Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-12
Foreign Notes of Interest.

Prime Minister Crlspi has announced that
Abyssinia has ratified treaty with Italy.
Mr.. Parnell has been elected chairman Of
the Parnellite members of the commons.
Major Panitza and the other officers, who
are charged with conspiring against the life
of Prince Ferdinand, have been expelled from
the Bulgarian army.
The marriage of the Archduchess Valerie,
| the Austrian emperor's youngest daughter
| who will be twenty-five in April, will be cele-
brated August Is. The empress has given
her daughter hunting seat at Lainz, five miles
from Vienna, fitted up with electric lights an d
exquisitely furnished.
Senior Aristides Lobo, Brazilian minister of
the interior. has resigned in consequence of a
disagree ement with Gen. Fonseca.
Butterflies were seen in England last month.
They are planning an elevated railroad for
Berlin.
A new comedy being played at Polish thea
ter is called ''The Influenza"
The number of houses in Berlin increased
during 1889 by ego, making 81, 900 in all.
Edna Lyall the writer, whose name is Ada
Ellen Bayley. has been very sick, but is ax-
pected to recover.
An Aberdeen granite dealer sends to this
country annually, it is said, $500, 600 worth of
| stuff for grave stones.
A dramatic representation of the adventures
of Stanley is being prepared for one of the
| English theaters, which will present it In
grand style.
| 1t is said that the Empress Augusta left very
| full and carefully witten memoirs in which a
clear account IL given Of her differences with
Prince Bismarck.
According to the registrar genera. of Eng
| land there are centenarians in that country at
the rate of one to each III, 900 of the popula-
ton, or about 500 in all.
Russian founding asylums are to be re-
formed. 1t is alleged that II per cent of the
inmates die in infancy and IL Der cent more
before they reach the age of twenty-one.
The distress from famine in some districts OF
| are taken in baskets and carried around the
cities for sale.
NJ. Meissonlers new society OF artists has
| adopted the name ofsthe ''Societe Rationale
! des Beaux Arts" and has decided to admit to
membership both French and foreign artists.
The duchess of Portland has just received a
medal as hospital nurse after passing an ex-
| haustive examination.
The late Lord Beaconsfeld's brother, Mr.. Dis
raeli, has resigned his Office as deputy clerk to
parliament, which he has held for forty-nine
| years.
The grief of the pope over the death of his
i
| his chair rocking himself to and fro, and can
| hardly be persuaded to take food
| Cardinal Jacobini has had relapse and is in
a dangerous condition.
The strike Of dock laborers at Dundee. Scot
/ land, has been settled, the masters granting
| the advance In wages demanded by the men,
| 1t is stated that the Irish local government,
bill which the government proposes will be
| based upon the English local government bill
enacted in 1883. The Daily Ne,cs says that /,
| this is SO every hberab will welcome it as a
| stepping stone to home rule.
| The British government has completed an ar
rangement with Capt. Zalinski and the Wool
| witch authorities have been ordered to construct
fifty guns of his pattern.
A fire in the Rue Scribe, Paris. has dest> Dyet
Osborne's library, valued at 800, 900, contain
| ing unique documents OF the Cromwell anC
| Stuart period in English history and concern
inS the history Of Spain and Italy.
Three exporters in Vienna were charged b,
Haussmann, the agent Of the New York buttor
| buyers, with fomentng the recent strike. The,
| now demand that Haussmann be banished from
the AUSTRIAN empire. Col Grant has writer
to Coant halnoky requesting that he will pro-
tect Haussn.ann
In the Italian chamber Of deputies yesterda,
Prime Minister Crispi announced that tn,
treaty with Italy had been ratified by the kin.
OF Abyssinla and would be communicated 3.
the house.
schweinfurth has information that Kin,
Mwanga has regained his authority in Ueauds
has destroyed the slave dhows and Ia friendI,
| with the Christians