The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-06-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

The estimates presented to the Bundles.
rath provide for an increase of the wages OF
he lower grades OF military officers,
D'oyly Carte has engaged Eugene oudin
II New York 10 sing the leading baritone
role In Sir Arthur Sullivan's grand opera,
"lvanhoe," that is TO be produced at Cartes
new London theatre in the fall.
The death Is announced of Vlcomte do
Sontaut- Biron, the French statesman.
Cholera Is rife at Desireh, on the Tigris.
A sanitary Gordon has been placed around
he town.
| Il. III. Mckinney, n real estate man from
Chicago, was robbed OF $1,000 ON the Santa
Re train while en- route to Kansas City, lie
lwOke at O'Clock In the morning, and found
himself on the floor Of the Pullman car,
| The money that he left In his vest pocket in
his berth had been stolen.
Mrs. Langtry, the actress, Is suffering from
a severe attack Of pleurisy, at London,
Teodorovna, the nihilist, who recently es-
| capped from Siberia, and who was arrested
lpon her arrival in Paris, has been released,
The Bocrsen Zcitung says that the Arch
duke Charles has gone to Denmark to try to
arrange y meeting between Emperor Fran
els Joseph and the Car. 1t adds that Ger
man diplomacy Is active in the same direc-
ton In favor OF triple meeting between the
German and Austrian Emperors and the
Car
At meeting held at the Mansion House,
London, ut which the Duke of Fife presided,
Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley made an address In
which he agreed to raise fund to place q
steamer on Victoria Nyanza.
While out riding, Chancellor Won Capriv'
was thrown from his horse and slightly hurt
Rumors were current that he had been
| ,,,f,, r.a1 aud fhn
agitation on the Bourse until it became
known that he walked to the palace to at
tend me, ting of the Prussian Cabinet.
In the House Of Commons the bill for the
construction of tunnel under the English
Channel from England to France was re-
iec,ed by vote OF 23i to 1853.
Signor Arigo, the Siciian merchant, who
was recently captured by brigands, has been
released on the payment OF ransom OF
$4,000.
The Guion line steamer Wyoming, at Liv
erpool from New York, reports that on May
26 she passed eight icchergs, one Of which
was 40 feet high and 5000 feet long.
The Prince of Sake Meiningen, brother-in
law of the German Emperor, who was visit
ing at CoblenZ, was taken suddenly i'll at his
hotel at that place. The attack is attributed
to the injuries he received by the upsetting
Emperor Wilhelm on Sunday. Three doc
tors were summoned to attend the prince ant
| they advised that he be Immediately removed
to Berlin for treatment.
President Carnot has granted pardon t.
| the Duke of Orleans, who was sent to prison
in February last for violating the decree o
exile issued against the members of hi
family. The Duke was conducted to tb,
frontier during the night.
The latest mails from Australia bring re
ports of the reception accorded to Henry
George. At Auckland he was greeted by ;
dcputation from the New Lealanl Anti
rived the first week in March, and at Mel
bourne receptions were given i'll his honor
His lectures have been well attended ant
the papers print verbatim reports and dis
cuss his doctrines in their editorial articles.
The Lower House of the Prussian Diet
after heated debate Of five hours, adopted
the clerical funds bill, with an amendmen
which the Conservative parties, the Naliona
Liberals and Minister Won Goosier &C
cepted.
Emperor William received a deputatioI
from the German guilds and artisans
unions. In Il sympathetic speech the lin
peror declared that it was his most earnes
wish to see handicraft again on the sam
basis as in the fourteenth century. Tn
emperor has appointed Herr Won Levetzow
the president of the Reichstag, a member o
the upper house Of the Prussian Diet.
NJ. Constans, French minister of the In
terror. has ordered that Louise Michel b
liberated from prison. The doctors decar
that she is suffering from lunacy. M. Con
STAINS has given her the option OF remaining
in prison or going to an infirmary unit
cured.
The London Times declares that the orde
to despatch American cruisers to Behrinj
Sea smacks too much of the methods Of tn
first Napoleon in dealing with weak states
men, and that ifthe order is executed British
e Col