Connecticut western news., 1888-05-23
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

Six thousand persons assembled in Phoe- nix Park, Dublin to take action on the resolu- tions adopted by the Irish Catholic members of Parliament with reference to the recent Papal rescript. There were no priests present. Lord Mayor Sexton presided, and Messrs.
 John Dillon, William OBrien and other Par nellites made speeches. MT. Dillon denied tes e the He fsS'rpsa saa tnst tSe an va3osn
 would treat no other country, in Europe in
 the same way. The Irish would neither sub-
 init nor bow to Rome; they would show the
 world that they were able to discern between
 its spiritual and political domains. MT. OBrien
 said that the present ordeal was worse than 20
 years of Balfourian coercion, The Irish had
 enemies enough without taking blows from
 hands from which they least deserved them.
 It was heart breaking to think that such re-
 script in the name of Rome should be thrown
 into the teeth of the Irish people. courage
 ous, respectful, firm protest was necessary.
 The manifesto of the Irish members was in-
 dorsed by exclamation. The crowd dispersed
 in an orderly manner.
 The Moniteur de Rome finds it difficult to
 believe that the Parnellite manifesto is authen-
 tic, and says that if it is genuine the Parnell-
 ties are only adopting the tactics of all rebels in attributing to the Pope lack of knowledge
 in respect to that which he condemns. A dispatch from Vienna says the Galician regiments now auartered in Austria will soon be transferred to Galicla.
 Five hundred persons have been drowned by foods in Mesepotamia.
 In a conflagration at Calbuzowa, in Galicia 400 houses and the public building of the town have been burned.
 It is rumored that the tariff on Russian goods imported into Germany is about to be raised 50 per cent.
 The German Government has created the post of Military Attache to the German Elm bassy at Bucharest, and has nominated Capt. Miller for the place.
 The Attorney General has decided to con. duct the prosecution of the persons implicated in the Equitable Insurance Company frauds at Belfast, Ireland.
 Emperor Frederick spent comparatively
 comfortable Sunday and showed himself twice at the window of his apartments in the Char lottenburg Schloss.
 -Barcelona's exhibition was opened by the Queen Regent of Spain, who was attended by brilliant naval and military retinue. MT. A. de Baussets projected air ship, which will have capacity for one hundred passengers, will be steel cylinder about six hundred feet long, exhausted of air and fur nished with propelling and other machinery. -Loro OnarIes Beresrord, Tn speech ln Lon don, said that if Gen. Boulanger got to the top of the tree he might, within week, in order to gain popularity, order England to clear ont of Egypt. They wanted definite standard of defence ill order to enable the country at any time to meet the contingency of war with France or Russia. The Chinese Commission for Manchuria has concluded at Tientsin a contract for gold loan of one million taels with & German Chinese syndicate.
 The Minister of the Czar's household has arranged with Engineer kozel for extensive ir- rigating works in tho Murghab valley on the property of the CZar.
 M. de Freycinet Administer of War, and Admiral Krantz, Minister of Marine, are joint ly preparing bill granting credit of $6,OOO,- GOO for French coast defences. A bill consisting of strong enactments against Chinese immigration will soon be in- troduced in the New South Wales Parliament.
 Several vessels now in the harbor have large
 numbers of Chinese immigrants on board. The
 vessels are guarded by police.
 -Advices from Merv report conflict be- tween Afghans and party of Salor Turko-
 mans who were pasturing their focks near the border, and who resisted the demand of the Afghans for tribute. Four of each party were
 killed. The Salor Turkomans retired to Rus sian territory, and order was restored. It is not thought likely that there will be any further trouble,