Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-10
OLD wORL D ECHOES.
Briefs From MANY Foreign


Lands.
The House of Commons has adopted
the Budget proposals.
Prince Bismarck will 90 to Varzin
on the eleventh instant, which is his
wife's birthday.
Forty persons were killed and about
500 injured by the tornado at Daca,
India, on Saturday last.
The Rothschilds of Berlin have do
mated 81 500 and the Schroeders 50. 900
to fund for the relief of the sufferers
by floods.
The Empress Victoria of Germany
and the Princesses Victoria, Sophia
and Margaret started from Berlin for
Posen to enquire as to the condition
Of the sufferers by the flood.
An address has been prepared for
public signature at Leipsic, express
ing the earnest wish of the people
that Prince Bismarck will not retire,
and also the confidence that the EN-
peror will find means to avoid such an
irreparable loss to Germany.
An inspired article in the Gajdanine,
Russian paper of st. Petersburg,
says that the Battenberg marriage
project is British plot to secure
Prince Alexander's return to Bulgaria,
to which Russia ought to reply in the
mountains of Afghanistan.
1t was stated yesterday at Berlin
that Prince Bismarck had abandoned
his opposition to the marriage of
Prince Alexander, of Battenberg, and
the Princess Victoria, having gained
certain other concessions; and that
all the differences between the EN-
peror and Prince Bismarck are now
settled.
The National Zeitung, Of Berlin, on
the crisis arising from the proposed
marriage of Prince Alexander and
Princess Victoria, says: sit is GER
tain that the Chancellor has so far
overcome all difficulties. 1t is equally
certain that he will retire from Office
if they recur without his being able
to surmount them"
Faure, French ex-Under Secretary
of the State, has written to lie
Matin protesting against the proposal
of the British Government to place
tax on bottled wine. The tax, he
says, will principally affect France.
The levying Of the tax, Faure claims,
will not be justified except under a
strained interpretation of the Conven-
ltion of 1882. If the proposal is
adopted, reprisals by France will be
| necessary. va ear st Gs
| The Empress returned to Berlin
this evening. The political crisis will
probably become acute again shortly
The Empress is determined to prevail
even if Bismarck has to resign.
The Emperor in decorating Doctor
Mckenzie to-day said: "When you
came the first time, confided in
you, as you were recommended by
my German physicians. have
since had occasion in my own expe-
rience to value your capability. l
am glad to bestow upon you this
order in thankful acknowledgment OF
your merit and in memory of my
accession to the throne"
The Empressarrived at Posen this
afternoon. She was everywhere
greeted with enthusiasm. The Polish
leaders have issued q manifesto ask
ing the inhabitants OF Posen to sink
their National disputes and unite in
welcoming the Empress. In reply tc
a deputetion which met her at the
lstation in Posen, the Empress Victoris
said that the Emperor regretting hi
inability to come himself had sent hel
| to examine as to the condition o
affairs and to report to him
At the wool sale in London o-day
a better class Of Australian and New
Zealand wool was offered. The mar
ket was frm though not quotabl
higher. Following are the details G
the days transactions: 24O0 bales {
Victoria secured 9Hd. OILS. 51sd.
i | do. locks and pieces, 81id. @ 1s. AID
greasy, 4d.@ls. ND; do. locl
and pieces, 4Hd.@10d. 29C