New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18

attempts to wreck passenger trains. Formidable
Instructions placed across the track. and one
aser II poughed through vertable barricade
but did not leave the rats; The most alarming
have not been able 70 obtain the slightest clew
the perpetrators though a hundred detectives have
similar TO the Jack the Ripper scare prevails.
one theory IS that the crimes are the work OK re-
emulating the Far West hold-ups.
PRINCE OF WALES IN SCOTLAND.-After
passing eight weeks on an invalid's chair, the
Prince OF Wales this week for the first time, was
able to walk a few PAGES with the aid OF stick.
lie travelled TO Balmoral from his yacht at Ports
mouth Private letters declare the Prince lately
has been very irritable al the enforced medical
restraint. and that he has even declared that
permanent limp would be cheap penalty 10 pay
for release from his floating prison II g added
that the attending physicians h9aIy ye'd &c r ahq
TO appease their patient. and also to arrest the
viii still require 10 wear for many weeks 70 come
the apparatus which has been ntted 10 MS Knee.
THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT IN FRANCE
The Duke Of Connaught has been the hero OF the
French Army manpuvres around Moulins which
he attended President Faure's chief guest. lie
first distinguished himself by splendid display
OF horsemanship before the French STAN. when his
horse borrowed one. startled by the firing. tried
10 bolt reared and fell. Tho Duke skiifu.ly dis
engaged himself unhurt
on the following day. during a halt. no minutely
examined a French soldiers knapsack. He had
one OF them emptied on the ground. weighed the
articles and finally took the knapsack. strapped II
on his own shoulders and walked up and down In
front OF the President and the generals. In order
10 test whether the straps hampcre1 his move
mcnis. The spectators were greatly amused, and
the private soldiers loudly cheercd him. President
Faure on Friday decorated the Duke with the
Grand Cross Of the Legion or Honor.
Yesterday the Duke OF Connaught visited the
French camp kitchens, and Following me great
Napolcon's precedent. he asked to DO allowed TO
taste the soldiers food. remarking; ,.
4 must only take tiny morsei as am rooohg
somebody's share" -,
lie then forked out and ate piece %, OF BEL Th nS
also examined tho mems overcoats. testing their
weight and texture.
POPULAR WITH THE sOLDIERS.-These In
cideuts have made tho Duke OF Connaught very
topular with the French soldiers and villagers. At
the hamlet % Ennemond they had great treat In
seeing the thirsty President OF tho republic ana
queen Nictora's son stop before niue pubic
house and call for and toss OF glasses OF lishi
beer. while the hurrediy assembled band played
God Save the Queen"
BUsCHs MEMOIR CRrrCIsED.-The leading
newspapers here scathlngly review Herr Moritz
Busch's Life OF Prince bismarck" which was re-
Gently published. The general opinion IL that both
the author and his idol suffered greatly by the
revelations made. The British naturally chiefly
resent the late Prince B4SindrckS expressions OF
hostility 10 Great Britain and TO the Queen and
her daughter. the former Empress Frederick OF
Germany with which tho book teens.
1.-THE Daily Telegraph" says that II the work re
vcals the real bismarck he lowered the moral tone
OF the whole OF Europe. adding: Every one knew
he made INSCRIPTIONS use OF the press; but ac-
cording TO Herr Busch he deliberately instructed
his hirellngs 10 disseminate absolute fasehoods."
THE Times remarks III was reserved 70 the
sublime Inconsistencies Of one or his sincerest
worshlppers to expose all the meanness, duplcity
and brutality which he combined with many
brilliant and admirable qualities"
THE CZARINAS PHOTOGRAPHED photo
graph OF the Czarina nursing her baby recently APP
peared in an English newspaper. and when Il
reached the Russian Censor the latter n much
puzzled official. lie consulted with tho Minister OF
the Interior. who equally perplexei and who
decided TO consult with the Gar.
1.-THE best thing do said the Russian En-
pcror. is to show this to the Czarina and let her
decide"
In "A Few minutes according 10 the story the
car returned and said with a smile the Minis
ter OF the Interior:
Her Imperial Majesty finds nothing In the plct-
ure contrary to the law. Let IL pass
THEATRE ATTENDANCE SMALL-The heat
is affecting the theatres. The chief interest OF thu
centred in the production OF the annual melo-
drama Drury Lane yesterday evening which
with n thrilling In ballroom. "A game Of
cricket Lords and represcn tatOn OF the mill
tary tournament. satisfies the demand for realism