Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-12
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Emperor William has ordered that the Ber-
lin police take vigorous measures to suppress
socialist demonstrations in that city.
The French chamber Of deputies yesterday,
by vote Of 6s5 to 9, adopted the extraordinary
budget for 1882 the estimates being fixed ct
133, 800 600 francs.
Lord Harrington has rendered his restgna-
ton as member Of the National Liberal club.
In the reichstag yesterday the bill for the
erection Of a national monument to Emperor
William passed its second reading. The So
clallst members voted against the bill.
sensation has been caused in Belgian so
ciety by the AhnacIt de Gotta falsely announcing
the marriage OF the countess of Caroman.
fourth daughter of the prince Of Chimay. to
Aiphonse Wanters, a member Of the royal
academy Of fine arts of Brussels.
Two Berlin students named Bluhm and Eich-
Ter fought duel yesterday with pistols.
Rluhm was mortally wounded. The duel was
the result Of a quarrel over the merits Of DR..
Mackenzie.
Kalakaua. king of the Sandwich Islands, will
visit this country in the spring. Kalakaua is
now fifty years of age and cannot stand quite
as much sociability as he could when he was
here before, but it is said that there is good
deal Of life in the old man yet He is anxious
to get away from the cares of royalty and the
pressure of literary work.
In consequence of the fears of rupture be-
tween King Milan and the skupschina the gar
risons in Belgrade and other towns are kept in
readiness to crush a revolt. An article inserted
in the constitution provides that in case the
king abdicate he shall have power to ap-
point regents during his sons minority. The
article is taken as indicating the kings inten-
ton to abdicate.
Emperor William has his own idea about
dress and the imperial trappings. He has al
ready ordered his officers to discard the pointed
English boots, and the wide-creased trousers
are distasteful to him. He prefers the ugly,
high-heeled, square-toed German shoes, which
are uncomfortable as Chinese slippers. The
epaulettes have been made of another form,
and the straps are twisted instead Of square.
Paulus, the French comic-song singer, now
receives 1920 night few years ago his fee
was s1.25. His song, II Revient," is consid-
cred TO have made Gen. Boulanger. He lives
in great style with his wife and his five chill
dren, and his Paris establishment includes
three or four horses. a secretary and q COM
poser.
The Duke of Hamilton's family mausoleum
rivals anything of the kind in this country. It
cost $500, 900. The tomb is a model of the Cas-
tello di San Angelo at Rome. and the internal
decorations are superb, the gates being q copy
of the Ghiberti gates at Florence, and the cof-
I'm OF Duke Alexander. who built the mauso-
leum, Is inclosed in an Egyptian sarcophagus
Of black marble. covered with hieroglyphics,
which was brought from Alexandria.
Premier Sagastas new cabinet is weaker than
theprevious one, ind will not last. Its disso-
luton is probable in the spring. Senior Sa-
gasta, speaking in the chamber of deputies, ex-
planned that the recent crisis was not caused by
any question Of principles, but was due to the
belief Of some members of the late cabinet
that they could not rely upon the support of a
portion Of the majority.
Orders have been given for large increase
of the Russian artillery force in Poland.
Paris dispatch says that an American who
registered under the name of vandyke has
swIndled ajeweler out of $4,000 francs worth
of diamonds.