Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-16
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.


LONDON, Feb. 16.-The two men arrested on
suspicion of attempting the life of Arthur
Creagh, magistrate of Carrahan, County
Clare, Ireland, by shooting at him In his own
house, through window, have been. discharged
from custody, the evidence against them being
insufficient.
The Walk for the English Cham-
piOnship belt.
The pedestrians. BLOWER" Brown, Hazael and
Day, started in the six day go-as-you-please
walking match, for championship Of England
belt, at Agricultural Hall, at one O'Clock this
Relief of Irish Sufferers.
The Duke of Edinburg has issued orders to the
coast guards, of the west coast Of Ireland, to
take charge of any relief stores and provisions
deposited with them, and to lend every assist
ance in conveying relieving officers to the is
lands off the coast.
AT Saturdays meeting of the Dublin Mansion
House Committee it was announced that the
total subscription to the fund to date amounted
to s63 ,lOO including further remittances OF
G., 500 from Adelaide, South Australia, CO, 800
from Sydney, New South Wales, .e22 from Kelley
& Co., Minneapolis, Mimi, e125 each from two
Indian princes, and S several large subscriptions
Power, Bishop Of st, Johns, N. F., was elected
member of the committee. q
A telegram has been received from Paris an
nouncing the formation there of relief COM
mittee under the presidency of Cardinal Gui-
bert. On motion OF Mr.. P. McCabe Fay, sec
Onded by Mr.. Patrick j. Smyth, member of par
lament for West Meath, the thanks of the COM
IlltItt were NUteu W BILL
nett, for his munificence, and on motion of Mr..
Smyth the thanks Of the committee were also
voted to the New ork relief committee, and to
Mr. Richard O'Gorman, OF New York. Numer-
all parts of the country were received. Since
the last meeting of the committee SO grants have
been made making the total number Of grants
The English Reform Club.
LONDON, Feb. I6-The Standard this morning
says: We understand that arrangements are
ffrnf
club at an early date to decide upon placing In
the hands OF the political committee the power
OF admitting members of parliament to men,
bership OF the club without subjecung them to
ballot.
Avoyage to America.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-A dispatch from Paris to
the Times says that the Italian dispatch boat
Cristoforo Colombo is about to be equipped for
six years voyage, including North America in
her cruise.
Lesson of the Southwark Election.
LONDON, Feb 16.-The Times, in leading
editorial article this morning on the Southwark
election, concludes as follows: ''If constituent
cies like that Of Southwark, declare their con-
fdence in the Beaconsfield government, it is be-
cause they believe that the acts Of the ministry
have been unfairly judged; that their motives
have never received generous construction,
avowed of making their election from power
paramount object has often been pursued with
little regard for the interests of the state"
Surgeons Warning to England.
LONUUN, feD. l0.-MT. SQaTleS SpurgeOn, the
eminent Baptist divine, preaching at the Met
ropolitan tabernacle yesterday for The first time
since his return from Mentonee, Italy, said that
England's rulers We're making bloody wars and
depressing nations; that they encouraged and
consoled themselves with the reflection tive
are great people and by jingo' do what we
like 1t will all come right in the end" But they
should remember that pride went before fall
The proudest and haughtiest ofmen and nations
would yet be brought low. Gods chastisements.
when they did come, would be terrible even
unto destruction.
The Pope Condemns Divorce.
ROME, Feb. 16.-It is stated that the Pope will
today issue an encyclieal letter condemnatory
to divorce.
Spanish Bandilti Defeated.
MADRID, Feb. 16.-A railway in Andalusia
bound for Madrid, carrying a government trea-
sure chest, under the charge OF five gendarmes
was was stopped Yesterday Sunday by 16 prigands
Serrano, who happened to be passenger on the
train, took command of the gendarmes and fired
on the bandits, who fed One of the gendarmes
was wounded.