Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Another DmeI.

Paris, June On. NJ. olivier Pain and LIE
The Mot GOidre, have telegraphed from Lyons
where they are staying In connection with NJ
Banaugs ELECTION accepting the challenge Of
return to Paris on the 9th inst.
Gordon Pacha.
LONDON, June "a Bombay dispatch to the
Standard says: Col Gordon, Gordon Pacha.)
who recently resigned the post Of private secre-
fary to the Viceroy Of India, has started for
zanzibar to hold consultation concerning the
supplementary Belgium expedition to Central
Africa. He will then proceed to Brussels to
King OF Belgium.
The International Rifle Match.
LONDON, June 5.-S1r Henry Halford writes as
lolloWs regarding the international rifle match
at Wimbledon: 81 intend to hold no competition
Tor the purpose OF choosing my team, but to
take them from their public shooting and gen
eral performances, as in my opinion that Is
exhaustive series OF competitions The team
VIII probably be taken from among the follow
Ing names: A. P. Humphrey, Martin r. Smith,
M MI Evans, Major Dor YOUNG John Rigby K
rel, Whitehead. Ferguson and Scriven and
captain q. Fenton. l mention the names OF
persons am In communication with. but may
select some one else On this years shooting"
The Russian Army in Mourning.
LONDON, June 5.-A Berlin dispatch to the
Times says: The Russian army has been ordered
TO wear mourning for six months, as mark OF
Ehe st. GOthard Tunnel COlIapse.
A Geneva dispatch to the Times says: It Is be
neVed that the engineers of the st. Gothard
tunnel Will be able to overcome the difficulty
sage, In which occurs the porous white stone
formation, where the vaulting has given away.
The Funeral of the Empress.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 5.-The funeral of the
late Empress OF Russia will be SolemniZed at
the Petropauloosk fortress ON Wednesday next.
The remains will be removed to-day to the large
chapel in the Winter Palace, and funeral ser
vices viii be held there at which all persons at
tached to the court have been directed to at
tend. The remains will be taken to the fortress
on Monday to lie in state. All the high officials
OF the government now on furlOugh will return
TO ST. petersburg to be present at the obsequ1es.
The Church Bill in the Prussian
Diet.
LONDON, June 5.-A Berlin dispatch to the
SdnddTd says the committee of the PruSSian
diet to which was REFER ed the church bill has
decided in favor of three important clauses,
The government owes this success to coalition
or the ultra conservatives and ultramontanes
nority of ten consisted OF liberals and free CON
servatives. The first of the three clauses makes
the highest provincial Official alone competent
to appeal to the state authorities against eccle-
slast1cal decisions. The second clause enacts
that the power OF secular courts is not to ex-
tend to displacing those who are Incapable of
hling their offices, and the third clauss enables
the sovereign to replace depOSed bishops
Moro Trouble in South America.
dispatch dated Buenos Ayres, June Sd. re-
ce1Ved In Paris, says: 1t is feared that the differ
ence between the national and provincial gov
ernments relative to the presidential election
may lead to an outbreak and disturbances.
CANADIAN NOTES.
The Alleged Cuban Filibuster Ship.
QUEBEC, June 5.-The Atalaya, suspected of
having contraband articles of war concealed on
board, still lies at anchor, the captain having
made declaration before notary that the YES
sci contains no contraband OF war. The Gus
toms officials have Instructions from ottawa
That no further search will be ordered unless
for 1t. Referring to the Atalaya, the Mercuru
says: IAN attempt seems to have been made.
and by no means for the first time, to make
We have full confidence that the Canadian al1-
thorities Will fully vind1cate the honor of their
country and maintain unsullied it's strict neu.