The Washington times., 1901-07-28

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pinoza, a cousin Of the ex-Empress Eu-
genie, returned a few months ago to civil
lization. In his youth NJ. Espinoza was
| an officer of the Spanish Royal Guard
| but was forced to fly from the country
| through accidentally causing the death
| of brother officer who was a relative
| of ex-Queen Isabella. In 1854 he met
| three fellow countrymen in Bombay and
| they decided to go to Alaska, where all
| four were successful in making fortunes.
| Mainly owing to the efforts of the ex-
| Empress Eugene the Queen Regent of
| Spain has pardoned NJ. Espinoza for his
| offence of years ago. and he has now re-
| turned to civilization In order to enjoy
| the fruits of his hard toll in the wiids OF
America.
In official circles at St. Petersburg much
| political Importance is attached to the i'm
pending establishment of a Russian con-
sulate general at Prague. In this connec-
| tion it is to be observed that since 1895 the
Russian Foreign Ministry has displayed a
remarkable activity in increasing its dip
lematic and consular representation in
many and opposite directions where this
country's international interests are con-
cerned
During the last five years regular mis-
sions have been accredited to the Vatican.
to Hesse, to Siam and to Morocco. The
Ministers at Washington and Madrid have
been elevated to the dignity of Ambassa-
doris Diplomatic and consular represen-
tation has been restored in Bulgaria. Con-
sulates general have been established at
lspahan and Shanghai; consulHtes in
Bombay Canada. Malta and Nieachwang.
and vice consulate in Siestan.
The latest additions to the service are
the consulate general in Prague and the
vice consulate to be established eith4r at
Olmutz or Bern. In Moravia. The founding
of the two last mentioned will no doubt
be greeted enthusiastically by the Czech..
Count Lamsdorff himself is credited with
attaching greater Importance to the con-
suate general to be forthwith established
at Prague than he does to that already
long existent In Budapest Nationally
speaking. the political and economic
growth of the Czechs has progressed with
that of the Hungarians, and Russia takes
no less interest in that branch of her Slav
kindred than she does In the robust pos
terity'o of Arnad.
NJ Sobolef, a Russian writer, has pub
lished pamphlet on the subject of India
which attracts attention. He says that
the subiugation of India and the estab-
lishment of a Russo-Indian empire would
undoubtedly give an enormous impetus
subjugation could be made permanent,
which he does not believe possible. The
breaking of England's power in India
would result in intertribal revolts and
conflicts, which would prevent Russia
from reaping any benefits from her vic
tory. A confederation of Indian States
under a Russian protectorate would ex-
pose Russia to the danger of organized
rebellion and repeated efforts on the part
of England to re-establish her control.
He predicts that Russia. il she ever
should attempt the conquest of India, will
fail. but that her defeat will in the end
bring about friendship and an alliance
which he advocates.
The time between Moscow and Vladi-
vostock on the Pacific via Siberia by the
completion of the Trans Baikal Railroad
has been reduced to nineteen days The
rail route is uninterrupted up to Lake
Baikal. this part of the trip by fast train
requiring about eight days. The lake is
crossed by an ice-breaking steamer, built
in England and taken to the heart of Asia
in pieces. to be reconstructed on the lake
side. The steamer trip requires nine
hours. Later the southern shore of this
inland sea is to be skirted by the rail-
road. so that there need be no change Of
cars The Trans-Baikal road, that is,
the part of the road east of the lake,
which has just been finished, runs to
Stretensk, on the Amur River. This place |
Is reached in eleven DAYS from Moscow
The trip on the Amur steamers requires a |
week, and the journey on another railroad |
which runs from the boat landing to |
consumes thirty-two hours |
more. The through fare, first class, is |
about SIS.
One of the indications OF the probable |
disruption Of the Austrian Empire at no |
distant date, on the death of the present |
sovereign, for instance. is the antipathy |
of the Czechs to the high hat. To make |
your appearance in certain parts of Bo- |
hemia in such headgear is distinctly dam [
gerous. You would not only have it |
knocked off and trampled out o. shape. |
but also stand a good chance Of being |
knocked out of shape yourself. This ha- |
tired of the tall hat is due to the fact that |
it is more commonly worn in Vienna .,nd
other German portions of the Empire than
outside Germanic Austria. The Czechs /
and the other races that make up the
of the Emperor Francis Joseph
object to the predomination of the Ger
man and show their hatred by assailing
the tall hat, and, of course, in other ways.
Considerable interest is felt In England
N the experiments which are to be made
from the Sd to the 10th of August to test
he efficiency of cyclist infantry. Ex-
periments have been made, on q limited
scale, in military cyclist operations in
sussex and Essex, and a number of corps
IF the volunteer force have cyclist sec
ions; but hitherto these sections have |
been nothing more. as a rule, than fifty
)r sixty men accommodating, scouting, or
,eizing some advanced position or cover
ng a flank. But the concentration of |
many volunteer corps at Aldershot in Au-
gust is to be made the occasion of ascer-
aiming the technical idioSyncrasies of
,yclist infantry, working In large bodies
" 500 to ,00D men.
The French submarine boat Morse has
ivaled the Gustave Zede by torpedoing
gunboat~at Havre without being de-
ected.
AS respects the Zede's torpedoing war
hips at Ajaccio, there are facts which
omewhat diminish the Importance of this
xploit 1t does not appear that ony at
ack was expected, or that any special
recautions were taken to guard against
t. The Zede, which, had been lying at
'oulon. was towed by a tugboat to con-
'enient point outside the harbor, which !
you'd scarcely have been possible in real
var and her encounter with the war
hip which was leaving her moorings, was
ccidental and very nearly resulted in her
wn destruction, the Jaureguiberry only
voiding collision by rapid maneuvre.
Queen Ranavalo has disappointed the
urious in Paris during her recent visit
n many ways With the exception of
howing a little vanity in the ordering of
! score of dresses and saying that she
would have no objection in marrying