New-York tribune., 1896-11-30

Emperor Nicholas is about 10 receive success
sion Of royal and imperial visitors next year The
series will begin with the monarch of Austria Hun.
gary. who is to arrive at St Petersburg i'm January
Emperor William following few weeks later.
Vesuvius is officially reported be in an TN.
usually active condition. lava issues copiously from
the largest crater of the volcano filling completely
the Atrio del Cavaio. and running some hundreds
OF metres down the northwest side Of the mountain,
seriously threatening the observatory.
That France is by no means satisfied with the at
ttude Of Russia toward her since the departure OF
the Car and Czarina is shown by the fact that her
Ambassador at ST. Petersburg has received In
structons to intimate to the Emperor that she
would prefer 10 see some other statesman appointed
to the post Of Muscovite Minister Of Foreign AZ
fairs than NJ. Shshklne. who has been acting tenn
porary I'm the place of Prince Lebanon since the
death Of the latter The French Government il
said to have taken serious offence at the German
proclivties recently manifested by NJ. Shishkne as
well as in connection with his recommends tions to
NJ HanOtaux to come TO understanding with
England about Egypt.
1t is said in ST. Petersburg that the Car has
refused his sanction to the Currency Reform
BILL which has consequently been withdrawn. The
position of the Finance Minister. NJ de Witte, Is
said TO have been seriously shaken thereby we'll
as by the failure of the loan which to have
been the sequel of the Cars visit to Paris. The
Emperor had D"'n gwen 10 understand tnat his
stay in the French capital necessary 10 as
sure the success Of the loan needed TO enable
the Introduction Of the gold standard in his do
mnons ana IT. Is now Known maj ne hin, nnaertD1x T
visit did not however. have the desired effect, and
the French bankers have shown so little readiness
to fcat the loan that 1t has been Withdrawn
This OF course. has been one OF the contributing
causes of the cold wave that has momentariIy
chilled the warmth Of rranco-Russan friendship
For the first time record full military honors
have been accorded by the English Army author
ties at the funeral OF a Roman Catholic Sister OF
Mercy. The woman in question had succumbcd TO
infectious pneumonia while nursing soldier In
the Government hospital at Gibraltar. and she
was borne TO her grave on gun-carriage followed
by the General in command Of the colony. with
ali his staff as we'll as by detachmerts Of every
regiment OF the garrison. while three voO'ys were
fired over her grave
II is understood that Cecil Rhodes will he the
first witness called before the Parliamentary CON-
mee appointed to nlnire into ns b TransSaa SSaa
tered Company.
There Is no truth whatsoever IN the reports to
the effect that Cornelius Herr has sailed for the
United States He is still at Bournemouth IN q
very precarious state OF health, and confined
TO his room.
King Ieopolds Military Reform bill has nov
been definitely dropped. greatly to the indignation
OF the middle and lower classes or Belgium VINO
naturally IN 1d|OE oi itH'rih.s '"' NN''S-'
military service equally binding on all Indeed 50
strong IL the popular feeling about the matter
that the Independence Beige. which Is the ieao'
ing newspaper of the kingdom. does not hes'a'e
10 intimate that the King has been induced 10
abandon the measure by promises OF financial sup.
port for his private schemes IN connection Win te
Congo by Belgian capitalists. repres1ntauyes o.
,ooh ,e anI nail against the bin The Belgian papers
actually the word pourpoire' .IaI - a., a.
snca<iny OF the consideration alleged TO have beer
received by their sovrregn rom ,r tne
According TO dispatches received In London am
Paris from Peking the Tsung--Yamen has re-
ceived from the Emperor an edict appo'"e'e
Sheng Taotai Drector-General or Railroads ano
granting permission for the construction VI wv
U,nkow canton and Suchow lines. For this pur'
pose permission is given TO borrow 2oVnyo us,s 81.
Ten million taes will be furnished rom ,ers @
last foreign loan bv the Isung,l,,n r ans, a. Foreign
Minister while the balance VIII & nr oncies OF
the Northern and southern
Finance respectively
In spite Of the criticisms OF ex-freHier c',sp' ~
and of his friends. the treaty OF peace wiz" 20.
now being negotiated between Abyssnia ana lta'y
oxc,,os w,daspr.ad satisfaction throughout hhs
Uumbert's dominions especially that clause the'e
of which provides for the immediate hpesa'0" "
all tho Italian prisoners in the hands Oh r'"P ~,
Meneek The latter Is held 70 have ac'eo VIZ
great Ieniency and forebearance. and inc 'ei'"'
which have been obtained from him by the itana"
Government are so Unexpectedly easy thdt wv
strength Of tho Rudini Cabinet has been Vas''!
increased thereby The main features OF ne .reati,
are the recognition OF the absolute ihde A., rre.
tensions 10 protectoratc under the so-caHen ursd
of Tccalli which the Emperor always rowsrn.
had been obtained from him by the Crisp doVesn. ~
m.nt through fraud. The frontiers ar" TO De d ue
fined by delegates Of the TWO Goverih'n'S .iass
neanwhile the boundaries will he at Muna .eeSs 80
and
gaging not to yield any territory 10 "''' ~
Power pending the delimltation
worry curious ooint has been submitted 10 tne
Derbyshire Football Association for decision u
is as to whether artificial limbs are 70 o' peI''. p,
an tho MAY II seems that the Buxton Foo'pah
club had several members OF It's team se'ei'H ~
iured In consequence OF member oi the Mat'och
eleven having played with an artificial arm ~
was reported that in Derbyshire alone there are
number OF football players who. owlng % 10 10 Se Se
Th,d LOSS ol a as rnular terrors on the football field
since when once they get on 10 thr ptt - . az
IN nher fracture skulls or cause conclusion OF tnc
brain Ii has now been determined py ha IN, harrsd
ton that artificial limbs are henceforth 10 W. '
In all football games.
one OF the principal causes OF complaint on NV
part of the Uitlanders against the Trans'aa "v'
ernment has been removed by the action VI ~
latter In decreeing the establishment .ot,,bt ot Is
schools I'm which the language 10 DE 'a"e
English.
Complications are apprehended between Ehs'an.
and France In connection with the mii'a's
pedition of the Royal Niger Company again'' - 80
Ilorin tribe on tho Niger River. True the EnsSs"
Government has officially announced that II na'
nothing whatsoever to do with the exped'o''
which IL "A private affair OF the company bui ' "a
latter is a chartered enterprise, and inasmucn .,s
members of the Salisbury Cabinet are among ~.
principal shareholders. IL may be expected IL, ~ IN
celve the support of the English ooVer""e'
the event OF any trouble with France
THE. PORT SOCIETY'S ANNIVERSAkf'
The seventy-eighth anniversary Of the New-iois
Port Society was celebrated yesterday In the mo-
bic Collegiate Church Twenty-ninth-st and r"'"'
c.,..