Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

Admiral Kimberly has succeeded in his eff
forts to stop hostilities in Samoa for the time
being. Mataafa and Tamasese have agreed to
a truce pending the conference at Berlin. Ad-
miral Kimberly has sent the Nipsic to Aux
land. n. L.. escorted by III. NJ. s. Alert.
Minister Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln were re-
ceived by the prince and princess of Wales at
Marlborough house yesterday.
A violent form of disease is raging near the
coast of Zanzibar, and the officers and crews of
the fleets there are suffering. Three-fourths
of the crew of the German cruiser Garcia are
suffering.
Hon. W. W. Thomas, jr., United States min
lister to Sweden, yesterday received official aud
lence and a warm greeting from King Oscar
During luncheon, at Windsor Saturday,
Queen Victoria conversed affably with Minister
Lincoln. eulogziDg his father and America
and American statesmen. The visit lasted an
hour
General Ignatief, Of Russia has been ap-
pointed assistant minister of the interior.
Mr.. McLane, ex-United States minister.
has sailed on the La Gascogne from Hayre for
New York. His wife and daughter will remain
IN Paris until the end of the summer
The machinery palace of the Paris exposition
is 1.4OO feet long and the largest building ever
constructed under single roof.
Lieut.. Sanford. military attache to the
United States legation, has arrived in Berlin.
Lord Dunraven. the challenger of the Amer
ica's cup. is an Irishman. and rejoices in the
surname of Quin. For several years past he
been prominently identified with sporting
matters, but, unlike many other sporting
noblemen he has an untarnished reputation.
The japanese government has engaged two
German lawyers in Berlin to proceed to Toxic
ana reframe the japanese penal code to con-
form to the German instead of the French
code, now.
Christine Wilson's finances may be judged
from her competition at an auction with the
agent OF the Louvre. To his bid of 81 600
francs for Madonna of Mabuze, she offered
10000 francs and got it.
The French academy has awared to Marion
Crawford prize OF 1900 for his two novels
written by himself in French and entitled,
'Zoroastre" and lie Cruciix de Marzio.'
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is in Paris as
the guest of Miss Marie Decca. and large re-
ceptlon was given for Mrs. Burnett on Friday,
when all the prominent members of the Amer
lean colony were present.
Minister Lincoln has secured the house
owned and formerly occupied by Lady Lewis.
at No. Cadogan Square. Chelsea. Mr. Nc
Cormick has taken up his residence at No. IL
Albemarle street, and Mr.. Emory has chosen
to reside in Cork street.
Mrs. Maybrick, who is accused of poisoning
her husband, was too i'll to appear in court in
Liverpool yesterday. The chief of police
therefore, visited her in the jail and formally
accused her OF the murder Of her husband.
Under advice of her solicitor the prisoner
made no reply. She was remanded.
Summonses have been issued for the Duke Of
Cambridge, cousin of Queen Victoria and COM
mander IN chief Of the British forces aud In
spector OF Police Robinson to answer a charge
OF assault preferred by George R. Sims, the
dramatist and author.
The Austrian government has been officially
warned by Germany that German socialists are
agitating among the Austrian miners
1t was denied in the house of commons yes
terday that there is any commercial treaty be-
tween England and Hayti.
The car ordered the withdrawal of the pros
ecution against the officials charged with caus-
ing the railroad accident at Borki. In conse-
quence OF fears of nihilists' plots, the proposed
review Of troops by the car and shah has been
abandoned