Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-25

The Delagoa Bay railway has been completed
to the frontier of the Transvaai
Three thousand of the leading citizens of Lis
bon called at the French and Spanish lega-
tions yesterday and left their cards.
The reichstag passed the bill authorizing
loans for the military, naval, railway, postal
and telegraph services. Only the socialist
members voted against the measure.
Senior Barjona Freitas has b cen appointed
Portuguese minister to England in place of
Senior Miguel Martins DAntas, transferred to
Paris.
The car has ordered that the system of ad-
ministrative reforms elaborated by Count Toll
stoi shall go into effect in February. He has
also initiated household reforms.
The socialist bill passed the reichstag in mod
flied form. the expulsion clause being rejected
Officials of the National line at London do
not abandon hope that the steamer Erin is safe.
Lewis Henry Hugh Clifford. one of the old
est of English barons and count of the holy
Roman empire of Ugbrook Park, Chudleigh
was married Thursday in London to Miss Ma
bel Towneley. the Youngest daughter of the late
Lieut.. Col. John Towneley. NJ. T., of Towneiey
hall. near Burnler. The union of the two fam
lilies is stated to be source OF great gratfica-
ton to the Catholic world and the supreme
pontiff sent his special benediction to the happy
pair.
"Aiy hair Is like snow from Ruwenzori; but it
is the crown Of a busy period. and wear it
without regret as the gift OF time"
The English board of admiralty has given
the order for the construction at the Ports
mouth dock yards OF four ironclads during the
next financial year.
Phillippoteaux's great cyclorama of the Falls
of Niagara has failed in Paris and closed.
John Hoilingshead intends to reorganze it and
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the undertaking.
1t is reported that the porte has prohibited
the use of the Greek language in all the Cretan
courts. Both lawyers and judges are ignorant
of the Turkish language .
Letters from Brazil say that the palace of
Itumaraty has been purchased for a residence
for the president of Brazil. The price was
S315000.
A dispatch received at the New York
maritime exchange from London yesterday
states that the steamship Lavonia of the Ger.
man line, which lett New York January 8 for
| Hamburg. was abandoned at sea in a sinking
| condition ON January23. All hands were saved.
Saturday Smiles.
| st. Louis has secured site for the worlds
| fair. This reminds one of the Irishman who
found gun flint and said: ..Begor, I'd be ali
| right now If had the rest Of the gun. "-Phila-
| delphia Times.
Mr., Mr.. smoothface clubbing his chin)-- think
! I'll raise beard"
Mrs. Smoothface-'.I think it would be easier
for you to raise McGinty."-Tke Epoch.
1t was only when the newly married husband
became a candidate for office that his wife dis
covered he was "a paragon Of all the vices
Ftegende Biatter.
Brown-''Do you read much during odd m O.
ments in the Officer"
Telegraph Boy-"No, sir; only when I'm sent
out with message. Epoch.
Mrs Gruvatt-"George, when we were first
married you called me your little duck, didn't
your"
Mr.. Gruvatt-"Yes; but things have changed
since then"
Mrs. Gruvatt-"I suppose they have. This
morning you called me an old hen. "-Epoch.
million little microbes
Were uancing in the sun;
There came bitter killing FROST
And then there but one.
This lonely little microbe
Pouted his little lip,
And said 81 wish too dead,
Because I've lost my grip!"
-Boston Tfdnscrfpt,