The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-09-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

The Bureau Of American Republics reports
that the Minister OF Public Works Of Costa
Rica has made a contract with William Howell,
under which the latter agrees 10 bring from
the United States 100 families 10 locate on
public lands between the city Of Port LimOn
and the city Of San Jose. and engage in the
cultivation Of coffee, cocoa cane cotton, rubber.
corn, rice wheat, barley. oats, fibrous plants,
etc, and also to rear cattle swine, horses, sheep,
poultry, etc. The site for a town is given
Hon. John Dominic, Prince COnsort OF Queen
Liliokalani. of Hawaii, died Aug. , Of pneu-
monia.-Oa petition OF native tradcsmen tho
Sultan OF Turkey has stopped the influx Of
Russian Hebrews and will not permit them to
land in Palestine without a special order.
Palestine is at present thinly peopled. If tho
country were terracod, planted and supplied
with water reservoirs it would DO highly pro-
ductiye. The country across the river Jordan
Is fine and fertile, practically uninhabited, and
able TO receive an enormous number OF settlers.
The British Foreign Office IL is said, makes
a bold demand that the Sultan make n stand
against the claims Of Russia in the Dardanelles
ahair.--ln many parts of Germany the people
celebrated the anniversary or the week which
81 years ago witnessed the overthrow OF the
French Emperor Napoleon al Sedan. The day
is known Sedan Day" The troops were
absent at the manuveFs, but multItudes o:
civilians visited the cemeteries and placed
flowers on the graves of the sOldcrs.-The
Roman Catholic Congress i'm session at Berlin
adopted resolution declaring that tine time
had come 10 cOnvoke a great international
congress 10 consider the question OF the restora-
tion Of temporal power to the Pope. Delegates
will be summoned from every Roman Catholic
community in the WOrld.-Sophie Guengberg.
the famous Nihilist, who was sentenced last
November 10 imprisonment for life on the
charge of being implicated in a plot on the
"A IL Of
pilgrims 10 Trcves IN SEQ tho holy coat con-
tinues, but much disappointment is felt at the
fact that so few miracles" have taken place
The Treycs exhibition has stirred mp the holy
synod OF Russia 10 the defense Of the holy coat
preserved in the Cathedral in Moscow, ard
| claimed to be the only genuine garment.--ln
| "a communication just made public Mr.. Glad
stone writes in favor Of increased repre- entatiJn
| of labor in Parliament, but deprecatcs the for
nation of a labor party. His objection to such
/ a party is on the ground that ii every class OF
| the community exercised the right to form 4
! party We should have queer Parliament" -
/ Recently a watcrspout caused terrible damage
! 10 market gardens and vineyards in the enyi-
rOns of Paris. in the city many houses were
| "a vaded by hordes Of rats. driven out Of the
/ sewers by tho floods Scientists assert that
/ the Ei1el Tower causes electrical Disturbances,
! and that the climate has been much worse
4 since the tower was huilt.-The Hebrews in
| Moscow are being driven from their homes,
| after being compelled to sigu paper TO the
| effect that thoy are quitting the town Of their
! own will. The prevalent destilutiol. owing
! 10 the bad harvest. has made the lDt Of the
4 Hebrews more wretched than before the stury-
! ing prasantry seeking 10 wgeak vengeance on
/ them for their own msCry.-Ihe price OF
! bread is rising in London. Charity viii be
| heavily taxed TO supply the needs Of the poor
! this Winter The Salvation Army is in
/ crossing its lodging and food accommodations
| in preparation for the demands Of Winter. and
I notwithstanding the opposition OF the English
! Church and Of the London Times money is GOw-
4 ing in literally from various quarter 10 the
4 Army cxehequer. By the Army methods the
! poor are quickly assisted without the usual "rGd
| iape"-The Sultan OF Zanzibar has handed
over 20 the British the details Of civil and
! military administration. Heretofore. while
acknowledging a British protectoraie, he has
been virtually independent rs to the internal
! Government His action makes him a mere
! fgurehcad. GcstitutiOn in Russia con-
tinues with increasing horrors. The Govern,
meut IS acting with all the vigor possible, but
the absolute dcarth Of supplies makes it diff
cult to send relief TO many places where it is
] badly needed.