Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-29
OLD WORLD TOPICS.
Matters Of More Than Ordinary Interes
Cabled From Abroad.

Matters Of More Than Ordinary Interest
Csbled From Abroad.
The troop ship Orontes, having on board
the battalion Of Grenadier Guards returning
from exile at Bermuda, on account of their
mutinous conduct about year ago, reached
Spithead, of Portsmouth, England, yester-
day. 1t was originally intended that the Gren-
sdiers should disembark at Portsmouth. and it
had been so announced at the war office and in
the newspapers. Consequently large num-
Der of people, consisting Of the relatives and
friends of the returning ''exiies" gathered at
Portsmouth days ago, intending to welcome
the soldiers upon their return to England. The
joy Of this crowd, when 1t was announced that
the Orontes was sighted can be imagined. as
also can be imagined their disappoin tment and
anger when it was suddenly made known that
the war Office officials had for some unex-
planned reason changed their mind and that the
troop ship was ordered to proceed.o Dover.
In the election held on Monday at Cassel for
member OF the relchstag Herr Endemann
(narional Eberal) received 10, 532 votes. Herr
PfaI.nkuch (sociaiist) received 9.o96 votes.
Herr Endemann was supported by all parties
but the socialists, and Herr Pfannkuch had
only the solid socialist vote.
Two Italians and one German were arrested
yesterday at Como, Lombardy for SIX etching and
securing plans OF the forts Of that city II is
supposed that the men arrested were emf loyed
by foreign governments to obtain the plans Of a
number of important Italian Notifications.
The registrar in the bankruptcy court yester-
day London held that Nj. Parnelrs OBJ lection 70
Capt Shea's notice to pay the costs in the recent
divorce suit on the ground that he was not n
resident in England, was untenabie. 1t is still
open 10 Mr.. Parneu to appeal, otherwise he
must pay the costs or be declared a bankrupt.
A telegram from the Marquis of Lansdovn,
viceroy OF India, states that there has been
great improvement In the farming prospects in
that country. There has been a good rainfall
throughout the whole Of India and the
meteorological conditions show that further
fall Is imminent.
TheGcodwoo6 race meeting opened Yesterday
The principal event on the program was the
race Tor tie Stewards cup, for three year-olds
anG upward, u OF a mile straight ga subs.
1t was won by Brodick Clotes thrce-year- old
brown colt Unicorn, by Paradox, out OF Wheat
sheaf. Lord Bradfords three-years-old bay
colt Cuttlestone, by Retreat, out Of Posthuma
was second, and Mr.. Pings aged bay horse
Warlaby, by Syrian, out Of Lady Of Ward,
third.
A dispatch from Constan.inople says the in
quiry regarding the young English girl rescued
FROM compulsory marriage to a Kurd has shown
that q considerable number of young women
from western Europe are detained i'll the harems
ofAsiaMinor. The kidnapping Of Russian women
has been known for some time and the Russian
authorities the frontier have pretended to
take steps to pu. an end to the evil. although
they are believed to be sharers in
the profits OF this female slave trade. Now,
however. the startling allegation il made that
girls, often not of good character. are induced
to leave their homes in London and Paris and
are brought TO the east TO live as the wives Of
wealthy Turks. placed in harems for a lifetime
1t Is known that the supply Of female slaves
from Africa and Asia has been much
diminished Of late owing to the vigorous meas
ures for the suppression of the slave trade,
and the only objection that has prevented Mos
lens generally from looking to western Europe
for u supply has been the score OF religion.
There Is little doubt that, in many instances,
young European women have been induced by
agents acting IN behalf Of prominen. Turks to
emigrat, to Turkey and accept husbands of the
Mosiem faith. As long rs NO complaint reaches
the outer worla the authorities are powerless
TO interfere.