Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-22
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BISMARCK'S SPEECH.
MEXICAN POLITICS.
TORONTO WALKING WATCH.
tOREIGN AFFAIRS.


Srfktng Miners Gone To Work Again
INV CAsTLf -oN-TYNB, May 22.--After consid-
e,an;e diiheulty the obstinate section OF the
slIiklng coal miners has been induced TO ac-
cept the award of wages made by the indge OF
me Durham County Court last week. and all
lhe pits In the Durham miners union viii be
noIking To-Day. The coal owners IN Germany
nave taken advantage OF the miners strike
mere TO push German coal into an the Ralfi(.
poils arg II Is feared that considerable por-
uon OF tne ordinary summer trade In coal from
tie Tyne may have been forestalled
Bismarck's Two Hour speech Yes-
terdays
BERLIN, Nay 22.-In the German reichstag
yesterday Prince Bismarck made a two-hour
speech In support OF grain duties. He stroye to
SLOW that the imposition OF the duties by bet
teiing the purses OF the agricultural class
would give an impetus TO Industrial activity
England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands
were cited In proof thereof. The prince dis
clalmed all Intention OF seeking TO increase the
tsmLeriai excnequer by the corn tax. All he
oeslred was TO do justice to his long suffering
countfymen by removing to the frontier, In the
rSfn lott OF consumption duty, part OF the dl-
rnoay. The governments proposals viii prob
aoly De adopted. The landed Interest Is now
urging protection OF wool.
Chosen % BY a Large Majority,
In tne eiecton yesterday OF Herr Leydewitz
conservative, for president OF the reichstag, the
liberals aostained from voting. OF 90a votes
cast Herr LeydewitZ received 195.
The Failure OF the Rotterdam Trad.
LONDON, May 22.-The Frankfurter zeitung
states that the Rotterdamsche Handelsyeree-
mnging nagg NraSing company loses seven million
oelsyereeniging, and will be compelled TO ask
the Indulgence OF Its creditors. It proposes to
pay them In ~ per cent. bonds. II this compro-
mise Is refused the company will be obliged to
solicit the judicial respite which Is allowed by
Dutcn law TO debtor able 70 prove the exist
ence OF assets. Il Is said that the Antwerp
banks viii suffer by the embarrassments OF the
Rotterdamsche Handelsvereeniging.
The Darien Canal Congress.
PARIS, May 22.-In the committee on tech
nfQue OF the Darien congress yesterday. Sir
John Hawkshaw spoke strongly against the
declared that the tunnel would become q re-
ceptacle OF all the waters OF the Chagres basin
aLd oe liable to be completely blocked. His
arguments made considerable impression.
Bfock In the Liverpool Cattle De.
livery.
LONDON, May 22.-The block In the Liverpool
cattle delivery is due to the backwardness OF
A portion OF the Wallasey dock sheds on the
BirkeDhead side OF the Mersey is still unac-
cepted Dy the pr1vy council. The Morpeth
dock shed at Birkenhead and the Canada dock
sneos at Liverpool are Incomplete. The action
OF the pr1vy couLcl In scheduling hogs has
added TO the dificulty. One vessel Ia the WAL
lasey dock ard two In the river are unable TO
which VIII also bs without accommodations.
Significance Of the Vote.
LONDON, MAY 22.-The Times correspondent at
Re Berlin says: The vote yesterday for presidento OF
the future course OF the Reichstag for q period
II would be rash to set limits TO.
Two Men Killed and Nineteen In.
The Iloyds have iSss@s reoeSea ,nte,,,eeooe Of an
accident aboard the transport steamer China,
belonging to the Cunard line, In Simon,s bay on
the 10th OF April. In heavfng up the anchor
TWO men were killed and nineteen Injured.