Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22
I'd EDITION.
LATE NEWS BY CABLE
Personal and Governmental Gossip in
Foreign Capitals.
ENGLISH INTERESTS IN VENEZUELA.
The Lower Whites Blamed for the
Indian Troubles.
THE TERMS OF SURRENDER.
THE TERMS OF SURRENDER.
What ID Going on in the Capitals NJ the Old
World.

What ID Going on In the Capitals NJ the Old
World.
LoNpoS, Dec. 22.-The British government
has on hand an American problem besides that
OF Behring Venezuela. whose liberties
EhSlishmen helped TO win. is now being robbed
of her territory by Englishmen. The NeneZue-
ians object To the British encroachments and
the British colonsts. who have been ssizing
their neighbors lands. now call for troops TO
protect them in possession. Orders have been
issued for the enrolment OF troops in British
Guiena, the present military force in that coli
ony being merely paper establishment. and il
Is not improbable that the NeneZueans and the
colonsts NAV come TO blows. As the nearest
imperial troops are at ST. Lucia. England could
claim irresponsibiity for the acts of the colon
lists should serious trouble arise from the alb
sorption of Venezuelan territory.
WHILE DRINKING THE KaIsERs HEALTH.
Americans intending to pay a visit TO Ger
many should paste in their hats new decision
of the supreme court of the empire. at Leipsic.
that if YOU remain seated when the health of
the emperor is proposed Won guilty of the
crime known as lese maiestas, a sort of petty
treason. punishable by various degrees of inn
prisOnment and German prison diet. As the
case presented and decided applied only 90 the
emperor, il NAV reasonably follow that the
same decision would he arrived at in the case
of the other German sovereigns. too numerous
TO mention. who abound in the fatherland. Ii
would also be WELL therefore, for every tourist
to be armed with a copy of Almanacs lie Gotha
and keep his ears open for royal and imperial
toasts.
MRS. BURKE RocHEs CASE.
The news that Mrs. Burke Roche had OBJ
tanned a divorce in America has created some
thing of a sensation here in certain circles in
which her husband is well known. Burke Roche
had in contemplation at one time to dispute
his wifes suit. but changed his mind at the
instance of his brother. Lord Fermoy The
ex-husband IL in rather straitened circum-
stances. having only income of a few hur-
dred pounds. whereas during the earlier wears
of his marriage he and his wife were in receipt
of liberal allowance from Mr.. Work. Burke
Roche il not an Englishman. but an Irish
man of the ancient noble house of Fermoy.
PARSELL's METHODS PRAISED.
The conservative newspapers praise Mr.. Par
nell's final days electioneering as the most eff
fective of the campaign. They betray the ut
most anxiety for the result of the election and
evidently believe that today is big with sig
nificance for the tory party. The liberals are
also taking a deep interest in the news from
Kilkenny, but express confidence of the success
OF Hennessy.
DISTRESS PREVAILING IN ITALY.
Advices from Italy state that the gravity Of
the situation arising from the wretched condi-
ton of the laboring classes is increasing The
great army of unemployed grows larger every
day. and as it increases in size it grows more
menacing. There 10000 idle workmen in
Milan alone. and the same relative proportion
holds good for the other cities of Italy. At the
same time the peasantry is in half-starving
condition. Agitators are urging the suffering
people to resort to violence to procure bread
and robbery and other crimes are rampant. 4
favorite form of theft is TO despoil the churches
Forty churches in a single locality, that of Fer
rara, have been robbed.
EMIN PAsHA's RECALL.
The correspondents at Berlin of both the
Chronicle and Standard say they do not believe
the recall of Emin from the interior of Africa
is definite They consider that it is due TO Baron
Wissmann alone and is probably not favored by
the German government
THE KAISER CRITICISED.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-The Hamburger Ndclarist.ga
vigorously criticises Emperor Williams speech
in closing the educational conference. The paper
declares that it is impossible to learn or under
stand history backward. as he wishes done.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED MINERS STRIKE.
VIENNA, Dec. Pat Fohnsdorf in the Sty-
ria 600 miners have struck.
GADE, THE COMPOSER DEAD.
COPENHAGEN. Dec. 22.-The death of Neils
Wilhelm Gade, the composer. has just been an
nounced. He was born in this city February
", 1917. ana became nrst vIOllnlst IN the
Chapel Royal. In ls4l he won the prize offered
by the Copenhagen Musical Association by his
first great composition, "Nacklange won
Ossian.'
FOOD FOR STARVING FRESHMEN.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-The steamer Magnet
loaded with meat, potatoes and other govern
ment stores. has sailed for Galway. The cargo
will be unloaded there and the provisions hur-
ried to the famine-stricken districts of western
Ireland. The steamers Seashore. Britomarte
and Grapler. which have been engaged in work
similar TO that now being performed by the
Magnet, will be continued in the service.
SECRETARY BALFoUR WILL VISIT ULSTER.
DUBLIN, Dec. 22.--Mr. Balfour. chief score
tary for Ireland. has decided to visit Ulster in
january. and while there will address mass
meetings in Belfast.
STRIKE OF GLASGOW TRAISMEN.
GLASGOW, Dec 22.-The long-expected strike
of the railroad employees of Scotland. which was
finally determined upon at yesterdays meet
ing. has been vigorously inaugurated. Already
the traffic of this district is almost completely
paralyzed. The very few trains which the com
panies were able to get ont this morning were
manned by depleted crews. made up in part Of
new men and ran at irregular intervals.