Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-07
Prof Koch Resigns All
Public Offices.
RUSSIA PURCHASING CORN.
Cannibalism in the Free Congo State
Leads to an Expedition Against
the Offenders.
The Imperial Bank of Melbourne ha
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August II.
Duties on petroleum and ice in Argen-
tina have been reduced.
The French squadron was enthusiastic
ally welcomed at Cronstadt.
The educational bill has passed the
third reading in the British House OF
Lords.
The proposal to construct a canal from
the Tyne to the Solway, with a depth of
fifteen feet, is again revived.
The Gar of Russia will celebrate his
silver wedding next November in a mod
est fashion near Copenhagen.
There is talk in Paris Of an elevated
railway, but the project does not find
favor with the press OF the city.
BY the will of the late Peter Carmi-
chael the Established Church of Scot
land is to receive 10 less than 100000.
Models OF the Lloyd steamships are
features Of the nautical part of the Ger
man Exhibition now open in London.
A lively agitation is going on at CO.
!ogne for the purpose of making the
Rhine below the city nayigable for ships
OF the largest size.
A ship canal is proposed to connect
| Venice with the Gulf of Spezza 1t
would be 10 miles long, 240 feet broad
and cost ESP, 100000.
The ara flooded in Moravia and 81
lesia has increased. In the TyroIese
Alps avalanches have fallen into the val
leys and caused great damage.
The gas companies of Paris have in
the last ten years paid over $40.0OO,0 0l
into the city treasury for the privilege OF
supp wing gas to the city at cost.
Agents of Mr.. Parnell, so it is ru-
mored, have been buying up Mrs
O'Shea's picture as exposed for sale in
London shops and endeavoring to ar
range to stop it.
The Labor Exposition soon to open to
the public at Paris Will be very interest
ing to visitors. The history Of trades
and manufacturers from the fourteenth
century will be feature.
The total population Of France is 3S,-
| O95, l5J. This is an increase since the
last census OF pos, 5S4. and this is entire
Iy in the urban population, the rural
population having decreased.
Queen Victoria has conferred upon
Earl Cadogan the title of Knight Com
mander OF the Order of the Garter. thus
filling the va an"y in the order caused
by the death OF Earl Granville.
\ boy delivering bread at Berlin en-
tered a yard where there were two blood
hounds loose, and before the people OF
the house could reach the boy the beasts
had literally torn him to pieces.
Russia has made large purchases OF
corn, and the government is storing
large quantities Of grain supplies. The
rise in the price OF cereals in Germany
is partly due to Russian buyings.
Prof. Koch has resigned all public Of
fees held by him III Germany. This
step is associated with his supposed dis
appointment over the unsatisfactory re-
suits of his discovery OF " tubercuin. y
Visitors in sufficient numbers to make
the Eitfel tower in Paris pay once more
are reported. The great st crowds are
on Sunday, when all the elevators are
run, whereas only one is operated OH
week days.
English shipping papers are agitating
for the formation of a volunteer naval
cadet corps to be recruited chiefly from
! fishermen and isherbOys as a volunteer
naval reserve and feeder to the active
naval forces.
The Berlin National Zejtung announces
that genuine brotherhood Of French
men and Russians is unattainahle, hold
ing that Russia is uncivilized and France
has " few points OF sympathy with bar
barrie Russia"
The Vatican is absolutely decided in
spite OF the threats and persuasions OF
the monarchists to continue in France
the policy OF adhesion to the Republic
in order to restore that country to union
and to religious and political pacifca-
| ton.
Canmibalism am ing the natives in the
! Free Congo State has led to an expedi-
ton against the offenders in which num-
bers of the natives were killed. The
! Bakumas at Stanley Falls are reported
to be returning to human sacrifices and
| feasts
In the British House of Commons Sir
Jam Ferguson said that the govern
ment had reason to bel eve that salts
! factory arrangements would shortly be
made with the United States in the mat
ter of arbitration i'll the Behrirg Sea
question
1t is claimed by Canon Rintledge that
St. Martins, Canterbury, England, is
| the oldest church in Europe. He asserts
that it is the oldest editice which was
built originally as a church during the
first four centuries and has remained a
church until the present day.
There is much excitement at Adrian
ople over the killing of a Greek girl. A
Greek butcher charged Hebrew butchers
with the murder, and subsequently the
body Of the Greek was found, filled with
stabs. The feeling became so great that
martial law has been found necessary in
the distIi It.
Mrs Maybrick's solicitor SAYS that he
has been advised by Charles Russell that
her case can be reopened and new trial
had, grounded on the refusal of the in
surance company to pay the policy. The
solicitor intends to carry ont this scheme.
Much new evidence has been collected
in America. Mrs. May who is still
| in prison, suffers much from i'll health
The London Chronicle takes Sir GEORGE
| Baden Pows II, one of the English Bqhr-
ing Sea Commissioners, to task for Mt
terances not i'll the line of his duties
Sir George asserted at Victoria. B. g
that the Mckinley law is final effort Of
the United States to compel Canada to
yield her independence, and the Cbron.
,,cte suggests that Lord Salisbury give
him timely hint.
1t is officially announced at st. Peters
burg that Captain Schmidt Of the Rne-
sian navy, who WIS reported as havina
been executed Sc reilly last ApriI for saIi7
ing the plans of the Cronstadt fortifca-
lions, has just been sentenced to banisb-
,shment to Siberia. It was proved in
his examination that he fell into tho
hands of usurers and was induced h,,