Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-21
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Foreign NEWS.
LISBON, March 21.-Rumors are current
that another conflict has occurred between
the EnglIeh and the Portuguese on the Linn
popo river.
LONDON, March 21.-The Times says Mr..
Parnel would here be branded as liar and
a poltroon. His back out Ia accepted 90 q
craven confession that his cause Ia hopeless.
The forty eighth of the boat races be-
tween the crews of Oxford and Cambridge
Universities was decided this morning. Ii
was won by quarter of length by Oxford
in twent5 two minutes. The race started
at point about 100 yards above Putney
bridge, near London. and finished about
the same distance above Mort lake. The
distance is about four and quarter miles.
LONDON, March 21.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Times in spite of official de-
mails, reiterates that Princess EIlzabath Of
Hesse, the wife of Grand Duke Ssrgus, OF
Russia, was brutally coeroed to join the
Russian church.
TORONTO, March 21-The Globes O.ts.
wa special Gays: "Sir Charles Upper, min
lister of finance, Mr.. Foster, aud Sir John
Thompson, minister of Justice, are ready to
start for Washington st any moment 10
have an informal talk over the question oil
reciprocity with Canada. with Secretary
Blaine and the British minister. It will be
remembered that the Dominion government
until now refused to enter into any informal
consideration of the case, assigning as O
reason that it would prejudice their case by
showing their hand as to what line OF action
they would take when negotiations ware BE-
rousy entered upon. Now 1t appears that
Secretary Blaine has given 1t to be UNDER
stood that he will not recommend the ap-
pointmeut of a commissioner on behalf OF
the United States until he has been furnish.
ed With some substantial proof that the Ca.
madam and British delegates are not going
to Washington with some some impracti.
cable scheme, some faxed up Offer, trumped
up to carry out pledges made to the cleo
tors of Canada during the late campaign,
without any serious belief that the negot''
atioDs would come to anything. From what
can be gathered, Secretary Blaine has init
mated to Sir John Mac Donald through the
British minister that he will not enter Into
formal conference until the Canadian rep
ressutatives have formally discussed the
question with him."
BRISBANE, Australia, Mar. 21.-The
union ehesrers of this colony have cut the
telegraph wires and have attempted to
troops 10 The scene ofthe troubles which have
been goiug On for time past between union
and non-union shearers.
LONDON, March 21.-A dispatch from Santiago
de Cuba 10 the Times ears: Considerable excite
ment has tesn caused here by the report which
comes from Buonos Ayres that President Balma-
ceda's new vessels tho Admiral Lynch and Con-
dell which wore at Baenos Ayres, have escaped
the nsurgent cruisers sent to intercept them and
that they may shortly DO taking an active part
in tho struggle now going on in this country.
The whole Of the 70. ulsti IN, the nitrate syndi-
cates the foreign capitalist and the clergy, except
in the Province of Tarapacs side with President
Bamaceda. There is no analogy between the
troubles now going on in the Argentine Republic
and the troubles hore The president and the
ministers have guaranteed that funds will be de-
posted in Europe for tho payment OF the July
interest upon the national debt 1t is believed
that tho delay 10 the suppression of the troubles
here is only due to the hesitation of tho govsrn-
ment and that tho crushing out OF the insurre;-
ton is only que ston ola few weeks