Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-03
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.


FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Prejevalsky, the daring Russian who has
given his life to the exploration of Central
Asia, particularly Thibet, il reported to have
died at Tashkend while about to make his
third attempt to reach l. HASA. the capital OF
the Grand Lama. Prejevalsky started from
the best equipped expedition he had ever COM
manded. and would no doubt have at last ac-
comphshed his purpose Of penetrating to the
capital Of Thibet had not death SO unfortu-
nately cnt short his career.
The National Ieitung, OF Berlin says the En-
perOr William has sanctioned a scheme for the
reorganization of the navy. The present ma
val battalioiis will be enlarged and transferred
into regiments Of two battaions each.
Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland. adj
dressed = hberal-unionist conference at WOlver-
hampton yesterday. He WAS iubiiant over the
conservative victories in the municipal cleo
tons. The uDionis.s were defeating the Glad
stonians even in strongholds of that party like
Leeds. He said the policy of the government
was winning all along the line. Crime in Ire
land, Mr.. Balfour said. had been reduced al
most to the level of 1881. He thought the out
cry over cvictions was absurd. One hundred
thousand persons wer0 evicted in New York
yearly without comment.
d. Alennikoff, director of Russian-C Caucasian
railroads. committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself with a revolver. He left a
letter addressed to the car.
Patrick Gilligan shot dead yesterday
near Athlone. Ireland. The crime resulted
from agrarian troubles. Four persons have
been arrested for completely in the murder.
The steamship Etruria. from New York for
Liverpool. passed Brow Head yesterday. Time
from New York, six days, three hours. and ff-
teen minutes.
1t is proposed to commence canal upon the
western shore of Italy. just above Civita
Vecchia, at Castro. and to cut through to Fano,
Oh the eastern or Adriatic shore. In this line
two lakes are met-thOsc of Bolsena and TRASH
mena-and it ID proposed to drain these lakes,
thus securing the area for cultivation. The
length of the canal will be about lG9 miles,
the width Of it ITO yards. and its depth is to be
about - yards. so that ships Of any tonnage,
and even men-of-war, will be able to pass
through it. The cost of the canal is reckOned
at 500, 900, 000f-that is, go 600 00O 1t is esti-
mated that the work could be completed in
five years from its commencement. The ItGl-
ian Journals are highly interested in the project
and are taking up the matter warmly.
Zoia, the novelist, il of average height and
inclined 10 stOutness He has u round. solid
head. high, bulged forehead, q turned-up
nose, small black eyes that are constantly con-
cealed behind glasses. for he is very near
sighted He wears full pepper-and-salt
be ard and mustache cut very close, the same
As his hair. which bristles up a sort of indi-
cation OF his comba.ive temperament. Zola's
small vice ID gourmandiZing.
The baby German prince il in feeble health
and is rumor6d to have inherited its fathers
malfornation Of the left arm.
The gamblers paradise at Monte Carlo is in
bad way. At the annual NEE ting held there
recently it was shown that the profits for the
past year have fallen of to the extent of $780,
OD The profits on the roulette tables. after
paying all expenses amount to over $1.250, 900.
but the triPot considers this very poor BUSH
Ness. The trente ct guaranto has also proved
Improbable to the Casino during the past
year, and another table will be- abolished this
winter. The number Of suicides il shown to
have decreased from twenty-five to nineteen.
The latest victim is young Russian lady who
lost all her fortune last week and then in de-
spair threw herself into the sea-
A Drummer at Church.
From the Lewiston Mel journal.
The Sunday school convention held here this
week brought to Lewiston some of the bright
est and most interesting ministers in New Eng
land And il was not surprising to find that
among these earnest and successful preachers
were some unusually good story -tellers-for a
man who can't tell story well at the dinner
table cant reach people well from the plat
form. One brilliant conversationalist and story
teller, who took an important part in the con-
venton, was the Rev. A.. u. Dunnng, ID. D.,
the manager of the ongregationalist publish
ing house and Sabbath-schOOl work. and one of
the busiest men in Boston. DR.. Dunning is an
Ou-hanu. approachaDle man. with u bright,
winning face, easy manner and personal mag
neti5m that contribute much to his success
He has none of the outward signs of the
clerical calling. but looks more like q bust
ness man. He travels nearly all Of the time,
and he says that in the cars he generally
passes as drummer and is recognizedsby the
fraternity as Of their number. On going
into Minneapolis on Saturday evening o smart
young fellow approached him in a free-and-
easy way: Going to stop over Sunday"
Yes" replied the doctor. stop ut the Blank
Hotel. ! suppose!' mo, I am going to stop
with friend" Come round to the hotel to-
morrow afternoon. Quite number OF the
boys will be there" But tomorrow is Sun
such good time" "Oh, think that we fel-
lows who are travelling all the time ought to keep
Sunday" said the doctor. YES" assented the
drummer, good-naturedly, but I'll bet you
won't" IN tell you what I'll do; I'll go to
church tomorrow il you will" I'm do it.
Where shall we go?" Ito the First Conere-
gational It's the best church in town" 9All
right. I'll be there, but I'll bet you won't"
The drummer was there according to his
promise, and could hardly believe his eyes
when he saw his friend OF the night before
ascend to the pulpit. DR.. Dunning tried to
find him after the service, but he had fed
One Of the doctors stories was that Of quaint
old townsman who once said to u weii-known
divine: 'Parson, the Bible says that tine Lord
made the world in six days; do you believe it?'
Yea" Now do you think that He finished
ne whole thing up IN shat tmer cYes."
well, ali T can sGy is that He could have put
In one more day TO mighty good advantage
right here in this town"
At Norfolk, Va, the Old Dominion steamship
HOanOke has teeV EholloI Ia,