Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Slave Trade Revived
in Morocco.
FANATICISM AMONG TURKS.
Count Won Munster Denies the Report
That the Late Emperor Intended
to Fire Prince Bismarck.

The Socialists of Hamburg, Germany,
and vicinity are building an enormous
cooperative bakery.
The French Chamber of Deputies will
be asked for 100000 to provide for
Frances exhibit at Chicago.
Germany is considering the abandon
ment of her possessions in New Guinea
and the Bismarck Archipelago.
An exciting discussion in the French
Chambers is anticipated over the pro-
posed statue to Danton at Paris.
An ingenious American proposes to
build an elevator lat Mount Blanc, which
will be able to carry PIG persons at once.
The law passed in the House of Com
mons prohibiting the employment of
children under II years affects 100000
little workers.
Much anxiety has been caused in In
dia by the discovery that Russian mer-
chants have succeeded in getting foot
hold in Afghanistan.
The British Parliament has been pro-
rogued to July 81 in order to give the
Commons a holiday and let everybody
t
perOr.
On account of the disorganization of
labor in Brazil it is said the coffee crop
has been so seriously affected as to cause
a reduction OF several million bags in
the yield.
Count Won Munster has caused a de-
NAL to be published of the report that
the late Emperor William had ever in
tended to dispense with the presence Of
Bismarck.
Germany's new income tax law, Just
published, compels foreigners engaged
in business in Germany for year or
more to pay the same tax as is imposed
on Germans.
The Berlin Social Democrats are so
well pleased with their schools for work
ing people that efforts are being made
to extend the system both in Berlin and
other large cities in Germany.
The Pope has decided to create in
Mexico three archbishoprics to be called
Linares, Oaxaca and Durango and five
Observation-Disclosures, Haltillo, Te-
picO, Tehuantepec and Chihuahua.
The right of telling trees over no fewer
than 665, 900 square miles of the Keras-
sond forests and 497 900 square miles of
the FirebOli forests near TGebiZOnd has
been granted by the Turkish government
to private spectators.
A clever Frenchman has just been
taking the statistics of the charities of
Paris, which are immense in volume,
and he finds that three-fOurths of colos-
sal sum which they represent is absorbed
by professional beggars.
A steamer which arrived in London
from Auckland recently brought a cargo
consisting of 10000 sheep and 1000
beeves, all dressed and frozen. This is
the largest single cargo of dressed meat
that has ever been brought to England
The societies for the protection of ami
mails in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
have petitioned the Queen Of Italy to
exert her influence in protecting the
northern birds which migrate to Italy in
winter and are killed there in vast num-
bers.
Advices from Morocco report the re-
vival of the slave trade in the interior of
that empire, where caravans from the
Sahara are frequently bringing slaves of
both sexes and young lads to slave deal
ers in cities like Fee, Mequinez and Mo-
rocco.
Writing by telegraph, now so much
talked about. was tried in France twenty
years ago. Signatures were sent from
Pau to Paris, and the experiment was
considered entirely successful. After
that the whole matter was suffered to
fall into abey ance.
There is said to be good deal of I'M
easiness among Christians i'll the Levant
at the signs of increasing fanaticism
among the Turks. Four Christian bows
and Christian officer in the Turkish
army have lately been found dead under
circumstances leading to the belief that
they were sacrificed to religious bigOtry
Five thousand four hundred Italians.
who left the ports Of Naples and Genoa
for Brazil week before last, were induced
to go to Brazil by a company that was
organized in Rio de Janeiro last wear.
This incorporated company, which has
nominal capital of $25, 000,0 900, proposes
to esta blish large colonies on the Brazil
ian public domain.
The Italian government has already
sounded the leading Berlin bankers on
the subject of loan to redeem that
country from its present almost hopeless
financial condition. The response. it is
said, has been favorable The imperial
government is earnestly DESTROYS to see
Italy put on sound basis financially in
order that Italy may remain free from
French temptation.
1t is stated that the Pope has written
to Cardinal Gibbons that he will never
concede the demands made by Herr Ca
hensley on behalf of St. Raphael Socie-
ties for the protection of Catholic emf
grants i'll so far as the appointment of
national Bishops is concerned, and that
the Pope has also refused the petition of
the Poles in the United States for the
appointment of Polish Bishop.
Foreign Minister Ribot, speaking in
the French Chambers regarding the kill
ing of Rigaud in Hayti, said: "Rigaud's
enrolment as French citizen was an
error, and he was a Haytian subject. but
the striking of his name off the list had
not been communicated to the Havtian
government. France had demanded
reparaton, and Hayti had entertained
the demand, knowing that France would
insist upon it."
Claims for damages amounting in all
to 1000, 900 francs have been filed against
the railway company on account OF the
recent terrible disaster caused by the
collapse of Moenchestein bridge. The
company hopes to make Eiffel Jointly
answerable by showing that he did not
follow the terms of the contract in con-
structing the bridge. The plans of the
bridge are strangely missing from the
archives of the company.
Dr. Leibig has raised a sensation nv
accusing Profs. Bergman and Hahn Of
experimenting with cancer incubation
since 1887 on hospital patients without
their knowledge or consent. Drs. Berg