Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-03

Death Of Thomas C. Barring, the London
Banker-Other Matters Abroad.
Mr.. Thomas Charles Barring, one of the two
members Of parliament representing the city
Of London. died in Rome yesterday Of e1-
haustion, resulting from surgical operation.
Mr.. Barring was for some years engaged in the
banking business in New York city, and was for
more than twenty years partner in the firm
Of Barring Bros. Co., London and Liverpool.
He was born at Adderbury, Oxfordshire. in
1881. He was a son of the late Charles Barring.
DID,, lord bishop Of Durham, and was the
nephew Of the first Lord Westbrook. In addi-
ton to being q member of parliament, Mr.. Bar
ing was a justice of the peace for Essex, Mid
dlesex, London and Westminster and was in the
commission Of lieutenancy for London. Mr.
Barring was stanch conservative and strong
churchman. He was educated at Harrow and
Oxford, where he was a scholar of Wadham and
afterward a fellow of Brasenose College, and
afterward graduated b. A. in 1852 and NJ A. in
1855.
KILLED AT BULL FIGHT.
An accident occurred at Mines at bull fight
on Wednesday at the Dimarques Gera which
was attended with fatal consequences. The
occasion the Easter festival, and in the
races each bull wears a cockade, which the
to get of in order to win. The third bull in
the race was very fiery brute, and all those
who attempted to obtain his decoration were
for long time kept at bay. At length one
young man, holder than his comrades, seized
the infatuated animal by the tail Immediately
on seeing this another youth named Theron
made q dash to the front and endeavored to
seize the cockade. With q desperate effort the
bull plunging forward, managed to free himself.
He sprang upon and managed to throw Theron
A. -
young man with his horns, infiicting mortal
wound in his abdomen.
HOW THE QUEEN KEEPS POSTED
Special queens messengers leave London
twice day, one in the morning and one by the
evening train, and return in the same manner.
By this means Queen Victoria is kept informed
of everything that takes place in connection
with her government and the management of
state affairs. The queen is much agitated by
the Manipur affair and kilograms are continual
between Grasse and London.
REMARKABLE TELEPHONE FEAT.
A remarkable feat in the history of the tele-
phone was performed on Wednesday. The
Paris end Of the line, which connects that city
with London, was switched on to the Marseilles
wire and a conversation was carried on with
most gratifying results, for the words spoken in
London were distinctly heard on the shores of
the Mediterranean, 800 miles away.
TWO NEW FIvE-DAY BOATS TO BE BUILT.
The Cunard Steamship Company has made
contract with ship-building firm on the CLYDE
for the construction of two steamships. each of
IA, 600 tonnage. The new vessels are designed
to cross the ocean in five days.
CUTLERY IMPORTS FALL OFF.
The cutlery exports from Sheffield to the
United States during the last quarter were val
ued at f22, 97A. This shows large decrease,
as for the same period in 1890 the exports
amounted to $4,000. This falling of in Shelf
fields cutlery trade is attributed to the new
American tariff and has resulted in many cut
lers being thrown ont of work.