Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
Foreign.


CHINESE troops in Human are 10 a mutin-
Gus condition and fears are entertained for
the safety Of the foreigners.
SIXTY THOUSAND persons filed S.! Peters
in Rome on the occasion OF tao Pope's cele-
bration Of mass.
COMPLETE famine prevails in thirteen
Governments in Russia, and partial famine
In eight.
The White Star Line steamer Teuto1ic
reached Queenstown. ireland, from New
York, breaking the eastward record by one
hour and twenty-eight minutes Ths voyage
was made in five days, twenty-one hours AMI
twenty-five minutes.
DAVID EVANS has been elected to succesi
Sir Joseph Sayory as Lord Mayor Of
London.
THE funeral train bearing the remains OF
the Grand Duchess Paul arrived in 81.
Petersburg, Russia, from Moscow. Tho
coffin was borne to the Cathedral OF st.
Peter and ST. Paul by the Car, the King OF
Greece, Prince Waldemar, OF Denmark;
Prince George OF Greece, brother Of the de-
ceased Grand Duchess; Grand Duke Paul
Alexandroyitch, her husband Grani Duke
Constantine ami the Grand Duke Constanti-
noyitch.
The Canadian Parliament was proroguei
by Goyernor-General Stanley.
IT is reported that the troops in many
places in Brazil have mutinied
GOLD payments have bsel susoeaiel 70
two years in the Argentine Republic.
The dire distress Of 100000 Russians
unable to pay their taxes has caused a de-
ficiency of 81. 600, 900 in the budget.
an attempt was made to blow up the train
upon which the Emperor Of Austria was
travelling in Bohemia. A railroad bridge
near Prague was damaged By bombs few
hours before he passed overit.
AT Bridgend, Glamorgan County, Wales.
eight miners were killed by the overwinding
Of the pit gear at the Abergwnf collery.
A TOURIST from Chicago named Solomon
Schmidt inscribed his name and address on
the famous Niederwald monument at Rudes-
helm, Germany. The guardian caught him
in the act and instead OF having him i'm
prisoned made him fetch bucket OF water
and some soap from the guard house and
scrub off the marks. his fellow tourists de-
riding him meanwhile.
A coAcHMAS attached to the Hotel Rau-
tenkrauz at Ilmenau, Austria. shot and
killed his betrothed in dancing sa'oon, be-
cause she had chosen another partner He
then retired to the stables, and, after shoot
ing his favorite horse, committed suicide.
GENERAL BoULANGER LETT political tes-
lament urging his adherents to continue
their efforts and blaming his prosecutors"
THE Russian custom officials will give
twenty-one per cent. OF their salaries for the
relief Of famine sufferers
THE most disastrous fire Halifax. Nova
Scotia has had IN many years occurred on
a recent night when wharf property extend
inr from Cronan's to Cunards, was almost
entirely destroyed. The total loss is es-
timate1 at S!O0. 900 to $40. 5000. The rccl.1s-
war s-.-l.n c-1 the nl'lit,-y cidea i, = -
ing it.
SIX persons perishad in fire at Pdyiaur-
ins, Department OF Taru, in France.
THERE was a serious disturbance in Ro5la.
Italy, started by disrespectful acts o: party
of French pilgrims at Victor Enmanuers
tomb.
THE island of Tanna has been yisital by
hurricane and devastated by civil war.
Fierce fighting is now going on, and two
villages have been wiped ous OF existence.
In the midst of the lighting came the hurrl-
cane. The German ship j. W. Glldener-
stem was wrecked in Dianira1 Bay. Tao
cutter Hilda was driven ashore anta canoo
containing nineteen natives was los.