Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-27
TWO CENTS.
TOPICS ACROSS THE SEA.
The Conservative Victory at Lewisham-Rus-
sia and Corea-

The Conservative Victory at Lewisham-Rus-
Ella and Corea-
LONDON, August 7.-The conservatives claim
that they have reason TO congratulate them
selves on the result of the Lewisham election.
While it 10 true that viscount Lewisham carried
the borough by good majorities in 1855 and sc.
yet Lewishsm has for many years been closely
attached to the Dartmouth family, so that no
real test of strength could be had with Q men,
Der OF that family rs q candidate. Therefore.
Wednesdays election was the fira real trial OF
strength between the parties on existing issues.
Mr. Gladstone's earnest advocacy OF the liberal
candidate, Mr.. Warrington, also put both par
ties on their rnettle. The liberals put forward
prominently the issue Of home rule for Ireland.
Penn, the conservative, declared himself in ia
vor of the governments policy in Ireland. and
advocated checking the immigration Of for
eign paupers. On these and other issues the
contest was fought The vote showed a consid-
cradle increase both of conservatives and lib
erals, but the former held their own by about
1000 majority.
BooMERASo BOYCOTT.
A Vienna dispatch tells some funny incidents
connected with the new Magyar National So
ciety, recently founded at Buds Pesth. The
society is purely Hungarian and its rules pro-
vide that its members shall buy no German
newspapers published in Hungary. patronize
no German shops and frequent no hotels, restau-
rants or cafes where there are German walters
or where the bills of fare and notices TO the
public are in any but the Magyar language.
The fact Is the Germans control the best hotels
and restaurants in Buda Pesth and they in turn
are boycotting the members of the society
when, driven by hunger for good dinner. they
forget the rules and seek German restaurant.
Several Of the society have been going with
their faces uushaven for days because the lead
ing barber chops refuse to discharge their Ger
man employees and good shave can be got no.
where else. The society seems likely 20 fall to
pieces because its principles are too difficult Of
practice.
RUSSIA AND coREA.
A letter from Shanghai says that the Chinese
government is very much excited over the re-
port that Corea has agreed to a Russian pro-
tectorate. Corea has always been claimed by
China as dependency and tribute is required,
and more or less regularly paid. The Coreans,
however, dislike the Chinese yoke and have
always been restiye under il. Surprise is eN-
pressed among foreign residents at Shanghai
that Russia should take step, il il has been
taken, SO likely to provoke a conflict with
China. This Russia has heretofore endeavored
to avoid and has surrendered considerable ter
ritory in order to keep at peace with her Asiatc
neighbor. 1t is said that Russia wants Corea
as a depot for naval operations. it being better
situated than the barren northeastern shores
OF Russia in Asia.
The British merchant ships which were put
to Inconvenience and somewhat damaged
during the fighting in Pisaqua, Chill, have
prepared their claims for damages for presen-
tation to tho Gillian government. The vessels
claim to have been made depots of refuge for
thousands of non-combatants during period
in some instances. of six weeks. One vessel,
the Strathearn, had pigs, goats, fowls and house.
hold furniture on board as well as human be-
ings.
SIGNED THE TREATY WHEN DRUNK.
A letter from Cape Town says the Germans
in Damaraland are thoroughly sick of their at
tempt to settle that part of Africa and that
King Amaharero says they must go home. The
king has just been awakened 10 the idea that
the Germans got the best Of the treaty, which
he signed when drunk, giving them his coun-
try for Few trinkets. The Cape Town gov
ernment has invited King Amahsrero to visit
Cape Town.
- BIsMARCKs HEALTH.
A Munich dispatch emphatically denies that
Prince Bismarck shows any signs Of bad health.
1t is said that he was never more vigorous.
NEARLY 1000 RECRUITS WANTED.
PARIS, August 27.-France, in the total mill
itary conscripton for the present year, calls for
1855, ,567 recruits. OF this number ls5, ,s37 men
will be assigned TO the land forces, while the re-
manning z, I5U men Will &c detailed 70 the naval
service OF the republic.
BILL TO SUPPRESS DRUNKENNEss.
BERLIN, August 27.-The Reichsdazeiger
prints the text Of the projected bill to suppress
drunkenness. The measure proposes to place
habitual drunkards under the restraint OF spe-
cial guardians. The radicals will oppose the
bill as too drastic, declaring that the existing
legislation is sufficient to meet the end.
RUSSIAN EXPORTS OF GRAIN
The Russian exports of grain to Posen amount
to ,25O tons daily, and other frontier towns
are receiving still larger quantities.
ATTRIBUTED TO THE AMERICAN TARIFF.
The exports from the consular districts of
Chemnitz from January to July show a de-
crease of nearly 20 per cent, due to the opera
tion Of the Mckinley law. The American con-
sulates are delaying the publication of the
usual statistics
THE POPE on FORMS OF GOVERNMENT.
ROME, August 27.-The pope is preparing an
encyclical on the different forms Of govern
nient, his object being to show how much the
nations are indebted to the church for concil-
iatory settlements of differences.