Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
FOREIGN LANDS.
Phylloxera Destroys the
Tokay Vineyards.
A GOVERNOR TO BE BOILED.
Lord Salisbury on the Continent
Emperor William to Visit
the Worlds Fair.


good receptions by the Irish people.
The German budget for the fiscal year
shows $3,029,040 over the estimate.
The famous Tokay vineyards in Hun
gary have been almost DESTROYED by
phylloxera.
France will paint all her gunboats a
dull sulphurous gray to render them in
distinguishable
Prince Bismarck thinks the reduction
of the corn duty in Germany disaster
for that country.
Italy has concluded a loan of $4,000
900 with Berlin syndicate. Tri Pile alli-
ances come high.
| Chill threatens to declare war against
| Bolivia, because the latter has recognized
the COngressionalists.
The government has prohibited gam
bling in the casinos at the watering
places in the north of Spain.
Sir William Gordon Cumming rela
tives and friends are being socially ostra-
cized for their loyalty to him.
The Dominican government has made
no offer to the United States in regard to
the leasing or cession of SANTANA Bay.
The Governor of the Bank Of England
says there is no basis for the report that
financial disaster is impending in Eng
| land.
Lord Salisbury has departed for the
continent, where he will spend part of
his vacation in interviews with CONT
mental statesmen.
If Europe is at peace at the time OF
the Columbian exhibit, it is believed at
Berlin that Emperor William will come
over and see America.
The adulteration in coffee in France
has reached such alarming proportions
that it has become a subject for inycsti-
CATION in the Chamber.
Cuba's total production of sugar and
molasses for 1890 was 76S, $50 tons. OF
the exports from the island over 80 per
cent came to the United States.
1t is reported that General Prophetic
has sailed from Kingston with a body of
men to inaugurate a revolution against
President Hyppoite OF Hayti.
Several British vessels which harbored
refugees during the Congressional attack
on Pisagua have demanded compensa-
ton from the CHILEAN authorities.
1t is suggested that the whole of Eng
lands 100 hrst-class torpedo boats, which
have been replaced by larger boats, be
turned over to local volunteer crews.
M. de Freycinet, French Minister OF
War, has decided to cashier all officers
OF the French army who act as agents
for firms manufacturing war materials
The British government is said to be
taking active steps toward learning from
the inhabitants of Wales where they
would like to have their national capital
The Indian government has notified
its intention erecting a memorial at the
public expense to mark the spot where
the victims of the Manipur massacre are
buried.
A charge of drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct against Lady de la ZOuche, q
society lady in London, was dismissed
by the Court amid great applause by the
visitors.
Moltke's diary will appear serially in
London illustrated weekly. The priv
ilege of making extracts from the diary
was first offered to the London Times
for 81 900.
A letter from Teheran says that the
Shah, having become enraged against
Abdullah Khan, Governor of Mazander-
Ian, has condemned that ruler to be
boiled alive.
Queen Victoria has caused some sur
prise by the emphatic demand that the
greatest honors shall be shown to the
French naval visitors when they arrive
at Portsmouth.
This year the population of London
has increased in a somewhat lower ratio
than that of England and Wales as a
whole, the first time that such a circum-
stance has occurred.
The European residents in the dis
trics in China that are threatened bv
mobs have organized for defense, and
propose to make it warm for the rioters
if they make an attack on them.
The German Emperor's palace has
hitherto depended on candles for its il
Elimination, no gas having been admit
! ted. Now, however, the whole of it has
been fitted with an electric-light plant.
Prince Borghese and family have dis
appeared from Italy since his failure be-
came known. His liabilities amount to
p, 100000 lire. The crash is causing
! failures among other aristocratic families.
| A report from Paris says much concern
| is felt in Berlin at the bad health OF the
Kaiser. 1t is stated the abscess in the
| EmperOr's case is continually growing
worse and is gradually developing in the
brain.
The London Ne,cs says it is not MANY
years since Europe was practically indie
pendent of American supplies. This
! / IC nj hot
help Europe would be on the verge of
starvation before next harvest.
No rainfall in Chingleput and North
Arcot districts in India has caused the
loss Of crops and many cattle. MANY of
the people also have died from starva-
ton. In most of India rain has fallen.
and other districts have been relieved.
The meeting of Dillon, O'Brien, Nc
Carthy and Sexton to deliberate on the
future leadership of the Irish National
party resulted in an agreement that Dill
lon should be formally invested with the
leadership when Parliament reassembles
A tremendous plethora of novels is re-
ported In Paris. For example As 900
copies OF the last production of a popu-
lar writer have been returned to the pub-
fishers. 1t is said that another publisher
has 5000, 900 volumes on hand, which
are unstable.
The Belgian military authorities have
discovered that various songs used in the
army are not quite proper, and several
poets and composers have been applied
to to supply the army with some unobiec-
tlonable songs in French and Flemish to
take their places.
A Guatemala newspaper claims that
the family of General Barrundia. who
was killed aboard a Pacific Mail steam
snip IN the port OF San Jose de Guate-
mala by soldiers, has won claim against
me me United States and will be paid $500