Show CURRENT EVENTS IN EUROPE Ai america and australia compared lights of literature von Molt kes resignation williams wanderings eruption of a Vo volcano leano ahe 1 he Calig naul statues considerable comment has lately been made by many of the leading journals of europe concerning the cen teun itil exhibition of australia jhb people of that far off southern land are naturally proud of their domes and take a laudable pleasure in calling the attention of the world to the wealth culture ardithe resources by they are surrounded though lie aft city of melbourne still lacks a lew few weeks of completing its fifty third year it has been selected tor for the celebration which marks the entrance of australia on its second century of civilized ex istenic when the bi of australia Is ia re railed feure wo aru apt to compare it v with wild I 1 amri lu in reality ica lity that portion ol of america that now is the united states was in many respects more fertile and it if not richer in products and in resources was at least better titled bitted for europeans than the Sour fibern continent with its hot summers and vast expanses of and pasture land america moreover envoys enjoys the inestimable advantage of having been first settled by some of the boldest and best spirits that ever left lef t their native land to do brave deeds in countries new yet when american colonies declared independent their entire population after nearly two centuries of existence was not more than that of australia alter after a term of life one half as long while in IB aalthe refinements and even the luxuries of existence the colon colonie leof north america could not in 1776 compare for one moment wita the australian colonies to in 1888 lovers of poetry both in london and paris nave have lately been treated to a feast the works of eric mackay just published by field leadenham Leade Leaden hah street london are amons among the tai est productions of their kind perhaps mr mackay commands a greater number of admirers than any writer since the days das of byron moore and shelley politicians are not usually poets however M clovis hugues must be considered consider edan an exception he isana is a native of provence and holds his place in the chamber do de deputes as delegate from the city of marseilles the popularity of MO his writings and warm sympathies pat bles he be manifests tor or the poor and unfortunate have endeared him to the heartsol hearts heart of th the french eFrench people though envious ones only speak of his works as victor hugo and water yet among the masses he be seems to rival even that great writer the resignation count yon von moltke from bis post of caf hief chief of the germin german military staff has created some surprise there are arc some positions that men never rive give up as lone ionic as they have health and lifland life and count von Molt kei kelb was one of them many believe that the counts withdrawal from active service was in a measure compulsory as the young emperor is desirous of introducing into the army certain innovations which were pot not relished by count von moltke la france writes the old field karsnal who has for so long a period exercised the functions of chief of staff of the german army has just tendered his resignation this event is a grave one because it shows that william 11 II harthe has the intention of intro introducing ducin certain modifications into the army the mancho has given germany victory does not perhaps approve of the emperors projects an army cannot sleep on its lai laurels frels while the armies of mthr nations progress ress and transform stability is an excellent thing hut routine is dangerous and count von bokke is not infallible it is certain the german army cannot recommence today what it did eighteen years ago it is possible there therefore foi that the young emperor wishes to rejuvenate ave his army but the future will show whether he be is a reformer or a the replacement of von id by count von Waid waldersee ersee has also some importance the latter is married to an Ame american lady of great intelligence who poses for the rion of t perfection with the emperor the new chief of staff is also a partisan of the war policy and an enemy of russia ilia his triumph is therefore a check to prince bismarck the old counsellors coun of william 1 I are passing into the second rank and their places are supplied by those who will certainly discourage their masters taste for adventures germany and russia seem farther earther than ever from an understanding it foli follows aws as a matter of course that the german emperor having visited russia sweden and Den denmark milk mu go on with the weary round until everybody is satisfied foremost amons the projected visits are arb those to vienna and rome the first presents no difficulty but the second se condit it would seem is a complicated affair so much so that it was resolved to obviate the necessity of a visit to rome by sending out invitations to a grand reunion of sovereigns at saras burg the pro proposed ased meeting however has been abandoned it is probable the sovereigns agns gns had little enthusiasm for playing the role of vassals vassal 8 and moreover roe me choice of strasburg a former french city as a place of meeting resembled too much a provocation to france if the st petersburg interview w had terminated more favorably to amin Gi fermin interest ite rests a the F emperor would have been less anxious to pay court to his allies the proposed journey cf f the em emperor eror to rome encounters many difficulties the pope has rendered great services to the german garman empire and has great influence with the catholic party chichin which in G germany is both numerous pd and powerful powe power nul tul only two years ago the rope pope commanded the german calholy