The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-12
Foreign.

FOrelSH.
THE tremendous patriotic fury in Portugal
against England is abated, The Anglo
phobists are nearly silent, and the excite
ment and the demonstrations in the provinces
have ceased.
FIVE persons were killed by an explosion
in a coal mine at Pontypool, Wales.
NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND arrobes of
sugar cane on the estates Iturralde and
Curbelo near Cienfuegos, Cuba, have been
destroyed by fire.
! ALARGE number of failures have occurred
at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic,
amounting to about SIC, 600, 600.
THREE THOUSAND Portuguese citizens left
their cards at the French and Spanish Lega-
tions in Lisbon, to show their appreciation OF
the sympathy with Portugal shown by the
French and Spanish in the eAnglo-Portuguese
dispute.
EDWARD RoTHscH1LD, son Of Baron Al
phonse Rothschild, became involved in a dls-
butte with Marquis de Gouy. A challenge
was sent and accepted and the duel was
fought near Paris. The Marquis was WOUNDED.
THE steamer Sardinian, which arrived at
Liverpool, reported that one of her funnels
was broken by heavy sea and the 1ourth
engineer. Tillman, and two firemen were
burned to death and four others badly IN
jured.
DIR. TALMAGE, of Brooklyn, took luncheon
and spent the afternoon with Mr.. Gladstone
at Hawarden Castle in England.
The National Bank of the United States of
Brazil was Incorporated at Rio Janelro, the
capital of 500, 900, 600 being subscribed wltn-
in four hours.
THE Canadian Government was asked IN
the House of Commons to impose prohlois
tory duty on United States dressed oee1
coming into Canada.
A FIERCE storm prevailed in Great Britain
and Ireland. Much property was destroyed,
great damage was done to shipping, ana
number of sailors were drowned.
REV. T. De WITT TALMAGE and his wife
sailed from Liverpool on the steamer Auranla
for New York.
THERE has been a prolonged snow-storm
in Hungary and Styria. Houses are de-
molished and many lives have been lost.
A TREATY has been signed by Brazil with
the Argentine Republic which settles inc
protracted dispute regarding the frontlersot
the Missiones territory.
THE Roman Catholic Church at BEAUFORT,
Quebec, valued at $500, ,O0o has been burned.
The schooner G. c. Kelly, of Boston, went
ashore at Tusket, Nova Scotia. Three OF her
crew were drowned.
The British ship Loeb Moidart, went
ashore at Callantsoog, Holland. Thirty OF
her crew were washed overheard after she
struck and oil perished.
GENERAL DE FoNsECA, head Of the Pro
visional Government Of Brazil, is said to be
dying in hotel in a suburb Of Rio Janelro.
The United States brigantine George o.
Whitford was seized at Colon by the Colon.
bian authorities and Captain Foster was cast
into jail. The vessel was searched for arms
and held in spite Of the clearance papers is
sued by Consul Calderon.
QUEEN CHRISTINA, Of Spain, and the whole
court attended at the Royal Chapel in Mad
rid thanksgiving service for the recovery
of the baby King.
The Indians of the San Bias coast, Colon
bia, have raised the American flag and defed
Colombian law.
The Gear of Russia has declined to arbi-
trate In the differences between France and
Holland over boundaries in their South
American possessions: