Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-17
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WESTON CHALLENGES ROWEII,
FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.
FAST MAILS on THE MISSISSIPPI
FOKE.lN AFFAIRS
safety of the spring Harvest fu
India.

LONDON, March 1.-THE Lahone correspond
ent OF the times telegraphS that sufficient ram
Las fallen throughout that province TO insure
tie safely Of the spring harvest, thereby en-
trely altering the financial and political aspect
of the situation, and affecting even the mill
iary. by facilitating the supply OF grain aud
forage.
Critical Position Of EurOpeans I'm
Burmah.
The Times Calcutta dispatch says: The chief
commissioner for British Burmah now has sur
hcieht force TO protect the British territory,
but the position OF the resident and other Eu-
TopeaDS at Mahdalay is critical in the ey-
IRENE: The best hope for their safety rests on
tie belief that the king and his advisers are not
so utterly lost to all sense OF prudence as to
precipitate their own downfall by rushing into
hostllitieS.
The French Cabinet TO be "MOdi.
fied.,,
The Paris correspondent OF the Times saws:
II ne cabinet will probably be modified shortly.
owing TO the impression left by Thursdays sit,
mhg; Inc chamber OF deputies feels that the
Gence". - WILL
The Paris correspondent of the daily Ns,..
says: III is universally believed that NJ. Wad.
dlngton cannot remain premier and it Is i'm
probable that he will consent to remain fn the
mihistry In any lower capacity. NJ. Fournier is
ner,aio sniohed i as MS successor Leon Say must
opinion gains ground daily that NJ. GambeIta
must assume the premiership. NJ Jules Kerry
on sa!uIday introduced bill restoring to the
stare tie sole power OF conferring degrees. ex
c,udilg frola pfolessorships the members of am
tnOrlZed religious societies and reorraniziny
the council OF public instruction so to eIiminafe
the clerical element. Gen. 8orel who suc
ceeoed Gen. Berthoret as minister OF war under
tie De Brogie government, has resigned The
c'Mmahd OF tie Rowen army corps.
ReductiOn Of COlliers, Wares.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Durham coal owners
nave Issued notice, expiring on the 5th or
apf1l. OF Ten per cent. reduction of the waoes
OF suI1ace workers and Is per cent. OF the wasses
VI tie Underground workers.
Weston Challenges ROwsIl.
,l1an, 10 Sir John Ashley is published, cha,-
lenglng R0weli to contest the championship
A Zulu Campaign Lie.
LONDON, March 1.-THE story published on
.ne lUsn instant that Col. Pearson has been at
that the latter were defeaIad with enormous
loss, Is utterly false. IC was probably circu.
lated by the Zulus, In order to delay the dis
patch OF assistance to Ekowe.
the Orange Free State Neutral.
~, ILe orange Tree state government has re-
British against the Zulus on constitutional
grounds '~''oA"i
The Damage 1t Szexedjn.
LONDON, March 1.-THE peculiarly DAMAGE
py the disaster at Szegedtn is estimated at abolJ
one million and half pounds sterling
Britain's Ulltmaaum tO ERnr~,h-
LONDON. March ia private telegram Trom
kaDgO0n cOntradicts the special disDatch To the
Dcsy Aetrs OF the 18th inst, saying thar tt was
thOugh ht that an ultfmatum would be SEMI hy
The British to Mandalay "
A Cardinal Dying.
Bishop CT Albano, is dying at the age OF a.