Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-27
THE OLD WORLD.

On the Black sea 400 steamships have
lust been loaded with wheat for England.
The situation in Switzerland is very
serious. Many Conservatives are arm
ing.
The Porte has authorized the estab-
lishment of a Russian school at COnstan-
tinople.
In spite of official denials the edicts
against the Jews are being enforced with
severity in Southern Russia.
John Dillon, William O'Brien, T. P.
Gill and Timothy Harrington are to sail
for America early in October.
Bismarck, judging from the receptions
which he is getting while on his travels,
is still hero among the Germans.
Great works at the cost of 5000, 900
rupees have just been completed for
doubling the water supply of Calcutta.
LUZ de Desendo, a Rio Janeiro jewel
er, has bought from Dom Pedro for $780,
600 the jewels of the deceased Empress.
The Socialists at Berlin intend soon to
hold meetings to induce people to with
draw from membership of religious com
munities.
The spread of immortality among the
school children Of Munich and Berlin is
said to be alarming, owing to the teach
ings of Socialism.
! according to a dispatch from Mexico,
when the United States recognizes Ezeta,
Geronimo Pou will come to Washington
as Envoy.
If pure milk only were sold in Lon
don, it is estimated that from 10000 to
10000 more cows would be wanted to
keep up the supply.
The demand for photographs of celeb
rites has fallen off so largely in London
that photographers are dropping that
branch of their business.
An Englishman has bought a part of
Mount Olympus to prevent its desecra-
ton by an enterprising firm, which pro-
posed to erect hotel upon it,
Barrundia had eight Colts revolvers
when killed, and two had been taken
from him previously. His baggage con-
sisted almost entirely of ammunition.
A company is being formed to estab-
fish restaurants for the sale of horse
flesh dishes in the East End of London
on a similar plan to those which are
running in Berlin and Paris.
French war ships have bombarded
several villages in the Society islands
country, keeping up the work of devas-
tation until the natives submitted.
One result of the recent unfavorable
weather is an announcement that the
price of bread in Edinburgh and Leith
is to be raised a half penny per loaf.
lowing to the continued advance in the
price of wheat and -four"
Duke Constantine has been banished
by the Gar from St. Petersburg. He
has been sent to ArchangeI. The climate
is excessively cold in winter and warm
in summer, with sudden transitions be-
tween the two extremes.
The Russian government will shortly
form a commission, consisting of repre-
sentatives of various specially qualified
public administrations and institutions,
with instructions to prepare a scheme
for opening up trade routes in Central
Asia.
The London Chronicles Vienna cor
respondent says it is estimated that the
losses by the floods in Central Europe
will reach $20,000,O00. Owing to the
damage to the beet crop, it likely that
the Austrian sugar exports will be go per
cent. under the average.
A Zanzibar dispatch says: The Ger
mans at Bagamoyo have published no.
tice permitting everybody to engage
freely in the slave traffic, and only pro-
hibiting the expectation of slaves by
sea. Arab slave-dealers are also author
lied to recover runaways.
General Campos is charged by the in
surgents with having sold out to the Ar
gentine government after a success was
assured in their attempt to overthrow
the government. Over 1000 dead and
1900 wounded were taken from the
Plaza Lavalle at Buenos Ayres.
In Fort de France, Martinique, which
city was recently nearly annihilated BY
fire, the most of the houses insured were
under policies in the local company, the
; Mutuelle de la Martinique, which it is
said will not be able to pay much over
10 per cent Of the amounts insured.
A dinner was given to 100 laborers at
London last week by benevolent lady,
and the whole party was poisoned from
a corrosive deposit on the interior of the
tea Urn, which had not been properly
: cieansed. Three persons have died, and
several are in a dangerous condition.
, The organ of the German architects
at Berlin demonstrates by facts and fig
ures that the workmen engaged in the
building trades have lost every strike
they entered upon this year, and that
their wages are now lower than those
paid them at the beginning of the sea-
; son.
1t is announced that a new club is
shortly to be established in London, con-
sisting exclusively of Irishmen. Its
members will include artistic, literary,
dramatic, musical and professional men.
As regards the QUESTION of membership
political and religious differences are TO
be strictly tabooed
The Russian Minister of the Interior
has sent orders to the local authorities
OF the territories on the Baltic sea. which
are largely inhabited by Protestants, not
to allow any public demonstrations to be
made on October 81. That dav is cele-
! brated by the Protestant Christians OF
those provinces as the anniversary Of
the Reformation.