Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-18
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Gen. Boulanger has senta message Of SYM
pathy TO n. De Lesseps upon the failure Of the
Panama canal bill in the chamber Of deputies.
Boulanger says the rejection of the bill IL the
browning sin Of the chamber.
At a meeting Of the Catholic electoral union
In Utrecht yesterday DR.. Schaepman, deputy,
advocated the restoration Of the temporal
power OF the pope. II was resolved to send
an address TO the pope testifying to the devo-
ton and submission of the union.
Sir William Pearce, member Of parliament
Tor the Govan division of Lanarkshire, 10 dead.
The German spy Blumenthal, recently ex-
PEELED from France, leased chalet at Connans
q woman, but who, It appears, was really .
graphs of the forts with an apparatus which
they concealed in perambulator.
Prince Bismarck's historic country residence,
''Gastwirikschaft," was really burned yester-
day. All OF the pictures, furniture, books and
valuable documents were saved. Prince Bis
marck's detectives lost everything The fire
brigade and others who were engaged in saving
property were directed by Bismarck person.
ally.
As might have been expected, from what il
known Of the meeting between the Emperor
William and the pope at Rome not long ago,
"bantam Of Berlin" Soon after the young
emperor's departure from Rome his holiness
was heard to speak Of him as "a very odious
fellow" and to say, HE is bad son, and he
will be a bad ruler"
Owing to revelations which have been made
In investigating recent explosions, the Paris
police have been ordered to search the houses
occupied by many well-known anarchists.
The Grand Duke Paul Of Russia. the young
est brother of the car. has announced his in
tention of giving dowries to hundred young
women at Athens, to celebrate his betrothal to
the Princess Alexandra Of Greece.
1t is pretty well understood that Ormonde,
the great English race-horse, will be sent to
Buenos Ayres, and has been purchased by q
racing syndicate Of that city.
Count Herbert Bismarck made his maiden
speech in the reichstag last Friday. Unlike
his father. he drank no brandy during the
thirty minutes he was addressing his colleagues
But he resembled his sire in his delivery. His
voice, enunciation, gestures and abrupt method
were much like those of the elder Bismarck.
His presence is not as impressive as his fathers,
but that may be because of his youth. His
speech was able and. on the whole. worthy of
his exalted origin. He was very nervous at
first, but as he went on became calm and fluent.
In a very short time he will possess the conf
dence in himself of an old debater.
Adelina Patti has purchased the splendid
chateau Of Chenoceaux and will reside there
permanently after selling her Welsh castle.
The chateau is the most romantic and pictur-
esque spot in all Touraine.
Mr. Howarth, an English member of parlia-
ment, is trying to get bill through the house
OF commons for the approximation and retire.
ment of prelates who are no longer able to
perform their duties. At present the bishop of
Chichester is eighty-seven years old, the bishop
OF Worcester eighty-one, the bishop Of st.
Adams eighty, the bishop of st. Asaph seventy
seven, and the bishop Of Winchester seventy
seven.
At meeting of the stockholders of the Lake
Superior Copper company. held in London yes
terday, it was decided to voluntarily wind up
the affairs of the concern