Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-26
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The New Papal NunciO to Belgium.
LONDON, June ga dispatch from Rome to
the Standard says: The new Papal nuncio to
Belgium will shortly proceed TO his post with
very large instructions for an amfcable solution
OF all contrOverted points.
The Plenary Amnesty Bill i'm France
LONDON. June pa Paris dispatch to the
Times says: The fate of the plenary amnesty bill
Will be pretty well known on Monday, as the
senatorial left center Is convened for that day.
as also are the bureaux for the election OF a
committee on the bill.
No More Army Chaplains i'm France.
The division In the senate to-day friday,
where the amendment to the bill abolishtng
army chaplains was carried by 40 to 1873, fore
shadows close contest.
Sunday Liquor Law in England.
LONDON, June 26.-The resolution of Mr..
Stevenson QtberaD which was adopted in the
House of Commons last evening to close public
houses on Sunday, In England and Wales, is
merely declatory. The amendment to the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Pease, QiberaD which was
also adopted, expresses the opinion OF the house
that provision should be made in the country
for the sale during limited hours of malt
liquors for consumption off the premises. and
for the needful requirements OF the metropon-
tan districts.
Investigating the ROumelian Ruff
fianS.
C0NSTANTINoPE. June ga commission, COM
posed of four Bulgarians, three Turks and three
Foreigners have fnveS Stgated the recent atrOcI-
lies upon MussulmanS committed by the East
Roumelian militia AZ kirdjali, On the East
houmenan M frontier. Tie commission say that
"Ateeu MrHssulmans were killed. twel, e Of them
without colorado preteXt. They also report the
occurrence OF sixty cases of rape and much rob-
berry. Capt. Vasherof1 the Russian commander
of the militia. four other officers and thirty-on
privates have been arrested, but as the officers
are mostly Russian subjects, 1t Will be difficult
to bring them to justice
Catholics i'm Political Elections.
LONDON, June ga Rome dispatch to the
Pau MAI Gazette says: The success of the cleri-
q hn afnfr fran1 n1n fnnC lnc
caused the Pope to decide to consent to the par
tic1pation of Catholics In political elections.
The New Frontier Line.
LONDON, June ga Berlin dispatch to the
the supplementary conference is IS follows: On
the east it follows the northern valley crest OF
the Salambras at a considerable distance from
the river up to and nOrthwardS around MetZore;
slices away little more than one-third of the
Greek speaking province of Zagora, then strikes
across that country to and includes Janina,
middle point of its course, and following the bed
of this stream falls into the straits of Corfu
with the northern arm OF the river"
Bismarck and the Church Bill.
fei red nth Herr BennigSen, leader Of the mod
crate liberals, and Herr Won Raughtupt, the
parliamentary leader OF the conservatives with
view to effect, II possible, a union of the two
parties In regard to the church bill.
Impending Strike at Lille.
LILLE. June pa strike of considerable
number Of cotton operatives In this city is i'm
pending.
Peace Negotiations Opened at Bue-
nos Ayres.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 26.-Intel1gence from
BuenOS AyreS announces that an armiStice for
| one day has been concluded between the
| national and provincial forces and that peace
| negotiations have been opened.
The South African COlOnists.
LONDON. June ga dispatch from Cape
Town to the Times says: After three days de
! bate In the house of assembly on the propose
| for conference of the South African colonies
| and states, the previous question was moved
| and accepted by the ministry, the premier stat
ing that looking to the evenly divided feeling IL
| the house upon the subject, the government
would not feel justified In advising the governor
| to convene conference on the confederation
| question, and the matter would, therefore
drop.
Elected
| LONDON, June 26.-Mr. James Caird the we'll
| known writer on agriculture and commerce
has been elected chairman OF the general com
mittee Of the Reform club in the place o
Richard Baxter. deceased.
The German Church Bill
| The semi. official North German Gazette con
tradicts the report that the government vii
abandon clause four Of the clerical bill-th
clause which authorizes the reinstatement O
the depOsed bishops 1t Is said that confer
ence of ministers on the subject yeSterda
agreed to maintain the entire bill.