New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
ROUND ABOUT EUROPE.

"OOC EOhOPE.
FALL OF ROYAL TAvORtTE-M r..
SWISS engineer who has until nov been tho or,.
cpal European adviser and favore OF the Ahv.,
ian ruler. and the ipent OF all SORTS ~ ,,,.
and railroad concessions from that dusky poie,,.,
has suddenly fallen into disgrace and has hus,
thrown into prison by Menelcls and loaded nit"
chains. 1t appears that the monarch has hssa
persuaded by some of his French friends TIA, az
unfortunate ilg who was principally iastrurnen,n.e
IN bringing about the peace between Ahyssinia ana
land OF his adoption and to sacrifice the in:prn.,
OF Abysslna for the sake OF money. ''''S
GREECE's PARrHENON AL. RIGHT
alarmist accounts recently published by tho Ems.
fish press. and especially by The London Times"
regarding the condition OF the Parthenon a,
Athens are wholly unjustiied by facts There 1.
no danger OF its tunbling 10 pieces. on the con.
porsd by %s seang w aSSEa sS s1
put up in order to permit OF the replacing o. the
,racted from the old quarries at Pentelicus BY ii.
Greek Archaeological Society acting in conjunction lon
with an international committee OF architects and
Swans.
WHY DR. JAMESON is IN AFRICA-r. IS an.
nounced in London By the South African Char.
tered Company that the work with which Dr. Jane.
has been lntrusted. and for which lie returned
to the Dark Continent, Is the management, Of the
construction OF the transconunental telegraph line
which is intended to span Africa from Cape Town
to Cairo
GERMANY HEADS A TURCO-RUMiNlAN-
BULGAR COMBINATION. just twenty years ago
Rumania and Bulgaria were fighting agaps.
Turkey for the purpose Of securing their freedom
from the suzeranty OF the Sublime Porte. n they
achieved their object 1t was entirely due 10 Russia
which championed their cause 10 the extent o.
involving herself in costly war against the Sultan
that terminated under the walls of Constantinopls
at San Stefano. To-day ,Bulsaria has deserted
placed her army. trained by Russian officers at
the disposal Of the sq}a s9 f or pss ~ nSd BE-
following the example OF Prince Ferdinand. Is about
to proceed to stamboni for the pnrpo,e o. con
ment, In which Germany will he the principal
family as Emoeror Wiiiiam his sympathies are
German rather than Musccyte, and all ne guns OF
are turned IN the direction not Of Turkey but OF
Rusra At the head OF an association which eri-
braces Turkey Bulgaria and Rumania. Emperor
William NAV still hone to remain very important
factor IN European politics and to counter6aiance
the now all-predominating influence OF the car
MAJOR LOTHAIRE'S NEW JOB.-Major 10
thaire tho Belgian officer who was dismissed from
King Leopold's army for having hanged the Eng
lish missionary trader. Stokes without any form
IN the Congo Free State. has just returned 10
West Africa for the purpose OF undertaking the
management o. n Belgian company trading In rub
Der ivory and coffee on the banks OF the congo
ENGLAND TO BUILD BIG DOCKS At THE
CAPE.-The British Government has decided 70
spend 100000 IN the construction or an elaborate
system of new docks basins and ooaing jet'ies at
Simon's Town Cape of Good Hope. The plans have
already received the approval OF the Admiralty.
| and work Is to he begun at once The DOCKS VIII
he of sufficient capacity 10 held the largest ron
| clad aioat.
OLD TREADMILLS FOR SALE-Englani's prison
authorities are abolishing the us OF the treadmll
nenal in sfifuflOnS Of the
| United Kingdom, and puttine convict labor 10
| a more profitable Army and navy stores espe-
cially the making OF garments and accoutremen's,
are engaging the attention OF the inmates on
| Her Maiesty's tails. who likewise manufacture the
mailbags of the Postal Department ana the shlrts,
uniforms and boots OF their arch enemies; the po-
| announcement is made that the Government has
some three hundred badly worn treadmills for sale
| 10 the highest bidder.
TWELVE GOOD MONTHS FOR ERIN.-The re-
turns lust issued by the British Government show
| remarkable decrease in Irish emigration for the
| last twelve months. the figures being the lowest
since ISL This together with the declining death
| rate a birth rate considerably above the average
| and very extensive immigration or Irish citzens
| returning from America would seem Ia indicate
| that i'm spte of the famine which Is now declared
10 be imminent Ireland has been enjoying recently
greater degree OF prosperity tnan TOT long Time
OUEER DOINGS FOR ALLIES.--A sensation
has been created by the discovery that both the
Austrian and Italian governments are busy day
and night constructing the most costly and eaoo-
rate fortihcations at the points where the Empire
and the Kingdom meet In the Southern Tyrol ana
i'm the neighborhood If Pontebba. This. II would
appear means that neither at Vienna nor at Rome
is there much confidence the part OF the authorl-
ties in the extension of the existing Triple Alliance,
allies do not, rule. consider II necessary
to adopt such means OF defending their domlnions
against one another. There are no fortncatlons OF
any kind along the frontier OF Germany and Aus
tria Why should there be any on the Austro-ltaI-
ian boundary line?
THE KAISER'S PROJECT BOUND TO FAIL
How little likelihood there is of either Russia or
France Joining Emperor William in his projected
coalition against England will be seen by the re-
Gently issued Official trade reports, which show
that mere than 30 per cent of Frances foreign
commerce is transacted with Great Britain. coun-
third OF the entire production of Frances industry
No less than 30 per cent of Russias foreign trade Is
with Great Britain. which Is the best customer for
Muscovite grain: 30oD00O pools 20 TO Englaho
each year whereas Germany takes only s"nW
hoods II is ridiculous. therefore 70 imagine tnal
either France Russia would sacrifice its pest
markets and subject its staple industries 10 DOWN
right ruin solely for the purpose or satisfying q
purely personal spite OF the Kaiser against ms
English relatives
~ MEMORY or DR.. ". w. TAYLOR
A tablet 10 the memory OF the Rev. Or. William
a yla.r In eha