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FOREIGN NEWS.
Germans Will Explore
African Lakes.
THE BARMAIDS OF BERLIN.
Detonation Of a Heavy Gun Smashes
the Windows in a Passing
Railway Train.
THE BARMAIDS OF BERLIN.

Bavaria's mad King is growing worse.
The population Of Russia is estimated
at 1lO, ,0O0,OOO.
Police statistics are said 10 show that
there are 1900 paupers in Naples.
French newspapers are inclined 10
poke fun at London's proposed Eiiiel
tower.
Mr.. Stead's defense Of the Prince of
Wales is said to have made converts of
many.
They are talking of introducing the
American trolley car on Edinburgh's
streets.
General Latino Caeho, the celebrated
Republican leader and poet OF Portugal,
is dead.
There are $1,000, 900 farmers in France,
the total population OF the country be-
ing 38,0O0,0 600.
A bill is to be introduced into Paria-
ment to limit the personal caricatures of
the royal family in comic papers.
A dispatch from Zanzibar says the Sui
tan has declared his dOminions within
the zone Of the Brussels spirit act.
Two thousand Frenchmen claim re-
wards for bravery displayed on the occa-
sion OF the st. Mande railway disaster.
Prof Koch is still experimenting with
his lymph regardless of the sneers Of the
French medical men, who are not in
| it,"
1t is again denied that the King OF
Italy manifests any coolness to the
American ladies in waiting upon bis
royal wife.
Advices from Buenos Ayres are to the
effect that the Argentine Republic is op-
posed to the wholesale immigration OF
Russian Jews.
Unless new outlets for Russian cotton
manufactures are created, there will be q
wholesale dismissal OF workmen from
Russian mills.
The formation of an Irish club has
been begun in London, the Irish popula-
tion there-about ,000-having no
place of rendezvous.
A German expedition has been organ
lied to explore the African lakes. Lake
Victoria will be sounded and its banks
thoroughly explored.
Italy's deficit for the last fiscal year
was $500 900, and in spite of all the
talk as to economic reforms the standing
army is being increased.
The French Foreign Minister Ribot
has advised Servia to adopt pacific at
titude and refrain from offensive demon
stration against Bulgaria.
Renewed efforts are being made to Sc
cure the pardon of Mrs. May brick, who
is confined in an English prison for the
murder of her husband by poison.
BY order of the German Emperor the
Prussian Minister of the Interior has is
sued decree forbidding the use of bap-
tismal names of political character.
Sally, the famous chimpanzee in the
London geological gardens, is dead. She
was the most popular figure in the gar
dens since Barnum took Jumbo to
America.
The detonation of new heavy caliber
gun at Ingolstadt recently smashed all the
windows of railway train that was
passing the artillery range at the time.
Fortunately none of the passengers were
injured.
The grand prix de Paris will in future
be worth over 10000, as the French
Jockey Club has added a sum of 150, 900
francs to it, while $4,000 francs more are
contributed by the principal railway
companies.
+ The Paris walters, who have formed a
trade union, are now discussing their ul-
timatum with the restaurant keepers.
They not onl Y insist upon their right to
wear boards and no uniforms, but also
to smoke when not actually serving.
A Russian press censor permitted the
following item to appear in Moscow
paper: "It is our opinion that Russia
needs new railroads, and she will have
them" For this the censor was sus-
pended for three months and the editor
fined $500.
The bsrmaids of Berlin have started
an organ, the HerzbIaH. 1t offers oppor-
tunities for literary work and for the dis
closure of cases of ill treatment. The
subscribers form a material aid society
to help needy members, to secure places
and to appeal to the courts if necessary,
In November next there will be held
at the Crystal Palace in London an in
ternational exposition of electricity,
which will last several months. 1t was
projected in consequence of the success.
full one held at Vienna, and will be sub.
ject to the same conditions.
The Reichsgeset BIat publishes an or.
der to the effect that the prohibition o.
the importation of swine, pork and sau.
sages of American origin shall no Longer
be enforced when such live hogs or hos
products are furnished with official Ger.
tificates stating that they have been ex.
amined in accordance with American
regulations and found free from qualities
dangerous to health. The Chancellor
has sent instructions to the proper off.
cials that an order be given Immediately
to that effect.