Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

The London Daily News asserts that King
Leopold has declared his readiness to support
the German expedition to relieve Emin
Bey.
Private banks at Berlin have bought Rus
sian funds to the amount Of 10000, 900 rou-
bles. The purchases include the gold rents
which Russia was unable to sell in Paris in
1887.
Five thousand miners in the Newcastle
district at Sydney, n. s. W., have given no
tice that they will stop work unless they are
granted an advance in wages.
The bullet which struck and killed a girl
during a riot at Lurgan, Ireland, recently
came from the revolver Of Nationalist who
was brandishing the weapon In front of
hostile crowd.
A despatch from Suakim to the London
Times says: "The reports concerning the
presence of white man In the Bahr-el-Ga-
zele district are confirmed. He is known as
Abu Digna, and has a force of enormous
strength, including a large force of half
naked men, probably from the Man Niaul
country. This is a strong point in favor of
the idea that the white is Stanley"
Advices from Zanzibar say that the sultan
has officially transferred the administration
of the coast line to the German company.
whose flag, jointly with the sultan's, has been
hcisted at IA ports. When the flags were
hoisted they were greeted with the royal sa-
Lutte The Italian envoy has not yet renewed
his relations with the Sultan.
Eleven persons were arrested at the evic-
tion of Farmer Somers Of Coolroe, Ire.
Somers and his assistants offered strenuous
resistance to the evictors all day, but were
finally overpowered. Two hundred police,
armed with battering ram, attacked the
house, which was fortified with earthworks
and surrounded by trenches.
Emperor William, in concluding his speech
at the breakfast given in his honor at Frank
fort, after the unveiling of the monument to
Prince Frederick Charles, said: Zone thing
I must add, gentlemen. We all know each
other too well to entertain such a thought,
yet / must defend my departed father
against the shameful suspicion that he could
have relinquished any part of the gains of a
great time"
A terrific wind and rain storm has de-
vastated upper Austria, doing great damage
to the crops and orchards. Lightning set
fire to 20 houses in the Ischl district, and a
woman and two children were killed The
ground is covered with dead cattle and
birds.
A meeting Of strikers was held In Paris a
few days ago. The secretary Of the syndi-
cate announced that there were no funds, and
that each man was free to act as he thought
hOs uC VI ULG ulsl udN6 u6Clucu
to resume work, and the strike is ended.
The emperor recently, at the request of
the rebels, sent Prince Muley to receive their
submission. The prince had an escort of 200
cavalrymen. An ambuscade had been pre-
pared by the rebels, and when Muley and
his men came up, the insurgents attacked
them and massacred the whole force This
treachery was due to desire for revenge
upon, the emperor for killing the delegates
sent by the insurgents to treat for peace, and
for whom the emperor had promised safe
conduct.
Mr.. Parnell denies the report that he in
tends to vacate his seat in parliament until
either the parliamentary commission or the
Scotch court has completed its inquiries into
the Times charges against him.
The czar will probably start on his Journey
to Poland In few days Forty thousand
soldiers are in readiness to occupy the rail
way lines over which he is to travel.
1t has been resolved to start fund to as
sist Mr.. Parnell in meeting the expense OF
his action against the Times. 1t is intended
to make the movement national one.
Gen. Boulanger has returned to Amiens
He was greeted with mingled cheers and
groans.
Under the direction of the Porte the
Egyptian government has protested against
the establishment of an Italian pr electorate
over Zulla.
George Weber, the German historian, is
dead, aged so.
The pope is suffering from rheumatism.
He was able, however, to give audience to
several cardinals on Sunday.
King Christian, of Denmark, and the prln-
cess of Wales and her daughters went from
Weisbaden to Frankfort, where thev met and
dined with the prince of Wales. The prin-
cess of Wales proceeded to GIN unden.
1t is announced that Lieut.. Wissman, who
Is now in Egypt en- route to Zanzibar, is a
member of the Emin Bey relief committee
If the relief expedition proves successful, il
is intended to form and maintain a com
mercial highway, with stations from TIE
lakes eastward. For this purpose the Ger
man African Lake company" will be formed
Three German generals in the service oi
Turkey have resigned, owing to non-receipt
of salary.
Gen. Boulanger was elected to the chamber
of deputies in the department of Somme by
majority of 81, 1928 He also heads thu
polls in the Charente and Nord departments
The announcement of the figures causeC
great excitement in Paris.
Mahmc I'D Pasha, ex minister of finance, il
accused of having embezzled $4,000 of th,
governments funds, and an inquiry, will
open doors, will be instituted at once.