Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-30
THE KAISER A-SLEIGHING.
He Has . Snow Road Made for Him-Gen.
eral Foreign News.


LONDON, Dec. 3o.-The German emperor en-
joyed sleigh ride yesterday in true royal fash
ion. 1t is not for ordinary mortals to have
their snow laid down for them to order, but
this is what was done for Wilhelm ii. He had
the road from his castle to the Brandenburg
palace gate thickly covered with the fresh snow,
which nature had not supplied in sufficient
depth, and when the task had been completed
he took a lively spin with the children, all SEEM
ing to enjoy themselves immensely.
cRITIcIsING GEN. BOOTHS SCHEMES.
Archdeacon Farrar, who has been an advo-
cate at least friendly critic of Gen.
Booth social reform scheme, writes that while
he dislikes the Salvation Army methods in
many respects, vet he cannot repress his indig-
nation at the unfairness with which Booth s
proposals, made with the best intentions in the
world, have been received in most quarters,
namely, with host lity and contempt based
less on any real or fs.ncied defect in the prac-
teal possibilities of the scheme than on the
hatred OF the critics for any idea of reform ex-
cePt that which emanates from an orthodox
and conventional source Edna Lyall, the
novelist, also sends a letter of pretsxt accom-
panied by contribution of 900 to the Booth
fund. Her ire is especially directed against
Prof. Huxley's attack upon the army. The
queen has sent her approval, but not check.
to the church army labor home scheme. which
plan for the redemption of Darkest England"
THE EEvoLr IN ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Notwithstanding the official assertion that
the recent conspiracy against the Argentine
government was not important private dis
patches received in London represent the stu
alton as very grave. The floating population
of Buenos Ayres can find no employment, ow-
ing to the industrial and financial stringency,
and a revolution, or attempt at one, might re-
suit in widespread disaster.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
The prevalence OF petty gambling among
women is a matter of concern to the authori-
ties of the larger cities and manufacturing
towns of England. Women's clubs are formed,
each person giving a shilling a week and the
members throwing dice for the amount.
The little military force attached to the vati-
can Is to be reorganized at the beginning Of
the year to bring its efficiency up to a
| standard more in accord with that of the pope 8
fellow soyereigns armies The principal limo
| walton will consist in the adoption of repeating
| rifles of the latest improved type.
Several of the Bradford manufr cturers in
worsted will cut down the number of their en-
ployes largely with the beginning Of the new
year. Business at Bradford is in a very bad
| condition, without signs of improvement in
the near future.
The approaching settlement has created a
heavy demand for money at 4 to per centum.
Madame Eyraud, wife of Michael Eyraud,
the convicted murderer of Tousaint Gouffe was
| today granted a divorce.
PLEASANT WORDS FROM ENGLAND.
The Telegraph says: 'Ihe story of the settle
ment OF Oklahoma is the tale of all the Ameri-
can territories and states. The Americans are of
our own race and we are proud of them. They
made the wilderness bloom like a rose. not by
| policy or statecraft. but by the hard toll of
courageous and capable men. With people
/ 80 strong and elastic. Oklahoma will only be
| an episode probably to be forgotten before
Chicago opens her gates to the world in 1893.
DUEL FOUGHT NEAR MARsEILLEs,
MARsEILLEs, Dec. 30.-A duel which is ex-
citing considerable curiosity and comment was
fought near this city today. The principals are
said to be Hungarian nobleman. believed to
| be the son of an ex-minister. and the son of a
! distinguished Partisan. An alleged intrigue on
| the part of the wife of the nobleman and the
Partisan is understood to be the cause of the
| encounter referred TO. The keenest curiosity
is manifested here and in Paris as to the
identity of the parties concerned.
TIE SCOTCH RAILWAY STRIKE.
! GLASGOW, Dec. 3O.-The railway service
throughout Scotland generally continues to
! improve. The officials Of the Caledonian CON-
pany assert that the strike in so far as it affects
| that system, is ended. The Southwestern Rail
| way Company has reins:ated many of it's old
employees. The North Branch hallway Com
pany Is steadily reopening those branch lines
| or feeders" which were closed in order that
| the men who remained faithful to the company
might be consolidated upon the trunk line.