The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
FOREIGN FACTS,
Epitome of Events Across the Water.
THE INFORMERS.

THE INFoRMERs.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-InformerS Kava-
naugh, Smith and Hanlan arrived at
Calcutta as grooms on the steamer
which took horses from Melbourne.
A PAGAN TEMPLE.
ROME, Oct. 26.-It is stated that the
pope will declare the Pantheon
Pagan temple if monument to Vic
tor Emanuel is erected in the center
as is intended by King HumDert.
sHAw'S CASE.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The cabinet
council yesterday discussed the affair
of the English missionary Shaw in
Madagascar. 1t was stated that France
would not grant the indemnity of
el0,000, and the cabinet officially eX-
pressed regrets.
CHOLERA.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 26.-Cholera has
re-appeared in Fayoon, west side of
the Nile, and at Seifth.
UNWILLING A MONUMENT.
LEIPsIG, Oct. ga monument to
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, author
and statesman, was unveiled yester-
udy III Gulo City. 1nO OOi OhOAJ "~1
witnessed by a great concourse and
addressed by the mayor of the city
and rector of the University.
THE NIHILIsTs.
BERLIN, Oct. 26.-It is reported that
a press for printing Nihilist periodi-
Gals has been discovered in the impe-
rial marine institute at Moscow, and
that two female teachers have been
arrested in connection with the pubH-
cation of papers.
Germany and Russia are largely in
creasing their forces on the frontiers.
Russian villages are crowded with
Cossacks. German garrisons and for
tifcations are being strengthened.
YELLOW FEVER.
PANAMA, Oct. Several cases of
yellow fever in the interior OF Nlcara-
qua. Senator Pho Barrantes WIS one
of the first victims.
THE MARITIME HIGHWAYS.
PARIS, Oct. 26.-At the annual
meeting of the academy of fine arts
Count De Lesseps lectured on the
scientific and civiliZing character OF
the great enterprises intended to facil-
itate the intercourse of nations. Hes
insisted that the maritime highways.
should no longer be subjected to yjcis-
situtes of active politics of govern
ments. Seas, the straits of Bosphor-
us and maritime canals must be free
ly opened at all times, irrespective of
all international conflicts. He says
the construction of the Suez canal and
the eventual construction of the Pan
anna canal have effected the introduce
ton of a new principle which is more
important even than the construction
of the works, namely the vast asso-
citation of the capital OF the world,
which conduced to the solidity of the
interests of all nations.
SEAT RAFT.
LONDON, oct, 26.-Copeman and
four others crossed the channel.
from Dover to Calias in his seat raft
in six hours.
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
BERLIN, Oct. 26.-OAicial statistics
show a decrease of only one-third of
one per cent in the present year of ex-
ports to the United States from Ber-
Iin,IBremen, Breslau, ChemnitZ, Dres-
den, Hamburg, Leipsic and Stettin, as
compared with last year. The same
statistics show an increase this year
of 29 per cent over the exports OF 1881.
SENDING TROOPS.
FEHERAN, Oct. 26.-The Russians
have located force of 1900 troops
at Askasbode, Teka county, and an
other thousand have been recently
dispatched toward Tiejeld river, near
the Persian frontier.
Fire.
DUBUQUE, La, Oct. ga fire this
morning destroyed Fockler Bros car
rage top and seat factory land Faher-
TVS agricultural warehouse. Loss to
the former, $4,000; insured. Faher-
%x,,e, b<,cc QQ000. Q1h(n