The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-29

pressed, however that the car has agai
made it plain to France that Russia ca
not be dragged into following policy Q
of reyanche, and the conviction be
comes all the time more widespread,
ii is industriously pressed in every quar-
ter, that France will relinquish the ide
Of revenge upon Germany and recon
quest of Alsace-Loraine, and will grad
uaIly become more friendly TO Germany
Doubtless, however, the wish is in thi
case father TO the thought.
AWK WARD MANEUVERING
An unpleasant surprise has been Great
ed by the naval correspondents Of th'
Kreuse Zeitung and otner Conseryativ.
newspapers as well as the correspondent
Of the Deutsche Zeitung Rundeschau
reporting the naval maneuvers near
Dantzig during the past fortnight. They
describe the evo]utionS of the German
war vessels as having been total fail
ures, so far as quicknOss and manruver-
ing ability to resist torpeuo attacks are
concerned. On Tuesday last, off the port
OF Bella, one ironclad division narrowly
missed running aground while maneuv-
ering to escape torpedo boats. The cor
respondents, who were themselves naval
men, and who were on board the vessels
hegaged in the maneuvers, attribute this
lack Of skill 20 the want Of modern equip
ments on the German ships The gov
eminent will argue from this that more
cruisers are needed for the German fleet
and will urge the necessity OF forming a
division of cruisers.
BISMARCK GIVES ADVICE.
The new chief Of the navy department,
Admiral Won Tierpitz, paid visit TO
Prince Bismarck during the week and
consulted the ex-chancellor on naval
matters, especially as 10 the need Of
larger German navy. Prince Bismarck
conceded the necessity Of strengthening
the fleet, but he strongly dissuaded the
admiral from making that the political
issue in the reichstag during the coming
sesson of that body. On the following
day Won Tierpitz went 10 Wilhelmshoe
20 report the result of his visit to the en-
peror II is said on high authority that
his majesty still clings to his intention
u force the reichstag to grant much
naval construction. But the Center and
Liberal factions still stubbornly oppose
the proposition, and the newspaper or
gans of those parties never miss an op-
portunity Of repeating the opposition 10
the emperor's pet project.
A BLOW AT DIVINE RIGHT"
There is a decided GOODNESS between
The latter blames King Albert for the
latters recent decision in the Schoum-
burg-Lippe succession case, as calculat-
ed 10 destroy belief in the divine right
theory. Because of this GOODNESS King
Albert has refused 10 be present at the
army maneuyers next month, and has &C
cepted the invitation Of Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria to witness the army
maneuvers in Hungary.
MEANT TO KILL WILLIAM.
The investigation into the recent de- !
ralment of the Hamburg-Berlin express |
near Celle, which led TO the loss of life |
and in the destruction of considerable !,
property, has yielded sensational results. !
The Berlin detectives have ascertained |
plot in which at least five persons, evil |
IDENTIFY foreigners, were concerned. Dy- |
Mantle cartridges had been placed near !
the tracks and lighted fuses were attach !
ed to them. The political police of Ber- |
lin have further learned that five anar- /
chists, evidently the same five persons. |
left Paris for Germany a week before TO-
gether and that they were seen at Celle
the night before the accident. They made
Inquiries in broken German regarding
Emperor Williams trip over that road,
1t is now believed that the plot was an
attempt upon the emperor's life.
MISSIONARIES BLAMED.
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes an inter-
view with Mohammed Nouri Bey, Of the
Turkish foreign office at Constantinople,
In which he is quoted as saying:
The Armenian revolutlonists in Tur-
key are allpuniis and proteges of the
American mission schools at Marvsan,
Bills, Ezeroum and Van. The activity
Of these schools the hey is said TO have
added. ''are the curse Of Turkey and Ar
nenia alike a.,
MR. WHITES BAD COLD.
The United States ambassador, Mr.. An !
drew D. White. returned here from Paris
On Wednesday last, and was confined to {
his bed on the following day with a bad ! I
cold.
Paris. Aug. 2s.-The Gaulois publishes
"details Of the signing Of the treaty be- /,
.Ween France and Russia which - DO
flares to be a formal offensive and de-
ensive agreement. The treaty, the pa
per says. was concluded in the emperor's 1
tudy in the Alexandria palace az Peter
lof on last Wednesday. NJ. Faure. the
gar, NJ. Hanotaux, the French foreign :
minister. and Coun; Muravieff. the Rus