Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-11
NEWS OF THE DAY ABROAD.
Current Happenings. nj the old World Cab,sA
60 the New.

current Happenings nj the old World CsbisA
60 the New.
LoSDoS, August 1.-THE Swiss government
has nearly completed the work of for,ifyins
Mount ST. Sothard. thereby making il impossi-
BILE for a hostile army TO descend into Switz.r-
land from that quarter. This renders the ooun-
try secure agAin~t invasion nj point which
has heretofore been vulnerable. and an army
endeayoring 90 pass through the gaps of the
mountains would be exposed 10 an eKtermiuat-
ing fire.
A dispatch from Naples SAYS that the great
heat is causing many deaths. the month being
hotter than for years past Great precautions
are taken against an invasion OF cholera, and
the health OF the city be receiving unusual at
tention.
The large emigration 10 America is causing Q
dearth Of labor aud consequent rise OF wages IN
some parts Of southern Italy. The crime sta
tistlcs OF Calabria were never more satisfactory,
the large majority of dangerous characters
having emigrated. There lie beginning TO be at
Naples and other Italian ports a considerable
volume Of return immigration, nearly all the
immigrants coming home with money 60 buy
farms.
1t is stated on high ecclesiastical authority in
germany that there ls no obligation on Roman
Catholics to believe that the holy coat of Treses
IL a garment that was worn by the Savior. every
body being perfectly tree 10 form his opinion
on the testimony. During the last two days
there has been a considerable increase In the
public exhibition Of the holy coat A number
Of sick people have also arrived who are an,-
lous TO be permitted TO touch the relic Ia the
hope OF being healed. These people expect a
repetition of the miracles which are sand to
have happened on previous occasions Of The
kind.
The kaiser is said to be much disturbed by
the stories about his health. As stated in a
dispatch Of Saturday, the kaisers general
health is excellent and his injured Knee is
lan-
TO fulfill his official duties II no accident had
occurred.
According to q St. Petersburg dispatch. the
car has caused it to be notified TO the Princess
lourefsky, the morganatic widow OF the late
car, Alexander III, that she m ust not visit the
imperial family on terms of intimacy. and that
her peculiar relationship cannot be recognized
at court. The car himself has no morganAtio
wife, and is a devoted husband to the empress.
He does not like the evidence of his fathers
loose morals TO be thrust too plainly before
him. and the women who were fsyorites of the
late cZar have found themselves hardly more
than tolerated by the present ruler. SO far a.
his household Is concerned the sutocrat sets
excellent example.
The twelfth conference Of the Young Mems
Christian Associations Of all lands opens at
Amsterdam tomorrow. The committee on
Credentials is sitting today TO pass upon the
Credentials OF delegates. Superintendent
McBurpey Of the New York 4. n. Z. A Il
among the delegates from America
| The Us. apprentice training ship Portsmouth,
which Is now on q cruise, arrived at plymouth
yesterday.
The Very Rev. Gilbert Elliott DID,, the
/ wel-known English churchman. is dead. lie
was born in 1900 and Was appointed dean VI
Bristol in 1850 and has heia the Office ever
| since.
The chateau of President Carnot at Presles
has been looted by burglars, who secured all
the yalusbles. including the plate. The houss
was occupied by the presidents mother.
| Famine and pestience have followed the ex-
cessive rains in the Magura district Of the
Carpsthian mountains. The wet weather ruined
the crops, and insufhcien. and improper food
has caused typhus fever and dyseniery to pre-
| vail.
At q meeting of the Leeds Millers' Associa-
tion today IL was decided 20 advance the price
of -four shilling pence per sack.