The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-13
EOREIGN FACTS.
,i.ome of Events Across the Water.
PRINCE HENRY.

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PRINCE HENRY.
HAVANA, Dec. 5.-Prince Henry OF
Prussia, arrived at Santiago de CuDa
last Sunday.
STOECKER.
BERLIN. Dec. 5.-The supreme
church council has summoned Or.
Stncker, court chaplain, either 10 |
abandon his anti-Semitic agitation or |
resign.
MEETING OF ANARCHISTS.
PARIS. Dec. 5.-Placards notifying
workingmen to attend an anarchist
meeting in front of the Bourse Friday
are posted in the disorderly quarters
of the city.
NEW GUINEA.
LONDON, Dec. ga scientific eXpe-
dition OF the Royal Geographical So
ciety is about to explore the island OF
New Guinea. Lord Derby will be
asked to officially countenance the en-
terprise.
CHALLENGED.
BERLIN. Dec. 5.-Phillips, editor of
the Volks Zeitung and member OF
the Reichstag, challenged Wagner,
another member of the Reichstag, III
consequence of the latter speaking
extensively of the Liberal press.
O'DONNELL.
LONDON. Dec. 5-O'Donnell's solicit
tor is endeavoring to induce the jury
to sign q memorial asking the Home
| Secretary to commute the death sen
tence. Some are willing to sign, but
it is expected that a majority will de-
cline.
NO FRENCH.
METZ. Dec. 5.-Manteufel, governor
Of Alsace-L Lorraine, annulled the reso
luton of the district diet of Upper
Alsace allowing the use OF the French
language in debates. The ground OF
the governors action was that the
diet exceeded Its legal powers.
SECRET BALLOT.
BERLIN. Dec. 5.-In the lower house
of the Prussian diet, having under
discussion a motion to introduce Sc
cret voting at elections for members
Of the diet and communal bodies.
Puttkaner, minister of the interior
opposed it. He declared the results
of secret voting at elections for the
Rcichstag had been disappointing.
WHAT 1b1NA vi -
LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Times thinks
that President Arthur's message Is
somewhat colorless, but sees a tribute
to the Irish vote in the language useC
in regard to pauper emil SrantS. Inc
press generally express disappcint
ment that the presidential not recon
; mend reductions in the tariff this scS
sion. All, however. refer to the pie
ture the message presents OF grea
prosperity IN the United States.
THE YELLOW BOOK.
J PARIS. Dec. 5.-The yellow booi
! upon the Tonquin affair, was distrib
+ uted to the deputies to-day. ltt-ccol
5 tains the Chinese mepi6Tandum which
:, Prime Minister Ferry, on the 2Stl
: ult.. gaze the Tonquin cridits com
nittee. Marquis Tseng regrets tina
: France regards the occupation OF Son
tag and Bacninh indispensable to tn
settlement of the question at issue
He also fails to see the necessity. o
S France occupying the places which
q she is aware China holds. Marqui
: Tseng comments upon the statement
o made by Ferry in the chamber o
5. deputies on the 18th Of Octo
d Der, that the French govern
d ment did not believe Chin
J. would declare war, nor had Franc
l. any intention of doing so. Franc
d was DESTROYS of firmly establishln
d herself in the Red River delta b
# gaining possession OF Sontag an
l. Bacninh. That when that was az
i ceded nobody would be able to driv
e her out and she would be proc
l. against everything and prudent pc
l. icy would lead to the settlement
% the Tonquin affair. The marquis oil
2 serves that this statement had PR
l. duced a painful impression in To1
is quin andif it become question
E. possession of Tonquin, further neg
l. tiations were useless, as it is impo
is sible for China to agree thereto.