Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-24
Telegrams to The Star.

I6l6gTdMS 10 Lie NJar.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Peters Pence.
ROME, Feb. 24.-The bishop of Kimore county
OF Armagh. has sent to the Pope e4O0 as Peters
pence. e45o have been received from the arch
bishop Of Armagh.
A kingly Conference.
MADRID, Feb. 24.-The COrTeo de H,terpn
shortly take place between King Alfonso and
the King of Portugal at Monasterabida, Anda-
lusia.
Washington's birthday in Europe.
LON. LONDON, Feb. "A Berlin r I'd dispatch to the
lean minister at this court threw open the
rooms Of the legation to a brilliant Anglo
American throng of guests in honor OF Wash
fDgton's birthday.
Going for the Duchess.
The Duke of Edinburgh went to Windsor to-
day to leave his children with the Queen while
he gees to Russia to bring the Duchess home.
The Hungarian budget.
LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch from Vienna to
the Times says: Debate on the budget has be-
all shades will seize the opportunity to make
combination attack on the TisZa ministry. They
have presented motion declaring want OF con-
1dence In the government.
Annexation by Liberia.
Advices have been received at the Liberian
mutual and peaceful terms of an important
country adjoining the interior frontier of the
republic, known as the Kingdom of Medina.
The India Budget.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 24.-The India budget shows
surplus OF $4,000 pounds for 1sI9-'s0, and the
estimate for 1881 shows a surplus Of ALI 600
pounds. The above results are reached after
paying from the ordinary revenue all charges
frontier railways. The war expenditures in
1sI9-sO was S,216,00O pounds. The total net
expenditure to the end of 1881, including 1879
80, is estimated at 5,150,O00 pounds. The rate
OF exchange for the coming year is estimated
at is. Sd. per rupee.
German DistrHst of France and
Russia.
BERLIN, Feb 24.-The North German Gazette
In its editorial artfcle-already referred to In
these ispatches-commentiDg on the intention
of Russia to erect Notifications at Roano, Baly
stock and Grodno, observes: 1T is scarcely pos
sible that there exists in Russian government
circles an apprehension of an attack by Ger
many On Russia, and it Is at the same time
clear that Notifications on SO extended and
costly scale would not be undertaken without
any object. Their immediate purpose thenf
probably to create belief among the Russian
people that an attack on the part of Germany is
reared. When once this representation has
been successfully made to take root 1t is only
short step from that point to hostile excitement
against threatening neighbOr. II 1t be true
that the Russian designs against Germany OF
which General Milioutine, the Russian minister
of war, Is credited with being the chief pro-
moter, are only postponed until France is ready,
then these fortifications against a peaceful
neighbor may be regarded as sure preparation
for future aggressive war with Germany.
Neither France nor Russia has ever been at
tackled by Germany ana the colossal ornaments
of these two states which by compulslon weigh
upon the rest OF Europe can therefore only be
based upon an aggressive policy"
A Key to the Above.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-The Berlin correspondent
OF the Times says he believes that the article in
the North German Gazette ON the subject OF
Russia's intention to erect new Notifications on
the frontier is merely part OF the extra parlia-
mentary agitation to secure the passage of the
German army bill.
Germany and the Vatican.
BERLIN. Feb. 24.-The Cologne Gazette says
"We learn that the negotiations between Ger
many and the Vatican are at complete stand
still, as direct agreement Is not attainable.
Prussia, therefore. on the basis OF the kn9Wieoge
cal affairs in an Independent manner, and the
Vatican assumes that the ministry will lay a
bill before the chambers to this effect at the
supplementary session next summer
Increase of Crime in the Dominion.
OTTAWA, ONT, Feb. 24.-In the house of COM
mons Hon. VIM. Blake introduced bill for the
more efectual prevention OF crime. He said the
increase Of crime was out of all proportion. In
1879 there were 1878 prisoners in the peniten-
uaries-an increase of 25 per cent in two years.
He proposed 10 subject all convtcts to system
OF police surveillance and general and stringent
adopt the bill.
De Lesseps, Canal.
PANAMA, Feb. 14.-The international commits
sion. after discussing in its session the results
of the examinations made on the ground,
answers the several questions OF the programme
presented by NJ. de Lesseps in lengthy state
ment, in which they say they have completed
fifteen borings on the line OF the canal and on
the line of the proposed dam at Gamboa. These
borings were to depth of from 12 to 81 meters.
and have thus made known the nature of
the ground traverSed by the canal line.
They have apopted slope Of to1 for the deep
cuttings, whereas in other heavy rock work a
slope of n to is considered sufficient The
difficulties presented by the Chagres will be
overcome In the first place by the construction OF
a dam at Gamboa, between Cruces and Matachin.
This work bears the subject of a special study.
AS regards the rock to be excavated under the
greater difficulties will be encountered than
such as are met with in similar work elsewhere.
and that the greatest part of the working places
can be freed frcm water by pumping.
The commission considers that no work Is re-
quired to give safe anchorage to shipsin the bay
of Panama, but deems it necessary to provide
tide lock at the outlet, SO as to preserve a con-
stant level in the canal. For the Atlantic side,
on the contrary, the bay of Limon is exposed to
occasional heavy northerS, and to make 1t Sc
cure for ships at all times it must be protected
by breakWater two kilometers in length.
They estimate the total cost of excavations,
dam, tide lock, breakwater add all contingent
work at S43, ,000,0 900 francs.
A New Trial for Mrs. ZeII.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-In the supreme court
to-day Justice Turnkey rendered an opinion in
the case of Mrs Catharine Zen, of Carlisle.
under sentence Of death for murder. The de-
cision reverses the decision OF the lower court
and grants new trial.
Launch, of an IRON steamer.
CHESTER, PA, Feb. 24-The new iron steamer
COlOmhia 332 feet long 3S1[ feet bpam and 23