The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-29
FOREIGN FACTS.
FAILED.
BIG FAILURE.


ODESSA, Nov. %. = The firm of
Fitchenholz has failed. Liabilities,
81 100000.
FAILED.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.-Cowie, Duck
worth & Co., cotton brokers, failed.
The firm are creditors to Morris
Ranger.
POSTPONED.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The application
of Judy for postponement of the
trial in the libel suit of the Central
News was granted.
WAR CERTAIN.
PARIS, Nav. 23.-The Chinese am
basSador has informed the British
foreign secretary that war is certain
between China and France.
OPPOSED TO FREE SPEECH.
CORK, Nov. 23.-After a warm dis
cussion last evening, the trustees re-
fused to grant Exhibition Hall to
Parnell to address his constituents on
the 10Th.
POOR SALVATION.
KINGSTON, Ont, Nov. 23.-Owing
to rows at the Salvation Army meet
ings, the police commissioners have
sworn in nine Salvation Army con-
stables for the meetings.
HE OUGHT TO STRIKE.
PARIS, Nov. 23.-The chamber of
deputies adopted the amendment of
Roche (RadicaD reducing the salary
of the archbishop of Paris from 45 600
francs year to IL, 900 francs.
THE NIHILIsT PRISONERS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-The
latest number of the nihilist organ,
the Will Of the People, gives harrow
ing details of the suffering of politi-
cal prisoners at Peter and Paul for
tress, where they are treated like
murderers. No distinction is made
between men and women or the sick
and healthy. Several prisoners have
gone mad and suicided. Corporal
punishment of prisoners is frequent.
CHINA's ACTION.
SHANGHAI. Nov. 23.-The North
China Herald publishes a secret impe-
rial decree appointing Lin as general
isSimo of the Black Flags in Tonquin.
The Chinese government Will supply
funds and munitions of war to the
force now raising in the province of
Yum Nan. These troops will assist
the Black Flags in repelling the
French forces should they invade the
southern province of China, but must
not cross the frontier.
EGYPT.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Egyptian
government favOrS sending a strong
force to Khartown for the purpose OF
opening a road between Luakine and
Bentzer, and thus maintaing commu-
nication with Khartown.
CAIRO, Nov. 23.-Orders were sent
to the British admiral at East Indian
station to support the Egyptian inter-
est at the Red Sea by gun boats of the
Mediterrean squadron.
INTERNAL MACHINES.
LONDON, Nov 23.-The police ar
rested man by the name of Wolff,
a member of the Advanced Socialists
club, of London, and found in his
house two internal machines of suffi-
cient power to demolish any building.
One Of them is large zinc pail, near
ly filled with coarse blasting powder
and gun cotton, filed with scrap iron,
with a fuse at the bottom; the second
machine is large cooking utensil,
similarly prepared. The machines are
reported to have been intended to
blow up the German embassy at Lon
don.
IN MADRID.
MADRID, Nov. 23.-The crown
prince of Germany arrived at noon to-
day. The streets were crowded, the
houses gaily decorated and the wealth
er good. From the depot to the royal
palace, a distance of two miles, the
streets were lined with troops, and tn t
depot was beautifully decorated with
shrubs and flowers and German flags.
AS the train entered the depot the
guard of honor presented arms, the
royal salute was fired and the band
played the German national anthem.
King Alfonso, wearing the uniform
of colonel of German Uhlans, met the
prince as he alighted from the train.
King Alfonso and the prince cor
| daily embraced ard kissed each other
and after a few minutes talk both en-
tered a carriage drawn by four horses
with postillions and redoGt drivers
and drove to the palace, escorted by a
detachment of the Royal Horse