The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
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q Lnperor William viii visit Russia during
coming summer
There is n movement in Berlin to erect u
monument in thaf city to Prince Bismark.
Carboso, the explorer of the Nyassa and
Shire districts of Africa has returned to Lis
bon.
Owing to meat famine in Berlin the res.
taurants ofthat city will raise the price of
meat 20 per cent
IL is rumered In London that Queen Vic.
toria is seriously considering the step of nh.
dicating the British throne.
Price Albrccht waldcck n cousin of the
Queen of Holland, has published the reignng
Prince of Waldeck as a liar.
Munich brewers have raised the price of
beer two pfennings per glass, and as u conse-
Qucncc u riot is expected there.
The young Duke of Orleans will he re.
leased from prison this week, and secretly
conducted across the French frontier.
Mr.. Parnell has filed his bill of denial to
the allegations in the O'Shca suit for divorce
and the case will be heard next autumn.
N
were arrested, tried and sentenced to prison.
Dueling has been forbidden in the German
! army, except III cases where n council of mcI
of honor decide that circumstances warrant ,
duel.
The miners employed in two coal pits n,
Dortmund have Joined the strike Work is
proceeding quietly in the mines in the Essen
district.
A verdict for 1,1iS,OoO francs damages and
the costs of the action was returned in the
suit of Gibbs Sons, in Paris, against the
Socictc dc Mctaux.
The Sultan of Turkey has signed an Trade
providing for new negotiations with England
for u convention based on the withdrawal ot
tn" English from Egypt.
The Hamburg American Steamship Com.
pany is considering the advisablity of having
the steamers of their New York line call al =
Thames river port on their outward VOYAGES
The Mill Owners Association of Indin has
resolved to close the spinning mills eight dnys
every month, and the weaving mills four
days every month for n period of three
months.
The Emperor William of Germany has prc.
sen,ed prize cup, ornamcntcd with nntlers
and figure of Diana goddess Of the chase
tn he shot for at the federal rifle competition
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Prince Bismarck is compiling memoir for
publication which will comprise the last
twenty-five years of his official life. Emperor
William has promised TO pay him II visit at
Fricdrchsruhc.
Nj. EtiCnnc. minister of the French col
onCs, says that the French forces in Dahomey
will shortly make an attack upon Whydah,
the coast town of Dahomcy, where the Daho-
mians obtain their arms.
he spanish ana SWISS Delegates have SUBJ
mittcd to the Industrial Conference in session
in Madrid project for the repression of false
marks of origin on industrial products. The
American delegates approve the project.
There is great excitement in Dresden over
the publication in II newspaper that BiSmnr X
informed delegation of citizens of that city
that he did not retire from the office of G"r.
man chancellor of his own choice.
The Pope and Gen. Sir John l.. Simmons
the British special envoy, have signed G pre-
tocol for the regulation of the appointment o
bishops on the islands of Malta and Gozn
They have also sisued protocol. f,,-- ti,- rr,u
lation and mixed marriages, and for the con
duct of scminaries for the education of priests
OH those islands.