Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-27
soKEIaN TOPICS OF INTEREST.
A Disgraceful Outbreak by Soldiers ut Wey
mouth. England.

Disgraceful Outbreak by Soldiers at Wey-
mouth. England.
The port Of Weymouth, England. was the
scene of q disgraceful outbreak Sunday night
upon the part Of number Of soldiers belong
ing to the artillery CHARTERED there. During the
course Of the evening. it appears, a number Of
artillerymen became involved in o fight with
civilians. The disturbance attracted scrowd of
citizens and also brought reinforcenents to the
soldiers. Finally the fight between the civilians
and artaierymen became general and the SOL
diers, TO the number of about seventy or eighty,
drew their sword bayonets aud charged through
the crowd and down the streets, slashing or prod
ding anybody in their way. The civilians, panic
stricken, fed in all directions. leaving num-
Der OF their wounded upon the ground. When
the news of the disturbance reached the officers
in charge of the artilierymen they ordered the
buglers to call the men back to their barracks.
Though the riotous artillerymen heard the
command they refused to obey and for hours
spread terror through the portions Of Weymouth
frequeuted by the military. Eventually the
soldiers sobered down and struggled back to
their quarters, where they were promptly mr.
rested. All the rioters to be tried by coufit-
martial and may also have to answer TO the
civil authorities.
THE INQUEST IN THE BEDFORD CASE
In the house OF commons yesterday Home
Secretary Matthews stated, in reply to ques-
ton ON the subject. that the coroner who had
charge of the inquest into the death of the
Duke Of Bedford had sent to the home office
copies OF the dispositions taken at the inquest,
and after examining them carefully Mr.. Mat
thews was Of the opinion that there was neces-
slty Tor another inquiry. Sir James FERGUSON,
under secretary of state for the foreign Office,
stated that the convention with Portugal. signed
IN August last, not having been ratified. Eng
land remained under no engagement in regard to
limiting boundaries in Africa excepting so far as
contained In the modus yiyendi expiring in May.
The government Sir James Ferguson added,
had been informed that Portugal intended to
grant charter to the Mozambique Company.
England. however, could not recognize an appli-
cation for charter beyond the limits determined
upon by the convention. 1t was not probable
that her majesty's government, in view of re-
cent events, would sign future conference az
favorable to the Portuguese claims south. of the
Zambesi us that which Portugal failed to ratify.
Hear, hearl.
THE IRISH DISPUTE NOT SETTLED.
The alleged interview with Mr.. Justin Nc
Carthy, sent out as coming by telegraph from
Paris and purportins to give the result OF the last
Boulogne conference, is pronounced to be pure
conjecture. No settlement in the Irish parlia-
mentary party has been arrived at. Mr.. VIM.
U Brien telegraphs from Paris that the ac-
count OF what took place at the recent confer
ence at BOulogne is an entire fabrication. The
fretaaa's Journal, in editorial referring to
Mr. Parnell speech at Waterford Sunday, says
UNLESS the people from Athlone to Dublin,
Limerick, Trales and Waterford 90 back on
themselves and swallow their own words the
whole country stands solid for Parnell. Mr..
Parnell has policy-the seceders have none
Lake the dissentien. liberals they have become
the tail OF an English party"
STIR IN MEDICAL CIRCLES.
n:
have created considerable stir in Partisan medi-
cal circles. The two doctors, after much pro-
fessional discussion in and out of the medical
Journals, exhibited today to their colleagues in
this city another new treatment for tubercu-
losis. Doctors Berlin and PicQ explained that
they injected fifteen grammes of goats blood
into the muscular tissues Of the thighs of two
patients and asserted that cures can be brought
about by renewing such injections every ten
days
SERIOUS scRIMMAaE.
serious scrimmage took place in Bordeaux
in the neighborhood of the docks. number
of French sailors and several German tars be-
gan exchanging insulting epithets and finally
came to blows. Eventually knives were drawn
and two Germans we're so seriously injured
that they were taken to the hospital. Several
Germans and Frenchmen were slightly
wounded. One Frenchman was arrested. 1t
from the effects of the wounds received during
the fight.
MR.. MKINLEY GOING TO BERLIN.
The Washington correspondent. of Berlin
newspaper has sent to his paper an interview
with Mr.. Mckinley. During the course Of this
interview Mr.. Mckinley is quoted as saying that
Prince Bismarck's policy OF limited protection,
which, in twenty years, brought Germany up
to her present state Of prosperity. induced
him to take up the tariff question in the United
States" Mr.. Mckinley is said to have added
that he intended to visit Prince Bismarck in
order TO express personally his admiration for
that statesman and for his policy.
RAILROAD DEPOT BURNED.
The depot of the Caledonia railroad at Cal.
derbana, Scotland, has been destroyed by fire.
The police and railroad officials claim to have
no doubt that the confagratiou was the work Of
an inceIdiary. Strikers are suspected Of hav-
ing instigate1 the crime and number Of ar
rests are contemplated.