Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-17
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Concerning Stanley's letter to Tippoo

Concerning Stanley's letter to Tippoo lib.
Sir Francis De Winton says 1t merely confirms
the explorers previous dispatches and fur
nishes little additional information. He ex-
poets that further reports from Stanley will
shortly be forthcoming. A great deal of specu-
lation is rife to why the letter to Tippoo lib
was forwarded to Brussels and other dispatches
from Stanley withheld, but as yet no theory
has been arrived at that will serve to explain
the circumstance.
Bishop McQuaid, of Rochester, was rendered
banquet in Rome last evening at the Ameri-
can college in honor of his birthday. A large
number of prelates and cardinals participated
Henri Wolff, the Dutch aeronaut, assembled
in balloon from Antwerp Wednesday. He
was accompanied by Lieut.. Daniel. The bal
loon was driven out to sea- and it is feared that
both gentlemen were drowned.
President-elect Harrison is described by the
Figaro, of Paris, as an accomplished hand
shaker, descendant of Pocahontas, and the
husband of a woman who is fond of afternoon
teas.
The report that the whitechapel murderer
had been arrested at Tunis arose from the ar
rest OF an English vagabond named Alfred
Grey, whose height, age, and general aspect
corresponds with the description of the White
chapel murderer published in the newspapers.
Grey still remains in custody.
The Paris Temps says that London firm has
offered the general of the Carthusian monks of
La Grande Chartreuse the sum of $4,000 900
for monopoly of the manufacture and sale of
the famous Chartreuse liqueur. A papal legate,
VINO arrived at the monastery on Monday last
has enjoined the monks not to accept the offer.
reminding them that the Carthusian statutes
forbid trading. The general of the order is
disposed to reject the proposal.
The Baptist conference at Leeds has agreed
upon union with the Particular Baptists.
The obsequies of the Marquis di Torrearsa,
at Palermo, Italy, Wednesday, had to be sus-
the passage of the cortege. There were thirty
Six persons on the roof at the time, and TWEEN
ty-four were badly injured.
The name of the young Marquise de Bel
boeuf, the exceedingly masculine sister of the
exceedingly etfeminate Due de Morny, is again
on everybody's lips in Paris, says a correspond
ent. Her latest eccentricity consists in riding
IN the Bots every morning astride of her horse
instead of on the ordinary side-saddle. Accom-
panied by couple of her male friends she
dashes along the avenues and bridle-paths at a
sharp canter, creating immense stir among the
early habitues of the Bots. Separated from her
husband, always dressed in the most masculine
OF tailor-made gowns, her brown curly hair
cropped close to her shapely head and single
eye-glass fixed in her saucy eye, Nine. de Bel
boeuf presents the most striking contrast which
1t Is possible to conceive to her brother the
duke, who, it may be remembered, figured a
few years ago at some amateur theatricals in
the guise of a premiere danseuse of the ballet
corps.
The majority of the royalists have decided to
vote for Gen. Boulanger in the coming election
in the Seine department.
The Ossercatore Romano says: 'The pope
cannot accept the guarantees law, which, in
stead of recognizing his ancient rights, con-
fers new sovereignty upon him. His accept
ance of the law might cause suspicion that too
close connection existed between Italy and
the papacy, and this would be prejudicial to
the interests of the church. Moreover, the
law would not save the vatican in the event of
war and the defeat of Italy, and might lead to
the burning of the vatican"
At Hamburg yesterday, Donoghue, the Amer
lean boy, won the ladies' gold cup. He skated
five miles in the best time on record.