ence.
French republicans of the old school
must be learning with mixed emotions
the fact that the two magnificent carriages
to be used by the representatives of France
in the state procession at Moscow are bor-
rowed by the republic from the ex-Empress
Eugene.
They were built for the christening of
the Prince Imperial forty years ago, and
were never publicly used thereafter When
the Emperor fell they happened to be at a
coachmaker's for renovation, and there
they have remained ever since, till the
emergency OF the Cars coronation re.
called attention to them. Eugene refused
TO sell or let them for hire, but said she
would be pleased to lend them gratis,
which the republic accepted with the
added remark that though it would be
necessary to paint out the imperial en-
blems on the carriages, they should after
ward be restored to their original state.
To this Eugene replied that she begged
no such renovation would be thought
essential. as after their return from Mos
COW it was her intention to have them
broken up.
This incident of the carriages attracts
the more notice as there are vague stories
that Prince Louis Jerome, who is now 80
years old and Russian officer, is to be at
Moscow during the ceremonies and is to
have such marked notice paid him under
his new style as General Bonaparte" that
the French people will be led to imagine
that he Is very high in Russia's favor
incidentally 1t may be mentioned that
apparently as result of public comment
three orthodox Jewish rabbis have at the
last moment been invited to witness the
coronation.
Cardinal Galimberti's death was SO un-
expected and withal involves such inn
portant consequences in European politics
that 1t is only natural the Italians should
leap to the conclusion that he was
poisoned. This report is openly discussed
in the Italian press, but there IS no reason
to suppose that it has any foundation in
fact. As often said before in these dis
patches, Galimberti was a most powerful
restraining influence in Vatican politics
lie was the tireless advocate of the policy
OF not butting the Papacy's head against a
stone wall, and OF recognizing the exist
ence OF obvious facts. His strength and
value lay not only in his clear perception
of the Importance of leaning on the triple
alliance and coming to an intelligent,
| permanent understanding with the Italian
monarchy, but also in the fact that he had
a great deal of personal influence with the
Pope and was thus often able to block the
plans of Cardinal Rampolla and his ultra
montane following.
With him gone, however, the liberal ele-
ment in the sacred college is left without
a natural leader, and may very likely go
to pieces as an organized force, and GER
tainly the chances that it will elect the
next Pope are greatly lessened.
1t is not believed in German commercial
circles that the Federal Council will
give its consent to the Reichstae's
prohibiting dealing in grain futures. /
understand that the Hamburg bourse
leaders have taken the initiative in warn
ing the Government that if such pro.
hibition should be enforced they will sim.
ply transfer their whole business to New
York and Chicago, and buy and sell there