The daily critic., 1890-10-28
ACROSS THE SEA-
A BUDGET OF NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM TIE OLD WORLD
Not Credit,d-A Famous Female
Nituist Dyinc IN Switzerland

Reported Na-sacres ia Washouaiand
Not Uredit,d-A Famous Female
Nihuist DyTnr 10 switzerland
LozuoN oct 2s.-Thc report of
. the massacre Of q number of Mashona
land pioneers by Maabelcs is not cred.
tied in this CITY and at the Office of
The British South African Company
nothing has been beard iustifying the
rumor However. it has caused much
anxiety as it Is well known that King
To ECuLuIas warriors are generally
hostile t0 the settlpmcutof Mashona.
land aud that the king has had much
ohi1Duy in restraining them from an
'tark upon The whites The Mlta.
Do les have heretofore had free rein in
Mashonalaud plunderinr the inhah.
iau's at viii. and carrying them oil into
slavery. Since the arrival of the
British the people of Mashonaland no
longer stand in terror of the fierce Mata.
belcs and &c Is possible that this atti.
tude may have provoked the Matabeles
90 war The latter form the most
powerful military nation In South
africa, can put 21OO0 warriors In the
icld and are well organized and drilled.
A. last accounts the British expedition
was at Fort Hampden and preparing to
explore the country for mines and agri
cultural uses The expedition Is about
eco strong and well provided with light
artillery and the best breech loading
rifles
Bishop O'pwyer OF Limerick Is
quoted as saying that Americans should
draw broad distinction between con
itibulions to the starving people Of Ger.
tain parts Of Ireland and contributions
10 the funds Of the National League
and should see that no money intended
Tor charitable purposes goes 10 illegal
objects
Dispatches from Rome state that the
Pope Is preparing another mandate TO
the Irish bishops dcnouncing the plan
Of campaign. and decreeinr that the
saCraments of church shall be denied
to all who take part either In the plan
or boycottinV
The official reports of the Italian War
Department, just issued. show that for
the fiscal year just closed the expenses
Of maintaining the various branches OF
the italian military establishment were
a little more than 603, 600 900 lire In
this sum is included the expenses Of the
various colonial garrisons.
During the celebration by Count Won
MOltke Of the ninetleth anniversary Os
his birth the venerable soldier received
upwards Of $500 kilograms and letters
OF Congratulation from all parts of the
world
II Is learned upon the highest au.
N oiiiy that the Russian Colonel OBJ.
rutsChCil, who is now Ia Paris. Is under
Instructions from the government al
~. Petersburg To- conclude an offensive
and defensive alliance between Russia
aud France and It is said that the
progress of his negotiations has thus Far
been niChly satisfactory.
a colony Of Russian gentlemen and
ladies has been formed at Nishnce Vol.
otChok. large town on the river Tsna.
In the government of Tyer. with the |
object Of pIaclicing the sexual tencls Of |
the novelist Tolstoi The coluulsts are !
all young of the educated class aud |
well provided with funds, many of |
them being possessed Of large fortunes /
NeIa SassOvililCh the famous Nihilist |
whose adventures and hardships IN con.
ntCiion with the Nihilist Hartman at. |
traCtod 10 her world wide attention and !
Sympathy about ten years ago, Is dying |
ai Geneva, whittier she sought refuge |
after 6scapiEg from the clutches Of the |
Russian authorities Al the time she /
came into notice she was young anl /
beautiful. but time has robbed her Of /
youth, ana harsh treatment and Cx /
posuTe and consequent ill health des
puiled her of beauty and she Is now a /
IIematurelv old woman
Lady Hannah R0seberry, wife of |
Earl Roseberry has wholly recovered |
from her recent illness.