Connecticut western news., 1888-09-19
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

France has sent agents to Canada to in- quire into the opportunities offered by that country for unloading its pauper population.
 It is reported that the Czar and Czarina have declined to receive Queen Natalie of Ser. via.
 The Queen of Spain has decorated the Duke of Edinburgh with the order of the Col den Fleece.
 An international socialistio congress has been called to meet during the Paris Exposi. tion of 1889.
 New regulations governing transactions in wheat futures" arranged by Prince Bismarck with the Berlin Produce Exchange will go into operation on Oct. 8.
 At banquet given in his honor at Rouen President Carnot of France declared that the Government knew how to place constitutional rights and indispensable liberties beyond the reach of all danger.
 -TheSwissBundesrath officially declares that it has not complied with the foreign demands for an inquiry regarding the circulation of So- cialistic literature in Switzerland, but that 1t is exercising strict supervision in the matter.
 The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ne paul, bound from London for China, went ashore near Marseilles. All hands were saved. The captain, how ever, died shortly after from 8 stroke of apoplexy, which resulted from the severe shock the accident to the vessel caused him.
 Michael Davitt made a statement con- corning his connection with agitation in Ire land showing that he has made constitutional methods i'll opposition to the plans of the party of violence. He says that Inc was condemned to death by tho dynamite faction and that four men at one time sought to assaSslnate lim.
 It is reported that in the event ofa reduc- tion of tho tarifr on grain in France syndicate of Frcuchmon and Russians have agreed to supply enormous quantities of corn at much reduced price.
 Eighty cooks employed in the Imperial palace at Constantnoplo, who struck on ac- count of the non-payment of their wages, have been sent into exile.
 An Emin expedition committee has been definitely formed in Germany. Herr Peters director of the African Company, is president
 "A Congress of Belgian Catholics will meet at Louvain 10 protest against the position of the Pope under the measures recently adopted in Italy.
 Capt vangelc, Chief of the Stanley Falls military expedition and Ross Tronp, a mem bcr of tho Stanley expedition having arrived at Lisbon from the Upper Congo. They bring no ne MS from Stanley.
 The Pope, through Mgr. Fe1rats; the Pap al Nuncio at Brussels, has intimated to the Belgian government his willingness to be hon. orary president of the International Slave Conference, and his intention to send special delegate to the Conference to represent him.
 The work of taking the water out of the Calumet and Hecla copper mine has now pro erssSed so far that it has reached point 50 feet below the twenty-ninth level. In about a month the work of clearing the mine will be finished.
 Sixty miners have struck at St. Etienne, France.
 Eight persons were killed and five injured by the explosion of threshing machine at Ciron. Department of indre, France.
 The Portuguese gunboat Bengo has arriv- ed at Tsngier to support PortugaIs claims against the Sultan.
 Prince Bismarck intends to resign as Min ister of Commerce.
 Tho German East Africa Company has subscribed s7,000 to the Emin Boy relief fund.
 Prince Ferdinand asserts in a telegram to Prince Bismarck. that Mime. Adams, Countess of Flanders letter Is a forgery.
 A Franco-Russian company has been or khnized to connect the Black and Caspian seas by canal, 4O,OO0, 900 rubles will be required fer the work.
 Two earthquake shocks have occurred at VostiZza, on the Corinthian Gulf, doing great damage Troops have been dispatched with 8 supply of tents for the families and provisions for the destitute.
 The King and Queen of Italy and the King and Queen of Portugal have arrived at Turin to attend the wedding of the Duke of iosta They were met at the station by number of royal personaSes already there, and were en- Enthusiastically received. One hundred couples want to be married on the day of the Aosto wedding.
 At tho meeting of the British association in London, Sir Francis De Winton, the Rev. MT. Mckenzie and Sir Charles Wilson all ex- pressed the belief that there is no cause for alarm concerning Henry M. Stanley. They base their opinion upon their own African cx- perience.
 Reports from Calcutta are to the effect that the Ishak Khan revolt is a complete fail ure. An engagement at Maimema resulted in the rout of Ishak Khan's forces and victory for the Ameer's troops.