acs ics to vote for certain measures and they did so the german government may again want the popes influence on the other hand the services reu rendered by the king of italy are not so ap apparent arent true italis prime minister M H crisel has shown considerable zeal eal but he b has done so awkwardly lie he has bullied france as a lackey would do who desired Jeb ired to curry favor with his bis master so no doubt signor crispi would be very happy 0 to o dale the italians with a succession of shows on the occasion of the em emperor eror williams visit but the tope pope his has to be taken into consideration alde ration it is from the pope anat permission to come to rome has to be obtained ought to 10 humiliate signor crispi whose atti attitude tudo towards france is 19 so BO arrogant airo arro raut gaut the great eruption in the island of volcano still goes on this island is situated about twenty seven miles north of the nearest point of sicily is next to the largest of the lipari islands 1 ands which are thirteen in lipai ers num number 0 of f which seven only are inhabited twelve years ago ther ewas an eruption which commenced on OB the of of may and lasted several day this year the eruption commenced on the 3rd ard of A august ip gast and has been the greatest in the memory of man it reminds one of the descriptions given by pliny the youn younger ger of the eruption of vesuvius in the year 79 A U D overwhelmed the cities of pompeii an herculaneum Hercula the lipari islands are mentioned by virgil and other ancients here they placed the home o eolus the god of the winds and ittie latin name they bore was jeolas insole or the islands island of X ilus ius tha greek poets fancied that vulcan or the boss bos blacksmith of the gods had bad some of his workshops there hence the modern italian name of one of these is islands landd St was renowned in the days of homer and the ancient greeks called it the lighthouse it is in dee deven now a natural lighthouse of gigantic dimensions and dating duding all the nights of three thou thousand tand years it has constantly shown I 1 its flery logiste call it a dying volcano it if so the abi life of a volcano lust must bo be very tenacious when three thousand years have not sufficed leed to fo dim its fires this terrible eruption of volcano it would seem might have us ils duplicate in many parts of southern italy A few miles north of naples at campi cholo thousands ot ol invalids are accustomed to bury themselves in the hot sands by the tha sea shore which are strongly impregnated 11 with sulphur the theory is that not far down f from ram tile the surface is a ti asure through which the internal heat escapes we should remember that even mount vesuvius was known tor for one thousand two hundred d ed ye years belo before e it 11 gave a sign of living I 1 n fire and who can tell how soon tig the e at stopped pd up p ebi chimneys of the worlds I 1 internal at e r al tires fire shall hall 0 pen open again and do their destructive work tile the sight of 0 a volcano is at once sublime and terrible its surface is covered with wita pum ice stone and ashes at brief intervals the various craters throw up incandescent matter to a great height dense fire clouds accod panie ot at times with terrific booming as of cannon at other times by smothered rumblings gs fill the air with confused sounds the beach which was formerly populous with boats and nd boatmen is now deserted by means of teles telescopes dopes men gaze upon the tae si sight but no one ventures near A little more chast seventy thrpo three years ago the brothers antoine and william galbignani com commenced fenced in paris the publication of the first newspaper in the english language on the continent of t europe through ii all the vicissitudes vici asit udes of war aud and revolution and strife of which paris has been the scene this paper has continued and still is one of the most influential of european journals the balig nani brothers were to paris pari i and france what peter cooper and horace greeley were to new york and america the name ol 01 Gal garignani ignant is connected with numerous improvements charitable institutions and benevolent enterprises asylums schools hospitals savings banks lit libraries varies and read aurs rooms were aided and in some cases established by their wealth the pretty little town of corbell a few miles mile from paris was for many years their residence and by them was endowed with many a noble gift and useful charity it was therefore eminent that a beautiful and imposing memorial should be erected to r memory M chapu the celebrated sculptor was the artist WHO executed the work not merely the people of corbeil but thousands of parisians Pari seemed to realize that in hono honoring these men they were honoring themselves likewise the unveiling of the statues took place august 16 in presence of a vast assembly the recent british naval are still a theme of conversation in political circles the result seems to indicate that great mercantile ports must rely on their own defenses if capture or an equivalent ransom is to be avoided unless great mercantile centres bentres with all the wealth contained therein are protected by adequate forbid fortina eions and guns their doam m is a certainty the next lesson which adf ap pears to result from chefe is the absolute impossibility of effectually blockading an port A swift cruiser is sure surp to run the blockade and can inner great damage on an open port long before she can be overtaken the third lesson is i that hat it is a very difficult thing to bring on an eo it one or two of the belligerents lige rents wishes to avoid it it is generally considered censi dered that fast cruisers are even more important to a nation than heavily armed vessels J 11 W europe au aug 27 1888 |