Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

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The Berlin National Gazette states that
the recently published extracts from Freder-
ick's diary have been compared with the
text of the original and have been found to
agree with the latter word for word.
The second congress for the unifcation Of
the maritime commercial law opened at
Brussels last week the minister of justice
presiding Judge Lambert Tree, the Ameri-
can minister, and other foreign representa-
tives were present. Delegates from the
European states are in attendance.
The pope celebrated high mass for the
dead In st. Peters on Sunday to solemnize
the close of his jubilee The congregation
numbered 10000 persons
William O'Brien addressed an immense
audience at Ballyneale. In the course of his
speech he said it might be legally wrong to
counsel direct action against grabbing"
but he would like to take a leaf out of the
tenance grabbing, or acting like the trades
union and the Primrose league.
Four members of the Australian legisla-
ture have been expelled for accepting bribes
from Chinese. The inquiry which led to the
expulsion developed the fact that the Chi
nese had paid legislators to vote against the
bill restricting Chinese immigration.
Business on the Berlin boerse was dull last
week. There was a moderate fall, owing to
realizations by spectators. Negotiations
are in progress to place Denver & Rio
Grande, Lake Shore and other American
railroad securities on the Berlin and Frank
fort markets.
The French cabinet has decided to intro
duce in the chamber of deputies during the
coming session bill for the revision of the
constitution, which contains no proposal to
abolish either the senate or the presidency.
The italian charge d'affaires in Paris has
asked for an explanation Of the decree or
dering the use of the French language in
Tunisian schools and the inspection of the
schools by the French authorities, and NJ.
Goblet replies that the government in issuing
the decree had acted within the limits of the
rights of France, and that the Bey of Tunis
was under French protection.
Prof. Geffeken returned to Hamburg from
Heligoland and was Immediately arrested
He is charged with furnishing the extracts
from Emperor Fredericks diary which were
recently published by the Deutche Rund
schau. He says he returned expressly to
meet the charge 1t is understood that Prof.
Geffeken is indicted for. revealing state
secrets. He is suffering from nervous dis
orders. He will be admitted to bail
Mariana Martinez del Castro has been
The Transandine Telegraph company will
open its new direct line between Valparaiso
and Buenos Ayres Oct. /. This is an iron
pole line in connection with 40 miles of cable
laid under the perpetual SHOWS of the Andes,
and will insure communication between
Buenos Ayres and London, via. Galveston,
inside of one hour and half.
The race for the sculling championship be-
tween Peter Kemp and Edward Hanlon was
rowe1 on the Paramatta river, and was won
by Kemp. After half-mile had been rowed
Kemp took the lead, which he maintained to
the end, finishing easily ten lengths before
Hanlan, in PIN. Pos.
The opening of the settlement on the stock
exchange in London created unusual interest
The account is the largest known in recent
times, due chiefly to bull speculations SO
far the settlement has progressed quietly,
but the anxiety that prevails regarding ex
pected failures will not abate until the settle
ment is concluded
Advices received by the German Planters
company from Zanzibar state that the rising
extends along the whole coast. The Arabs
and blacks have united. The plantation at
Lewa belonging to the company has been
twice attacked Each time the attack was
repulsed. Several officials of the German
African company have been murdered.
The supreme courts decision in the case Of
G. Lohse & Co. VS.. Mexican Telephone com
pany is published in the Dario Official, and
asserts that the district court which decided
the sc in favor of the telephone company
acted finally, and that therefore appell can
not be had to higher tribunal. This com
pletely vindicates the rights of the telephone
company in Mexico and will greatly
strengthen the corporaiio".
A council of the ministers was held, at
tIrbipb pt fiyoI aS tha date for tba
meeting Of the chamber. Admiral Krantz
minister Of marine, declares that he will not
agree to additional reductions in the naval
budget
NJ Viette, minister of agriculture, re-
ported that the grain h'rvest of France
amounted to 96 100000 hectolitres, against
an annual average yield OF 1OS,00O,0J0 hec-
tohtres.
The Inman line steamer City of New York
made the passage from Sandy Hook to
Queenstown in seven days and twenty-three
hours. Her circulation pumps were defec-
tive and for four days only the starboard
engine could be worked. She met severe
gales during which two passengers were
thrown to the floor and had several ribs
broken.
1t is officially announced that Prince Bis
marck has obtained the consent of Emperor
William to prosecute the publishers of the
Deutsche Rundshau, for revealing state Sc
crets in publishing abstracts from the diary
of the late Emperor Frederick.
The Freeman's Journal, commenting upon
the recent utterances of Michael Davitt uues-
tioning the value of parliamentary alliance
between the Parnellites and Gladstonians,
urges Mr.. Davitt to show how to oust the
tories from power instead of crHicizing the
alliance.
At conference of miners held at Man
chester England at which 250, 600 miners
were represented It was decided to strike on
Oct. 20 unless the demand for an advance o.
10 Ier cent. in wages was 0cceded to. 1t was
also decided not TO accept tue advance un-
less 1t was made general.
Advic have been received from Samoa
that the partisans of the deposed king, Nal
letoa, have had an engagement with the
army of King Tamasese and that the lat
ter's forces were totally defeated King
Tamasese's army was under the command of
the German officer Branders.
Nine. Patti expects to pas Christmas at
her Welsh castle, Craig-y-Nos, a ter which
she will go to Paris, Nice, Morocco and Lis
bon, from which place she wall sail for South
America in March. where she will fill en-
gagements beginning in April. She has
been offered 9l200 a night.
John Charles Dent the Canadian Journal
ist and author is dead, aged 40,