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AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. 4.
LONDON. June sS-Thc largo eirri,
interested In African affairs. In Berlin.
IL greatly excited by the discovery ~
tho American Egyptologiss. wilbour.
Of tho record Of tho existence. In an
elent times Of canals around the Nile
cataractS This discovery. of tho aa-
thcnticity Of which thero ls TO
doubt suggests tho possibility Of tho
recpening 81 tho Soudan by the British
BY the restoration Of the canals. where-
by the possessions OF Germany in
South Africa would become practically
valueless AZ compared with their pres
ent promise Of revenue. With an unin-
terruptedly navigahlc Nile and an un-
disputed protectorat. over Zanzibar.
England would b. enabled to control
the trade Of thu most fruitful portions
OF Africa with marketing facilities
which would throw the German CON-
panies hoPclessly cut Of eompeti,ion-
srRISeESr ORDERS HAVE uErS rvsrrD
in every police station By command OF
Chief Commissioner Sir Edward Rrad-
ford forbidding members of the police
force TO engage in any discussion what
soevcr OF their grievances This action
OF the commissioned. however. has not
prevented the police from formulating
petition to tho Home Secretary de-
nouncing the tyranny OF bradford au,i
Praying for relief. and IL Is understood
that IL Is being generally signed.
The po,ico assert that Bradford
has sought TO deprive them Of the priv
leges which arc accorded By tho law
and custom OF every British sublec.
and declare emphstieally that they will
not submit To the restrictions h. has
placed upon them Bradford has easily
earned the distinction of having made
himself generally dislikcd in a shorter
space Of time than Any man who has
held of'ico under the government In
many years
THE MASTER CoLIiEEs
in the North Of England have reduced
the wages OF their miners ten per cent.
and there Is every prospect that the re-
duction will be resented by general
strike.
THE roor AND MOUTH DISEASE
has rcappcared in the Duchy Of He>..,
and large numbers of cattle arr dying
from its effects A strict quarantine
has been established against Hessian
cattle.
DISASTROUS iSUSDArIoNs
Tho branches and tributaries % tho
Oder river In Prussian Silecia have over
flowed their banks in consequence of tho
recent heavy rains and flooded an enor-
nous section of country. The damage
resultant from the destruction OF crops
.. 81 sAe=-pEoperty Is very large Tho
rains have also caused . number of
landslides In various parts of the coun-
try. A large portion OF the works of tho
Baltic canal have been destroyed in this
way, involving immensc loss To the con-
tractors and delaying the work beyond
the possibility Of its completion within
the stipulated time.
ssALL-rox IL PREVALENT
On both sides of the border along ths
Russo-German frontier. and deaths from
the disease are reported in many Of The
towns in that region
SEVERE GALF&
LONDON. June 2a-Severe gales rre.
vail along tho coasts OF Scotland, and
several fishing craft ate reported miss
ing.
A JOLLY coon YELLOW.
LONDON, June sS-At the Oxford
University eommemoration yesterday
An uproarious scene occurred when Mr..
Henry NJ. Stanley was introduced
Upon his presentation to the graduates
the explorer was good nj turedly chsfYcd
by the college lads who sang "For He
Is jolly Good Fellow" following up
the rendition Of the old song with a
salvo of cheers for Stanley and ''ons
for the bride-elect" who was also pres
ent The degree OF Doctor OF Civil Law
was conferred upon Mr.. Stanley ard
also upon Prof Goodwin. of Harvard
PAID DEAR FOR THE WHISTLE
BERLIN. June eSl-Ths Cassel Stads-
anxsiger asserts that on the occasion
Of the visit of deputation of repro
sentative residents of Cassel To Prince
Bismarck Tuesday. the ex-Chaneelor
said that England had looked we'll to
her own interests in the East African
settlement For q time she would be
friendly toward the German merchants
in Zanzibar. but sooner or later would
sry 20 GUST them The possession of
Iieiigoland by Germany. he said. had
always been the wish of German
patriots. bu, there might b. variety
OF opinions as TO the price paid for the
island
PRIScE FERDINASD SAID TO Br IN ROUTE
To VIENNA.
VIENNA. June est is reported here
that Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria. has
suddenly and mysteriously left SOFIA
and started for this city via varna and
Bucharest IL Is believed that the visit
OF the Prince Is connected with the
critical position Of Bulgarian affairs
growing out OF the weakening OF tho
Stambulon Ministry As . consequence
Of the resignation OF DIR. Stransky, Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs
rRIsHrruL CALAMITY AT BREsr
BKrsr. June is-By the collapsing OF
a foot-bridge leading from a steamer
stage 20 the steamer Saint Jean, to-
day. seven hundred persons wore pre-
eipitated into the sea So far seven
bodies have been found and many per-
sons are still missing.
Divers are searching for the bodies of
others who are believed TO have been
drowned
WHAT ABOUT THE AMERICAN HOG?
BERLIS, June a6-A deputation Of
merchants and manufacturers from
Rhsnish Prussia waited on Baron Won
Bsrlepseh- Minister Of Commerce, yes
terday and lodged with him n protest