The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-08
FOREIGN FACTS.
Epitome Of Events Across the Water.
FAILED

FAILED.
LONDON, Nov. John Carver.
Darbyshire & Co., merchants of this
city and Manchester, have failed,
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GETTING MAD.
PARIS. Nov. at is reported that
the Chinese legation are considering
the question of demanding their pass
ports.
STILL ANOTHER.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1.-The suspen-
sion of Hollingshead, Tetley 81 Co.
cotton dealers. is bulletined. Liabil-
tiles probably 100000.
BAD FINANCEERING.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 2-The Rus
sian revenue from January to August
decreased II, 100000; the expenditures
increased 100000. compared with
the similar period of 1882.
COMMITTED.
LONDON, Nov. 2-John Davis Wal
tiers, broker, CHARGED with stealing
and receiving bonds of the London
and Riverplate bank, in connection
with the defalcation of Manager War
den, has been committed for trial.
UNTRUE.
PARIS, Nov. g. Pesther Lloyd's
statement is declared to be untrue
that the Orleans princess sounded
Bismarck relative to their making q
claim to the throne of France, and
made reply affording no hope that
Germany would approve such a course.
WHAT THEY EXPECT.
PARIS, Noy. 2.-Admiral Courbet
left Hal Phang the oath of October,
with 600 marines, for Hanor, where he
awaits reinforcements before attack
ing Sontai. The French forces expect
to occupy Konagyan, forty miles
northeast of Hal Phong, in short
time.
DISCREDITED.
CAIRO, Nov. 2.-The report of the
defeat of the False Prophet and the
great slaughter of his army by Hicks
Pasha, is discredited by the military
authorities, who calculate that the
army of Hicks PaSha was seven days
march from Elobeid at the time of the
alleged victory.
REWARD.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The government
sznd railway authorities offer reward
OF $500 pounds each for information
le.,d ding to the arrest and conviction
of persons connected with the late
explosion. Physicians say dynamite
must have been used to rupture the
membrane tymbrum of the people in
jured.
LABOR CONFERENCES.
PARIS, Nov. 2.-The international
labor conference has closed. Henry
Broadhurst, member of the English
parliament and honorary president of
the conference. telegraphed his friends
as follows:
II think we English have done
well. Everything now is on our
lines. never saw men improve so
fast as our French colleagues"
ANOTHER CRANK.
DANTZIC, Nov. 2-Manhamed Pho
trowski has been arrested at Dirschasa,
charged with and confessing being
sent by Nihilists to murder Bismarck
Piotrowski said he was Russian
actor, that the Nihilists provided him
with money to travel to DantZic via
Riga, and that his money had been
stolen from him at DantZic. 1nstru-
ments for injection of morphia and
Nihilist poems were found upon the
prisoner.
GERMAN NOTES.
BERLIN, Nov. 2.-The bureau of
statistics states that the imports of
grain into Germany from the begin
ming of January to the end of Sep.
TENDER show a decrease compared
with the same period in 1882, while
the exports show a marked increase,
especially wheat and oats, the quanti-
ty being nearly doubled.
The municipal council of this city
contributed 100000 marks to the fund
for the Luther Institute at Leipsic.
and 100000 toward the monument Of
Luther at Berlin.
GREAT sATIoN.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The extra Of the
Pail Mall Gazettew containing the
statement that the authorities were
anonymously informed that an at
tempt will be made to destroy the
train in which the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught travel to Dover from
London, on their way to India, caused
great sensation. The chairman and
general manager of the Southern rail-
road have issued special instructions to
employees to be on the alert to prevent
any interference with the trains, and
devised elaborate precautionary meas
ures for the safety of the duke and
duchess. A large force of police are
stationed at Cannon street, Charing
Cross and London bridge stations, and
gangs of plate-layers watch the entire
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