The Washington times., 1901-09-15
FOREIGN TOPICS.

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| Russian press has no love for Count Won
Waldersee. The st. Petersburg Journals
| with remarkable accord, have described
| him as lacking conspicuously every eS-
sential quality and attribute which
| great soldier should possess, but possess
| ing ali the characteristics of the military
| politician which are most distasteful to
/: people of common sense and hroad-miud-
ed principles. They talk of his pomposity,
loquacity, overweening conccit, and pub
| lie posturing in very plain and bitter
| terms One of them, borrowing an cpl
gram from Lord Beaconsfield, remarks
that "Waldersee is becoming intoxicated
with the exuberance of his own verbos-
ity" 1T might be thought" says an
other. that Count Won Waldersee was
| making bid for the Imperial Chancel-
| lorship, If it were not for the fact that he
is publicly and conspicuously displaying
all these tact!ess traits of character
which would unfit him for the post of
third secretary in second-class German
legation. These attacks are attributed
partly to the dissatisfaction created in
Russia by the new German tariff bill,
| and partly to the anger excited by reports
of Germanys secret cooperation with
England in China On the other hand, IL
| is hinted that the count made himself a
| fair target for ridicule by the preposter-
Gus airs which he assumed.
made between the methods used by Well
| ington and those of Lord Roberts or Lord
| Kitchener. In the peninsular war an or
| der issued by the duke commanded officers
| to take measures to prevent the shame
full and unmilitary practice of soldiers
shooting pigs in the woods adding omi-
nously: HE has this day ordered two
men to be hanged who were caught in the
act of shooting pigs ANY approach, i,,,,, to
mediate execution" the formula being
again repeated: Two soldiers have been
| hanged this day for plundering in the
town of Leyria.
on the other hard, the duke, so severe
a martinez in dealing with his own troops.
was marvelously considerate to the enc
took of the trees In Paris during his oc-
cupation of the city in 1915. The field
marshal begs that commanding officers OF
regiments will prevent the soldiers from
cutting the trees which form the avenues
in the Bois de Boulogne.' Again: The
field marshal begs that horses may not
be tied to the trees in the Champs Ely
secs American visitors to Paris do not
always remember what they owe In these
particulars to ''the iron duke.
A clerical paper published in Berlin is
sues the text of letter sent by Cardinal
Rampolla, the Papal Secretary OF state.
to the German cathedrals. The Cardinal
complains that in the election OF Ter
man Bishops circumstances have some
times arisen which are not in accord
ance with the freedom of the Church, the
dignity of the apostolic seat, and the
agreements which have been made with
The Coyernments concerned. The right
of negative Intervention has Deen con-
ceded, he says, to non-Cathohc ruisL
that they may be able to prevent the
election of Bishops not agreeable to the
temporal power 1t is thus the duty OF
the chapters to propose only candidates
who besides being men OF learning, aoie
to defend and guide the Church, have
reputation for ability and loyalty, and
cannot be distasteful to the Government
The chapters are warned that they must
not tolerate more than a negative inter-
yention on the part of non-Cathonc Gov,
ernments and mnst vigorously detend
the right of free election. They are or
dered. in acquainting the representative
of the temporal Power with their cnoice,
to avoid even the appearance of asking
the approval of the Government, ana are
directed. in publishing the result OF the
election. to make 1t clear that their
confirmed by the Pope The CARDINAL IN
conclusion, orders this letter to be read
I'm the presence of the chapter before
every episcopal election.
4 number of interesting experiments as
to the suitability OF alcohol for replacing
petrol or gasolene in working Internal
combustion motors have recently been
carried out at the Neurological Institute,
Hohenheim. by Prof. Behrend. The
motors used were of six horse power. and
were built by MesSrS. Korting Brothers,
of Hanover Prof. Behrends expert
ments were, in the first place, made with
ordinary methylated spirit. next with
spirit in which one-half of the methyl al
cohoi was replaced by benzine. and, third
ly, with a mixture containing further
IS per cent of benZine. Benzine is not only
cheaper than the denaturants generally
used but has the advantage OF augment
ing the value of the mixture as an agent
for producing power. Working with the
ordinary methylated spirit, the cost OF one
horsepower an hour proved to De l43d,
while with the mixture containing the
large proportion of benzine the cost was
Esd an hour The cost of one horse
power an hour when the same motors
were worked with petrol. proved TO be
about Id, SO that at present prices al
cohol containing. say. 20 per cent OF ben
zine can, IN Germany, compete COM
mercially with petrol as working agent
FOR trade purposes in Germany is mainly
potato spirit. and costs. including the ex-
pense of methylating, only about lid.
gallon.
During the past month the inhabitants
of Marseilles have been greatly surprised
at the appearance OF a number of storks.
which have Joined their comrades in the
Geological Gardens.
Repeated efforts have been made to cap
ture the new arrivals. but without sue
cess. the birds taking flight at the slight
est alarm.
Two of the stcrks have been shot by the
keepers Of the Geological Gardens, and a
third was killed as It alighted on roof.
Local tradition sees in the unwonted visit
of the stoIks the prophecy of hard win
ter.
A house TO house search for hidden
weapons has been instituted by the Turk
ish officials in old Servia and has caused
great excitement. The Servian papers, in
cluding the semi-ofiicial Belgrade organs,
Indignantly denied at the time that any
weapons had been found, as was alleged
by Turkish sources OF Information. But
this tone did not last lorg. and a few days
ago the semi-official paper of the Seryian
Government, the 'Dnevnik,' had to con-
fess that. a matter of fact. weapons
the frontier into Old Servia, but 1t hast
ened to add that this took place without
the knowledge Of the Servian authorities,
and only for the self-defence of the
attacks of wild hordes of Albanians, and
that these weapons had not been employ
ed against the Turkish authorities or
even the Albanfans.
a short time ago there was arrested in
Belgrade man who had previously been
a gendarmerie officer on the Servo-Turk-
ish frontier, with the population living on
both sides of which he was well acQuaint-
ed. On this ground he was selected to
distribute arms secretly among the Ser
however. seized the opportunity to drive
a trade on his own account, and, instead
of distributing the weapons gratuitously,
according to his orders. he sold them to