Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-22
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

Mr.. Chas. Phelps, son Of the American min
lister. and second secretary of the United States
legation at London, will return to America
| with his father. Commander Chadwick, the
lea shortly. He viii be succeeded by Lieut..
Buckingham.
King Milan has convened o constitutional
committee to prepare a new Servian electoral
law for submission at the next session of the
| skuptschina.
A millionaire named Tagliabei, who died re-
Gently at Milan, bequeathed the sum of $1,000
francs to the street sweepers of that town, on
condition that they would all go to his funeral
| in their working clothes. In his youth he had
| himself been a street sweeper.
The English holders Of Atlantic and Great
Western s per cent extension certificates and Z
per cent trust bonds have resolved to dissolve
both trusts.
Osman Digna means Osman the bearded.
The Arab leader received that title from his
followers owing to the exceptionally heavy
growth of his beard.
Three hundred houses were destroyed in the
Sarabat Valley, Asia Minor, yesterday by an
earthquake.
A London dispatch says the directors of the
Rhymney iron company are advocating steel
ran corner" 1t is proposed that the sixteen
principal firms engaged in the manufacture Of
steel rails JOIN in the movement.
Vesuvius has lately been very active. It has
been rapidly throwing up a new cone Of erup-
tlon about thirty to forty yards to the south
west OF the original one. and the fssure across
the crater plane toward the west-southwest is
increasing in size and is richer in acid emana-
tions. 1t is possible, therefore. that an erup-
ton may take place soon on that side of the
cone. since the vent tends to shift aleng the
assure pointing in that direction.
In the French chamber of deputies yesterday
the minister Of marine said that it was useless
for France to retain the Easter island because
IT mad no harbor, and its population was de-
creaslng. Bishop Freppel, who started the
discussion, strongly criticized the administra-
ton of the colonial department.
Emperor William visited Prince Bismarck
yesterday and remained with him for half an
hour.
In the chess contest at Havana yesterday
Steinitz made brilliant defense, especially
with the knights, but Tchigern captured both
OF these pieces and won the game.
The French chamber of deputies yesterday
finally discussed the recruiting bill. The men,
bers OF the right protested that the measure
would aggravate the burdens of the country.
NJ de Freycinet replied that the bill was not
introduced to meet special circumstances; it
was law for national defense. France was
compelled to place 5000 900 of men in line of
battle to defend her frontiers The whole bill
was passed by vote Of 1863 to 1863.
Lord Ripon presided at banquet given in
London last night by the National Liberal club
to Hon. Dadabhai Naoroje, Lord Salisbury's
''black man." Two hundred persons were
present, including Lord Compton, Frederic
Harrison, Mr.. Bradlaugh, Consul General
Waller, MIR. Mcintyre, of Canada, and many
members of the house of commons.
man was arrested at Madrid yesterday hay
ing in his possession four per cent Spanish in
terror debt bonds with forged titles to the face
value of 2, 500, 900 francs