The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

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ed the papal nuncios at foreign courts
to invite contributions to compensate
for the speculative losses in the Peters
pence fund.
JEWS to the number of about 900 left
Llthuanla, Russian Poland, the other
day. The police of Smolensk ordered
them to embrace orthodoxy but the
Jews assembled in the synagogue and
vowed that they would not abandon
their faith. They then sold their
houses and in two days left the coun.
try.
1T is said that efforts are being made
IN Paris to induce President Carnot to
pay visit to England and that the
president himself favors the plan.
THERE was riotous strike recently
among the reapers in the Volletri dis.
trlct Italy. The troops who were sent tc
the spot shot two eof the rioters and
wounded number of others in quelling
the disturbance.
A DISPATCH from Rome SAYS that the
villagers on the slope of Mount Vesuvi-
us are abandoning their homes and
vineyards, fearing that one of the
greatest eruptions in the history of the
mountain is impending.
RUSSIAN merchants have taken adj
vantage of the scarcity of rye to create
corner" in that commodity. ''Cor-
nering" is illegal, but can be pursued
with impunity by bribing officials. The
famine IS so serious that the grashdan
thanks the German chancellor for insti-
tuting prohibitive tariff which stops
the export of grain from Russia.
The Pope has decided to create in
Mexico three archbishops to be called
Llnars, Oxaca and Durango, and five
blshoprics, Cuernavaca, Saltillo, Te-
huantepec and chihuahua
SPRING wheat in certain parts OF
Russia promises to partially make up
for the deficient winter crop.
GENOA, Italy, proposes to hold an
ltalo-Americano exposition in Septem.
Der, 1892, in honor of Columbus.
IN a collision between trains in War
saw, Poland, six persons were killed
and several wounded.
YOUNG Prince Aribert, who had Just
married the daughter of Prince Chris
tian, had the misfortune to sprain his
ankle when about to enter the carriage
to start on his wedding tour. The
princess herself helped him into the
carriage.
WHILE the sultan of Zanzibar was
presiding at the opening of Cooper in
stitute his horses were frightened by
the noise of salute fred by the Brit
ish war ships and ran away and the
sultan, who sprang from the carriage,
was seriously injured about the head
and legs
The influenza epidemic is reported to
have caused scores of deaths on the
Labrador coast. The situation is said
to be deplorable.
IT is officially stated that the porte
will not permit Jews to cmigrate to
Palestine. 1t is added that the porte
will not allow the entry of pilgrims.
THE convent at st. Hilaire, Que, has
been destroyed by fire. The loss of
$50, 900 was about covered by insurance
HIGH officials near the person of the
car are said to believe that the Russian
autocrat contemplates visiting Paris
during the coming autumn.
THE election at Carlow, Ireland, went
disastrously for Parnell, his candidate
losing by 2,216 votes.
ARAB slave traders have been totally
defeated by troops of the Congo Free
State.
THE general education bill has passed
its third reading in the British house of
commons.
A CALCUTTA correspondent says that
owing to the partial failure of the mon
soon 10000, 600 people are threatened
with famine in Madras.