The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-18
FRESH FOREIGN FACTS
cuLLEo FROM CABLE DISPATCHES.
A Central American Toun Together with Large
Amount Of shipping DsuOlI'hSd bI Stern,
Terrible Accident to The Steamer Sol.
Way-GOSSipy Theatrical Notes,

LONDON, November 1.-THE Ballina,
county Mayo, sub-commission OF the Land
Court yesterday made sweepiugreductions
in rent, averaging fifty per cent
The tails have been cut off of over one
hundred cattle, the property OF q farmer
named Flanagan, near Roscommon, The
cause Of the outrage is not known.
A large cotton spinning company oil
Oldham has applied to Liverpool mer-
chants for compensation for losses sus
tanned by adulterated cotton.
FRANCE.
A Paris correspondent states that the APP
pointment OF Paul Bert, as Minister OF
Worship Us well us Minister OF Public In.
struCti0n, has created very bad impress
sion, The permanent official, who hither-
to managed the Department OF Worship,
has already resigned, and others are OK.
pected to follow. NJ. Ribot, (Rep.l mem.
Der Of the Chamber Of Deputies, will short
ly interpellate the Government on the sub
ject, and stirring debate is expected.
A DESTRUCTIVE CENTRAL AMERICAN STORM.
PANAMA, November IA violent storm
October 26th completely destroyed the town
of Manseanillo. The gale commenced at
l0;30P, NJ. and blew with great violence for
twenty.four hours In port at the time
were the British ship AlniwiCk Castle, OF
London; American bark, Jos. B, Beel, San
Francisco American schooner, Thereses,
Sun Franciscoi the schooner Acapulco, OF
Manseanillo, and the American bark, An
tioch, San Francisco. OF these, all were
lost except the Antioch, which, after being
driven ashore, was got out, although In u
leaky condition. The Alniwick Castle, the
most valuable OF these vessels, is a total
loss. The town was levelled TO the ground,
Houses, huts and storehouses overturned
and blown TO fragments. Every launch
and lighter In the bay was driven on shore
and broken up. The damage Is estimated
at over half million dollars, independent
OF the value OF shipping destroyed.
OPENING OF GERMAN RgICIIsTAG.
BERLIN, November 1.-THE Emperor
did not open ReiChstag In person. Bis
marck after conveying the excuses Of His
Majesty for absence, read the speech from
the throne. ThespeeCh declares, with regard
to foreign affairs, that at no time during the
last ten years could peace be anticipated so
confidently as at present. The meetings ut
Gastein and Dantzic were expressions Of
close personal and political relations be.
the sovereigns and empires. The con-
iidence thus existing between three I'm.
perial courts Is a trustworthy guarantee OF
nnnnn tvhioh 10 tho t1auttDnT otu, NJ thotn
policy concerning the internal affairs. The
speech states that the economic policy of
the government as To reforms In the system
Of taxation hitherto pursued will be strictly
adhered to, Stress Is laid OH the necessity
that provision be made by the state for
invalid workmen. The Emperor says the
budget shows gratifying results Of the
economic policy. The measures announced
are these: For the incorporation OF Ham.
burg In the Zollerverein, for quadrennial
parliaments, for biennial budgets, the aC-
cident insurance bill, the tobacco mono.
poly and liquor tax.
RUSSIAN NIlIiLIsTlC AFFAIRS.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 17.-F'resh
numbers OF tho nihilist journal, the Ndidd.
ndjd Pdlid, made Its appearance. On the
title page Is an editorial paragraph sur.
rounded with deep black lines, in which
the crime OF Guitenu Is condemned In the
strongest language.
II Is reported that Lieutenant Suhanoil,
arrested on suspicion of supplying conspira.
tors with dynamite, has been secretly exc
Cuted.
HORRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA.
DUBLIN, November 1.-THE explosion
on the steamer Salway, not Severn, which
was towed into Kingston Harbor last night,
was not caused by dynamite, but by the
bursting OF barrel OF naptha oil, which
ran along the deck and caught fire at the
stove. In the steerage six persons were en-.
Five soldiers and one passenger and five
other persons left the steamer In q small
boat, and have not been seen or heard Of
since. The disaster occurred at six o'clock
yesterday morning twenty miles oil the
coast, and all day long the steamer lay at
the mercy Of the waves In terrible storm,
the crew and the remaining passengers
fighting the flames, which continued to rage
In the steerage. Between five and six yes.
tcrday afternoon a pilot boat, attracted
by the signals OF distress, put off from
shore. The pilot went on board and the
ship was steered for Kingstown harbor.
Another ship fell In with the steamer
about the same time, and remained near
her until she reached tie harbor.
When the harbor police got on board the
most heartrending and horrible scene pre-.
sented itself. The portion Of the vessel
DESTROYED by the fire was Il blackened mass
Of burned debris, the fire still burning where
the crew had been unable to extinguiSh It
The Charred remains Of six bodies were
laid out on the deck, and many wounded
persons were lying In the cabin unatlcnd.
cd. They were removed 10 the hospital.
FOREIGN THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
BERLIN, November 17.-Schott, the Ceie.
brated tenor OF the Hanover Court Theatre,
goes 10 America for six months. lie Is one
Of the best singers OF Wagner's musiC.
Mime. Materna, Of The Vienna Court
Theatre, goes to America to take part In the
musical festivals at Chicago, Cincinnati
and New York. Tie contract Is for four
weeks from May.
Edwin Booth has written that he cannot
appear before the German public this
year. lie adds, !'next year positively In.
tend TO fulfil this desire. After filling my
old contracts in England, during the spring
and sumner, intend to come to Germany
in the fall OF 1889, appearing first as Ham.
let and then as RichGlleu".
pEsrit, November l7.-Sara Bernhardt
says. "Colombier never wrote line ot the
book published Under her name. II was
all written by a young man named Gehat
Soudan, whom 1 took out, and TO whom
paid one thousand francs month 10 jOt
down my American travelling impressions
for me. II Colombier were a man I'd
smash her head"
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