Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-14
The News Abroad.
SPAIN EANKOUNCEsT GERMANY
MkH CLAIM OVER THE
CAROLIh r Inland.
FOR ARBITRATION.

LONDON, Sept 13-Tae note Of Seno-
| Eldusyen, the Spanish foreign ministe-,
l TO Primes Bismarck claims Spanish
| 30 vereigaty over the Carolines On the
ground of discovery, exp p'oration, mis-
sionary work, protection, recognition
by the na5ives aod tle existence of
Spanish trading posts.
The German Government appears
disposed to insist that the dispute con.
cerning the Caroline Islands be submit
ted to arbitration. Spain is negotia-
ting for the purchase of two men OF. war
which are being built in England for
the Chinese Government.
Tho British Vice-Uonsul at San Se-
bastiAn has. offered to protect the Ger
man Consul there In the event ofanother
riot.
FOREIGN PLAYS AND ACTORS.
| LONDON, Sept 1S.-The production
last night at Drury Lane Theatre Of the
memorable on account Of the part taken
| In It's preparation by British officer
whose recent services In the S0udan
| have made him famous. The play is
Ia blood and thunder composition Of the
lurid old-fashioned time, and its only
chance of making hit COMES from Its
relation to exploits Of the British army,
which are fresh in tb peoples memory,
having just been revived by the return
OF the Guards from the Soudan. The
succ ess that 1t achieved last night was
largely due to the wonderful realistic
way in which its most thrilling scenes
were put upon the stage, and for this
the Drury Lane manager is indebted TO
kColonel Kitchener, the famous Soudan
canpaigner.
1t was Colonel Kitchener who con-
Iosived tbs idea OF dressing a body of
men as Arabs TO represent the hordes
of Ell Mahdi. He designed the cos-
tunes aud made the warriors such
exact types of the desert fanatics that
the effect was absolutely startling in
Its realism. The half naked bodies of
the men were painted to initiate the
tawny hue of the Soudanese natives,
their weapons and equipments were
faithful reproductions of the Arab
Ispears and shields, and their method of
attack was an exact imitation of the
wild onslaught of the Arabs. All
these details were personally supervised
by Colonel Kitchener, who attended
Ievery one Of the rehea-sals and drilled
his mimic army of rebels with untiling
zeal.
Mr.. Geo. Grossmith, younger brother
of the famous comic opera singer, will
shortly take TO America comedy en-
titled, The Tinted Venus" Miss
Rosina Vokes will accompany Mr..
Grossmith and will play the part of the
heroine.
Mr.. John Rogers, on behalf Of Miss
Minnie Palmer, has secured the En-
glish right for Mr.. Freund's I" True No
6ility." He will produce the play in
London in December.
JUDO SAILS FOR AMERICA.
LONDON. Sept. 13.-Mme. Judic has
sailed for New York. Her son, Worth
| ing, says that his moth or after going
through her usual roper toire will play
| In series of operettas In New York
VIII ieh she has never played in Paris,
including the "Mascotte," "Grand
Cs imir" and "Grande Duchesse."
MIR GLADSTONE GOES TO CHCRCH.
LONDON, Sept. l3.-Mr. Gladstone
was well enough TO go to church o day.
| A. the bead OF a small Procession, com
prlptng his wife and their thre, sons and
tares daughters, he IN ,de his way some-
VIII It painfully fIon Hawarden Castle
| to the parish church. The twinges of
lumbago Ca sed him to limp slightly,
but he looked well and greeted his old
neighbors with great cheerfulness.
THE PLAGUE SPREADING IN ITALY.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-The cholera pest,
although dying out In Spain and France,
Is causing great anxiety in Italy. Tie
plague is roo ed in Palermo, and is ex-
tending to many places along the line
of the railway between Parma and
Spezzia. The Inhabitants declare that
the trains spread inf, clion and threaten
to tsar up the railway tracks, as was
done else here in Italy last year.