The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-05
RUSSIA HOLDS WHIP HAND.
No One Of the Various Powers Can
Move Without Her.
CAR A DEMOCRAT IN DOMESTIC LIFE.
lie DisIikes Military Escort About Him.
Army Manoouvres Attract Considerable
Attention-A Rare Honor Conferred
by Queen Victoria.

LONDON. Sept 4-Public attention Sun
s2ntrcs In the dual alliance, though 1t has
been interrupted by the sh0utings OF En-
ucror william OF Germany England re-
mains apathotic IN spite Of the fact mat
the centre Of gravity in European az
fairs has been shifted 20 81. Peters
burg.
Commenting upon the political situation
tho Spectator rcm6rks:
..The closer we look into the details OF
the arrangements binding Europe the
clearer 10 becomes that no one OF the
various Powers can move without Russia
In some way or the other every POWER
except Russia IS bound either by express
a,.rcomCnt or By interests not TO amer the
status quo.
Onecn Victoria and the Marquis or
Salisbury. though fully aware OF lhe
t,rc,ch fealousics OF England, placed
great reliance upon the clear cut bnsHsh
tending influence Of tho Czarina over the
car and believe tho alliance really makes
Cor mace. Germany finds solace ln inc
,itfcr cbarprin OF Emperor Wilhams re-
marie. AT ST. Petersburg. according 10
nov conviction. we skinned the cream
prince Rismark too. IS sottcning Ger
man fuscopubihtics by explaining we
rg.atness of thc mcanirs of the wore"
employed hv tho Gar
THE RUSSIAN MODE
In France particularly IN idi'S" WV
dollrirm continues. Russian names a."
given 10 every possible article OF lasniou
and INJURY. the streets. 'uli gay WIZ"
Russian colors. will DE reoapiA,"' 49,
,,,,r ,,,n Soc pictures OF the Car theN
'.,. -, 40 and tho statue Of Strass-
b,,rp ON nc Place dc laConcorde' ~
6,,l,, dcroratod with floral wroaths I'D re-
.no,.ee 10 tho almost universal conWcuon
tte, Pus-ia means 90 compel StIass-
ourc's restoration. ,.-..,..o,
president Faure SIS quite dclghting
p,-ie with the gossip of the i'ussi"l
COMET What astonishcl him most was
$40 Informal and entirely unaffected man
.,rs ~ thc Emperor and Empress. Inc
immortal couple. NE explains. hNed eA-
90. iilo nrivato people in small cot
taec with ,hcir children. dogs ana pHo'o-
graphs about. 1000. ,,,o,.
,rle Czar dislikcs n military escort near
linn goes about practically una naeo'
aud go Immensely popular with the people.
,rbie last statement is confirmed by inc
rocopiion His Majesty met with al war
.s,y this week There the Poles seemed
20 have given him @ most hearty welcome
and an poliNcal circles much importance
ie attached 10 Ills Majcsty's visit TO 20
land. ---.-.-,.,,r,e.
ARMY MANOEUNRES.
Retwocn the intervals of the universal
shouting for peace the heads Of the vari-
ous nations have been busy perfecting the
effectiveness Of their armies by autumn
manoeuvrcs Emperor William paradeo
an army corps at Coblentz. Nurzburg
and Nurenburg. upon the occasion Of his
visits TO the cities. and to-day at Hamburg
Ills Majesty paraded four armed corps
before himself. the Empress. the King ana
Ouecn of Italy the King Of SaXony. the
Prince Regent of Bavaria. the Grand
Duke yNicholas Of Russia. the Duke and
Duchess Of COnnaught. Duke OF cam
bridge. Prince and Princess Henry. OF
Prussia. and many other notaDihues'
The army manoeuvNs proper 90 not
begin until Monday next The Germans
have actually modified a 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 II actually
modified for war to-day.
Though army manOeuvres on grand
scale are occurring I'm the trimoa, the
car al the Warsaw manoeuvres will wit
ness the operations OF 500 officers and one
hundred and twenty-five thousand men,
The mauocuvres viii DE particularly di-
rcctod towards solving the difficulty of
supplying the troops with hot food in the
field. and improving The bicycle, postal
telegraph and ambulance services
The French army manoeuvrcs. which
viii be held in the north OF France Will
bring two armed corps together.
Tho British mInOcuyras which finished
to-day near Arundel. and which furnish
cd instruction TO .O.ooo men. have not call
ed forth any particular comments from
tho military critics except their COM
plants of the presence of too many boys
in the ranks and tho remark that the
continental armies out-class the British
IN organization.
when Dr Theodore Herzl the so-called
"New Moses made his farewell speech
et the meeting OF I.ousts at Basic. Swift
zerland. during the week, he declared the
Congress had been worthy of itself and
Israel Then e9sued dramatic scene.
tears. Kissing, and rejoicing, beggaring
description.
A RARE HONOR
While Queen Victoria was travelling
from Osborne. Isle Of Wight. 90 Gosport.
daring the week. on her way 20 Balmoral,
Scotland Her Majesty called Stan-Cap-
Tain w. g. Goldsmith commander of her
yacht. 10 the quarterback and. in the
presence Of the court and OF the Car,
she conferred upon him the honor Of
fnghthood. The affair was entirely spon-
tencous and is onc-of the few instances
OF knighthood having been conferred by
the Owens own initiative. instead of
as a result OF political intrigue.
THE Church Times says that the large
number Of Americans here has led 20 the
introduction of the name Of the President
OF the United States into the Collects for
the queen.
The supporters Of rational dress" have
arranged with seven ladies' bicycling
OBJ 10 make a bloomer demonstration
by wheeling from London 10 oxford.
where occurs the dinners Of the Rational
Dress Congress. TO be held under the
presidency of Niscountess Harherton. and
under the patronage of Ladies Colin
Campbell Randolph Churchill. Richard
son and Henry Somerset.