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Egypt's Cotton Crop the
Largest Known.
RUSSIA FIRES THE GERMANS.
German Government Will Repeal the
Restrictive Passport Decree
in Alsace-Lorraine.

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been finished.
The Kurds are numbering the Christ
ians in Armenia.
Egypt's cotton crop for this year is the
largest ever known.
The next British Trades Union Con.
gress will Sit at Glasgow.
| Many telegraph lines are now being
extended into the heart of Africa.
Next month 374 estates Of the Russian
nobility will be sold under foreclosure.
The London Times calls on Canada to
check public corruption, whatever the
cost.
Berlin is the only city in Germany
that has an excess Of 100000 popula-
ton.
The British steamer Ambassador from
Odessa has been stranded off Salcombe,
England,
The Russian government IL discharg-
ing all Germans from government en-
ploymert.
! Alexander Jacques, the French faster.
has succeeded in living fifty-two days
without food
There are fully 1,000,000 more sheep
in Great Britain Just now than there
were a year ago.
A serious outbreak Of smallpox is re-
ported in various districts within the
borough Of Leeds,
England establishes her sway over
Manipur by choosing iive-year-old Ra-
jah with British officer to administer
affairs.
The German government intends to
repeal the restrictive passport decree in
Alsace- Lorraine and abolish the regula-
tions altogether.
A new and improved revolver for the
German army is being turned out in
greatquantities at the government arms
factories at Spandau.
Frau Bismarck, wife Of the stricken
ex.Chancellor, Is n victim Of hypochop-
dria, and fances herself in an extremely
delicate state Of health.
The report OF the Registrar General OF
Ireland shows that upward Of 100000
acres Of land in ireland have gone out
OF cultivation since 1890.
Germany expects to manufacture a
large quantity of beet sugar this autumn,
which 1t will sell to the United States
in exchange for American pork,
According to statistical accounts the
astounding number Of 81, ,65y pilgrims
passed in front Of the holy coat at 1'reves
between August 20 and September 2.
The County Council Of Plymouth.
England, has decided to erect a memorial
tablet on the Barbican pier to commem-
crate the departure Of the Maytlower.
The Russian 400 do not approve Of
flirting, and have therefore established
the rule that no man must waltz around
the room more than once with his part
ner.
\ 1t is generally believed in Europe that
the Czar's government is endeavoring to
effect a compromise with England with
the view Of keeping her outof the drei-
bund.
i There isa rush Of religious mission
aries to Africa from Germany, the Cath
olics leading, Ninety per cent. Of those
sent out die from the effects Of the eli
mate.
4 The committee formed to bring about
the release OF Mrs, Maybrick from prison
has retained Sir Charles Russell and Sir
Horace Davey to test the legalityo Mrs.
Maybrick's detention in prison.
4 Prince Bismarck through his high for
ester, Westpha, has sued tenant living
on his estate for money and labor due
under the feudal custom. The case has
attracted considerable attention.
A treaty Is being arranged between
Russia and Persia to secure the exclu-
sion OF Persian-marked English goods,
Il 100000 roubles worth Of cotton text
nres having crossed the Persian frontiers
in 1890.
The lanaibaris are intoxicated with
their victory over the Germans, and are
attacking coonists wherever missions
are established, AS u consequence the
whites are fleeing To the coast to save
their lives.
(. The Rome Tribana announces that
England, Italy, Germanyand the United
States have decided to make n naval
demonstration in Chinese waters, and
that the command Of the combined fleet
!, will be givento the Duke Of Genoa.
Six families living at Thann Alsace,
have been ordered by the German au-
thorities to become naturalzed or leave
the province. It is feared that this
4 means the Inauguration Of an extensive
movement to expel allfamiles OF French
connection
Mrs. Kendall in On interviewiniormed
} an English reporter on a London journal
that she considered American critics un-t
appreclatiye. English critics on the
! other hand were in many cases untrust-
worthy and not always above being im-
properly influenced or allowing them.
selves TO be controlled byunworthy bias.