The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17


THE Turkish Ambassador at Berlin has
notified the Porte that negotiations be-
tween Germany, Turkey, Italy and Hum
gary will soon be begun; also that the
meeting between NJ. De Giers, the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prince
Bismarck will lead to the holding Of a
congress at Berlin, confined exclusively to
settling the Bulgarian difficulty.
RAIN was reported falling in torrents in
Germany. Terrible damage has been done
to crops, and many head of cattle have
been lost at tKonigsberg, EIbing and Sagan.
THE Mexican Cable Company is making
arrangements to lay a new cable because
of the increased business.
THE latest reports from all parts of On
taria, Can, are that rains have saved all
the crops but wheat, and the yields will be
above the average in quantity and quality.
THE cardrOOm workers in the wooden
mills at Blackburn, Eng, propose to strike
unless granted 10 per cent. advance in
wages. This will throw 5000 persons out
of work.
ALL the flint glass factories Of the coun-
try are expected to resume work. Trade
is reported good and a lively season is ex-
pected.
TYPHOID fever in violent form has broken
out in the Carmellite convent at Hoche-
laga, near Montreal, and all the postulants
have been sent home to their parents.
AT luncheon in Paris recently to NJ.
Viette, Minister of Agriculture, the prohi-
bitiOn of the Importation of American
meat was referred to by P. Land, when M.
Viette declared himself in favor of reci-
procity between France and America. He
! said that America, by raising her tariff,
had forced France into the paths of pro-
lection.
STEPS are being taken in Canada to stop
the importation of pauper Italians.
THE Emperor of Brazil sailed from Lis
! bon for Rio de JaneirO on the Sth.
THE bill providing for a commission to
! inquire into the charges made by the Times
! against Mr.. Parnell and other members Of
Parliament, passed its third reading in the
! House of Commons on the Sth by vote of
$50 to GA.
| RIOTOUs crowds assembled at the funeral
of General Endes, the Communist, who
| dropped dead recently in Paris. Fifteen
persons were wounded and twenty five
/ arrests were made.
| AT Birmingham, Eng, on the 9Th, Tenn
! pie, of Chicago, won the half mile and ten
mile bicycle championship races, defeating
the best English bicycIists and several
/ Americans.
THE English High Court of Foresters
| reconsidered its action touching American
| courts and has decided to readmit all those
| courts which apply for admission, on con-
/
| of the next high court.
| A REVOLT broke out the other day
/ among the cOnvicts in the prison at Hlava,
/ Hungary. The director of the prison,
| against whom the conspiracy was aimed,
was mortally wounded and several assist
ants were badly injured.
| THE North German Gazette blames
France for the present tension between
| Italy and France regarding Massowah.
| II is authoritatfvely stated that the
| United States Express has acquired an ex-
! elusive express contract for long term
of years with the Chattanooga, Rome g.
| Columbus railroad. The acquisition opens
| to the company an extremely valuable
| territory from Chattanooga to Tallahassee,
| Fla.
ADvICEs from Honolulu say that on July
"a by vote of 30 to 10 the Legislative As
| sembly of Hawaii passed a Military bill
| over the Kings veto. By this bill the
| naval establishment is abolished and the
army reduced to sixty-five men exclusive
of the military band.
To avoid any possible complications
arising from their marriage in New York,
| the Duke of Marlborough and his wife
| went through the ceremony recently at
the London registry.
BY treaty with the Sultan of Zanzibar
| Italy has acquired a vast tract of land on
| the east coast OF Africa.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report for the
| seven days ended August 8 numbered for
! the United States, pos; Canada. 2S; total,
/ 233; compared with 216 the previous week
and 1SO the corresponding week of last
| year.
THE strike of the navvies in Paris has
ended, the men accepting the terms Of
fered by their employers.
AT least fourteen lives have been lost as
a result of tho floods in Germany,