Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-02-13
FOREIGN NEWS.


with the vendors OF chemical works. The
London Times advises the public TO hold
aloof from the scheme.
Adyices received in London In regard to
the recent uprising in Portugal, are that 800
OF the insurgents have been imprisoned in
0porto. The latest reports place the num-
Der ofkilled at 100.
According 10 a despatch to the Paris
Temps from It's London correspondent the
latter affects to know that Mr.. Gladstone
has given the required assurances justifying
Mr. Parnell in retiring from the leadership
of his section Of the Irish parliamentary
party. Mr.. Dillon, the correspondent adds,
will replace Mr.. Mccarthy as leader Of the
McCarthyite section and will be selected rs
leader Of the reunited party.
A terrible fire occurred In an orphan asy
lum In Moscow. Russia. The building was
burned, and most horrible scenes were wit
messed as the youthful inmates were being
rescued. As 1t was, nine children were
burned to death, and number Of others
were so seriously injured that their lives are
despaired OF.
A startling railway murder was committed
on the Spanish border While a train was
proceeding from Irun, on the Spanish side
OF the frontier. TO Hendaye, a small French
town. run Of only five minutes, gentle
man who occupied a compartment in first
class carriage was thrown from the train
into the river and drowned. The assassin
escaped.
A general strike has been declared At Car
diff, Wales, among the dock laborers. The
trouble seems to be of serious nature and
likely TO result in another long struggle be-
tween capital and labor. As IL is, every coal
tip in Cardiff Is idle, and the strikers pickcts
are guarding the entrances to all the docks.
The entire police force Of Cardiff is on duty
and steps are being taken to swear in large
number OF special constables.
In the British House OF Commons. the
Irish members, including Mr.. Parnell, voted
solidly in support of Mr.. 6 Gladstone' motion
for the second reading of the bill 10 remove
religious disability.
The men employed on the three great
Scotch railways are TO come to a meeting or
conference with the directors, who have in
tmated that they regard as reasonable the
desire OF the men to obtain more leisure for
rest and recreation, and rs both parties enter
the conference with wish for peace, there
Is every prospect OF satisfactory settle
ment.
A recent London fog was SO dense rs TO
make il impossible to sort wool, and sales
had to be postponed.
During his recent visit to Rome Count
Herbert Bismarck dined with the repre- senta-
tive of Prussia at the Vatican, but Count
Herbert was not received at the Vatican.
The act Of constitution of the new Credit
Foncier was signed at the Italian National
Bank, where the initial capital Of 10000, 900
lires has been deposited.
A brother of the, late Mr.. Robert Ray
Hamilton has in his possession the evidence
Of n man who is now at Pau which Is said to
establish the identity of lIamiton's body
The Pope las forbidden the Catholic
papers TO comment on the fall Of Sig. Crispi,
and belives that the eX-premer will return
to power owing TO the influence Of the Drei-
bund.
As result of lis study of the educational
question in the United SLstes, the Pope is
preparing a letter to Cardinal Gibbons upon
the subject Of Bishop lreland's discourse,
The Pope is highly satisfied with Cardinal
| Gibbons statement and bases his reply
upon the facts set forth in the cardinals
letter.
An incident of the recent fancy dress ball
| at Covent Garden, London, was the dance
| by one of the girls OF the Gaicty Theatre, in
costume, who was lifted into lower tier
box by two youths in red hunting outfits,
and deprived OF her slippers. She continued
| to dance in her stockings, and was again
| lifted into the box aud bcrcft Of these. The
two youths now pinned the stockings to the
| front OF the box. and Lionel Brough. WHO
was disguised ~ n policeman, arrested one
masher after another and brought him up TO
contribute, until the weight of the sover-
! cgns In these articles OF raiment almost
brought them to the floor. The Gsiety girl
seemed to like ii.
Lord Salisbury. the British prime minister,
| has received through the United States lega-
ton an official invitation from the United
ota rapttAatinU (tFa Hrita
TO take part in the Worlds fair in Chicago In
! iS0T.
NJ. VIger, reporter Of the tarih commit
! tee OF tho French chamber is satisfied
that the chamber will adopt the tax
| off.l2 per 100 kiloS on American pork,
which the committee recommends instead of
flo tax. ms urged by the United States
minister, Hon. Whitelaw Reid. This ques.
ton will como before the chamber at the
| end of March.
The French Chamber OF Deputies has
adopted bill regulating the employment OF
women and children In factories. 1t provides
for working day of 10 hours and days
rest In each week.
| According TO dispatches from Peking. the
| imperial decree granting audiences to foreign
ministers has been nuIlted by the deroga-
tory ceremonies prescribed in connection
with such an audience.
Advices have been received in London TO
| the effect that the moderate papers of Rio
Janeiro totally disapprove of the treaty OF
commerce recently arranged with the United
States, as being distinctly disadvantageous
| to Brazil.
The police Of Berlin, Germany, served All
| order of arrest on Nine. Patti, in behalf OF
the st. Petersburg authorities, for breach OF
contract in refusing to sing unless her adj
vance money was deposited with her bank
ers. The serving of the Orler caused sen.
sationa scene. Nine Patti was compelled to
deposit the sum of S2l00 In order to obtain
her liberty.
Although the German government has
definitely abandoned the monopoly Of the
production OF kochine, measures are being
| prepared for rigid state control OF the sale
and a strict supervision Of It's manufacture
Chemists will not be allowed TO sell th,
lymph unless the state analysts have con-
irmed It's purity.
Chevaier Daniel Boone, grand nephew oil
the great Kentucky pioneer, sailed from Lon
don for America with 10 performing lions
| Boone has not been In his native land for Ii
years The hons he has were all captured
by himself He received the title OF chev.
aIier from the sultan OF Turkey.
The shipping federation and trade union.
lists are at open war in Cardiff, Wales, and
similar fight will shortly be commenced at
Hull, England. The point in disDutc |.
again the employment OF non-unionsts il
ships and docks, and the stru gle will almost
certainly end in the defeat of The unionists
The shipping federation is still fighting The
unionsts in London with daily increasing
success, owing mainly to its excellent organ,
ization.