The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-02
Foreign.

SILVA PORTO, Captain Major Of Bihe,
Africa, killed himself by blowing up his resi-
dence with gunpowder after the Portuguese
defeata at Bihe. His body was found wrapped
in Portuguese flag in the ruins of the build
ing.
A FRESH plot to kill the Car has been dis
covered in st. Petersburg, Russia.
FRENCH troops have occupied territory IN
dispute between Dutch and French Guiana.
JAMES MUNRO, Chief Of the London Eng
land) police, resigned because Of differences
with Home Secretary Matthews.
Mn. THOMPSON, we'll known American
gold prospector, and Mr.. Redmond, one OF
his companions have been brutally murdered
in Bolivia, South America.
THE Dutch have captured the Acheenese
positions on thS River Edi, East Indies.
Eighty of the Acheenese troops were killed.
The Dutch had twenty-four wounded.
A COMMERCIAL convention between Ger
many and Morocco has been signed.
AN explosion occurred in drying--oom OF
ths powder factory at Spandau, Germany.
Several workmen were injured and great
damage was done to the factory. The ex-
plosion was heard ten miles away. The
Shock caused the collapse Of another maga-
zine, in the ruins of which 1So men were
buried.
HENRY SMITH, the wife murderer, was
hanged in London, Canada.
THE Portuguese Cortes in tho presence Of
the King, formally declared the Kings son,
Louis Philippe, the heir to the throne.
The German Government has instructed
the German officials in East Africa to prL'
vent the Emin Pasha expedition from entei-
ing Uganda while the negotiations are pend
ing between Germany and England relative
to the territory in Africa.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND dock laborers at
Swansea, Wales, struck for higher wages
The shipping business Of the place, with the
exception Of the coal trade, is at a staudstill
in consequence Of the strike.
EYRAuD, the famous murderer. was de-
livered on board the French ship Lafayette,
at Havana, Cuba, to be conveyed to
France.
MUCH alarm is felt at the spread Of chol-
era in Spain; there have been ninety-ons
cases in all at Puebla de Rugat.
The st. Petersburg (Russia) police have
the Cars life. The imperial palace at Cats
china is undermined. The guards at all the
palaces have been doubled.
JOHN DILLON, William O'Brien and Mr..
John Redmond have been appointed DELE
gates to make q tour Of America IN the
autumn in the interests of the irish Ma
tionalst movement.
ADMIRAL. LANG, the English commander
Of the Chinese North Coast Squadron, has
resigned. He gives as his reason for resign
ing that the Chinese officers Of the squadron
are insubordinate.
BARON Won ZEDw1rz, German Minister to
Mexico, and Miss Mary B. Caldwell; an
neiress to many millions, were marriea In
Washington.
AT Sheen House, in London, England, the
Duchess of Fife, daughter Of the Prince OF
Wales, was delivered Of a stubborn male
child.
Count HERBERT Won BISMARCK has been
betrothed in London to the eldest dauSh1er
of the Countess Of Dudley.
THE subscriptions in London to the Egyp-
sian conversion loan are twenty times IN ea-
,ess of the amount Of the loan.
ConooSs of troops have besn p.aced
around all the districts in Valencia, SPAN,
sbat ara infected with cholera.
IT is reported in Egypt that the Mahdl mas mas
released all tho Europeans VINO were 1ahsa
prisoners by his force.
MISS MARY ANDERSON, the American
actress, and Antonio Navarro Were mafrle1
| az Hampstead, near London, En2lanc.