Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

II
mt SAYS that Cardinal Lavigcrie bears
ne sage from President Carnot to the Pope,
promising concessions TO the Catholics on
condition that they abandon their hostility
to the republic.
W. A. Shade, welLknown American
painter, is dead at Luceruc he was best
known in many, where he studied at
Dussc 'dorf and Munich, as he did also at
Paris and Rome.
Frederick Nilliers, the famous war artist,
will shortly sail for a lccturing tour OF
| America.
The Berlin Reichanzcigcr says that
Sir Francis de Winton has censured Mr.
| Thompson, the agent Of the British East
African Company, for his recent insult to
the German flag, and has sent an apology
! to the German government, which the latter
has accepted.
The appca of Messrs. Dillon. o. Brien and
! their fellow accu>crs to the high court Of
Justice for a writ to prohibit the magistrates
nt Tippcrary Irc from proceeding with this
conspiracy cases OH the ground OF bias. has
| failed OF its object. Judge Holmes has de-
ciled not TO grant the writ.
Furnaces are being damped in all the ron
centres OF Scotland. The employers an
nounce that they will he unable to fulfil
i, their contracts. Everything indicates
severe struggle between the workmcn and
employers.
The Boerscn Xeitung SAYS that In the next
war estimates an additional credit o: SO,OO0,'
| 0O0 marks will be demanded for barracks,
stratagetic railways and dcfences.
The Hippodrcme in Bordeaux has been
destroyed by frc, The loss is G2I,019 francs
| (SI2j,O0O).
Du Petit & Mourets dyclng establishment
at Amiens was burned recently. Loss AO,'
600 francs tSlG0,0J0).
AT recent session of the dockmen's con.
grcss at London, the subject Of the new ship
| ping federation was earnestly discussed.
After long discussion the congress decided
| not to boycott Australian arrivals or to in
terfcre with tue Australian trade in any
way.
| II Is stated that a number of American
| importers of Saxon fabrics. at Dresden
have cntauGed themselves In an awkward
I predcSment. In view OF the probable pas
sage of the Mckinley bll, they sent cxten'
siye orders tO SAXON manufacturers for large
invoices, surprising the usual time would he
allowed them for entering goods before the
taking effect OF the new act As 1t IL, tho
unfortunate importers will he saddlcd with
heavy bills for increased duties
In the report of an alleged interN lew with
| sig. Crispi. the Figaro OF Paris made the
premier dcnounce the attitude OF France
toward Italy, and also credited him with tho
rcmark that the continued increase OF the
rrmsments OF European countries would re-
suit In the ruin of Europe, TO the advantage
of America. The Rforms has denied
that Sig. Crispi has at any time expressed
the opinions attributed to him by the French
newspaper.
The university at 81. Petersburg has been
reopcned. after n six months suspension of
F,,1
students. II is reported that the students
agitation has been renewed. Fourteen stu
dents, It Is said, were arrested recent y and
imprisoned and all information has been
refused TO their relatives.
A fire broke out in Sydney, Y. $. W , a nd
despite the efforts ~ the tiremcn and the as
sistancc rendered them by citizens, the
flames spread rapidly aud extended over a
large area. The damage j. estimated Mt
El SOC, ,00O. There Is all Insurance of E7SO,'
600 on the property.
During the past three months the manu-
facturcrs of Sheffield, Eng, and district hal 9
value of e7S,s?h (<H+,l25l. The total ex-
ports to the same country during the same
period foot up El79,~I (sSa0, ,qSj).
A treaty OF cessiou between Germany and
the sultan nf Zanzibar has been ratified. BY
the provisions OF the treaty the Sultan Is TO
receive 4,O00,OOO marks.
An Armenian advocate has bsen assas-
sinated In stamboul BY order sf the Arme.
nian revolutionary committee, who sus-
pectcd him OF betrA! Ing them to the Porte.
Many arrests have been made IN Stamboul
and Pera.
The Limerick corporation, at n recent
meeting, adopted q resolution censuring tho
government for the recent Tlppernry arrests.
The meeting was attended with stormy
scenes. The members who opposed the
resolutions were threatened with election.
The political crisis ut Lisbon Is bee omlng
moro acute. senior ferrao. who has un.
dcrtakca 10 form new cabinet, Il encou ount.
erng grave difficulties In the performance
Of the task. Doubts are entertained as to
whether lie will be able 10 successfully &C.
coinpllsh thu undertaking.
The labor congress At sydney, \. y. W
has declared tho shorter hours strike o1 and
has ordered The men Ia retnmo work.