The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
Places Much Reliance on the
Czarina's Influence Over
the Gar.
Faure IntensIfles the French De-
lirium by Telling of His
Recent Tour.
[Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press

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shoutings of Emperor William of Ger
many. England remains apathetic, in
spite of the fact that the center of gravity
in European affairs has been shifted to
st. Peters burg.
Commenting upon the political situa-
ton, the Spectator remarks: 1.-THE closer
we look into the details of the arrange
ments binding Europe the clearer it be-
comes 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 agreements or by
interests not to shatter the status quo"
YQueen Victoria and the Marquis of SAL
fIsbury, though fully aware of the French
iealousies OF England, place great reliance
upon the clear-cut, English Intending intiu-
ence of the Czarina over the Gar, and be-
lieve the alliance really makes way for
peace.
Germany finds solace in the bitter
chagrin OF Emperor Williams s remark at
St. Petersburg: According to my convic.
lions we SKINNED the cream" Prince
Bismarck, too, is softening German sus-
ce ptibilities by explaining the weakness
of the meanings of the words employed
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 rebaptized.
Wherever men see pictures of the Gar
they lift their hats, and the statue ofStrss-
burg, on the Place &c la Concorde, is gayly
decorated with floral wreaths in response
to the almost universal conviction that
Russia means 10 compel Strasburg's
restoration.
Though the French manufacturers are
already disappointed in not obtaining i'm
mense Russian contracts Russia certainly
intends to do much to satisfy French am
biion. The first step announced is the
establishment of Russian legation at
Tangier to support 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 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. The imperial
. couple, he explains, live exactly like pri-
bate people, in a small cottage with their
4 Ahildren. dogs and photographs about
hbem, TheGzar dislikes a military escort
near him, goes about practically Unat
tended, and is immensely popular with
the people. This last statement is con-
irmed by the reception that his Majesty
met with at Warsaw this week. There the
Poles seemed to have given him most
hearty welcome, and in political circles
much importance is attached to his
Majesty's visit to Poland.
Between the intervals of the universal
shouting for peace the heads of the vari-
Gus nations have been busy perfecting the
effectiveness of their armies by autumn
maneuvers. Emperor William paraded
an army corps at Coblentz, Wurzburg and
Nurem burg upon the occasion OF his visit
to those cities and to-day at Ham burg his
jesty paraded four army corps before
himself, the Empress, the King and Queen
of Italy, the King OF Saxony, the King OF
Wurtem bu Q the Prince Regent of Bava-
RIA, the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia,
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the
Duke of Cam bridge, Prince and Princess
of Prussia and many other notabilities
The army maneuvers proper do not be-
gin until Monday next, when lab battaI-
ions oil infantry, 115 squadrons OF cavalry,
Ill batteries of artillery, 81 technical COM
panies and three com panieS of military
aeronauts will be divided into two armies
OF Prussians and Bavarians. The Ger
mans have actually modified a larger
force than they had on the French border
III 1870, within ten days of the declaration
of war, and the troops are in the very po-
sitions they would occupy if modified for
war to-day.
Though army maneuvers on grand
scale are occurring in the Crimea, the Gar
a / the Warsaw maneuvers will witness the
ope Grating of $500 officers and 122. 900 men,
or 176 battalions ofinfantry, 152 sqCadrons
of cavalry and 644 guns.
The maneuvers will be particularly d.
rected toward solving the difficulty of
supplying the troops with hot food in the
field and improving the bicycle, postal,
telegra oh and ambulance service.
The French army maneuYers. which will
be held in the north of France, will bring
ftwo army corps together.
The British army maneuveTs, which
finished to-day near Arundal and which
furnished instruction TO 10000 men, have
not called forth any particular CONNIE ments
from the military critics, except their
complaints of the presence OF too many
boys in the ranks and the remark that the
continental armies outclass the British
organization.
When DR.. Theodore Herzel, the So
called s'new Moses" maoe his farewell
speech at the meeting of scientists at
Basle. Switzerland, during the week he
declared the congress had been worthy of
dramatic scene-the tears, kissing and re-
joicing beggaring description. Though
Rabbi Adler of London declares that the
scientists congress was michieyous, it is
the opinion of the thoughtful in the po-
litical world that this movement will have
to be recognized within the near future.
The two main objects upon which an ex-
preston OF opinion was asked for upon
the part of the scientists in all lands were
the establishment OF Jewish common
center aud the formation of the machin-
erv 10 carry it out, and they we're favor
ably acclaimed by ali present.
While Queen Victoria was travelling
from Osborne to Gosport during the week
on her way to Balmoral her Majestycalled
Staff Captain w. B. Goldsmith, comman-
der OF her yacht, to the quarterdeck, and
in the presence of the court and of the
crew she conferred upon him the honor OF
knighthood. The affair was entirely
spontaneous and is one of the few in
3. ces of knighthood having heen coz
t,~i by the Queens own initiative in
oi a result of court intrigue.
he Church Times says that the large
NUN Der of Americans here has led to the
Introduction of the name of The President
| Of the United States into the collects for
A'he Queen.
y The supporters of rational dress" have
arranged with seven ladies' bicycling