Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-12

Congress Opened i'm Buenos Ayres-Late New
from Chilli.

President Pellegrini opened the congress of
the Argentine Republic Saturday. The politi-
cal situation, he saws, is hopeful and in spite
of the decrease Of the customs revenue the
state of the treasury is satisfactory. He ap-
peals for union on the part of all sections to
save the nation from bankruptcy.
Advices from Chill received at Paris have a
strong rebel tinge. They declare that Presi-
dent Balmacedas resources are exhausted and
that the insurgents will soon march on Santiago.
NJ Rochefort in the Intransigedrt of Paris
has blamed NJ. Isaacs, subprefect. for ordering
the troops to fire on the rioters at Fourmies.
The result will be a duel between II. Isaacs and
u. Rochefort
The Americans in Paris include Col John
Hay, ID. o. Mills, Mrs. Sloane (nee yan6erbilr),
Mrs. E. G. Cowden, John Harper, Brander
Matthews David Belasco, Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Senator Washburn, who is en- route to Vienna,
and Judge Denny, who is returning from the
consulate in Corea-
James Gordon Bennett has returned to Paris
from his winters sojourn in Nice and has ar
ranged a service Of road coaches between Paris
and 81. Germain- The coaches will be under
the care OF gentleman drivers, including Mr.
Bennett. Messrs- Tiffany and hidgeway and
two French noblemen- The fact that the pas
sergers mus. pay fare puzzles the French
sporting gentlemen, who are unable to under.
stand how business and pleasure can be
mingled
A st. Petersburg letter saws that officials are
making the most absurd excuses everywhere
for the persecution Of the Hebrews One OF
the reports started at kieff was that there had
been a MYSTERIOUS disappearance of several
Russian children. and that the children yere
kidnapped by Hebrews for purposes of sacri-
nee 1t was even alleged that the calcined
bones of a victim had been found. The stories
were readily believed by the more ignorant and
had much TO do with the cruel treatment Of
eulisrsnt Hebrews by the populace
T. Z. OCoEnor, VI. p. on Saturday started a
paper IN London called the Sunday S,n. II
has begun fairly Is 70 sales, is well filled with
advertisements and devotes a column to AN
explanation OF It's attitude toward Psrnel,
waose shadow. II SAYS, blights parliament
Ihirty-eight suffrage meetings were held on
Sunday In BRUSSELS and other cities in Belgium
and the attendance numbered hundreds OF
thousands Many Of the speeches made were
OF the most violent character, the speaker,
urging that the WORKING people must at any
hazard assert their right to share in the gov
ernnient The upper classes were warned that
their oligarchy was approaching 4 close auC
that nothing short OF universal suffrage
promptly granted, would be likely to avert .
revolution A socialist orator in Brussels as
serted that the day was not far distant wEer
royalty would be brought down as il had beer
brought down by the French revolution, ans
that the bayonets employed to prop up throne
would be tanned against those who sat ON In.
thrones The r;teranees were enthusiasticaIl
applauded
The influenza is ravRging London. Tn
business OF the law courts Is so seriously inter
fered with that IN many instances il has bee
found necessary 10 postpone cases ready to go 3
trial Judges, counseliors and court officers @
all degrees are found among those stricke
down by the prevailing epidemic No less tina
forty-one members of the house of common
are now Frustrated. Among the latest sufferer
are hight Hon Sir Michael T. hicks-Beacl
Right Hon. Sir James Ferguson. Mr.. job
MOseley and Mr.. Frank Lockwood. the hbers
member of the house for York City.
In the election for members of the council
general throughout Spain the returns now
show the republicans 10 have been successful
forty of the leading cities and towns Of II
country, including Madrid.