New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-17
ROUND ABOUT EUROPE.

.r,oc,ive roco1ntion OF his sovereignty Egypt,
and It is to this intention that Is ascrbed In Lon
dom as we'll as In the Continental captais DIS
other wise inexplicable action in continuing TO call
IN arms the reserves in his Asiatic provinces at
an enormous expense, which his treasury VIII have
difficulty In facing For the war OF Greece II SO
nearly at an end that these fresh troops cannot
be destined for service In the present conflict with
King George That England foresees some trouble
OF the kind on the part OF the sublime Porte,
which is believed to be acting In Difference to sug-
eestions received from Berlin. is shown by the
extraordinary preparations which she Is making
to meet steps such this. even to the extent OF
endeayoring TO put pressure upon Turkey. The
ereat channel squadron has been brought round
into the Mediterranean and while part OF II Is
controlling the Straits OF Gibraltar the remainder
Is patrolling the route thence TO Malta where an
immense amount OF stores OF every kind altogether
out OF proportion to the wants OF the ordinary
garrison has lately been accumulated, while the
troops there quietly being increased to such
an extent that within relatively a few hours an
army corps Of from $500 to 10000 men could DO
landed on the coast of Greece or OF Turkey or OF
Egypt.
In the mean time tho Indian Squadron OF the
English Navy has been summoned from its ordinary
station to the Red Sea and Is now or Suez, while
the ordinary Mediterranean fleet OF Great Britain.
the largest and heaviest ever assembled IN those
waters is lowering between Crete, Alexandria and
the Dardanelles, acting In such mysterious man
addressed by the foreign Cabinets to Lord Sails
hurry on the subject inquiries which have become
more pressing since IL has been ascertained that
Great Britain Is busiy engaged IN hitting OUT one
more OF those Flying Squadrons which It OCCASION
ally organizes at moments when the conoiuon o.
affairs appears sufficiently critical to make necss-
sary a step OF this kind. England, IL may be
added. is In exceedingly bad odor at the sublime
Porte owing 70 her refusal TO pers 'h o me I'VE
pulsion OF the Greeks, who number nearly eighty
housa9d from h Ss 1sf between 0t tbs Af Hse
Government and that OF the khedive. The sultan
that Esyp5 Is DroHee Ensan ana Dts
pared to admit this In theory, but absolutely de-
clines to allow any practical erect TO De given to
the latter.
wANE OF THE FRANCO-RUssIAN HONEY
MOON-All tho guns, standards and other trophies
caotured by the French from the Russians during
the Crimean War returned 70 Russia more
than wear ago. Emperor Nicholas promised at
the time that he would return the compliment
But In spite Of this assurance no steps nave as YET
been taken TO restore TO France the guns ana the
which she vas compelled to Io o 9 sS
I'm lSl2 The delay Is exciting ooth Surpri3e anu MI
taton at Paris and Is tehding S' The beTnnns OF
this year, prevailed In France IN FAVOR Ok e'e'''
thing Russian.
NEW USE FOR THE CATACoMBS-A new
and essentially nineteenth century use mas peeh ols
covered for the catacombs by which the supsol. Oh
Paris Is honeycombed. The subterranean galleries.
~ ,bis kind beneath the Jardin des Piantes have
now been converted into a species OF laboratory and
aquarium A number OF them have been ntted
with ressryprs and sass ,ahf bodies have
been converted into cages where scientists are aos
to study the effect of total and partial DARKNESS
upon animal life.
DISGRACE OF AN EXPLORER.-It is generally
felt throughout Germany that DR.. Peters, the late
East Africa should have received more severe
punishment than mere dismissal from the service
OF the Crown. For he tried on charges OF nav
ing caused some OF his native servants. boy ard
a GIRL 10 be hanged the girl for having manifested
q preference for a dusky rival of the doctor in her
affections and the boy for having purloined four
Of his masters cigars. while he caused other native
women. members Of his household 10 be subjected
to such barbarous corporal punishment on the most
trivial pretexts that they succumbed the torture:
In fact the man has shown during the course Of
his trial to have behaved Ike an absolute rumahh
and the German Government has done well n get
ting rid of such servant. lnasmuch as Dr. rs
act as the representative in Africa Of syndicate
OF American capitalists interested In African en.eaS
prises il is Just well that the circumstances OF
his Dismissal by the German Government shouid
be known in this country.
RI,ssO-JAPANESE WAR IN GHT.-Serous
alarm is being created in Europe by extraordinary
extension of the ornaments Of Japan, when lead
to impression that the Mikado is determined 10
provoke a with Russia before the latter mas
time to complete her Trans-Sberian Railroad.
Japan's annual estimates prior to her conflict with
China amounted TO Sl0o,co00. The budget for the
present year, however, exceeds s3o,0o.Vo or whlcn
ssOOoOOCO be devoted increasing the size OK
the army and navy. Japan and Russia are equally
determined rivals for supremacy In the North Pa
cihc and IL the respective size OF the two countries
causes at first sight the notion OF Japan serl-
Gus antagonist ID Russia appear ridiculous, II
be remembered that, until the Trans-sberian
~ fam bring his army 70 bear upon Japan Russia
would. therefore. be compelled 10 rely solely upon
her naval squadrons, and, nasmuch she could
not possibly concentrate her entire fleet in North
Pacific waters and is, moreover without any
Japan would have d.,lnctly the advantage More
over Japan has recently emerged victorious from
Is not likely to be impressed by the size and bulk
Of her antagonS by two years henGe Jap s ~
much it is impossible that she should pear oe,
upon her by her present naval ard military ex,
pendture a conflict some time between now anu
press expressing the opinion that II is only war
OF this kind that can save their country from ut-
mately becoming a Russian province.
THE TRAIN OF ELECTROMAGNETIC many
OF the great cities OF Europe. whenever a great
festival is about take place. all the questionable
and suspicious characters urged" by the police
to take a few days airing in the country. and 10
disappear for time from their accustomed haunts
This Is found preferable TO putting them under lock
and key. In St. Petersburg and Moscow and IN
Vienna those who DO not leave of their accord
being thus pressed are shipped OFF by the police
In special train. and Japan has recently adopted
the same excellent custom Now. whenever 4 great
popular pageant is about TO take place in the
Mkados capital, the "Soshi-no-E isha," train
OF blackguards." may be seen steaming away into
the country with its freight OF known and sus.
pected malefa ctors.
THE LOIRE NO LONGER NAVIGABLE.-In
this country canals have been killed off by the COM
Of tba ta,,a
actually destroying great rivers. The Loire which
formerly the biggest and most important river
in France, has been neglected TO such degree that
it has practically ceased TO exist far naviga-
ton is concerned. In 1855 less than ten thousand
vessels OF one kind and another passed up ana
down the Loire, four fleets OF steamboats, running
between Orleans and Nantes alone. To-day there
not one hundred boats left on the river. ana
these only able to navigate small stretches OF