The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-08
THE TALK OF EUROPE.
Comment on Important Matters Current
In Foreign Lands.

tion with the railroads about to b
built in China. For whereas German,
expressed her willingness to furnish TIN
money needed for their construction
providing the materials were made il
taken the job, has announced her in
tention of getting the engines, the roll
ing stock, the rails, ETC., in the bes
market. 1t is with this object in view
that Privy Councillor Joguvitch, who
has recently been appointed by the czal
to the post of director general of the
China railroad system, is coming
America for the purpose of making ex
tensive purchases in the United States.
The vexed question Of the extermina-
ton of the Australian rabbit, which
has hitherto constituted the chief prob
lem that has confronted every antipo-
dean administration, has at length re-
ceived a satisfactory solution. There is
no longer any necessity for invoking
the services Of great scientists such as
the late DR.. Pasteur and Professor Koch
to devise means for their extermina-
ton, for the invention of the cold stcr-
age rooms on board ship has led to the
Dummies being exported in refrigerated
condition to the omnivorous market of
the mother country. Rabbit pie is IA
vorite dish in the United Kingdom,
and the rabbit which could not be sue
cessfully canned for transport and pres
ervation is now leaving Australia for
England at such rate that soon there
will not be a single one of them left in
the antipodes.
1t is stated at Berlin that the Ger
man government has resolved ON the in
PRODUCTION as quickly as possible of i'm
portant tariff changes which are to con-
stitute a reply to the new economic
policy of this country, as we'll as of
Canada. Decided measures of protection
may be looked for, especially in connec-
ton with the iron AMI steel trades.
Spain, having long since exhausted
the big war loan which she contracted
with so much difficulty at the begin
ming of this year, is once more in the
market as borrower and is endeavor-
ing to obtain another loan of $40, 0O0,-
600. The Madrid cabinet sought to
raise this abroad Oh the security Of the
customs and other receipts Of the Phil
ippine islands. But the foreign bankers
fought shy of the affair, and the conse-
quence is that the government has once
more had recourse TO the Bank of Spain,
which is advancing the funds necessary
to help it along until the cortes meets
next month, when that body will be
asked to sanction the loan being raised
in Spain itself 1t is doubtful, however,
whether the investing classes of the pen
insula, who responded SO periodically
and generously to the appeal of the gov
eminent last winter, will be either will
ing or able to do SO again. Moreover,
the Liberals have announced through
their leader, ex-Premier Sagasta, that
they intend to abandon their policy Of
silence and tolerance and to assail the
government vigorously OH the score of
its lamentably unsuccessful policy in
Cuba and in the Philippine islands. 1t
is therefore considered probable at
Madrid that the cabinets demand for
further supplies will lead to its over
throw next month and to the advent to
office Of Liberal administration, will
ing to accede to the wishes of the queen
regent to grant autonomy both in the
Antilles and in the Philippine islands
According to the British consular re-
ports just presented to parliament, the
new railroad from Yafa to Jerusalem
has proved far greater commercial
success than was anticipated even by
those who were most sanguine about its
future. 1t has carried more than 30, 900
tons of merchandise to Jerusalem dur
ing the last six months and has led to
the invasion of the Holy City by some
80 to 100 drummers, A of whom were
American, 8 English and about so
German. Moreover, public works are
proceeding apace in Palestine, and the
River Jordan is now spanned by hand
some bridge, while steamb boats travel mp
and down the stream and likewise trav-
erse the often stormy waters of the sea
Of Galilee
The imperial maneuvers of the Ger
man army this year will present some
features Of more than ordinary interest.
In the first place, there will be the I'M
usual spectacle of two national armies,
each about co. strong, operating |
against each other. The western force
will consist of two Prussian army corps,
and the eastern will be made up of the
two corps Of the Bavarian contingent.
The scene of operations will be the
of the old French frontier
Of 1870, the country east of Metz and
part Of the Bavarian Palatinate. Bou-
lay, or, as the Germans call it, Bolchen,
will be the center of the operations in |
the second phase of the maneuvers. 1t
looks as if the German staff meant to |
work out an omitted chapter of the
actual campaign of 1870
The British museum has just secured,
through the generosity of the we'll |
known art collector George Sailing,
one of the most lannon's relics i'm ax;st