Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-30
FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Matters Of More Than Ordinary Moment
Abroad,

Matters Of More Than Ordinary Moment
Abroad.
While the house of commons was in commit
tee on the public education bill yesterday the
Right Hon. Henry Harley Fowler QiberaD
moved the insertion Of clause in favor of local
representation in the control OF the sc hools re-
ceiving the grants. Mr.. Fowler's motion had
the approval Of the liberal leaders. The Right
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain said that popular
control Of denomiuational schools would be re-
sisted TO the utmost The principle of the bill
was to give free education without disturbing
the status OF these schools. Mr.. Chamberlain
admitted, however. that case was made out
for greater control of the voluntary
schools, and that the time was ripe
for the managers Of those schools
TO consider xhethet populsr control could not
b. introduced without injury Denomina-
tIonal schools were in different position. Pop
nlar control CT these schools meant the estab-
l'shment Of BARD schools in their place, which
would involve an additional cost of e, 600, 600
per year, which the country would not grant.
Under Mr. Fowler's proposal, Mr.. Chamberlain
continued, popular control would apply to five
sixths OF the church schools. but not to the
Wesleyan or the Catholic schools. In conciu-
sion Mr.. Chamberlain said that he earnestly
wished to see free education conferred upon
the country, but Mr. Fowlers motion compli-
Gated the government measure. and therefore
he hoped il would be rejected.
Under instructions from the holy see an ex-
act report of the comment made and the i'm
pressions produced in the United States by the
project of Herr Cahensly regarding emigration
to America has been drawn up and is now under
consideration at the Vatican. The future &C.
ton of the pope will largely depend on the
impression created by the report. favorable or
otherwise. The opposition of the American
fhao To nnft
the path of Herr Cahensly and his colleagues.
who, however, show no signs OF discourage
ment and evidently intend to do their utmost
to secure their ends.
Premier Rudini in a speech in the italian
senate yesterday said that years ago Italy and
Great Britain agreed to cooperate in the mainte-
nance of peace and the status quo on the Medi-
terranean. Referring to the drelbund he said
that long before the old treaties lapsed the new
treaty would be i'll force. SO that a break In the
continuity OF the foreign policy would be
avoided. These assurances. he added, ought to
dissipate the last traces of distrust and doubt
of the maintenance Of peace.
Thirteen French socialist deputies have sent
a tele gram to the socialists in the Italian cham
Der of deputies congratulating them upon the
attack made on the dreibund, the policy and
sole aim of which. they say, is to hurry people
into 1ratricidal struggle intended to divert them
from social reforms.
One hundred and thirty-three election re-
turns have been received at Sydney, n. $. ".
These returns make greet change in the bal
ance of the parties, the ministerials number
ing fifty-one members. the opposition fifty
three, the labor party twenty-six and the indie
pendents three.
The remains of James McHenry. the we'll
known Erie railway litigant, were exhumed on
the both instant by order of Home Secretary
Matthews of England and were subjected to a
careful post-mOrtem examination, after which
the body was reinteIred. the stomach, how
ever. being retained by the government
officials. veil Of mystery surrounds the af.
fair. but it is believed that the object was to
verify the death of Mr.. McHenry in view Of
the Erie litigation.
The Frankfort Zeitung publishes a statement
to the effect that NJ Pobledonostzeff's policy
in the Russian holy synod is directed toward
Outstanding the Hebrews to assimilate them
with the Russian race and to leaven the idle
habits of the Slavs with the industry Of the
Hebrews.
Baron Henry de Worms of England, po-
litlcal secretary of the colonial office, In the
house of commons yesterday said in reply to
question on the subject that the government
did not anticipate that British sealers would
suffer much by the prohibition from catching
seals for the period imposed upon them by the
recent order in council.
The Hon. Edward Stanhope secretary of
state for the war department, replying to a
question in the house of commons Yesterday. said
number of non-commissioned officers in the
British army who had been tried by court
martial and subsequently punished for gam
bling offenses during the year 1883, 1889 and
1890.
Dispatches received from Zanzibar state
that information has been received there which
shows that Emin Pasha and his party are travel
ing toward Albert Edward NyamZa, from which
Enin will send a scientific expedition to the
Mountains of the Moon. The British officers
engaged in fighting the slave trade in east
Africa. reporting upon the work in 1880, declare
that this trade is upon its last legs and that the
Brussels anti-savery convention act will eff
fectively kill the whole business.
In view Of the cutlery made by the members
OF the Lords Day Rest Association aud others
to the proposed private visit of the Emperor
William on Sunday, July II, to the naval exhi-
'bition in London, the German emperor has
consented to postpone that visit to some day
during the week commencing July L.
Howard Vincent, NJ. p, and founder of the
United Trade League, leaves England for
Canada on July Is He will go direct to Ottawa
in order to confer with the members of parlia-
ment who are in sympathy with the league q
principles. Over ninety members OF the
house OF commons on both sides OF the
house have declared themselves in favor
of the objects OF the league, which are chiefly
to bring about preferential trade arrangements
between Great Britain and her colonies Mr.. Vim
cent will make tour around the world before
returning to England.
Sir George Baden-Powell, joint commissioner
with DR.. George NJ. Dawson 20 examine into
and report on the Boring sea seal fisheries, left
England for Canada on Thursday. He goes
direct to Ottawa. After a brief stay at the
capital he and DIR. Dawson will proceed to the
Pacific coast and embark on a British man-of-
war at Esquimalt and proceed to Boring sea.