Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-12
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.


FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Land League Meeting i'm London.
LONDON, Nov. ia ee-lng was held here
last night composed OF Irishmen Of all shades OF
opinion. Mr.: A. M. Sullivan. liberal member or
parliament for Louth presided. A resolution
was passed for holding local meetings in favor
or the land league a large number Of sub
scrfpt1onS for the Parnell defence fund were
handed In.
OrRDgemen HOOted.
The Orangemen composing the Boycott RELIEF
expedition were hooted nearly the whole way
from Clare-MOrris to Ballinrobe, where they
were quartered in the barracks for the nj iyhG
Ihe barracks were guarded by troops.
Manchester Market.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Manchester Guardian
IT, its commercial article this morning SAYS:
There is 10 appreclable change In our market.
Sales continue TO be few and small. At one or
Two points below the current rates subStan-
tial business might be secured and the know
ledge OF this fact with the continued absence of
profitable margin constrainS sellers to resist
any further decline. Their flrmness is much
encouraged by the ample contracts already on
land.
RrOk Ell Cable.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Anglo-American COM
nany's Brest cable is broken $50 miles from
Brest.
The Oarsmen i'm England.
LONDON, Nov. l2.-All the Scullers were out on
the river yesterday except Smith, Riley and
Hosmer on account OF having colds. The latter
is fixing his boat. Last night being the date
for posrIng the final deposit of el5 In the Lay
cock.HaWdon match Which was to have taken
place to- morrow on the Thames, for E200 a side.
Laycock posted his deposit. but as no appear
aEce was put In on behalf or HaWdon, the
latter was declared to have forfeited his stakes.
The Boycott War i'm Ireland.
A dispatch from Balltnrobe this morning says:
There is considerable luil in the excitement to
day. During the night POO more troops arrived
here. The relief expedition will start for Boy
a al
Infantry and two squadrons of Hussars. One
hundred Infantry and squadron OF cavalry
nave been encamped during the night near Boy
colts house. Mr. Boycott has announced his
intention OF quitting Ireland.
Panama Canal Shares.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Morning Post
says: Some German bankers are investing their
surplus money In Panama Canal shares.
The Political Excitement IN France.
A dispatch from Paris to the Times says The
Official report OF the Baudry-dASSOn affair
speaks Of the most deplorable violence offered
10 the soldiers who elected him from the cham
ber, a number OF whom bear marks of the fray.
Despite the vague vote of conidenc. In the
government passed IN the chamber of deputies
last night, the cabinet Is evidently In the
minority and will only escape an early fall by
submitting to the will or the extremists
The Ferry cabinet will certainly not presi lie
over the general elections;but meanwhile what
Still remains Of governmental influence may be
seriously impaired.
Baudry D'AssOn Liberated.
PARIS, Nov. I'm. Baudry DAsson, who was
forc1bly expelled from the chamber of deputies
yesterday, and confined in an adjacent room,
was liberated at 10 O'Clock last night.
The Greek Armament.
LONDON. Nov. ia COnstanLinople dispatch
to Reuters telegram company says The coun-
Gil OF ministers is now discussing what measure
TO take In view OF the Greek armament.
Bremen'S Inevitable Rte.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Times says: ga
meeting OF citizens OF Bremen rejected a motion
q NV n nnynrtn foo n tNF-
under which they would consent TO the 1nc0r
Poration of Bremen In the Zon Nerein, and re-
solved that 1t was inopportune at present to
surrender their free harbCr privileges. The
correspondent says this will not avert their in
evitable fate.
The Troubles i'm Ireland.
LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from Ballinrobe
say the troops forming the escort of the Boy
colt relief expedition were mustered previous
to starting for BOycott's farm crowds OF people
groaning and hoottng outside the barrack
tremendous. The steward to Colonel Cooper.
OF Dunbcden, near Mullengar county, West
Meath, was shot and wounded in two places by
English Gold For New York.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The bullion withdrawn
from the Bank of England to-day (slOOo0oD is
for shipment to New York.
Nihilist Trials.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 12.-An the nihil;stS
tired for being implicated in plots against the
life OF the cZar have been found guilty. Five OF
them have been sentenced to DEATH and eleven
to hard labor In the mines. their terms OF pun
iShment ranging from life to 80 years. Three
women were sentened to Is years penal servi-
tude The court announced that it would III
tOfcede for the mitigation Of the sentences in
the cases OF the women and In case of one or
the men condemned to the mines.
The Pope Embarrassed about Irish
Affairs.
The correspondent OF the Times at Rome says:
II is well known in the Vatican that the Pope
is much embarrassed about Irish affairs. He
fully understands that 1t Is not q question be-
tween Catholics and PrOtestantS. but between
the friends OF order and anarchists. He openly
disapprOves the agrarlan movement, and sin
If possible. He is well aware that he is only
hearing one side Of the case, and he feels that
were he to break silence he might, In seeking
to do good, produce a contrary result through
his imperfect knowledge OF the affairs.
The Channel Fleet.