The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
EPITOME OF EVENTS ACROSS THE
WATERS YESTERDAY.

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BERLIN, June 25-The lower hoiis,
of the diet has finally passed the
governments church bill by vote OF
pa to l07.
HAVANA, June ga collision yes.
terday on the Havana d Montazas
railroad caused the death of eight
persons and the injury of many.
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, June 20
The sanitary commissioner pronoun-
ceS the epidemic at Damieta as choI-
era. The number of cases is increas-
ing.
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, June 25.-
Inc medical chief at Damieta re-
ports an epidemic broken out. There
is fever of violent type, but not
cholera.
DUBLIN, June ga terrible af-
fray occurred at Currogh last even
ing, between a party of the county
Mayo military and some English sol
diers. Five were killed.
LONDON, June 25.-Lynch, alias
Norman, informer, who testified
against the dynamite conspirators,
was released from custody because of
his services to the government.
LONDON, June 25.--The duke of
Connaught to-day opened the Irish
lace exhibition at the Mansion house.
and expressed the hope that the ex.
hibition would lead to the extension
of the lace industry and the prosperi-
ty of Ireland.
LONDON, June 25.-fntelligenee of
frlghtful calamity at a place of
amusement in Dervio, ON the shore
OF lake Como, has Just been received.
While performance was in progress
at pupuet theatre, the structure
took fire and was entirely DESTROYED.
Forty lives were lost and twelve 9TH
ers injured.
BRUSSELS, June 25.-Baland, ex-
tradited from France, charged with
obtaining 100000 francs from bank
er under false pretenses, has been ac-
quilted, the tribunal finding him
only liable to civil action. It was
proved that Baland had relations of a
serious character with Gambbetta.
PANAMA, June 25.-Letters by the
last steamer state that it is believed
the Chilians will gradually eyacuate
The north OF Peru under a treaty
made with Igles, and that he viii
first establish his government. COM
mencing in Frugelle and other lead
ing towns, before he goes TO Lima.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 25.-The
number of warehouses used for stor-
ing herring and cotton on the island
of Gutayerdsky, at the mouth of the
river, are burning. Several vessels
were also on fire at the time the
dispatch was sent. 1t was impossi-
bic to estimate the amount of dam
age.
LONDON, June 25.-Ehe queens
is greatly improved. She
was able to walk from the train to
her carriage on her arrival at Wind
sor from Balmoral. The queen has
invited the painter. Angel, to En-
gland, to take her life-sized portrait,
which she will present to Emperor
on the 25th anniversary of his
assumption of the regency of Prus-
STA.
DUBLIN, June 25.-Later intelli
gence shows that the Curragh affair
was between the North Mayo <Anu
Dublin militia men, and not between
the former and the British troops. 1t
in gambling disput,
during which the Mayo men called
the Dublin men "Carys" and Irwin
cibles." The fight lasted over an
hour, each side using stones and fire
arms freely. The conflict was only
quelled by officers threatening to fire
on the men. One of the men was
DUBLIN, June 25.-O'Donnell, mem
Der of congress from hungarian, in
a letter to the Freeman's Journal,
says, the adoption by Parnelites of
the so-called bill providing for the alb
clifton of the Irish civil royalty.
forces him, as home ruler, to resign
from the party at the next meeting,
as he says the bill is really intended
to convert the viceroyaltv into a prin- 1
cipal secretaryship of state, the in
cumbent of which is to be appointed
by the queen from among the mem
bers of parliament.