The record-union., 1897-09-05
FRANCO RUSSIAN
ALLIANCE,
Public Attention Still Centers Upon
the New Agreement.
The English Remain Apathetic Regarding
the Subject.
Parisians Go Almost Wild Over
the Dual AI1iance-Russian
Names Given to Every Possible
Article of Fashion and Luxury,
and the Men Lift Their Hats
Whenever They See Pictures of
the Gear.

Whenever They See Pictures of
the Gear.
LONDON, Sept 4-Copyrighted
1897, by the Associated Press.-Public
attention still centers in the dual alli-
ance, though it has been interrupted
by the shoutings of Emperor William
of Germany. England remains apath-
tic, in spite of the fact that the center
of gravity in European affairs has been
shifted to ST. Petersburg.
Commenting upon the political stu
alton the Spectator" remarks: 'The
closer we look into the details of the
binding Europe, the clos
er it becomes that no one of the various
Powers can move without Russia. In
some way or other, every Power, except
Russia, is bound either by express
agreement or by interests not to alter
the status quo
Queen Victoria and the Marquis of
Salisbury, though fully aware of the
French jealousies of England, placed
great reliance upon the clear-cut Eng
lish tending influence of the Czarina
over the Car, and believe the alliance
really makes way for peace. Germany
finds solace in the bitter chagrin of
Emperor Williams remark at ST. Pc
tersburg, According to my convictions.
we SKINNED the cream" Prince Bis
marck, too, is softening German sus-
capabilities, by explaining the weak
ness of the meanings of the words en-
ployed by the Gar.
In France, particularly in Paris, the
delirium continues. Russian names
are given to every possible article of
fashion and luxury. The streets, still
gay with Russian colors, will be re-
baptized. Wherever men see pictures
of the Car they lift their hats, and the
statue of Strasburg on the Place de la
Concorde is gaily decorated with floral
wreaths in response to the almost uni
versal conviction that Russia means to
compel Strasburg's restoration.
Though the French manufacturers
are already disappointed in not OBJ
tanning immense Russian contracts
Russia certainly intends to do much to
crafty French ambition. The first
step announced is the establishment of
q Russian Legation at Tangier to sup
port French views in Africa. and
France feels, for the first time since
1871, that she is strong enough to have
her own way.
President Faure is quite delighting
Paris with the gossip of the Russian
court. What astonished him most was
the informal and entirely unaffected
manners of the Emperor and Empress.
T01n0r.iQl NIL Ia
exactly like private people, in a small
cottage with their children, dogs and
photographs about them. The Car
dislikes military escort near him. goes
about practically unattended, and is
immensely popular with the people.
This last statement is confirmed by the
reception that his Majesty met with at
Warsaw this week There the Poles
seemed to have given him a most hear
ty welcome, and in political circles
much Importance is attached to his
majesty's visit to Poland.
Between the intervals of the univer-
sal shouting for peace, the heads of the
various nations have been busy per-
fecting the effectiveness of their armies
by autumn maneuvers Emperor Will
nam paraded an army corps at Cob
lentz, Wurzburg and Nuremburg, upon
the occasion of his visit to those cities
and to-day at Homburg his majesty
paraded four army corps before him
self, the Empress, the King and Queen
of Italy the King of Saxony. the Kinq
of Wurtemburg, the Prince Regent of
Bavaria, the Grand Duke Nicholas of
Russia, the Duke and Duchess of Con
naught, the Duke of Cambridge. Prince
and Princess Henry of Prussia and
many other notables.
The army maneuvers proper do NOT
begin until Monday next. when 143 hat
talions of infantry, 115 scuadrons of
cavalry, Ill batteries of artillery and
Il technical companies, the three com
panies of military aeronauts. will be
divided into two armies of Prussians
and Bavarians. The Germans have act
ually mobilized larger force than they
had on the French border in 1870. within
ten days of the declaration of war. and
the troops are in the very positions they
would occupy if mobilized for war to-
day.
Though army maneuvers on a grand
scale are occurring in the Crimea, the
Car at the Warsaw maneuvers will
witness the operating of 800 officers
and 122,G00. or 176 battalions of in
fantry, 152 squadrons of cavalry and
GA guns. The maneuvers will be par
ticularly directed toward solving the
difficulty of supplying the troops with
hot food in the field and improving the
bicycle, postal, telegraph and ambu-
lance service.
The French army maneuvers, which
will be held in the north of France, will
bring two army corps together
The British army maneuvers, which
were finished to-day, near Arundel, and
which furnished instruction to 10000
men, have not called forth any partic-
ular comments from the military critics.
except their complaints of the presence
Of too many boys in the ranks, and the
remark that the continental armies out
class the British organization
When Dr. Theodore Herzel the So
called New Moses" made his farewell
speech at the nesting of the scient. SITS at
Basle, Switzerland, during the week,
he declared the congress had been
worthy of itself and of Israel. Then
ensued a dramatic scene-tears kissing,
rejoicing beggaring description.
Though Rabbi Adler of London declares
that the scientists congress was mis-