The times., 1898-01-31
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.


French chamber of deputies at las
have cleared the atmosphere. The sit
tings have become as mild and demur,
as those of young ladies' Sunday
school. Even the most obstreperoa!
Socialists and RoyaIists are making III
Tor lost time by devoting two session:
daily to the budget, which ought Il
nave been finished in December. The
Dill now before the chamber to make
the second Sunday in May, which is the
anniversary of the raising of the siegs
OF Orleans, perpetual national holi-
DAY, called Jeanne dare Day, is con-
| sidered certain to be voted especially
as 1T is supported by a monster petition
OF hundred and fifty thousand women
| In all partsof France. The new holiday
viii not interfere with the national fete
OF the Fourteenth of July.
| The chancellor of the exchequer is
| now in Downing street every day, and
| the other ministers are in their London
| residences, cabinet meetings being fire.
| quent. The clubs are already filling up
| with members of parliament. Sir Will
nam Harcourt will return next week to
Richmond Terrace, where he will again
| have Lord OnsloW's house. His fol-
i
] ammunition at once by proposing
amendments on the Indian frontier war,
| China, Crete. the Soudan and every
| other foreign question, but he is too
wary commander to adopt these tao
| tics He believes in keeping up "a
| steady fire throughout the session. The
governments most vulnerable point is
the frontier campaign, which has been
badly managed, but probably debate on
u =
William Lockhart's return TO London.
A noteworthy article in the Ham
burger Nachrichten'' on the occasion Of
the emperors birthday bears unmistak-
ably the earmark of Friedrichsruh. and
expresses Prince Bismarck's views. II
says: The monarch has stepped into
the foreground of public life far more
than his ancestors did. The policy of the
empire and of Prussia bears marks of
imperial origin, and the strong indi-
Viduality of the sovereign is ever per-
ceptible in the most different spheres
He not only governs. but rules. and is
in reality the actual leader of the nation
and disposer of the destinies of Ger
many. II Germany is now animated
by higher spirit than short time ago,
if the confidence Of the State govern
litHt NISiDiS IItCItdctS. II tIit Spli1l VI
enterprise is impulsed. we attribute it
mainly to the fact that the. emperor
has known how to find ways whereby
desired ends are attainabie. The ar
ticle concludes: THE gloomy visions
which formerly troubled us on the en-
peror's birthday have begun to disap-
pear. and we venture to hope that the
future VIII not bring us fresh dis
illusions such as again to make acute
old antagonisms in public life to the
general detFiment Ere mistakes
which are not made a second time we
count on the high intellectual qualities
of the monarch, and the perception of
what is useful and what is harmful to
Germany. as well as on the psychology
cal moments which influenced him.
The Diario de Ia Marina. of Havana,
publishes an article upon the Spanish
navy. which it considers to be far supe-
rior to that of the United States. y
most important factor as regards the
efficiency of navy, the DiariO declares,
is it's personnel. While the Spanish
warships. it says, are manned by Span
iards anxious to revive the Slories of
our navy in past days, many OF the
American men of war are in the hands !
of mercenary sailors. for whom the |
ter of secondary Importance.
Young Henry Cavendish. a distant |
relative of the Duke of Devonshi.'e, |
is preparing to start again for Equa |!
torial Africa, accompanied by Lieut.. |
Andrews. eight British officers and Mr.. /
Dodson. who was the companion of /
Dr. Donaldson Smith. the American |
explorer Mr.. Cavendish will take with |
him four hundred armed men and /
number of rapid-fre guns. Conse-
quently as his objective is the junction |
of the White Nile and the Sobat River, |
at Sobat, the purpose of the expedition,
it will readily be seen, is to cut off the f.
French from reaching Fashoda. which /
is only short distance north of Sobat. /
Possibly Mr.. CaVendish may be able TO
take advantage of the new treaty with
King Menelik, and get a short cut
through Abyssinia. While Mr. Caven-
dish is personally defraying the cost of
the expedition, it is known that he has
been in frequent communication with
the Marquis of Salisbury, through the
Duke of Devonshire, so it is safe to say
the expedition is under government
auspices. The liberality and enterprise
Of the young explorer Che is said to
be spending $500, 900 of his own money !
in the venture. besides securing sub
stantial support from others} have
called forth congratulations from the
press.
Count William Bismarck, who fought
L duel the other day, is startlingly like
his father in appearance. He has
fought quite a large number of duels,
being quick to resent anything in the
nature of an insult and equally free in
his opinion in his celebrated
parents characteristic blunt manner
Curiously enough, he is married to a
amily whose chief, the ex-Chancellor.
While in office, was consigned to exile.
1isgrace and prison on charges never
proved of stealing Of
icial documents and of betrayins
State secrets.
Count William is the father of four
the youngest, a son, having
'een until last year heir presumptiye
o his illustrious grandfathers titles of
Prince and of Duke, but which will
low fall to the share of the recently
'orn boy of Count Herbert Bismarck.
The latter who is the eldest son of
he founder of the German Empire. is
less popular with Germans
han his younger brother, who is far
more simple and democratic in his
ways. The Kaiser, although he dis
likes Count Herbert. has always re-
aimed a fondness for Count William.
md has never ceased to lavish upon
i'm tokens of regard and of good will
ven at the moments when the rela-
ions between the Court of Berlin and
were most strained
In the ordinary course of events
'ount William Will be sentenced to
ndergo detention in fortress for the