Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-11
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The governments deposit bank at Madrid
has been robbed Of e24O. OOO
Parliament viii be prorosued on the Gath in
slant.
The French chamber Of deputies Yesterday
adopted the budget. The amount Of the
sinking fund is fixed at q, 900 600 francs. The
members Of the right commended that the esti-
mates were not genuine, alleging that the
amount Of the expenditures was falsifed
Dispatches from Samoa state that the adher-
ents OF Mataafar continue to besiege Tamasese.
has ordered Mataafar to withdraw. A confer
ence Of the consuls on the situation has been
without result.
Advices from Chardjui reporting that Persia
prohibits the sale of corn to Russians increase
the feeling in St. Petersburg that decisive
actlon Is necessary in order to arrest the anti
russian policy of the Persian government.
Lord Sackville is the guest of the Earl Of
Darby in London.
The Osse'uatore Romano (Catholic) declares
that the new penal code and other laws would
justify the Pope in quitting Rome.
Mr.. Gladstone will go to Naples on the 18th
instant to reside in the villa Rocabelle, near
Posilllpo, until the end of February when he
Will return at the opening session Of parlia-
ment.
The Panama canal commission held another
meeting in Paris yesterday. 1t reported upon
measures, which were adopted. permitting the
obligations
The recent disaster to the czar's train has
brought out revelations of most frightful off,
clai corruption and mendacity, even in that
IDEAL land OF .jobbery, Russia. The car now
declares that he cannot trust the reports of the
department of communication and that in his
opinion the railways would be useless in an
emergency" He has sent his favorite equerry
Col: Maltzoff, to personally investigate the
problem, to whom in the presence of the en-
press solemn oath was administered that he
would deliver full and absolutely truthful re-
port.
The new Spanish cabinet is announced as
follows: Premier, Senior Sagasta; minister of
foreign affairs, Senior Armijo; minister of
nnance, Senior Gonzalez; minister of the inte-
rlor, senior Capdepon; minister of justice, Sc
nor Canalejas; minister of commerce, Senior
Alquena; minister of war, Gen. Chinchilla;
minister Of marine. Admiral Arias; minister Of
the colonies, Senior Becerra.
The general opinion is growing that a strug-
gle between Germany and France in the near
future is more probable than at any previous
time during the past seventeen years. 1t may
arise at any moment without the least warming,
and it would unquestionably absorb the entire
strength of Germany. Austria would then find
herself under the necessity Of facing single
handed conflict with Russia, though the Aus
TRANS think they can hold their own. On the
other hand, Italy, now an ally Of Germany, ac-
knowledges the justice of recent German crit
les that her army is Of small value.
The book written by Capt. Driant, Boulan-
gers son-in-law, for the publication of which
he was arrested, is entitled "Guerre de De-
main" 1t describes with imaginative detail
the coming war of rerdnche, the military sub
lection OF Germany, and the recovery of Al
sace-Loraine. Pictorial advertisements repre-
sent Frenchmen bayonetting Germans. >
During meeting at Amsterdam on Sunday
to consider a project for the erection of statue
to the Pope six hundred socialists gained ad-
mission to the hall and prevented Able Brou-
wers from speaking. A fight ensued between
the Catholics and the socialists. All the fur
nlture in the hall was smashed The police
were compelled to fire and several of the riot
ers were wounded.
The Indian press is much agitated over Lord
Salisbury's reference to Mr.. Maoroji as black
man. The Times of India refuses to believe
that Lord Salisbury used the words. The In
dian Mirror remarks: THE words are a libel
upon the whole Indian race and a deliberate
insult, meriting the queens severest displeas-
ure"