Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

Mr.. Henry f. Abbey has offered Anton
Rubenstein, the composer and pianist, $780,.
900 Tor tour through America the coming
season. Rubensteln Is undecided whether
to accept. Mr.. Abbey has completed ar.
rsngements for tie engagement OF Sarah
Bernhardt, who Will make q tour through
the states in cleopatra"
The French steamer Amerique ran down
and sunk the English steamer Redbrook OF
ST. Nazaire, and three personswere drowned
Mail advices from Toxic, Japan, say that
the black cholera is spreading from
Nagasaki.
1t has transpired that the Kaiser's reason
for going to Russia is that he aims at modi-
Tying the Cars attitude Oh the eastern ques.
ton.
President Carnot has ordered squadron
TO go to Spezzis Sept. 81 to salute King
Humbert, who will be present at Spezzia on
that date to witness the launching Of an
Italian ironclsd.
Choera Is spreading steadily along the
there are 10 TO IL new cases daily. The dis.
case has appeared In several vii ages in tho
province of Toledo, and suspicious cases
have been discovered in Madrid.
1t is reported that $50 lives we're lost In the
cyclone III tue Canton Of Vaud, Switzerland.
The dry dock at the vulcan works, StettIn,
wherein the ironclad Prince Bism rex was
placed TO DC finished. has been burned, In.
turing the ship badly.
Several cases OF cholera are reported In the
city Of Berlin.
A sad accident In, occurred At Conway in
Wales boat cont,ining s;yht ne,,on.
was swamped in the river and ali It's occn.
pants were drowned
The strike 4, tho rorinaye dis,r;ct Rs,,,.
nm ia spresdiny. several hundred more
miner, have onit work mating a total thus
far Of IL 800 men ON strike IN the district.
Meetings have been held at Guesmes, Jem-
mappes. Gu regnon an! Fran,sries at which
the miners decided to continue the strike.
Inc ponce were not allowed to be present al
Tue meetings
Mr. "iadstone Is 10 MAKE VISIT 10 Mid,
loin'an me second week IN Octooer' anu
VIII DC the guest OF Lord hoseDerr!
usmeny'
The P-ogress'st Journals Of Lisbon declare
that the Auglo- Portuguese agreement rela-
live to territory In East Africa is not salts
factory to the honor and interests Of Portu.
gal
The British barque Assaye, which left
h ndon February 10 for Wellington, New
NVhiaHu' 10 subDo5'u W uhNC
She was spoken March l6 on the equator,
but has not since been heard OF. She carried
crew OF rs men.
The ducby ~ Styris was visited by n bur.
ricane recen, v. The wind blew with tire.
mendous fnr,s and much d,m.ge was done
AT Gratz, the capital OF the duchy, the build
lngs in which the national exhibition was
being Eeld were completely wrecked.
Emin Pasha, In letter to friend In Ger.
many. makes another bitter attack on Henry
NJ. Stanley on the former grounds Of com.
plant.
i, nc SUNNY neat Oh .ne past Week IN aus
' sLa nas ehuei III seStIe storms, acroinpA
"lru W '"u"uer anu nai' causing nucu oaih
An investigation has shown that there IL
no ieprosy on tne island oil Aht'codi'
The Londonderry Sentinel prints reports
from its correspondents IN y centres OF pop
ulation in Donegal. These attest the rsvages
OF the potato blight In the poverty stricken
and congestei districts OF Falcarrnga and
Gwecdorc. The crop Is almost total fail
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