Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-04
FOREIGN NOTES.

The admissions to the Paris exhibition up to
| the end OF August amount to the number Of
| IA, 4S6, 900. which is more than double the en-
| tire number OF admissions to the exhibition Of
| 1878.
The Canadian minister of marine says Ad-
mral Heneage has overridden the orders Of
the harbor master OF Esquimault, and the min
| listers jurisdiction in causing the German bark
j. A. Hustled to be towed from her anchorage
ground against the protests of her captain to
afford anchorage for man of war.
The Porte has excluded four English papers
from Turkey for commenting upon the out
RACES in Armenia.
The duchess of Marlborough won the first and
special prizes with her Blenheim spaniel, Nor
| witch Lady, at Kidington (Oxfordshire) dog
show, near the ducal palace. The breed origi-
mated In the palace and is kept up there.
China has just negotiated loan in Hamburg
| Of $40, 900 ZOO.
The Six hours which make the working day of
| the British civil service will be extended to
seven II the recommendation Of the royal COM
mission is adopted.
NJ. de Freycinet has issued q commission to
inquire into the Residences of employing
swallows to carry war messages in lieu of car
rier pigeons.
circular has been addressed to both houses
OF parliament in which counsel is earnestly
duction of the Brown-Sequard system of re-
juvenescence into Great Britain.
The average age of the twelve English bishops
Is seventy-six years.
Gen. Boulanger's grandson was born on Aug
ust ~ at Ain-Drabam, in Tunis. He will be
chrlstened Henry" not "Henri."
Upward of twenty-eight large bales Of human
hair were brought to France in the last steamer
| that arrived from the Orient
Wagner's only son. Siegfried, now grown. is
studying to be an engineer. He looks like his
father, but shows no marked musical talent.
London journal states shirts Of chain armor
which cost about f100. are now worn by moro
than one distinguished person on the continent
MIR. Gladstone was received on his arrival in
Paris yesterday by q numerous delegation of
his admirers. Many brought bouquets and
presented them to the aged statesmen.
The Vossich Zestung says: while Sedan re-
minds US of the necessity OF making sacrifices
Tor our arms 1t also teaches us that not the
largest und costiest armies. but the ablest guar
| antees victory. This should give us confidence
and guard US against exhausting ourselves in
blind race with our adversaries."
The pilgrimage which the empress of Austria
expected to make on foot to the famous Spring
Of the Virgin, at Mariezell in Syria, has had to
be abandoned owing to the unauthorized pub
hcity given to her intention.
Mr.. Gladstone has arrived at Boulogne. He
was warmly welcomed by large crowd
The North German Gazette denies the state
| Eent that the emperor has modified the pass
port regulations i'll Alsacc.
Arrangements have been made by the Rus
sian government with the Russian navigation
and trade company for the establishment: of a
regular line of steamers on the Black sea from
Odessa, Sebastaphol and Batoum. quick rail
and steamer route will enable travellers from
Batoum to reach Samaracand in sixty hours
Ellis Clark, president OF the association of
the municipal and sanitary engineers of Eng
land, will sail on the 21st for the purpose of ac-
quaInting himself with the methods adopted in
large cities in the United States for the disposal
OF sewage and refuse and also with internal
sanitary arrangements.