Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-01
roAElGN. NOTES.
A Batch Of Condensed News from Over
the Sea.
nent.


Cholera in Spain is increasing.
The municipal council of Rome has been
dissolved by King Humbert.
NJ. Arey, director of the International
Telegraphic Bureau at Berne, is dead.
The car and family have gone on their
annual trip to the Finnish archipelago.
The Colombian government has refused
TO extend the Panama canal concession.
1t is rumored that after the closing of
the Spanish cortes the Conservatives will
come into Office
China has made preliminary survey for
a railroad from Pekin through Mongolia
to the Russian frontier.
The recent arrest of Russian NihiIists in
Paris has frightened their brethren, who
are emigrating TO London.
Turkish engineers say that the river
Euphrates might lie made navigable the
year round by an expenditure of only
100000
A dispatch from Massowah says that
the allies of the Italians have defeated at
Kerena force of 1000 dervishes, killing
$50 of them.
The amount of imports received at
Cairo for the month of June thus far is
the highest ever recorded for the same
length of time.
London is now infested by a. clique of
American sharpers who have perpetrated
many swindles among tradesmeR in Plea
dilly and Regent street.
On arriving at Windsor Sunday the
dowager Empress Frederick of Germany
and her suite were welcomed at the sta
ton by Queen Victoria.
New Russian laws have been promul-
gated providing for the coinage of 100000
roubles' worth of silver tokens, and sur
tax of forty copecks per pood on sugar.
The Paris Soleil states that Lord Sails
bury has informed NJ Washington,
French ambas sador to England, that En-
gland will not oppose the annexation Of
| Syria by France.
Christine Nilsson is said to be mono
maniac on the subject of gambling. She
Is constantly at the table at Monte Carlo,
where she loses large sums. Her health
and beauty are rapidly fading away
Olga Loubanouski, young Russian
! lady of high birth, started from St Pet
ersbuFg Monday on a journey to Odessa
ON horseback. Mile. Loubanouski, who is
only 10 years of age, has wagered $4,000
rouples ON the success of her trip ana is
accompanied by a committee charged
with the duty of seeing that the terms OF
the wager are complied with
Maj Panitza n consplrator against the
Bulgarian government, was executed Sat.
friday shouting Long live Bulgaria"
The death warrant of Maj Panitza re-
ceived the signature of Prince Fer
dinand of Bulgaria, while the latter
was on board steamer bound for Vienna
The absence of Ferdinand from his capital
at this time is severely criticised by the
| European press.
The Brazilian republic thrives apace
The Republicans are preparing for the
approaching presidential campaign Deo-
| dora de Fonseca, present head of the pro-
visional government, likely will be the
unopposed nominee of the Republicans.
The claim for the indemnificati Of DIR,
Peters for the seizure of his ship, the
Nera, having been abandoned by Ger
many, Great Britain in return agrees to
compensate Konigsberg for the losses
which he suffered through the Niger COM
pany.
A tremendous howl has been raised by
the Sabbatarian element over the order
issued by her majesty the queen that a
band of music play at Windsor Terrace
every Sunday, and petitions protesting
against such Dissertation of the Sabbath
are in circulation
Michael Eyraud the stranger, who
murdered NJ. Gouffe, court bailiff, and
who, after having been arrested in Ha-
wanna was brought in the custody of
French 1ptapfiVn0 from that pitu 10 CT
Nazaire on he steamer Lafayette, arrived
in Paris Monday morning.
The London Times publishes a dispatch
from its Berlin correspondent in which
the opinion is expressed that the resigna-
ton of the minister of war, Gen. Verdy
du VernOis, will be accepted by Emperor
William, who will probably assign him to
an important army command.
The Brussels correspondent of The Lon
don Times says that at the last moment
the representative Of Holland has Nth.
drawn the adhesion of his nation to the
clause of the anti-slavery convention
which relates to the arrangement of duties
ON imports into the Congo state.
Some Russian papers urge the forma-
ton of treaty of alliance with France as
a counterpoise to the alleged defensive al
lance between England and Germany.
Other papers prefer the present tacit al
lance between Russia and France The
latter sentiment prevails in official
circles.
The question of compensation to ali
censed victualers" which licenses are
taken away, is causing more and more
political excitement in England. 1t is the
one predominant issue in the approaching
by-election at Barrow, in Furness. Cardi
nal Manning has come out in favor of the
Liberal, anti-compensation candidate.