Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-31
BY CABLE.
China Ready for Russian Com
merCe.
A Treaty Between the Two EN-
plres.
Ahyssinian ENJOYS at Cairo.
War Among the African Tribes.
Progress Of the Dublin Trial

ST.. PETERSBURG, December 3D.
The Golos st,tes, apparently by au-
thority, that China is willing to open
her whole empire to Russian com
merce. 1t is said that the ratification
OF a new treaty to that effect will take
place the middle OF January.
CAIRO, December 3l.-Two ENJOYS
from the king Of Abyssinia have ar
rived.
LONDON, December 3l.-A dispatch
from St. Petersburg reports that Cen
eral Kuropatkine's force has been
strengthened.
MADRID, December 3l.-Consider-
able impression was made by that part
Of the kings speech at the opening
of the chambers yesterday, urging
the cortes to consider the expediency
of putting the naval and military re-
sources Of the country, and princi-
pally the Asiatic and American sta.
tions, on a better footing, more ade-
quate to tho necessities of modern
armaments. The speech copclpdes as
follows: with your assistance, It
does not appear to me impossible that
Spain should once more occupy that
position in the world which she occu-
pied until this century. Other ma
tiODs have conquered positions which
they had not held before, 1t is not
too great a thing that we should at
least return to what we were"
PARIS, December 3l.-The death
TSsa announced last night of Louis
Augusto SSil.suaui. noted communist
and socialist agitator, SSed seyenty-
Eve.
ST PETERSBURG, December 81
TIC Agencie Russo announces the
conclusion Of negotiations between
the Chinese ambassador and the Rus
sian government, aud adds that the
em bassador will remain at st, Peters
burg pending tho decision Of China
upon Russia's proposals
KEEL, December 3l-North German
Lloyds steamer, Kronprinz Frederick
Wilhelm, stranded in thick mist
near Korsaer, Denmark. The passen-
gers, crew and mails we're landed.
LONDON, Dec jmber 81. -Adyioes
from Sierra Leone, dated the 18th,
says that from Sheroro the news comes
Of continued fighting between the Gal
lena and Tarnet tribes. The slaughter
on both sides is very great. The pris-
oners are either killed Immediately or
put to the most horrible tortures.
DUBLIN, December 3l.-Attorney-
General Law resumed his address to
the jury this morning, speaking for
one hour, and concluded with forci-
Bile peroration. He said he hoped the
jury would be true to their conscioaces,
and return verdict satisfactory to
the country. The disorder, he said,
must be put down, no matter at what
cost. AS he resumed his seat there
was no manifestations Of any kind.
The government short hand reporter
was then placed in the witness box to
read his notes made ofpublic meetings
attended by traversers.
llERNE, December 3l.-An autopsy
held in the case of Anderwert, who
committed suicide Saturday last,
showed hypeFtrophy of the heart and
inoipient soltenipg of the brain.
LONDON, December 9l.-A London
correspondent iu Macedonia writes
that Brs...ish e0nsuls have recently
reported to the iSc,rOi2n Office that
Austrian military officers have 'ately
been surveying the Salonica and Nit
royitza railroad, and adds. Austrian
money has recently teen forthcoming
for repairs olroads. All the Russian
agitators have disappeared from the
district, and the field is apparently
left open to Austria. The Greeks
are closely watching these incidents.
Their only hope is to force on the
current Of events, with a view ofcom-
pelling the intervention Of England
and France in their behalf before the
projects Of the eastern powers are
ripe.