Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-17
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
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LONDON, March 11.-RegardlDg the new ocean
cable company to lay cheap cable In Compel
Gould's proposed cables mentioned Ia these
dispatches yesterday. The Standard IN its
financial article this morning. says: "A pros
elcsn %l aI he4e VEN VI rI tne Ee[opeah
company. rs object is the laying OF ocean
lines 10 Canada and the European and A5iatic
continents. The board OF directors includes
LORD DuDraven, Sir Edward J. Reed, Naval
Constructor. and Sir James Carmichael. Ar
rangements are progressing with Henley d
Co, the telegraph engineers, for the con-
struction OF the various cables, and it is re-
ported tnat allowance being made for a consid-
erable reduction III the cost OF construction now
as compared with the period when the older
companies were organized, the actual eXpendi-
ture Will admit OF a uniform tariff or shilling
Per word tCr messages over all the company's
lines"
A Canada Cable Monopoly.
10 this connection It is TO be noted that an
act authorizing the connection OF England by
cable by the way OF Lands End with Canada,
has passed the committee Of the lower house
OF the Dominion parliament. and awaits its
third reading. The company. according to this
act VIII enjoy the monopoly by landing sub
marine cables In any part OF Canada,
The British ROer Campaign.
LONDON, Maich IA dispatch from New
Castle, Natal, SAYS with reference to the re-
sumption OF operations by the British troops
that operations have been delayed by rains,
and that they are permitted under the condi-
ti0nS OF the arntstice with the Beers.
VI. Jules Ferry VIII Not ShirEk HIS
Duty.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Paris correspondent
OF the Times says: NJ. Jules Ferry. president Of
the council. told an ambassador that he on.
Ferry would be shirking his duty IL ne did not
oppose the Scrutin ne LiSte measure and stand
up With the entire cabinet for the Scrutin De
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
A. VI. Sullivan against Archbishop
McCsbe.
LONDON, March lI.-Mr. A. 81. Sullivan has
written long letter in answer to the Lenten
pastoral Of Archbishop McCape, OF Dublin. He
rtpudlates the 1mputatlon that the ladies' have
put aside their rnodesty and accuses the Arch
Gevotees of the church. Mr., sullivan maintains
that the objects CT the ladies' land league are
purely charitable.
I'hc papai Jubiice.
ROME. March l,.-1he POpe's encyclcai let
ter has been issued proclaImng jubilee from
March 18th to November 1St Tor Europe, and TO
the end OF the year for The rest OF the world
The Porte and The Powers.
C0SSTANTINOPLB, Mar. 1.-THE Porte Is
bringing the army corps az Adrlanople up TO
their full strength so as TO provide against the
possibility Of disturbances in Roumelia. At
Tuesday 8 sitting OF the conference the ambas-
sadorS said that Crete was inadequate cOmpen-
sati0n for EpiruS, but nevertheless they would
consider the proposal. Baron Won Calice, the
AustrO- Hungarian ambassador, said IL was
absolutely necessary TO cede more territory In
Thessaly. The Ottoman delegates promised to
ask for further instructions. a meeting OF the
ambassadors vas held last evening at the
Austrian Embassy to consider the most accept
able line OF frontier to be suggested to the
Porte. Little confidence is felt here il the
ultimate success OF the negotiations. The
Porte is accelerattng the equipment OF the re-
serves. and despatching steamers TO various
points for their transportation. The French
and italian ambassadors are not In accord
With Mr. Goschen, British ambassador, and
Count Won Hatlfeldt. German ambassador, re-
garding the mode o procedure.