Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

Judge Lambert Tree. the American minister
to Russia, and his wife, left Berlin Monday for
Brussels.
Berlin dispatch says: The resumption here
of the sittings Of the conference concerning
Samoa will probably be delayed for several
weeks awaiting the arrival of a special commits
| sioner, who. it is expected, will be sent from
Washington.
Emperor William has officially notified Prince
Alexander, of Gutenberg, that he does not
desire his presence in Berlin either in connec-
ton with the settlement of the affairs of his
father. the late Prince Alexander, Of Hesse, or
any other business.
proved an additional convention relative to
the exchange Of postal orders between France
and the United States.
1t is reported that the leading financial
houses of Paris are negotiating with the object
of forming a new combination to complete the
Panama canal and prevent it passing into the
hands of foreigners.
General Boulanger has postponed his in
tended electoral tour through Corsica and Al
geria until April He will be accompanied on
the tour by several members of the chamber OF
deputies.
The Soudanese have evacuated Handoub.
They destroyed the town by fire.
Pasteur declares that the story published in
Il
crobes of Group and diphtheria being isolated
and thus harmless and no longer engendering
asphyxia and paralytic symptoms to be utterly
without foundation. Drs. Roux and Jerse n,
who. according to the story, have been making
experiments on this subject, also categorically
deny the story, no such experiments having
been made
Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Eliza
beth arrived at Pesth Monday. Their majesties
will remain in Pesth two weeks. Immense
crowds lined the route taken by the imperial
party to the palace.
Monsignor Prokopios, primate of Greece, died
Monday of heart disease. The chamber of
deputies adjourned as mark of respect. and
the queen and princesses carried wreaths to the
house of the dead primate.
The car has declared his approval of Count
Tolstoi's measures for the reform of the local
government, but has ordered that they be sub
mltted in detail to the senate for debate. This.
1t is believed will result in the rejection of the
measures, clause by clause.
At the consistory yesterday the pope nomi-
mated for the cardinalate Monsignori Macchi
and Dannibale and the archbishop of Catania.
The condition of the pope's health prevented
him from reading his allocution, but it will be
published to-day.
The German private schools for the children
OF the nobility in Courland, one of the Baltic
provinces, will be closed by order of the Rus
sian government.
The London Daily Ne,cs' correspondent at
Nice says that Mr.. Balfours methods of coer-
cion are much discussed by leading English
politicians and statesmen who are wintering in
the Riviera. 1t is reported that Lord Harting-
ton has spoken strongly on the matter. Lively
debates are expected during the coming session
of parliament.
The eleventh game in the chess tournament
at Havana. between Steinitz and Tschigorin
was won by the latter, making his fifth VIC
tory.
The committee of the French senate yester-
day discussed measure providing that persons
publishing slanderous and offensive person al
statements shall be summarily dealt with by
the correctional tribunal. NJ. Guyot-D essaigne.
the minister of justice. said he regretted that
urgency was not demanded for the measure .
In consequence of the minister's remarks the
committee by a vote of 1872 to g. agreed to
grant urgency for the bill, which was after
ward passed.
shock of earthquake was felt in Naples yes
terday. Vesuvius is again active.