Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-09
I'm FOREIGN LANDS.
Topics Of Interest In the Large Cities Acrsss
the Ocean.


Topics Of Interest in the Large Cities Acrssl
the Ocean.
Last Saturdays dispatches to TIE SrAl
from Berlin are confirmed by the official news
that Emin Pasha Ia TO be governor Of the lake
region of German South Africa. As pointed
out in that dispatch Wissmann's attempted re.
that Emin would get the place wissmann
| wanted. Emin has got it and Wissmann, Wild
for some time has been in disfavor and tolerated
| only for past services, will himself probably be
recalled.
Sir George Errington has made statement
strongly advocating the diplomatic recognition
OF the holy see by the British government He
says: Italy and other European powers, Pro-
testant as we'll as Catholic. think there ID
| nothing derogatory in treating the pope as
sovereign. and even Italy is Of opinion that it
Is better that the communications sure to be
made to the Vatican should pass through q
friendly government than through other chan.
nels usually hostile to Italy"
August Franzen. Swedish painter who has
achieved some Partisan reputation in water col
ors, has left Paris for America. Franzen was
the hero of love affair with the daughter of
former leader Of the commune and cx-rninis-
ter to Sweden. duel was the result, in which
FranZen. who was ignorant of swordsmanship,
rushed upon his antagonist Norseman fashion,
and wounded him severely, but not fatally.
Advices from Athens state that the financial
situation there is very precarious and that NJ.
Dolyannis has doubts about being able to meet
the interest on the immense Indebtedness
which. under NJ: Trlcoupis. swelled from 4Oo,-
900 900 to 300, 0O0, 900 of drachma. The coun-
try is crushed by taxation and there is much
grumbiing among the peasantry.
The Irish police claim that they are in poses
sion of facts tracing the murder of Bridget
Flanagan in County Clare last October to GER
tain organizers OF the league in that county.
The young woman was shot dead while in bed
by parties who probably mistook the sleeping
form for that of her father, who occupied an
evicted tenants farm.
Vienna correspondent notes that with the
death of the Duke of Leuchtenborg disappears
the only candidate for the Bulgarian throne
that Prince Ferdinand had reason to fear. a
candidate related to the imperial houses both
of Russia and Austria, and that Ferdinand can
now reign in peace.
Owing to the severe weather the expulsion
of the Hebrews from their homes in the
northern provinces Of Russia has been sus-
pended. Many families of those expelled are
said to have persisted in the snow.
= petition for the canonization of Christie
phcr Columbus has been presented to the pope
1t is signed by ,9O7 laymen, clergy and higher
prelates. The Congregacione Del Ritz will ex-
anime into the merits of the petition in Feb
ruary.
The number Of letters offering relief in re-
spouse to the appeal issued by the viceroy Of
Ireland and Chief Secretary Balfour is so great
that the promised first list could not be made
up last night, though a large force of clerks in
MIR. BalfOurs Dublin office were at work get
ting them in order. The list will appear some
time today.
Hundreds Of weavers and spinners in Thur
ingia are emigrating to America on account of
ba in thaxv hpxa he Oh
ployed shutting down. 1t is asserted that the
Mckinley tariff is responsible for the dullness
In the manufacturing industry Of the district.
The emlSrants expect to procure work in new
mills said to be In course of erection near New
York.
The London unionist press are making
capital out of what they term Mr.. O Brien's sur
Parnell ia the only leader Of the Irish people
and that Mr.. Gladstone will have to swallow his
dislike Of the hero of the O'Shea incident sor
retire TO private life.
Mr.. Gladstone has written letter for pub
LEGATION in regard to two statements ascribed.
Il hope untrue, he says to Capt. Price. "They
are both false. have made no offer of office
to Mr. Parnell and his retirement, of which l
spoke to MIR. Morley. was not retirement for the
present, but retirement now"
Gen. Booth intends making tour Of the
continent in February. While there he will en-
deavOr to promote the scheme of social reform
set forth in his book, ''In Darkest England
In an editorial the London Standard
says: 1.-THE present reticcnce of the two Irish
parties il sign that an attempt il being made
to patch up the quarrel both sides realizing the
difficulty Of moving the national train with an
engine at each end The probable result of the
Irish leaders conference will be q renewal of
the Parncil regime after a sham retirement"
NJ. Jules Ferry yesterday, replying to an
address made by the delegates from the Al
sace-Lorraine Association. assured them that
his heart was long given to the imperishabie
cause of Asace-Lorraine. In an interview on
Wednesday NJ. Jules Ferry said that while he did
not intend to declare himself as in entire accord
with the aggressive policy of the chamber Of
deputies, he would certainly support that pol
icy. He said that while he was a protectionist,
he objected to fixing minimum tariff rates too
high. Although believing peace would be MAIN
tanned. he still thought that the military
strength OF France should be preserved intact.
While recently addressing number of
Greek Fhysicians DR.. Koch raid he was
glad TO know that intelligent and skillful
Greeks We're using his cure. The Gree ian
islands, he added. met his views of proper
location for consumptive sanitarium.
In November last u greater number of Ger
man emgrunts sailed for America than de-
parted III the corresponding month OF each of
the five preceding years
The Frankfurter Z.itung declares that the
grand duke OF Mecklenbe q -;chwc.in. Fed
erick Francis III. has rendered To Piincc
Bismarck the presidency of the ministry of the
grand duchy Of Mcckenberg- 80 hwerin. an
offer which. the paper says, was declined by
the ex-chancellor. The Ze,tu'.g further asserts
that ON hearing of the matter the kaiser
abandoned his proposed visit to Cannes.
At lassy, in Wallachia, yesterday. Prince
Eugene Ghika and NJ Lermon:off, sec
rotary of the Russian consulate, tough;
a duel. Pistols were the weapons u.ed.
Prince Ghika was slightly wounded. The duel
grew out CT an alteration over an otft;, i've
reference made by the prince to the poet Lcs-
montof, an ancestor of The secretary
Famine in SiIesia.
The heartrcnding accounts Of famine in 81.