Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-18

Foreign Notes.
The attempt to raise Portuguese loan in
Paris has proved faSco
Mr.. Henry M Stanley finished the work
Of revising the proof sheets Of his book last
night.
The Comte and Comtesse Maulmont have
been arrested in Paris for emhegzling charity
funds
Emperor William has subscribed 10000
marks for monument to Emperor Freder-
ick, at Diesterweg.
The Paris labor exchange has sent q petit
tion to the chamber Of deputies in favor of
the eight-hour movement.
Emperor William has conferred the first
class decoration of the Royal Order Of the
Crown upon Mr.. Charles Gibson, an at
tolney of st. Louis, Mo.
Nearly all the trade societies In London
have signed a manifesto calling for demon
stration in Hyde park on May 4, in support
of the eight-hour movement
Lieut. Wordsworth, of tho British army,
son Of the Right Rev John Wordsworth,
bishop Of Salisbury ana granddaughter Of
the poet Wordsworth, committed suicide at
Worcester, England.
Professor Haecket, of the university Of
Halle, who is on scientific and exploring
expedition in Algeria, was arrested as spy,
The German consul interviewed with the
authorities and secured his release,
The Austrian miners strike movement is
rapidly spreading. At Ostrau in Moravia,
the military occupied the mining district and
expelled all agitators from the pits In con-
tiict with the troops two of the men were
wounded.
The German government has sent a circu-
lar to the directors Of high schools, with
reference to the numerous cases of suicide
that have occurred among the scholars The
circular urges the directors to be lenient
with backward boys.
President Carnot, who is making tour
in the south Of France, arrived at Aix-les-
Baines Wednesday. He was received with
enthusiasm by large crowd of people, In
cluding many persons of distinction. A
salute of l0l guns was fired in honor of the
president,
At a Cancellation conference in Vienna
Count Won Taafe announced that a complete
agreement had been arrived at on the vari-
GUS questions, and he promised new cleo
toral bill for the May session of the Bohe-
mian diet, which would be in accordance
with the views Of both parties.
The Premier Building society of Mel
bourne, by far the largest institution of the
kind in all those colonies, has suddenly
stopped payment. Hundreds of poor persons
of both sexes are ruined The failure re-
suited from reckless speculation in land dur
ing the late land boom.
The journeymen hatmakers of London
were recently asked to vote upon the ques-
tion of whether or not the museums and art
galleries should be opened ON Sundays, it
having been alleged that such an opening
was not favored by real workingmen The
vote was $50 in favor to 50 against.
The beneicent project of the American col
ony in Berlin that involves the building of
an institution that shall comprise church, a
college and house for students, is beginning
to be carried out, handsome subscription
list having already been obtained. The EN-
press Frederick takes lively interest in the
undertaking.
A congress of beauty" is to be held in
Rome in May. Only Roman ladies OF "the
strict four grand branches, viz, brunette,
blonde, auburn red and fiaxen," will be al
lowed to compete, and they must be be-
tween the ages of 16 and 25. There will be
only two prizes, the first $1,000 and the
second 81 900.