Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-22
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
RaInell,S Parting Sneech.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Mr. Charles 8. Parnell, ad-
dressing a crowd at Queenstown previous to his
departure for New York by the steamer Scythia
yesterday, said he hoped that one Of the results
of his visit to the United States would be to
show that the hearts of the Americans would
beat warmly towards Ireland. He said If Mr..
Michael Davitt was put on trial, or If repreSsive
measures were introduced in the House of Com
mons before the 1st OF March next when he in
tended to return, he would return Immediately.
Italian EmigrantS.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-Two hundred and eighty
emigrants have left Treviss and Udine, Italy.
for America.
YakOOb Khan,s imprisonment.
A dispatch to the Times from Calcutta says:
''The ex-Ameer Yakoob Khan has arrived at
Meerut. He is confined under military and po-
lice guards, but it is doubtful whether he will
DC pc Rs, 6eRt, there long as the proximity Of Meerut
d1t1on renders it an ineXped1ent place for the
safe custody of Mahomedan state prisoners"
A SecOcOenis' Stronghold.
LONDON, Dec. 22-AdviceS from Cape Town
state that Chief Secoc0enfs' stronghold was at
lacked fr0m four sides and that the resistance
was less determined than was expected.
Navigation in the Arctic Regions.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-In a letter from Professor
Nordinskjold, the Arctic explorer, to the Russian
Geographical Society, he advises the establish
ment OF regular navigation line to the mouth
that the mouth Of the river Lena may be regu-
larly reached from Russia and America. With
view to this end he proposes tue establishment
VI d me DOdt anu uUSpltdl Stdll0IlS on Jue SIDE
rian shore.
The Situation in Afghanissan.
LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch from Candahar
to the Times Says:-The news from Cabul eX-
The tribesmen who have hitherto been occupied
in preparing their lands for the spring crops,
are now free from labor for three months, and
thus long the excitement may be expected to
last. No attempt ought to be made before spring
to do more than to hold our position. General
SteWa,t,s command on the whole line from Da-
The tribes along the line are quiet
French Affairs.
PARIS, Dec 22.-M. Gent member of the Re
publican Union) has been elected a member OF
the chamber OF deputies from Orange, depart
ment OF Vastcluse, receiving 6,069 votes against
1903 for NJ. Humbert communist and NJ. Maze
moderate republican, has been elected from
,n Versailles department Of Seine ct 0ise recex
radlcal.) M. Goblet, member Or the republican
union in the chamber OF deputies will probably
succeed NJ. lie Roger as minister of justice. The
net profits of the fete on the 18th inst. which
was organized by the Paris journalists for the
relief of the sufferers by the floods in Spain are
about 30O.0 coo francs. The fund started by the
Figaro lnewspaper) for the relief Of the poor In
Paris hos reached one million francs.
Severe weather continue to prevails here.
Several deaths have occurred in the streets from
cold and privation. The river Seine is passable
a-foot at several points within the city.
NJ. Paul de CaSsagnac in an article published
In the Pays, proposes another period OF six
ulontHS IHOufulHS lOF lIle late l'F1nCe Imperial
on the ground that his place in the party and
dynasty has not yet been filled.
Finishing Stroke to the South Afri-
can War.
LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch from Cape Town
to the Times says: The capture of the strong
hold OF the Cheiftain Secocoeni has given the
finishing stroke to native disturbances in South
Africa.
Doesn't Believe i'm Victory.
The Chilian minister at Paris telegraphs the
Chflian consul in London, that the pretended
recent victory Of Peruvian and Bolivian allies
over the Chilians is officially denied. He says:
''The entire province Of Tarapaca is now in our
power"
The DisaffectiOn in Spain.
oNDoN, Dec. 21-All the special dispatches
from Madrid agree that the ministry OF Senor
Canovas del Castillo is becoming more un-
popular daily. Gen. Martinez Campos, who
has herStofore favored. conciliation, is now
openly hostile to the government, in conse-
Quence of the dismissal Of the generals, who
had previously withdrawn their designations,
at his request. One OF the dismissed generals,
on Saturday, gave banquet to Gen. Martinez
Campos and thirty other officers together with
d. number Of colonial members OF the chamber
of deputies.