Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-25
General Foreign News by Cable.


LoND0N, JAN 25.-The tugs that were sent ont
yesterday from Queenst own met the Win. star
steamer Ger1nanic of Waterford and are now tow
ins her 10 Liverpool.
SUPPLIES At KH.RToUv.
CAIRO, Jan. 25.-COl. Coetlogan commander at
kharloUm, writes that there isfood enous there 10
laot SIX Thousand men five months and that the
grain supplies are coming IN as usual.
AFFAIRS IN MADAGASCAR
LONDON. Jan 23.-AdvicteS from Madagascar state
that when the United sIaieS steamer BrookIyp was
at Iamatav" the captain intended to visit Tie yy
but. as be waS prevented from ianding IN his uun
poa', he Declined landing in a French boat, which
Two Thousand people We're present NJ the corona
ton or queen Ranayaiona H. on the PA of N0veIn-
ueI. me queen, IN her speech upon ascending the
throne, said: II shall prove my,pl! Il sodipr ever
ready To defend with You the land of our ances-
tors
AN INTERESTING DEBATE
VIENNA. Jan. 25.--In the lower house Of the AUS
trian parliament debate upon :; ,aaiion declaring
German 10 be ;le state language has begun ani
daily.
BLOCKADE IN ToHQrGS.
fAEis. Jan "a dispatch fro,a Admiral CoUr-
bet dated 1t Hanoi January IL states hat he had
established blockade. which VIII be maintained
throughout Tonquin. to prevent he entrance INTO
lhe country oI ali articles and material c0niraband
oi war. DGt ample facilities Will Toe afforded tor
legitimate trade. All was quiet 1t S0ntay The
Frettch expedition against The insurgents la tie
South has been Successful.
DETECTIVE KILLED.
VIENNA, Jan. 23.-A detective nalned Block wlfn
going 10 his home IN llortisd0r yeStar.iay. was
sioi dead The assassin Hno1 y apparently a WORK
lhs!iial eld3at0rcd 10 Elahe his escape, but WIS
seized by citizens passing by and taken 10 police
statlon, where. uDpn searching hila. he was found
10 De IN possession of Il dynamite bomb, q revolver
and poisoned da-ger.
CHINESE HOSTILITY To FOREIGNERS.
HoNK KONG. Jan 25-Pacards pruclainlinC hos
uhty 10 foreigners have been posted throughout
Hol-liow, the northern city OF the island OF aai-
Nan. where large body OF Chimes. troops was
landed on the 10th inst. A mob gathered and made
an attack upon foreigner, who took refuge ln the
brltls: consulate. Iae Chinese officials have taken
precautions against a recurrence OF such deInar-
stratlons. The Canton river is still open 10 ,navi-
gatlon.
AN OFFICIAL DENIAL
VIENNA. Jan. 2o.-lt Is Officially denied that n
force OF Uhlans has been ordered TO Croatia to sp-
press a reported excitement among the people
there.
NO REFORMS IN RUSSIA.
MOSCOW. Jan 25.-Ihe Gazette denies the re00rt
that state reforms in the courS, OF tparaton
EMPEROR WILLIAMS HEALTH
BERLIN. Jan. 25.-The Emperor Williams health
IS Improving. tie passed good night and rose re-
rreshed at O'Clock this morning. The empress
held brilliant reception yesterday.
GEN. GORDON VISITS TIE KHFpIyE
CAIRO, Jan. 25.-GIen. Gordon this morning Wis
1ted the khedive, and this afternoon is holding
conference with Sir Evelyn Barring, the British
minister; Nubar PaSha, the Egyptian prime minis
ter, and Gen. Evelyn Wood, commander of the Eng
lish troops In Egypt.
A CHURCH DESTROYED BY A GALE
DUBLIN, Jan. 25.-The gale Wednesday demolished
the Catholic church in Manor-Hamilton, county
Leitrim.
WRECKED
LONDON. Jan. a5-The British schooner Luther,
nom Greenock for St Johns. y. F.. was wrecked
near Nevin. Wales, during the late gale and four OF
her crew were drowned.
TfaulD A>uhySiates.