Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-12-31
FORRIaN NEWS.

Captain OsSheA'S Divorce Suit.He De.
MES ParnelHs Assertion That she
Suit Had Been lnssigased by the
| Times.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-An attempt was made
to-day to interview Captain O'Shea regarding
the statements made by Mr.. Parnsll In con-
neetion with the formers divorce suit.
Captain O'Shea refused to discuss the matter
but said he advised Mr.. Parnell to assume
the usual position of correspondent and
allow himself to be served with cita-
ton.
Captain O'Shea subsequently stated that
there WAS not the slightest truth In Mr.. Par
nell's assertion that the suit had been insti-
gated by the Times. Neither the Times, nor
Mr. Houston, he said, knew anything of the
action before It became known to the public.
In proof Of this assertion he produces let
ter from the editor of the Times dated last
evening, asking him to confirm or correct
the report that he had fled petition for q
divorce.
Dom Pedro Utterly Frustrated.
OPoRro, Dec. 30.-Dom Pedro continues
utterly Frustrated. The doctors have adj
vised that efforts be made to rouse him by
conversation, but he does not respond to
anyone's questions. The Comte and Confess
.
meeting with his daughter was of painful
character.
The funeral of the late empress is fixed
for the fourth of January. The pope has
sent his benediction to the deceased.
MADRID, Dec. 3O.-The court will wear
mourning twenty-four days for the ex-
Empress.
Temporary hospitals have been opened for
pulmonary diseases, and the mansgers of
theaters are thinking of closing them.
MIR. Gladstone,s Birthday.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-Mr. Gladstone has sent
to the newspapers general reply of thanks
to those who sent him congratulations on
the occasion of his birthday. He refers to
the indulgence shown him in the public esti-
nation of his parliamentary and public Ia
bors, and says he hopes 1t will help to make
him watchful to avoid errors.
Seventeen thousand strikers.
BRUSSELS, Dec. S0.-The situation at
Charleroi is more serious. There are 1000
strikers. There is great sc areity of coal,
and supplies arc coming from England and
Germany. The governor Of Hainault has
summoned meeting Of strikers and en-
ployers to try to affect settlement.
influenza In Foreign Lands.
PARIS, Dec. 30.-The Journal des Debats
says that the car has recovered from the
influenza and that he was present at private
theatricals in the Gataehina Palace yester-
day.
PARIS, Dec. 3O.-M. Rothschilds has pre-
scented one hundred thousand francs to the
municipality to be devoted to the relief of
the peor of Paris afflicted with influenza.
The weather is now fine. There were 342
deaths in Paris to-day from all causes,
against Ala yesterday. There were % deaths
in the Rue Bruot alone to-day.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-Infuenza of virulent
type is raging in Birmingham.
BERLIN, Dec. S0.-The statistics show a
great increase in all maladies attendant up
on the influenza. For the third week in
December there were 81 deaths from laryngi-
tbs, 122 from Inflammation of the lungs and
10 from pleurisy. Dahn, the author, is i'll at
Breslau. Half the police of Mayence is af-
fected. There are thousands of cases at
Stuttgart, at Augsburg and Cologne. There
is no abatement in the severity of the dis
ease at Vienna, where there have been many
deaths from pneumonia. The arch duke
Carl Ludwig and his grandson have each had
the disease.