The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-29
FOREIGN BRIEFS.

II Is reported that a deputation OF Cretans
are going to Athens to solicit Emperor VIII
liam's protection.
The Porte Is said to have sent secret cir
cular note to tho governors general OF all the
Armenian vilayets, ordering them to cherish
their privileges and avoid offending the
Kurds, whose services might be needed In
the event of war. 1t is feared the note Will
promote outrages upon Christians.
The strike of the dock laborers in London
isspreading, The socialists are said to bss
trying to lead the movements and the red
flag is said to be displayed Thirty thousand
dock men marched through the city. They
were quite orderly and made no untoward
demonstrations
The pope gave audience to Able Won
Schrader, hitherto professor of theology In
the Cologne seminary, who has been trans
ferred to the Washington university.
The Abyssinian general Rassalula, ad-
vanced to Godofelassi and made overtures
for peace Gen. Baldissera, commanding
the italian expedition, rejected his proposals
and advanced upon Rasalula, compelling
him to retreat beyond the River Blesa.
Bloody ARRAYS are still reported in various
districts Of Crete. The towns generally
are tranquil, with the exception of Isolated
outrages,
1t is authoritatively stated that Messrs.
Gooderam and Worts of Toronto, Ont. have
sold their distillery to an English syndicate
for So, 100000.
Lord Dunraven hopes to bring the Val
kyrie over next season.
Fire in Touring mills at st. GATHERINGS
Ont, did $500, 900 damage.
Thousands of vessels are idle in the Lon
don docks because of the strike.
The Disconto Gesellschaft, Berlin, in con-
junction with an influential Hamburg bank,
will issue Chinese loans to the amount OF
81 200 900.
Count Won Moltke's brother Lewis, an ex-
postmaster of Denmark, is dead.
The London Standard SAYS Mr.. Parnell
hasn) intention of visiting America, as re-
ported,
Mmc. Patti will sing at the coming Welsh
| Eisteddfod festival.
FIT en- Russian anarchists have been ex
| PEELED from Geneva.
An epileptic in hospital for incurables il
Client, France, made an at ack with a razol
upon the other patients in the institution
who were in bed at the time. He badl,
gashed the throatS of 81 of them, but nom
were fatally injured.
Count Courten, a Swiss, confessedly sp,
in behalf of Germany has been arrested.
The meeting between Kaiser and GA
has been arranged to take place at Potsdam
Bismarck will be present.
The English, Scotch and American col
leges in Rome have united in sending mar
be bust of st. Thomas Aquinas to tn
Catholic university at Washington.
1t is reported that Mr.. Parnell will shortl
make tour of America for the benefit G
his health.
The delegation of American workmen q
Paris We're entertained at dim on tn
Eiffel tower recently. United States Minis
ter Reid was in the chair. M. Barthold
Mr.. Depew and others spoke.
The Mexican congress has been summone
to meet on Sept. 5. The purpose of this e.
ira session is to consider the subject of abal
doaing the international exposition whc
had been proposed for 1892, and to subst
tute therefor ational exposition nexty
London, Eng, is agtated over dogs an
hydrophobia.
The war in Hayti is over,
Mr.. Gladstone has written to express h
sympathy with Sara Bernhardt upon Il
death of Daniaa Private letters receive
in London state that she feels his deaf
most acutely, having grown passionate
fond of him after their quarrel and b
flight to Tunis, where he masqueraded I
a soldier of France.
An offer has been made public on the pa
of James Be ry, who holds monopoly
the execution business of England, to con
to America and hang every condemne
murderer in the United States for e5(
| down.
The 20 per cent. dividend earned by t
, propriators of the Eiffel tower in Pari; h
induced capitalists in London to try the
hand at similar work. In a short til
another of these enol nous structures W
probably be seen on the banks OF t
| Thames