Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26
General Foreign News by Cable To-day.
AMNESTY FOR POLISH ExuFS

AMNESTY FOR POLISH ExILEs
LONDON, May 26.-The Times correspondent az
on the day Of the coronation VIII grant amnesty
TO all Polish exiles who are willing to submit TO
pHce ior period OF TWO years. No
will be pardoned.
THE SWEDISH MINISTRY RESIGN
STOCKHOLM, May a6-The Swedish ministry have
resigned In consequence OF their defeat In the
diet on the army organization bill
THE "KERRy SENTINEL SEIZURE
o,;sa HoRH; f. Nay wise policemen stu occupy the
taken possession OF on account OF a sedttfous no
uce which IL published last Saturday, but the pub
ncation OF the paper has been resumed.
MILITARY STRENGTH OF THE TRIPARTrTE ALLIANCE
LONDON, May 26-Tbe Cologne 0asefe has pub
lished an article Which attracts much atesnka0n,
together muster 1873 battalions OF infantry. S10
squadrons OF cavalry, and 4,464 field guns whijo
to battaions OF Infantry $40 sauadrons OF cav
airy, and 4e40 field guns, but t says the last two
states can only operate with divided forces, ThS
trlpart!te alliance can thus outweigh the whole
remainder OF Europe.
PROTEST OF MINISTER wALLAcR.
CoNsTANTINoPLE; May 26-Gen. Wallace, the o.
s. minister, has lodged a protest with the govern.
mcnt against the imposition or dd palorern duty
Of eight per cent onlmports into Turkey.
WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND CHINA 1MnrNRNr.
LONDON, May 26-The Times correspoodcnt as
St Petersburg says the rumors that rupture bo.
tween France aud China was Imminent are con.
take command Of tie Chinese troons in the nrov,
tnce bordering on Tonquin, and he is daily ex.
pected at Shanghai on his way TO his new poet 70
begin operations. II is believed that the Frenoh
minister at Pek1n and the Chinese minister af
Paris will shortly receive their passports
NcEEDIARY FTRR ON A TRAINING SHIP
DUNDEE, May 26.-The traininR-ship Mars has
been partially destroyed by nre. There were 108
boys on board when the flames were discovered.
all or whom were saved. It is suspected that tina
1re was started by an incendiary.
THE vATIcAN's REPLY TO PRUSSIA
Berlin, RI May s6-Ihe Vatican, In its reply 20 tho
for explanations relative to the iurisdtctyon ~
bishops and the training OF priests was unanswered
i PRUSSIA suddenly made new deInands- The Vat.
lcan declines 10 consider any new proposals untl
an agreement has been reached on matters irss
mooted.
PLOT TO SHOOT THE KING OF RounANIA
BERLIN, May ga private telegram received
from Bucharest states that a plot TO shoot the
King of Roumania at the opening OF the session Of
parliament has been discovered. number OF
persons implicated In the plot are said TO have
been arrested.
THREE HUNDRED coNsPIRAToRs ARRESTED
ERZERouM, May ga conspiracy against the
government has been discovered at Van Three
hundred i, persons have been arrested for conneo-
THE CARS MANIFESTO.
Moscow, May 26-It is understood that the i'm.
perial manifesto, which viii be promulgated 10.
morrow, Will announce that no change Will be
made In the existing state OF things In Russia,
The Poles who Will be pardoned will be required
TO promise unswerying 1delity and submission TO
the emperor. The DEGREES OF suppression against
various newspapers will not be abrogated, al.
though 1t Is believed that partial amnesty ana
other acts OF clemency viii be subsequently an
nounced. The manifesto Will announce the re-
mission or large number OF penalties for nou-
political onenSeS, flneS and arrears OF taxes duo
from the poorer classes
THE FRENCH COMMANDER IN roHQuIN KILLED
PARIS, May ga special telegram from Ton
Qu1n states that Capt. Rivfere, commander OF the
French forces In Tonquin, has been killed while
making sortie from Fort Hanoi, and that Capt.
Deyilers has been dangerously wounded. Gen.
Bouet has been ordered from Saigon to take tho
place OF Capt Myiere.