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was killed was exhibited, togeth er with
his log, at the celebration of the Captain
Cook centenary by the French Geo
graphical Society. The Ratchet belongs
to the Donai Museum.
The revolutionary classes in Russia
continue to show great activity. 1t is
thought the nihilists are engaged in cir
culating plague rumors in order to en-
barrass the government.
The French cabinet has fallen into
great trouble. Clemencean has sue
ceeded Gambetta as leader Of the ex-
IRENE left. 1t is probable that the en-
tire cabinet will resign.
The recent storm in Switzerland
caused adamago estimated at 100000
francs. In the Lausanne district alone
100000 trees were felled.
The French chamber of dep
uties have voted 225,000 francs for
participation in the Australian interna-
tional exhibition.
QUEEN VICTORIA will embark at Ports
mouth on the 25th inst, for Cherbourg
The queen will probably be absent
about II month.
PRINCE DoNDoUKoFF KoRsAKoFF will
command the Russian forces in Eastern
Roumelia. The Russian authorities
give assurance of their intention to full
ill the conditions of the treaty of Berlin.
IT is believed that tho British govern
ment is about to lay cable to Zanzi-
bar, Mauritius and Natal from Alden,
where it would join the Eastern Tele-
graph company's system.
A RECENT telegram from Tashkend
states that after the death
of Saere Ali at MOAN Sherlf, a
bloody conflict broke out among the
followers of various pretenders to the
Afghan throne and partisans of Yakoob.
PRINCESS LUcIEN MuRAT died recently
in Paris. She was the daughter of a
Scotch officer Of the Clan Fraser, settled
in this country, and married the second
son OF Napoleon's famous officer in
1881. They went to France in 1913, and
since the fall of the empire have lived
in retirement.
The streets Of Berlin have been terrib.
ly blocked with snow this winter From
December II to the end of January
100000 cartloads had been carted away,
and 100000 marks (about $62, 500 had
been spent in cleaning the streets, and
yet several of them remained impassa-
BILE.
GENERAL CHANzY, late Governor Gen
eral of Algeria, is to go to st. Peters
burg MS French ambassador, to succeed
General lie Flo, who was also once Gov
ernor of Algeria, where he befriended
the present Car many years ago, then
Grand Duke and travelling in that coun-
try. General lie Flo retires on account
of old age.
A TELEGRAM from Cairo announces
that new Egyptian ministry has been
formed with Mahomed Tewfek, heredit-
airy prince, as president of the council.
Rivers, Wilson and Deblinger retain
their posts as ministers of finance and
public works respectively and each is
to have two votes in decisions of the
council. The Khedive will participate
in the direction Of affairs. Nubar
Pasha late minister of foreign affairs,
is not included in the new ministry.
THERE has been fighting for the crown
in Afghanistau. Yakoob Khan, has
beaten all retcnders-Ihahan Khan,
son of the ameer, and Ahmed Khan,
his grandson. The Russians are not
popular Mt Herat, where Russian doc
tor would have been torn in pieces if
the governor had not struggled him out
of the place. England favors Iakoob
Khan,