Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-26
Foreign Notes of Interest.

Sir Edward Malet. the British ambassador.
gave dinner Monday night 10 the prince OF
Wales. the emperor, the empress ard Prince
Bismarck.
The students OF Moscow are agitating the
question of religious equality between Chris
tians and Jews.
Gen. Boulanger has written a letter in which
he renews his offer to return to France pro-
yidlng the government will permit him 20 be
tined by the court of appeal or by q court
martial
Mr.. johnston the British consul, has arrived
at Zanzibar He says that the crew OF the
Reindeer were boycotted at Mozambique by
orders of the governor and that the officers
were frequently insulted- Many British In
dian subjects are imprisoned at Mozambique.
The papers in Athens express much grstif-
cation over an animation from the Greek con-
sui ia New York that there is q prospect of the
abolition OF the duty on raisins from Corintn.
The Lisbon correspondent Of the London
Standard says he hears that, acting with En-
gland, America is inclined TO take energetic
action IN the Delegoa Bay railway question.
Emperor Francis Joseph, King Humbert and
Count Kalnoky have all written 10 Prince Bis
marck expressing their regret At his resigna-
ton.
A meeting Of the French cabinet was held
yesterday at the palace of the Elysee to con-
various French chambers of commerce against
the Mckinley American customs duties bill.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in a speech at Blrming-
ham. said that having seen the results OF the
English administration of Egypt he had changed
his mind and now believed that IL would be
unworthy OF so great a nation not to continue
the occupation and complete its work.
Count William Bismarck, the younger son OF
Prince Bismarck. has resigned the presidency
of the regency of HanOver
King Leopold is il London and will remain
until Sunday.
Emperor William and the prince of Wales
messed with the first Dragons Monday Prince
George of Wales has been appointed q ieuten-
ant OF the regiment The royal party afterward
proceeded to the Tempelhof field, where the
troops of the Berlin garrison were reviewed,
the emperor taking command Of the southern
corps and Gen Witch commanding the north
ern corps.
DIR. Bruennen, an American, has been ap-
pointed professor OF oriental philology 81
Heidelberg. this being the second instance in
which an American has been appointed Q pro
fessor in German university.
A startling change has taken place In the
betting on the Oxford and Cambridge boat
race II is now 6 10 on Cambridge. The i'm
mediate cause of the change is the fact that
Northmore, who last year was coxswain Of the
Cambridge crew, has replaced Laidley.
The Danish minister Of war announced IN
the folkething Monday that socialist work
men would not be employed in state work
shops. This decision is based on the Rrornd
thai they are subject to foreign influence.
Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice have
gone to Aix-les-Bains.
During a severe electric storm that swept
over the mining pueblo OF Hanchaca In Perm
recently, the lightning struck the magazine,
exploding 200 cases Of dynamite and giant
powder. The entire works were wrecked, Whils
five persons were killed outright and about
forty more or less seriously injured
Tennyson still occasionally smokes the pipe,
which has always been his favorite style Of
using the weed
The new avenues and streets opened In RonG
and Naples bear the names Of Victor Emanuel,
Cavour, Garibaldi and Mazzini.
Emile lola has cleared hundred thousand
dollars from Mana" first issued in q news
paper in 1873. II has been translated in every
European language.
Ernest Renan, the French philosophers, in
dulges in hobby Of not riding in vehicles of
any kind, preferring 10 walk, although his
health is feeble, and q stout cane ID necessary
to support him
The managers of the Allen line Of steamer
have arranged that clergymen shall accom-
pany ships for the next three months to attend
to the spiritual wants Of the emigrants.
The incendiary fire at Bunker Hill, Ind, ys,-
terday morning totally destroyed the only
saloon in the place. Hon W. W. Robbins a
the state legislature, while sending In shs