Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-30
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The bill for extending the suffrage to women
has been rejected by the italian senate by a
small majority.
Prime Minister sagasta. Of Spain. has in
formed his supporters that he win introduce a
universal suffrage bill immediately. Senior
Canovas del Castillo has called a meeting of
conservatives to concert strong opposition to
the measure. The cabinet has approved a bill
which grants suffrage to all persons over
twenty-five years of age who have had a resi-
dence Of two years in the same place.
The pope has proposed to establish diplo-
matte relations with Russia the same as be-
tween the vatican and Germany, a Russian
minister being sent to the vatican, but no nun
clio to st. Petersburg.
Eleven persons were killed and IT'S injured
by the explosion of a boiler at Kineschma, Gen.
trail Russia, on Wednesday.
NJ. Paul Deroulede and NJ Reinach. editor of
the Repubtique Frdncdise, have an engagement
to fight duel at Paris to-day. The trouble
was caused by an article in the paper attack
ing NJ. Deroulede's guidance of the patriotic
league.
diamond trust is the next and most mag
nifcent combination to be formed by consoli-
fields.
The sixteenth opera of Faust" has been sue
cessfully produced in Konigsberg. The author
Is named Zenger. The first operate Faust
was written by Spohr in 1913.
The election in the Holborn district of LON
don yesterday resulted in the choice of Mr.
Bruce, conservative. by vote of 1885, against
S,433 for Lord Compton. Early in the evening
report was current in the house of commons
that Compton was elected, and the liberals
broke out into long cheers when they heard it,
On the trial of the breach-of-promise suit Of
Valery Weidmann the German governess
against Robert Horace Walpole, heir presump-
tive of the earl of Oxford, in London, yester-
day, the plaintiff contradcted herself and de-
clIned to answer vital questions. Finally the
jury interfered, the trial was stopped, and a
verdict for the defendant was rendered.
The socialist members of the reichstag have
published an appeal to their supporters to con-
tinue their agitation, and to collect funds for
defraylng the expenses of the next election
which is expected to take place in the autumn
of 1885,
The Paris project of police has bought a
wooden horse, harnessed, and all candidates
for cabmen must show that they know how to
harness and unharness him. and pass an exami-
nation on whatever tests the project may pro-
pose.
The Ashbourne act passedits third reading in
the house Of commons last night by vote Of
202 to 14l.
Krupp is erecting large gun foundry at
Jekaterinoslaw in Russia.
The flower trade of London is estimated to
amount to $4,000 day.
There has been recent rise in price averag-
materials in England.
Lord Salisbury, in a speech Thursday at
Edinburgh, after returning thanks for a resolu-
non OF confidence in the government said he
Deheved that Scotland was beginning to realize
the dangers OF Gladstonism, and was becoming
unionist. He trusted that the government
scheme OF local governmental Scotland would
prove satisfactory.
In the house of commons Wednesday evening
Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary fof Ireland said
that Mr.. Edward Harrington would not be ar
rested under the pending warrant against him
during the debates on the Irish estimates.
The Salisbury government has at last yielded
70 the opposition to Mr.. Goschen's wheel-tax
bill and Withdrawn the measure
Jack the Ripper" is, of course, a person of
considerable note In London at present. Re-
Gently two ladies, well known in the most select
circles of English society, were walking down
aLondon street discussing the Whitechapel MUIR
ders, and they expressed desire that if the muir
derer were discovered he should be delivered
up to the women of London to be lynched The
next day they both received communications
signed Jack the Ripper" informing them that
they had been overheard. and that they would
soon be numbered among Jacks victims. The
two ladies have been under police protection
ever since.
difficult problem is presented to French
women desiring to conform to the fashion of
wearing flowers by the way in which certain
flowers have become attached to political ideas.
For example, the violet is the symbol of the
Bonapartists. Boulanger claims the carnation.
The corn flower is recognized as German, and
sne rose mas peen appropriated by the Orlean-
lists The suggestion is made that neutrality
can be indicated only by "a bouquet of all the
flowers, or none at all.
Natalie, the divorced queen Of King Milan
OF Servia, is about to publish some of the let
tiers she has received from her former spouse
At meeting of the British medical society a
resolution was passed deprecating the publica-
ton Of the details of the late Emperor Fred
ericks illness as a violation of professional con-
ndence. The Lancet says that Sir Morell Mac
kenzie has resigned his membership in the
college Of physicians
The village Of vaubecourt, near Nancy,
France, was totally destroyed by fire wednes-
day. Thousands of people were rendered home
less and absolutely without shelter.
NINE. PATHS appearance in Romeo and
juliet" on Wednesday evening was the occasion
OF one of the most brilliant gatherings ever
seen In the Paris opera house. Among those
present were the President and Mrs. Carnot.
N. Floquet, Gen. Boulanger, Baron de Roths,
child, N. Dumas and Jules Simon. Mime.
Patti was visibly moved by the storms of plau-
dts with which she was greeted throughout
the performance. Gounod was the conductor.
Publisher Fairbanks Missing.
CHICAGO BUSINESS MAN DISAPPEARS.
Chicago paper says that John Fairbanks,
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