The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
RECENT EVENTS ABROAD.
MIR. GLADSTONE AND THE TEMPORAL
POWER OF TaE POPE.
lie Believes 1t TO be Incompatible with
the Unity and Liberty of Italy-The
Situation in Znnzibar--A fairs in POrtu
gal General Foreign News.

ROME, Jan. 3.-The R3orma published
an interview with Mr.. Gladstone, in
which Mr.. Gladstone repudiated the idea
that Ireland under home rule would be-
come a mere papal instrument. In sup
port of his belief Mr.. Gladstone instanced
the fact that the Irish had chosen Prot
estants as their leaders, beginning with
Mr.. Parnell In regard to the papal
question his views had not changed. He
considered the possession Of temporal
power by the Pope as incompatible with
the unity and liberty of Italy.
THE SITUATION AT ZANZIBAR.
ZANZIBAR, Jan. "a great scarcity of
provisions is reported along the German
coast line. The situation at Bagamoyo
and Dar-es-Salam is daily becoming
worse, necessitating the continual pres
ence of two men.ofwar, and thus en-
barrassing the blockade operations. An
ivory caravan, which arrived ut Dar-es-
Salam, was unable TO dispose of its stock,
the terrified Indian traders refusing to
purchase
The German war-ship Sophie has been
ordered away on moAth's cruise. A
majority of her crew are sick with fever.
THE PORTUGAL CoRrEs OPENED.
LISBON, Jan 3. - The Cortes was
opened yesterday by the King in person.
His majesty, in his address, referred to
the sympathetic reception accorded to
himself and the Queen during their for
eign tour. With regard to the East AT
rica blockade, he said that Portugal
would willingly join in the movement.
The government, he said, was particu-
larlv desirous of eifecting electoral re-
forms and of increasing the strength of
the army and navy.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
The Rhone floods are subsiding.
Lord Dufferin has arrived at Rome.
Premier Floquet is confined to his bed
room with severe cold.
Evictions on the Olphert estate in
Donegal have caused lively resistance.
A Prussian sheep-trader of Valen.
ciennes named Lahne has been expelled
from France.
The Lord Mayor of London and the
| Mayor of New York have exchanged
greetings by phonograph.
During General Boulanger's New
Year reception, his residence was under
the surveillance of Government de.
tectives.
John Henniker Heaton, M. p. Of
England, will visit the United States
Government in the interest of his penny
postage scheme.
An Irish farmer who had taken farm
from which the tenants had been evictet
was murdered by four men in dispute
over the property.
The betrothal of Archduchess Mar
garet, second daughter of Archduke Jo
seph, to Prince Albert of Thurn anC
TaXis is announced.
Mr.. Gladstone's remark about inter
national arbitration and the question o
the Pope's position is causing consider
able discussion in England.
-Four Radical members of the Gervial
Chamber of Deputies have been ARRESTED
on suspicion of being implicated in
conspiracy against King Milan.
Liberal circles in Berlin are mucl
exercised over report that the lImpero
has conferred the order of the Blac
Eagle upon Herr Won Puttkamer.
The London Ohr0nicle'S Vienna col
respondent says: The Hungarian maiz
ring syndicate mas collapsed, having los
three million tlorins. Maize can b
bought for half what the syndicat
paid"
A parade was held at Suakim yeste,
day by the Egyptian officers and me
who had been especially commended b
the Khedive for the bravery clisplaye
by them in the recent battle. Gener;
Grenfell made an address and afterwar
presented the men with gratuities. IL
General will soon return to Cairo.