New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT.

| London October ..
| TROUBLES IN THE EAST-The news received
| this week from the Far East has been OF some
| what disquieting nature 1t appears that the h"-
ropean residents OF Peking are In state OF alarm
| at the drafting into that city OF large bodies OF
, Chinese troops as counterpose to the recent ar
! rival there OF guards for the foreign legations
| The native soldiers very turbulent and
coupled with the anti-foreign riots at Canton. the
situation has caused great uneasiness among the
, foreigners who number about one hundred ana
| fifty. In response the demand OF the diplomats
the Tsung-- Yamen, Chinese Foreign once
has promised to remove the sodiery, who are
J mostly Mahometans. and who openly declare their
I intention of driving out the foreign devils but
| the fuhlment OF the promise OF the Tsung-li-
| Yamen offers considerable difficulty, as the only
| force capable Of overawing the Chinese troops al
Pekng the foreign-drilled force In the neishoor-
hood of Tien -Tsin commanded by General yuan
| Shok Hail. who. however. is dreaded by the Palace
| and may he regarded as practlcaly hoidihB inc
| destines OF China in his hands
The Dowager- Empress of China seems to recog-
| nize thoroughly the Importance OF having mod
| ern organized army and navy and Is said to nave
| Informed the Tsung-li-Yamen that urgent reforms
are needed and that progressive measures In other
| departments are imprac,icable until the Govern
| ment is backed up by powerful army and navy
The convention providing for the lease of Wei
| Hai-Wei to Great Britain Is published to-day. II
se the leased territory Some OF the British news
papers imagine this implies an arrangement ,,pi, ny
which Great Britain will recognize Chinas mill
In connection with the summonIng Of French
doctor to examine the Emperor o. OF China ,ann ane
Saturday Review" SAYS II sees In TINS ruse upon
the part OF the EmpressDowager. and adds that IL
would have been an easy matter to palm on a
sicky youth OF twenty-five on the European Phy-
sican. as the Emperor is scarcely ever visible 10
foreigners.
THE CZAR II DREYFUSARD-An article In
"The National Review" written by l.. j. Maxse.
hos
formed In the Dreyfus affair. has caused some stir.
lie ahlrms that the Czar has now become a con-
vlnced Dreyfusard. and IL taking sympathetic
interest In the prisoner of Devils Island. The
National Review adds that there has been great
, astonishment and indignation In French Ministerial
and the higher military circles of France by the
publication In Russia of two frank outspoken
articles by NJ. Zakrowski, president OF the RUSSIAN
martial amounted to a return to the lettres de
cachet and the days of the Baste, and also scath-
1sy ersered hat 'a9 he Russian
ceyed responsiveness from rans pd IN me re baya
Zakrowsk senced or removed ir Idenna Ihe a.empt IN
remarkable change of opinion In Russia.
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.-It is an
nounced from ST. Petersburg that all the Powers
have now accepted the Cars Invitation to send
delegates to the proposed disarmament conference.
Each Power will be represented by three delegates.
and It will be a record diplomatic assembly In
point OF numbers. Count MuravIen the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Is going to Livadla.
where he will confer with the Car on the outlines
OF the programme which WI VII be seDea Mnst.r 70 .1s
optimistic to the result of the conference
TYPEWRITER TRusT.-"The Daily Chronicle
prints a letter from correspondent who alleges
that the various American typewriter companies
which do business abroad have formed trust
which controls the prices of all the leading ma ma,
chimes sold I'm Great Britain The writer auus
ol
wrer g is sad to be considerably below flO the retail
price here Is f23.
MRS. MERRITT ILI.-Gerera Wesley Merritt
and Mrs Merritt are still In London. Mrs Merritt
suffering from typhoid fevSr ahoufn make mer eot r.
necessary for her to remain here for some time
AMERICANS IN LONDON.-There are many
homeward- bound Americans In London at present
including Mr. and Mrs Robert Mccormick and
Robert Patterson of Chicago who sail on Wednes,
day Mr. and Mrs Mccormick have been invited
to pe4@ %nFaan ~ Kedsson
the American Minister TO Portugal ana Mrs
Townsend are also here.
MARK TWATN.-Tt is announced that Mark
Twain Samuel J.. Clemens) Will shortly Visit 81
Petersburg and newspaper OF that city, the
Peterbourg- -Skyllstok." says several humorists OF
St Petersburg are preparing TO celebrate the oc-
casion with banquet.
IT'S REMEMBRANCE here earlier this season The
number of cases this week Is tho highest since last
winter Fifteen deaths in London are officially at
tributed TO Influenza ana tn1re are sole aPP'e"e"
sions that 1t will assume epidemic form
Jockey Y-WORSHIP.-The racing at Newmarket
was again the occasion for big society gatherings
There was "A record attendance at the Cambridge
shire where lots OF money was dropped on the
Prince OF Waess Nunsuch, which was left at the
post. with Tod Sloan in the saddle
THO racing fever OF the last few aeks called
forth protests from various quarters Henry laoou-
chere in Truth" referring to Tod Sloan. denounces
.the nauseous Jockey worship which was such
dIscrcdable and idotc feature OF the turf twenty
Lord russell of Killowen, the Lord Chief Justice
of England in speech has also decried 'h's
They worship this god to such an extent that i
~ Ga tbe ~ay were to become candidate for EPSON.
it Is doubtful II the present member "ou'u nave
chance"
KING GEORGE MAY ABDICATE.-According
TO advces received from the Court OF copenhagen
where King George Of Greece is staying arter at
hsi,evcd there that he will ahdcate next spring IN
favor OF the Crown Prince Constantine, luke 9i
Sparta. and Will return 10 pc"i"'N "' '
there permanently.
HEIR TO ITALY's THRONE.-Thc birth of a
o 80 Prince Emanucle Duke OF Aosta. eldest
nonhow of the King OF Italy was an important
occasion for the House OF Savoy as. unless
change Of circumstances occurs he Will SIT on the
throne Of Ita.y. II has been asserted that the
Crown Prince OF Italy. Nittoro Emanuele' frince
NJ Naples who was married on October "a 1885, 10
princess Helena Of Montenegro may never nave
,ssue and "a the Duke and Duchess OF AoSta were
married a long time without having chidren' the
enemies OF the House OF savoy especially me
CIericals diligently spread the idea that the an
sencc OF a direct heir after the Prince OF Naples
49, the result of curse of God for the usurpatlon
~ Tho Papal States. Anxiety was beginning 10 De
felt i'm the royal family OF Italy, ana the Count or
Turin Prince Nittorlo Emanuele. the second neph-
avr Of the King was made to understand that ne
would have To marry. Thi project. however, las
neen sticl by the birth OF son TO the Duke ana
Duchess Of Aosta.
pApAI, FINANCE.-An interesting announce