Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-12
General Foreign News ny Cable.

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CALCUTTA, August 12.-Earl Dufierin. the
viceroy, has arranged TO hold durbar at Agra
I'm November next This will be attended by
the chiefs OF all the Rapootana and central In
dian states.
FRENCH PROTECTIVE LEGIsLATIoN FAILURE.
PARIS, August 12.-The French revenue
public. show that the recent protective legsla-
ton has failed To exclude foreign sugars. The
returns say that the home product contributes
estimates while foreign sugars yielded SO, 3Oo,-
900 over the estimates.
BURROUGHS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, August 12.-British officers In
India are being given short furloughs, and are
allowed TO go TO England.
BRITISH TROOPS DYING FAST IN EGYPT.
LONDON, August 12.-Betters from Suakfm
say that the troops are dying fast. The officials,
however, will not report such condition OF
affairs.
LONDON, August 12.-The liberals are getting
uneasy about Mr.. Gladstone's intentions, and
lead the electoral campaign.
ZEBEHR PAsHA sUIKrNG.
GIBRALTAR, August 12.-Zebehr Pasha Is
still confined here. He is sulky and viii not
speak to anybody.
ANARCHY AND FAMINE.
CAIRO, August ia fearful state OF anarchy
prevails in Kordofan. There is a famine, also,
at the place.
PRINCE BIsMARCK's PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL
TELEGRAPH TARIFF.
BERLIN, August 12.-The American delegate
to the International telegraph conference YES
Prince Bismarck's proposal TO establish an in.
ternational tariff OF or cents word for
messages to and from any point I'm Europe.
The fact, however, that the committee
tariff has elected as chairman the Austrian dell
egate, who is opposed 70 the plan, and that
Englands opposition to IL is increasing, indicate
that the scheme will be rejected.
SUMMONED To ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 12.-An the Russian
ministers I'm the Balkan states have been sum-
tn Cpr, fprx N ff.e.r
eminent previous to the coming meeting be-
tween the Car and Emperor Francis Joseph OF
Austria.
THE FRANCo-CHINEsE PEACE TREATY
PARIS, August ia translation OF a secret
memorial sent by Ii Hung Chang prime minis
treaty OF peace recently concluded between
France and China, shows that the Chinese pre-.
mier evidently desires to remain at peace and
of the empire TO outside trade.
GUARDING THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.
vienna, August 12.-The minutes OF the
orders issued TO the officials OF the Northern
railway concerning their conduct during the
imperial journey to Krenisier to meet the car
of Russia have been issued Among other pre-
cautions ordered for the emperor's personal
safety is one commanding a line OF guards to
be posted along the entire route at distances Of
nifty PAGES from one another.
THE EXTRA POLICE TAX IN IRELAND.
LIMERICK, August 12-The mayor has In
formed the municipal council that he gathered
from the interview he had last Saturday with
the Earl OF Carnarvon that the conservatives
while they remained I'm power would never en-
force the payment of the extra police tax levied
to meet the expenses OF the extra force put ON
duty in Limerick and elsewhere i'm Ireland dur.
ing the troublesome times under the liberal
government.
THE EARL OF cARNARvoN RECOVERING.
DUBLIN, August 12.-The Earl of Carnarvon
Is recovering from his illness. He is now able
to leave his bedroom.
THE MIsMANAGED MUNSTER BANK.
DUBLIN, August 12.-At the conclusion, to-
day OF the bankruptcy examination i'm the case
OF MIR. Delaney, who was connected with the
Munster bank, the judge said that the proceed
ings had been both Instructive and suggestive
and had shown that persons I'm the manage
ment of the Munster bank had carried on com
mercial transactions which ought to be publicly
investigated.
ROYAL BETRoTHAL.
CoPENHAGEN, August 12.-It is rumored that
Prince Charles Waldemar, OF Denmark, is be-
trothed TO Princess Marie, the eldest daughter
of the Duke of Chartres.