New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
ROUND ABOUT EUROPE.
MINISTER HANOTAUx A CANDIDATE FoH
THE FRENCH ACADEMY.

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SHAFTS cAnNpy
IN PARIs-LI HUNG CHANG STILL IN
DIsGRAcE-sUIcIDE IN THE
GERMAN ARMY.
NJ Hanotaux, the Minister of Foreign Affairs a
Paris Mas come forward candidate for the seat
OF the late NJ. Challemel-Lacour in the French
Academy NJ. Hanotaux, who only thirteen years
Is the "S author Of some Very remarkabe Rstorcsi
publications. his work on Cardinal Richelieu having
| won for him much fame, and his election is con.
sidered as certain.
According to advices received I'm London. Minis
terial crisis has taken place in Persia. and The new
| Shah has removed from office the sagacious and
| progressive Prime Minister. through whose excel.
lent management and loyalty he was alone enabled
to possession OF the throne of his murdered
| father without opposition or any of those san.
| culinary instructions which usually mark the close
Of one reign and the beginning OF another In Persia
The Cabinet of the Shah bears a distinctly
largely represented in the Administraiion Fosf
| there is Mushir-ed Dooey who is Minister Of For.
Ister of the Interior, and Muzrat-ed Dooley. who
is Minister Of War I, Is said that under the cir
Court OF Teheran entertain serious doubts to the
, future tranquility OF the kingdom.
While the Italian Government shows a disposition
| administration OF its colOni,s and Of its army Il
| absolutely declines to hear of anything of the kind
| In connection with the navy. ana the Minister of
Marine insists upon an increase OF his budget by at
least 100000 for the purpose Of increasing the size
of the Italian fleet In the Mediterranean
| or all the proposals that have been submitted to
the Government with regard to the Palais Royal 1t
| Paris which Is now falling into ruin the scheme
| which finds most favor with the Government and
| with the public Is that Of covering in the whole
| garden square with huge glass roof converting
1t into a hothouse or winter garden for the rccep
| ton Of tropical plants. The cost would not exceed
100000 while 1t would constitute a popular attrac.
ton and feature Of the exhibition OF 1900 and pos.
sbly the Palals Royal some Of the anima.
ton that formerly characterized that od-time cen.
| According to the Correspondence dc LExtrcms
Orient" the official organ of the Chinese Embassy
at Berlin Ii Hung Charg's nomination a mem-
| Der Of the Tsung Ii Yamen. or Department OF For.
eign Affairs, has no more than a formal meaning.
lie is IN dire disgrace 1T court In consequence Of
| his behavior while abroad. and has not been ren-
stated in the Lucrative once OF Vlceroy OF Petchu.
| as he had hoped. The journal Ia question even
goes far as 20 declare tnat the Emperor had re-
and that the aged statesman owes MS life to the
| Intervention OF the Empeiors uncle, Prince Kung.
| HIS visit TO the Dowager Empress. who is on bad
terms with the Emperor, has naturally served 10
add to the ill-w OF his sovereign against him.
All the faculties or the University Cf 1drls nave
now been consolidated under the direction Of the
| latter and the event has been celebrated on Q
| grand scale the Sorbonne. The President Of the
| Republic and all the members of ihe Cabinet were
present me speeeh OF tne Gay W, was M ,ha agNers9 t
OF the students IN the phrase inteiectual ana
moral generosity
| Although Jean Perrin was considered sufficiently
crazy to prevent his being held accountable in the
eyes of the law for having fired pistol at Presi-
de1t Carnot in 1889 yet he appears to be quite ssns
| been sentenced by the Courts at touomer 10
twelve months imprisonment with fard labor for
some particularly clever swindles
II is strange to what lengths the taste for adven.
| ure will induce men 10 go. Russian nobleman
| of the name of Ma.igan has just been condemned
by the Dutch authorities I'm Java TO twenty years
| penal seryitude after being captured while direct.
| ing the operations of the fierce native insur-
gents Lombok. where many of the sub
| jects OF young Queen Wnheimne were masss-
nGSS now engaged u '"f' IN invessa,%s % the cas@ Of
| former Austrian cavalry officer captured in me
Mahdi at Khartoum The officer is believed to be
| member Of the prncely house OF Schwarzenberg.
who deserted from his regiment In Austrian Poland
four years ago. In Tongking the French authori;
ties have recently arrested court marital ed , ana
shot Swede and Dane. whom they found actiny
A very startling speech has just been delivered
| by General Billot the French Minister OF War,
which Is REGARDED as Likely ultimately 10 result In
a cabine, crisis. He condemned the Revolution as
having rendered the task of subjecirg TO the yoke
| Of discipline men .rbued with the idea OF liberty
! exceedlngv di.tcut He declared tina, the military
law OF 1859 had opened the door TO 50 many exemp'
ions from service that. owing TO these DISPENSE
! tions which contrary TO the spirit OF the Con-
| sti,ution not more than 80 per cent OF the con-
scription serve WITH me cooIs the eNempl'os ., u
| ING OF "A distinctly anti-cquality ana aristocrau;
| character He describes the commanders OF s .ns
twenty army corps satraps subject 10 no rue
| but their will and pleasure ana arguen VI
Which " would confer upon it's holder the authority
to control the commanders OF army corps III time
| OF peace
The German Minister of War has issued gen.
eral order TO the eject that military honors are ~
| longer 10 be rendered the funerals OF officers
who have committed suicide. whose names are liAs'
wise honceforth to be made public. instead ot G IA
| irg kent secret. Emperor William has been lei
take this step by the extraordinary ncrease rs -
| late In the number OF suicides among the om0"'
of the Army.
The Maternal character of the French Govern
m.nt is amusingly excmpfed in one of the ru.es
OF the Bicycle Touring Club OF France. WHICH, y.
course bear the stamp and seal OF the Minister VI
the Interior No woman. either French or iorelsSts
can become member tour unless furnished VIE ~
| n de"laration notarially witnessed and signed oy
| her father or husband to the effect that sle hAS
permission
The delightful absurdity Of England's criminal
| law was exempicd the other day at the 'e"''"
| Criminal Court In London. when on the adjourn.
! r,or, y, n fa,onv trial from Saturday to Monday
| the Jury were kept locked up while the pris,onss.'
| concerning whose guilt there was but niue uou's
| was permitted TO remain at liberty on bail
| In Belgium tho Anti-Alcoholic League Is direc''
| ing all Its energies to bringing about the I'M
| provement OF the main roads OF the country. in'
is not because of the danger which the alcoho"s.
| runs when meandering homeward along road !"
| bad state OF repair but because the League con-
| sdcrs that the bicycle is. II not remedy. al an'