Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-08
Foreign Topics of Interest.


Lister Il Co. of London. whose plush
weavers and other mill hands recently struck
work ut Bradford for an advance of wages are
SO apprehensiye Of an attack on their property
by the disconnected operatives that they have
applied for police and other protection. The
authorities have responded to the re uest by
detailing strong force OF police to guard the
mills.
British residents Of Nagasaki claim to have
discovered that native criminal was recently
severely tortured by the Japanese authorities
to extort confession of a small theft. They
present this as an argument against the pro-
posed treaty subjecting foreigners to Japanese
law.
1t has been determined by the Indian gov
eminent to amend the marriage code by rails
ing the age OF consent from ten years to twelve.
1t refuses, however, to interfere with expressed
law on the subject.
DR.. Schliemann left his property to be
divided among his relatives, including $4,000
to his first wife s heir The sum of $500 il left
to Prof. Virchow. The palace at Athens with
all its collections and library, excepting only
the Trojan vessels. which ARE intended for
Berlin, are bequeathed to the widow.
Owing to the news of acute suffering on the
west coast of Ireland the admiralty has ordered
another British war vessel at Portsmouth to
load with potatoes for the Irish coast.
The home secretary has refused to interfere
III Tue Cdee VI tue eX-cOnNlct Mcdonald. sem
fenced to be hanged for the murder of school
teacher Miss Holt whom he killed while at
tempting to outrage.
Berlin dispatch says that the kaiser has
directed the police of Prussian cities to make a
new and accurate list of all persons engaged in
the socialist propaganda. and to keep q careful
surveillance OF their movements.
Chancellor Won Caprivi dined with the EN-
press Frederick on Monday. The signs o. a
,Innxr,n l<.<o
mother are constantly increasing in number
There were thirty-two meetings of citizens in
the new suburbs of Vienna yesterday to express
thanks to the Emperor Francis Joseph for
bringing about the recent large extensions of
the city.
The pope has ordered the paintings of the
walls Of certain rooms Of the Vatican, by
Raphael and Michael Angelo, pictures in the
Sistine chapel. to be restored. The execution
of the delicate task has been intrusted to the
German painter Scidtz.
The inhabitants Of the Arabian province of
Yemen have organized formidable rebellion
against the Turkish government which has
treated them with great severity in the matter
of onerous taxes.
In the midst Of London, on one Of the most
frequented thorouehfares-on London bridge
where policemen are constantly patrolling
night and day an unfortunate Woman was found
frozen to death yesterday morning. Every ef-
fort was made to restore her to lifs. An hives
tgation 10 to be made. r
Herr Won Puttkamer, German imperial min
lister of Justice, Ia suffering from gunshot
wound in the face, received while hunting in
the forests Of Silesia.
A treaty satisfactory to England and Portu-
gal upon the African question has been nearly
completed.
News has been received Of the death at Erxe-
roum, in Asiatic Turkey, Of Charles Dalton
Clifford Lloyd, the English diplomat.