Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-23
Foreign Notes of Real Interest.


The German reichstag passed eleven clauses
of the socialists bill yesterday. During the
debate DIR. Windthorst became excited and de-
clared that he was Guelph.
The powder mill at Roslyn, Scotland ex-
ploded yesterday, killing five men and iDjuring
many others.
The strike of the miners at Charleroi is
ended, the employers having given in and ac-
cepted the terms demanded by the men.
Southwestern France has been visited by a
fearful hurricane. Telegraphic communica-
ton in that direction is interrupted
The Russian government has determined to
place restrictions upon the emigration of Ger
mans into southern Russia.
NJ. Billot, French ambassador to Portugal.
has been transferred to the ambassadorship of
Rome, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of NJ. Mariani.
A London jury yesterday gave verdict of
f55 damages in an action brought by Mr.
Fagge, broker, against the Financial Ne1cs
for libel The paper was also condemned to
pay the costs of the trial.
The miners federation of Birmingham, Eng
has approved the eight-hour bill proposed by
Mr.. Cunningham Graham. member of the
house OF commons for the northwestern divi-
sion of Lanarkshlre. Mr.. Graham will intro
duce the bill at the coming session OF pdrlia-
ment.
The journalist Palkowitz shot the popular
actress. Stereicher, at Vienna yesterday and
then killed himself. Jealousy was the motive
Prince Sulkwitz sues at Vienna to have his
marriage with the actress Juger declared null
on the ground that he was insane when he
married.
An accident occurred at the Drocours mine
at Arras. Belgium, yesterday by which the
cage for carrying men up and down collded
with the machinery. Four persons were killed
and twenty seriOusl Y injured.
The FreeHdn's journal of Dublin SAYS that
Michael Davitt in his lecture at Cork declared
his undated confidence in Mr.. Parnell and his
steadfast loyalty to him.
At a meeting of the striking steamship
stokers and tremen at Hamburg it WAS unani-
mOusly resolved to continue the strike. 4 COM
mittee was appointed and a stokers and trim
mers union was formed.
There was a widespread rumor in Rome yes
terday that the pope was dead. 1t turned out
to be untrue.
Prot. Weichselbaum of the Vienna Univer-
sity has discovered the bacillus of influenza.
1t is stated that the princess Clothilde asked
the duke of Aosta, her brother. Just before his
death to speak 10 the king on the subject of the
relations OF Italy to the vatican and that the
duke did speak earnestly in favor of reconcil-
latlOn with the pope.
The conference at Cork OF labor leaders de-
cided to form an Irish federated trade associa-
ton, the program of which was euunciated by
Mr.. Davitt III u lecture.
The Lisbon commercial association has re-
solved to do its utmost to prevent or restrict
all trade or commercial intercourse with Eng
land.
The duke Of Veragua has been appointed
Spanish minister of commerce in place of
Senior Becerra, who will become minister for
the colonies.
Prot. Camille Golgi of the university at Pisa
has been sent to Berlin and Paris by the Italian
government to study the influenza. Another
Italian professor has been sent to St. Peters
! burg for the same purpose. Both professors
are expected to publish books concerning the
epidemic shortly.
The report that the Bank of England has
recently been a heavy purchaser OF silver bull
lion and was contemplating the issue of pound
notes redeemable IN silver as soon as the neces-
sary authority could be obtained Is denied in
London.