Connecticut western news., 1888-10-10
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.
 A committee is about to be formed in Vienna in connection with the Emin Relief Committee in Berlin.
 Russians are buying extensive tracts of land in Palestine for the purpose of increasing their religious establishment.
 The Nord hopes that the Emperors at Vienna will discuss the Bulgarian difficulty.
 Emperor William has ordered that his state carriage, horses and servants be sent to Rome for the purpose of driving him to the Vatican in state.
 M. Chauviere, Municipal Councillor of Paris, arrived in Belgium to confer with the Socialists in regard to the reorganization of the International Society. His mission became known to the authorities and on his arrival at Jumetz, he was arrested and ordered to leave the country.
 The returns issued by the London Board of Trade show that the imports incre sed f1 ,22O, 900 and the exports decreased f230, 0,OoO during the month of September, as compared with the imports and exports of. the COT res- bonding month last year.
 A crowd numbering 4,uUU persons gathered at the Eastern Railway Station to greet Gen. Boulanger on his return to Paris. The Gen. eral, however was averse to a demonstration, and he euded the crowd and made his way to his hotel unobserved.
 -Pasteur's method for preventing anthrax
  ney, New South Wales, and has been found to be great success.
 An international conference will be held in Switzerland next year to discuss the sup pression of immoral literature.
 Princess Mounsour, sister of the khedlve is dead.
 The Moorish government has refused to comply with Portugal 8 demand thlt the Portu- puese flag be saluted in reparaton for an insult to Inc H,u Portugal ems to send a mau-of-war to obtain satisfac- tion
 The Bombay police recently discovered that a secret traffic in arms and ammunition was being carried on with tho Afgh n frontier tribes Four Afghans who were engaged in prisonment each.
 Two corporals in the French army have been arrested for offering Lebel rifles and car tridges to the Italian Government. Prof. Pasteur has received adviccs from Sydney, N. s. w., to the effect that his method for the extermination of rabbits has been tried sxperimenrally on Rhode Island, in Port Jack son Harbor, and has proved perfect success It will be remembered that the Australian Government offered prize of 5 ,5,OOO for the discovery of remedy against the rabbit plague.
 A drought prevails throughout the Province of Guzerat India, and famine is threatened on the Peninsula of Kattywar. Preparations are being made at Berlin to send large body of soldiers to reinforce the German troops on tho East coast of Africa. The Rajah of Sikkim has surrendered and | the British have occupied Tumloong, the cap- ital of Sikkim. The Chinese envoy at L'H Hassa has sent letter to General Graham announc ing that he is en-route to Guatong to arrange peace.
 The Bechuana chiefs, learning that Lord Salisbury intends to annex their territory to Cape Colony have sent protest declaring that they will never submit. They desire British protection but they wish to remain separate from Cape Colony.
 cured throughout Switzerland, and number of railways have been damaged to such an eX- tent as to cause interruptions of traffic.
 Roland Gideon Barnett, the embezzler, now in custody in England, will be extradited un- der the Fugitive Offenders act
 Charles Henry Davies, of the American schooner Maggie and Lily, was picked up in Q dory off the Straits O Canso after drifting fo1 thirtysix hours without food or water.
 South German newspapers report that the German police have been warned of an Anarch- st plot against Emperor William, and that the plans for his tourney have been altered in con- sequence.
 Jerome Buckingham, conductor on an east-bound Baltimore and Ohio train, met with a fatal accident near Hoods Mills, Md. He fell from the train and was run over, dying 8 few hours later.
 The Vienna Abemdpost, an official paper, says: ''The reception to be accorded to Emper- or William here will prove that the nature of the alliance has entered thoroughly into the understanding of the people. No one now mistakes its inoffensive character. The alli- anee is solely directed toward the preservation of peace, and has for its watchword: Defiance to none; defense of self ;" The Law Congress, of Spain, has ad- dressed communication to the Urlguayan Government, asking recognition of ownership of Spanish literary and artistic works in Uru- guy. The United States claims similar recog- nition in respect to American patents and trademarks. It is probable that both the Spanish and American requests will be con- ceded
 Careful calculations show that the de- crease of the Cuban sugar crop, owing to the recent cyclone, will not be more than 10 per cent. Estimates made immediately after the cyclone placed the loss at not less than 25 per | cent
 | An engineer captain has been arrested a Portsmouth, England, for showing an Ameri' can over secret parts of the Spithead forts.
 Chief of Police Child has received letter from $. Y. Baldwin, the parachute jumper, found on Cumberland Hill. MT. Baldwin parted company with it in mid-air, after an | ascent from Freehold, N. J.
 Mir. Patrick O'Brien, Nationalist member of Parliament, was released from Kilkenny Jail. He had been in prison for seven months | for offences under the Crimes Act
 Admiral Fairfax, who is en route from Tong to Samoa, will establish British pro- te ctorate over Savage Island.
 The eAmericanistCongressh has heen formally opened in Berlin.
 Owing to the increase of immigration into | Franco President Carnot has signed decree regulating the residence of foreigners who | have settled or about to settle in France. The decree will affect very nearly two million foreign residents in France. The German, Italian and Belgian workmen employed in the country will be the chief sufferers. The mea- sure will not greatly affect Americans.
 The Austrian Reicfsrath has been sum | moIed to meet October 20.