Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-26
GOINGS-ON ABROAD,
Topics Uppermost in the Large Cities Of
EUROPE.

"Paf hhen1s Where men an women are temper
arlly imprisoned at Tomsk, Siberia. 1t is said
that the condition of affairs in the kameras is
horrible; that the women prisoners, many of
tnem OF respectable training, are at the mercy
OF the guards and also of any other prisoners
who bride the guards for admission to the
female kameras. The empress is said to have
prompted the investigation.
MARCHING AGAINST THE MAHDr.
A dispatch from Suakim says that the desert
chief SenOusi is marching against the mahdi
with large and well-armed force, and that the
mahdi, owing to numerous desertions and pri-
Walton, Is in no condition to meet an enemy In
khrtoum and vicinity all the food has been
seized for the support OF the mahdi followers
and the inhabitants are perishing by hundreds
An Arab living in khartoum is said to have killed
one of his slaves. the family being without food,
and lived with his household for several DAYS
on the remains. There is abundant food in
Suaklm. but none of it is permitted to pass into
the interior, 1t being the purpose of the British
to reduce the enemy as much as possible by
starvation.
THE ITALIAN ELECTION.
The result OF the Italian election has caused
deep disappointment i'll the Vatican, and all but
the strongest clericals now regard the restora-
ton OF the temporal power as hopeless. The
authorities have given strict orders for the sup
preston of any papal or irredentist demonsta-
ton.
FIRST TIME ON RECORD.
In the house of commons last night after the
speeches of several members in reply to the
queens speech the address was agreed to. This
is the first time in fifteen years that such a
thing has occurred on the day of the opening
OF parliament.
EIGHT MINERS KILLED.
by an explosion in a colliery near Bolton to-
day eight miners lost their lives
EXPERIMENTING WITH THE LYMPH
An interesting series of experiments was be-
gun today in the use of Prof Koch's curative
lymph at the Kings College Hospital. DR..
Cheyne, one Of the physicians attached to the
hospital. who is a friend of Prof. Koch had
succeeded in procuring quantity of the
injection to four patients, one of whom was
suffering from tuberculosis of the hip, another
from tuberculosis Of the foot, another from
lupus In severe form, and another from
phthisis. Watchers have been selected who will
take turns In noting the effects of the inOcula-
tlon. large number of doctors and stu
dents we're close observers of the method of
treatment
THE GERMAN BUDGET.
The German budget for the coming fiscal
year makes the revenue and expenditures bal
ance at ,13O, GAS, sS9 marks. The expenditures
are divided into three groups. as follows: Per-
manent expenditures. 9il. l35O67 marks; non
receiving ordinary. OTTO, 1852; non receiving
extraordinary, 9S.79O36J. The amount
now In the treasury is 130000.OO0
marks, which sum will be increased to
,A25GO from customs and tobacco
duties. The revenue from customs and taxes
on articles of consumption is estimated at A.
3S4 500 marks more than in the last budget.
The postal and telegraph receipts show an es-
timated increase of II, 1SS, 1875 marks, while the
expenses exceed those of 1890 by 16 no 1863
marks. For the army 25,7 ,707 marks more
Is required than 1890, the greater portion being
needed for the execution of the military law
regarding the increase of the effective
strength. The homecoming expenses
OF the navy show an estimated
increase Of ,221 $50 marks. Three iron clads,
one cruiser, one dispatch boat and eight tor
pedo boats are to be constructed in 1891. The
revenue from the matricular combinations of
the various states is placed at 800 1913 sos marks
or TO- ,O78 marks more than in 1890. Pro-
vision Is made for the distribution of 331, $751;
600 marks among the federal states.
DISASTERS IN IRELAND.
The people Of Swineford, County Mayo, Ire
land, are greatly disappointed over the refusal
OF the grand jury to guarantee even one penny
to assist in carrying out Mr.. Balfour's plan to
build a railroad from ColOoney to Clare-Mo
district are demanding work from the priests
and poor law guardians. 1t is admitted by the
authorities that within three weeks many of
the people in the Swineford district will be
without fOOG of any kind. Delegates have
started for London to urge upon the govern
ment the necessity OF taking steps for the allie
Walton of the distress.
MRS. o'sHEAs SUIT WITHDRAWN
In the Irish court of chancery the suit
brought by Mrs. O'Shea against her husband
Capt. O'Shea, last spring for the enforcement
OF her marriage settlement and to force the
captain to transfer to her certain interests
which were menaced by proceedings in bank
ruptcy taken against him, was today with
drawn.
AN OCEAN STEAMER LAUNCHED.
The steamer America, built for the National
line at Dundee, Scotland, was successfully
launched today. The new steamer is to be
added to the National lines fleet, plying be-
tween Liverpool and New York.
NEWS BRIEFS FROM ABROAD
st Petersburg dispatches report that no emf
grafton is to be permitted in future without the
sanction of the minister Of the interior Emil
grants to Siberia are to receive land in per-
petuity and small money grants will be made
to assist them.
committee has been formed in Rome to Sc
cure the Justification of the late Pope Plus TX.
1t is not thought that the project will succeed,
the present pope, it is understood, being op-
posed to it.
telegram from Turin states that Count
kalnoky and Gen. Won Caprivi, the Austrian
and German premiers, have telegraphed their
congratulations to Premier Crispi on his
triumph in the Italian election.
Mourning will be worn for three weeks by
the Italian and German courts in respect to the
memory of the late King of the Netherlands.