The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
FOREIGN FACTS.
Epitome of Events Across the
Water.
WANT TO MIGRATE.

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DUBLIN, August Lot is INTENDED
to organi. Il company for the pur
pose of raising fund to supplement
the governments grant for migration
IN Ireland. A special appeal for sub
/ scription to the fund will be made t.
the Irish in America.
THE CHOLERA AT ALEXANDRIA.
LONDON, August ia dispatch
from Cairo, dated Wednesday night
| says there have been SiXty-two deaths
from cholera during the past twent,
four hours.
AT CAIRO.
The Times Cairo correspondent
says there were fiity-live deaths from
cholera at Calnanhour on Tuesday.
CORRUPTING THE SPANISH ARMY.
MADRID, August -Newsrapc
here declare that French spectators
raised 10000 francs for the pir,
pose of corrupt G the Spanish army
and bringing about an uprising. The
papers making this assertion prolnist.
10 give more particulars concerning.
the scheme wnen censorship of the
press is abolished. Semi-official Jour
nails admit there may be some foli1.cla-
ton for the story.
EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA.
LONDON, August ia British
jew, representing Raphael Tuck Il
Sons business firm, of London, and
who arrived at st. Petersburg yesttr-
day, and was provided with the pr. per
British passport and credentials 10
banking firms, has been expelled from
Russia by order of the authorities.
CANNOT EMPLOY CHRISTIANS.
The newspaper Jewish World. of
London, announces that Count Fol
Stoi, Russian minister Of the interior,
has ordered the enforcement of the
decree fcrbidding Jewish manufacture
ers from employing Christian work
men.
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN HOG CUES
TON.
LONDON, August 16.-The Posts
Berlin correspondent says threats
that the government of the United
States would impose retaiatory
tariff have made an impression on the
German government. This state
ment of the correspondent, presulna.
bly,. refers to the pork question.
DEATHS AT ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, August 16.-It is Of
ticially announced that the number of
deaths from cholera here yesterday
was A,
THE CHOLERA COMMISSION.
The French commission to study
the features of cholera has arrived.
A NEW PAPER.
ST. PETERSBURG, August ia
lo1 f1n
Era has made its appearance, It's
tone is rather moderate, and saws the
present inactivity of the nihilists is
not result of weakness.
VICTOR VICTORIOUS.
PARIS, August 16.-At banquet
here, at which 1900 persons were pres
ent, speeches were made in favor of
Prince Victor, son Of Prince Jerome
n lpoleon. as chief Of the Bonapart-
lists.
RIOT AT AGRAM.
VIENNA. August 16.-At Agram on
Tuesday mob attempted to tear from
the government offices number of
notices printed in the Hungarian Ian
qua 5e which are offensive to the Gre
tians The militia were called out
and suppressed the ri0ting. Several
people were wounded by the troops
and many arrested. Rioting was re-
sumed yesterday,the notices destroyed
and the windows of the government
building broken in.
DEATHS AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, August 16. : Number of
deaths here yesterday from cholera,
five.
HOISTED AGAIN.
LONDON. August I6.-Ihe flag on
the Italian consulate at Tangiers,
which was hauled down yesterday,
has been again hoisted, and the panic
among the people who feared tbs ttal-
ian squadron would lombard the town
is subsiding.
WORDS OF COMFORT.
ALEXANDRIA, August 16. - The
khediVe to-day visited the hospital
here and spoke words of encourage
ment to the patients suffering from
cholera. The total number of deaths
thus far from cholera among the
British troops in Egypt is 125.
THE GOOD WORK GOES ON.
DUBLIN. August 10 John Red
mond, Il representative of the Ma
tional League in Australia, denies his
mission has been failure. He eN-
poets to be able to continue to send
$1,000 every two weeks to Ireland.
He also expressed the hope that the
Parnell fund would not be closed. us
the Australian National League is to
hold a convention at Melbourne in
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