Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-31
FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST,
The Educational Bill Occupies Attention j
the House Of Commons.

Ihe educational Bill Occupies Attention in
the House Of Commons.
The British house Of commons sat until $50
am. today. There was prolonged discussion
over the lords amendment to the education
bill, which the government supported, and
acrid opposition to a proposed grant of money
for training colleges In Ireland. the Irish con-
servatives and English radicals accusing CLiet
Secretary Baifour of bolstering up popsry
Balfour declared bis firm intention to adhers
to the original form Of the bill.
ENGLISH PRIZE FIoHriNa TO Re STOPPED.
In the house Of commons yesterday Mr.. Pey-
ton Cobb. liberal M. p, referring to the fight
between Jem Smith and Pritchard, urged the
government to take stringent steps to stop the
revival Of illegal prize fights under thu pre-
tense OF glove contests Home Secretary Mat
thews said the courts had already laid down the
law as to what constituted an unlawful tight II
evidence should be forthcoming to show the il,
legal character Of such a contest prosecution
would at once be undertaken, whether the fight
was with or without gloves.
SENSATIONAL FoRaERrEs IN BERLIN.
Berlin is stirred up by the detection of sensa-
tional series Of forgeries. clerk in the
Deutsche Bank. having authority to draw bills,
drew q number on his own account, and,
through the medium of broker, bought Rus
sian roubles as if in behalf Of the bank
Through clever forging and tampering with
the books the dishonest clerk succeeded for
some time in evading the scrutiny of the Off
Gals entrusted with the duty of auditing the
accounts Of the bank. At length the bank was
requested IT dus time to meet the liabilities in
Cured by the forger. This led TO the detection
Of the crime, and q warrant was promptly is
sued for his arrest. He got wind of the move,
however, and disappeared. The police have
not lad o. ivG oIs IL -
refuge.
SPIES SUSPECTED AT cRACow.
Vienna advices state that owing to the pres
ence of suspicious persons near the fortress Of
Cracow and at other places In Galicia strict
orders have been given that any person other
than military coming nearer than 100 feet to a
fortress without special permission shall DO at
once arrested, examined by the military xu-
thorities, and. il there ia reasonable cause to
suspect espionage, detained for any period
such authorities may deem proper. It is be-
lieved that swarm Of Russian SPIES many of
them in the guise Of refugee Hebrews, are in
Testing Austrian Poland and learning all they
can al to the military strength Of the country
TRYING TO ROOT OUT BRIaANpAaE.
The Italian government is making deter
mined efforts to root out the evil Of brigandage
In the Island of Sardinia. This island is be-
coming favorite resort for tourists, and both
the local aud national authorities are anxious
to encourage their patronage and convince
them that Sardinia is safe place to visit. A
general raid has been made on persons sus-
pected OF being engaged in brigandage, and no
less than 200 are now in prison on the charge.
A young doctor named Levig, said to be q
Hebrew of American adoption or nativity,
committed suicide with a revolver in q lunatio
asylum at RomanShoern, a village on Lake
Constance. Switzerland.
A fearful explosion of gunpowder is reported
to have taken place in a factory at Bornhem,
Belgium. Two women employed in the fac
tory were killed instantly and several were hor-
ribly injured, some OF them not being expected
to recover.