The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-29


by the Associated Press. 1.-The visit of
President Faure to Russia has been
very calmly commented upon in Berlin,
though there is a distinct undercurrent
of uneasiness which tends to show that
the newspapers do not believe what
they are printing on the subject. The
opinion is expressed, however, that
the Gar has again made it plain to
France that Russia cannot be dragged
into following a policy of revanche, and
the conviction becomes all the time
more widespread, as 1T is industriously
expressed in every quarter that France
viii ralinquish the idea Of revenge upon
Germany and reconquest of Alsace-
Lorraine, and VIII gradually become
more friendly to Germany. Doubtless,
however. the wish in this case is father
to the thought.
An unpleasant surprise has been Gre
ated by the naval correspondents of
the "Kreuz Zeitung' and other con-
servative newspapers, as well as the
CORRESPONDENT of the "Deutsche lei
tung Rundeschau,'' reporting the naval
maneuvers near Dantzig during the
past fortnight. They describe the evo-
buttons of the German war vessels as
ouickness and maneuvering ability to
resist torpedo attacks are concerned
On Tuesday last. off the port Of Bella,
one i~onclad division narrowly escaped
running aground while maneuvering to
escape torpedo boats. The correspond
ents. who We're themselves naval men.
and who We're on board the vessels en-
gagged in the maneuvers, attributed this
lack of skill to the want of modern
equipments in the German ships. The
Government win argue from this that
more cruisers are needed in the Ger
man fleet. and viii urge the necessity
Of forming a division of cruisers.
The new Chief Of the Naval Depart
rnent.- Admiral Won Tirpitz, paid visit
to Prince Bismarck during the week.
and consulted the ex-Chancellor on
naval matters, especially as to the need
of larger German navy. Prince Bis
marck conceded the necessity for
strengthening the fleet, but he strongly
dissuaded the Admiral from making
them the principal issue in the Reich
stag during the coming session Of that
body. on the following day Admiral
Won Tirpitz went to Wilheln1shoe to
report the result Of his visit to the
Emperor. Tt is said on high authority
that his majesty still clings to his in
tention to force the Reichstag TO grant
much larger appropriations than here
tofore for naval construction. But the
Center and Liberal factions still stub
bOrnly oppose this proposition, and the
newspaper organs of those parties never
miss an opportunity of repeating their
opposition TO the Emperor's pet pro-
ject
There is a decided GOODNESS between
the Emperor and the King Of SaXony.
The Emperor blames King Albert for
the latter's recent decision in the
SchOumburg- Lippe succession case, as
calculated to destroy belief in the di-
vine right theory. Because of this cool
ness. King Albert has refused to be
present at the army maneuvers next
month. and has accepted the invitation
of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
TO witness the army maneuvers in Hun
gary
The investigation into the recent de-
railment Of the Hamburg Berlin ex-
press &tar Cette which led to loss of
life and the destruction of considerable
property. has yielded sensational re
suits. The Berlin detectives have as
certained that the accident was due to
A criminal plot in which at least five
persons. evidently foreigners. were con-
cerned. Dynamite cartridges were
placed near the tracks, and lighted
fuses were attached to them. The po-
litical notice of Berlin have further
learned that five anarchists. evidently
the same five persons who left Paris
for Germany a week before, are to-
gethar. and they We're seen at Cette
tbe night before the accident. They
made inquiries in broken German re-
garding Emperor Williams trip over
that road. but did not obtain correct
information. It is now believed the
plot was an attempt upon the Emper-
or's life
The ..I.okal Anzeiger" prints an in
terview with Mohammed Nouri Bey of
the Turkish Foreign Office at Constan-
tinople. in which he is quoted as say
ing: The Armenian revolutionists IN
Turkey are all pupils and proteges OF
the American mission schools at Mar
savan. Bitlis. Frzeroum and Van. The
activity of these schools are the curse
of Turkey and Armenia alike.
The United States ambassador, An
drew D. White. returned here from
Paris on Wednesday last, and was con
fined TO his bed on the following day
with bad cold.