The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-03-29
FOREIGN

Bismarck and Counsellor KrulI will
represent Germany in tbs Samoan
conference.
The University Of Berlin had $500
students for the last winter, which is
the largest number ever recorded.
Every civilized country in the world
was represented.
Frederick Harrison has written
vigorous protest against the retention
of Sir H. L. Webster ID the British
government, He says that the Par
nell Commission was virtually a state
trial, and that the character and holor
Of the government are at stake as long
as Sir Il. E. Webster is retained.
A railroad is to be constructed in
Australia from Euola to Perth, dis.
tanee Of 500 miles, winch, when com
pleted, will bring into railway com
munioation Perth, Adelaide, Melborae,
Sydney and Brisbane. Itls expected
that the work will occupy ten years,
but as the line traverses the whole
length Of the Australian Blight still
practically an unknown land, in cross.
ing which several explorers lost their
liges-some skepticism prevails on the
subject.
Ex- Empress EageRie ia said 10 en-
tertain serious intentions Of leaving
her property to Princess Beatrice aud
and Henry Of Battenberg. Il is we'll
khown that the Prince Imperial was
to have married Beatrice and that
Eugenio would have been delighted to
reeeiVeher as a daughter.in.law. Be-
atriCo is the only person capable Of
entiCing the Empress to leave her soli-
tude and indulge in harmless gayoties,
A French schuolmistress, Mile. Null
OF, living at Angers, has invented an
ingenious method by which tho blind
can easily correspond with those who
can see, Mile, Mulot's apparatus is
really httle printing press in a port
foho about the size of a sheet of note
paper. The Blind person spreads It
out and impresses the letters required
on white paper, uuder which there is
a colored pad which gives them a blue
appearance, and they are thus not only
brought out in relief for the touch of
those deprived Of sight, but are also
visible to the eyes of those who see.
The London Economist of the l7th
inst, says: "Eugish firms will not
attempt to resusCitate the French cop.
per syndicate, but will endeavor to
effect a harmonious working of the
Spanish and American miaes and IN
duce them to abandon contracts with
the Societie des Metaux aud guaran-
tees of the Compton d'Escompte, the
enforcement of which would result in
the wrecking Of the copper industry
aud to enter into fresh mutual rela-
tions to regulate the output and sale
and avoid revival of the competition
of 1887, The price will not be forced
up, while the copper will not be pro-
duCed at q loss, Rather low prce
will be fixed. The French syndicates
have agreed with the promoters of the
scheme to sell their stock in a manner
that will avoid Il collapse"
Que of the most remarkable engi-
neering feats appears to have been
achieved in China 10 the face of ex.
traordinary physical difficulties, name
Iy, the successful stretching of a steel
wire cable Of seven strands across the
river Lunaun, this feat having been
accomplished by the Danish engineer
Delinde, assisted only by unskilled
native labor. The cable extends be-
tween two points at distance nearly
1900 feet apart, the height of the first
support being about 450 feet above
the present level of the river, and the
second about TAO feet The cable in
question is said to be the longest in
The world, with single exception
namely, the cable across the Kstua,
measuring some 5070 feet. There are
also two cables across the Ganges, Of
1000 aud 1880 feet, respectively.
The Spanish Republican, General
NiIIacampa, who was a leader of the
Madrid iDsurrecliou of 1856, has died
in the convict prison at Mdlilla, on the
coast of Morocco. He had been con
domnod to death by a court martial,
but his sentence was commuted to
penal servitude for life, with loss Of
rank. His case excited interest be.
cause his daughter, whose noble eff
forts saved his life by imploriug the
intercession of Queen Christina, had
since increasingly done her best to obs
tain his transfer to a Spanish fortress
on accout Of a chronic illness thar was
undermining bis health. The RepubT
Iican members Of Congress helped her.
but iu vain. Senior s4gasta aud The
Queen wished 10 grant her request,
but Marshal 5ampos, and other Ruy-
alist Generals opposed the act Of
clemency, though even the surgeons
sald Gen, Yillacampa would snccpmh.
Khartoum still figures IN pewspaper
dlspatehes, lholgh theFe reahY ~ nqf
khartoum at the present day The
town was practically wiped olrt of exs
istenee n the days Of horror following
death The forts are still
maintained, but the rest of The town
was razsd 70 che grQnnd ana the ma
Eerial used in the most Important
bindings vas taken across the river to
build g big manseleam and mosque
over tha remains Of the lale Mahdi
lmdnfmap, across the river from
khartoum, Is now the seat 81 the Main
ilsI power aud When we read lhat
Aharioam II alalmea oyer White
2asha gumoFs, 4 simply neaHs lhat
ladnrman is 70 9 panickY siaie bY
ieslFuYing khaftoum tAe hiabdi msaal
Q sheN Che SQndap whas wenld hes
iame q ny oiber wicked city 8hloh
lceepling an ibaaalia ala, atienplea
& keep tbe hoAs 81 tlse Rfgphei ent
iaa its wall5