Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-11
Telegrams to The Star.
THE O'LEARY BELT.
MURPHY SURE OF 1T.
THE FEMALE WALKING MATCH.
ENGLISH ADVANCE ON CABUL.
FRENCH POLITICAL AFFAIRS
PLAGUE STRICKEN MEMPHIS.
FOREIGN AEEAIRS,

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The Amnesty Question in France
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Paris Telegraph says:
1t is stated that the articles on amnesty in the
Republique FrancaiSe, NJ. Gambetta's organ,
were decided on at conference between the
editors and NJ. Gambetta before the departure
Of the latter from Paris
Defending the Commune.
PuteauX Humbert, the communist candidate
at an electoral meeting, declared that Nj. Chan
det, the journalist who was shot during the
commune, was execrted, not murdered: He
proceeded to justify the shooting, though deny
ing any completely therein.
Danger to the Republic.
The Paris correspondent of The Times says:
comment on the above is supertiuous, but 1t is
noteworthy that NJ. de Cassagnac. in the Pays,
advises the reactionarles to vote for a plenary
amnesty as the only thing lacking to the over
throw Of The republic"
The Great Council at Geneva.
GENEVA, Oct. 11.-After series of prolonged
debates, the great council at Geneva has ad
journed the consideration OF a separation of
church and state until next May.
st. GOlhard Tunnel.
The st. GOthard tunnel is now within $50
metres Of completion.
The English Advance on CabUl.
SIMLA, Oct H. 1910 Oclock.-Gen. Cough will
be established at Jelallabad by Monday. Col.
jenkins will push forward to Gundamuk with
bis detachment In order to establish communi-
cations with Sir Frederick Roberts. The diff
culties of transportation have been overcome.
d
from all the columns to support Gen. Roberts.
1t is to be remarked that a telegram from
Simla, yesterday, stated that Gen. Hughes had
halted IA miles beyond Khelat-I- -Ghilzai, be-
cause the country was bare of supplies.
A Duel.
PARIS Oct. ia duel took place on the
Spanish frontier on Thursday, between M.
Jean Jacques Alicot, former republican dep
uty from the Department OF Hautes Pyrenees,
and NJ. Sassere, Bonapartist. The latter wes
seriously wounded in the arm. The difference
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the affair of the 10th OF May.
BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE National Zettung says
that the Count de st. Waller, the French am-
bassador at Berlin, has been specially requested
by NJ. Waddington, the French minister of
foreign affairs, to tender his heartfelt thanks to
Prince Bismarck for the kind and friendly way
in which he spoke of France during his late
visit to Vienna.
English Iron for the United States.
LONDON, Oct. 11.-Durlng the present week
5000 tons Of iron have been shipped from the
river Tees to the United States, and further
shipment is to be made to-day Saturday. The
shipments have htthelto consisted almost eX-
puddled bars are included. The orders now ex-
ecutfng amount to $4,000 tons of pig iron.
There are also three orders for pudGled bars
and manufactured iron, and others for scrap
iron and steel. The recent rise In prices checked
orders for & time, but inquiries are now re-
newed and additional American orders are eX-
pected.
Arrafgned.
BOSTON, Oct. 11.-Frank F. Boynton, the de-
faulting cashier Of the North National Bank,
was arrafgned before q. s. Commissioner Hal
lott fhic mornfno ond hold n OOn for frfoJ