The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-31
NEWS From ABROAD.

ana which contains the names OF Mrs.
Harrison and Mrs. Bland, was presented
to the Queen Monday.
The failure was announced Monday
Of the firm Of Redfern. Alexander x Co.,
Australian and New Zealand merchants
and bankers Of No. 3 Great Winchester
street. Their liabilities amount to
$1,25O,00O.
News was received at Berlin Monday
that a banker Of that city named Broks
and two guides who were accompanying
him fell over a precipice while ascending
Mont Griy0a. i'm the Aosta Valley, Italy,
and that all three were dashed to death on
the rocks below.
Three hundred Russian Hebrews at
tempted 10 cross the Bohemian frontier
Monday ~ take n train at Ittau for
Hamburg. The attempt was made near
kratzau. The emigrants refused to an
swer the question of the customs officials
on the border Is to their former place of
residence. and when ordered back about
200 of them made a rush TO get beyond
reach of the guards They were over
taken, but fOught.the officers who tried
30 detain them. More guards were sum
mOned and the migrants were forced
back. There are nj known cases Of
cholera among them but several are
ailing, and all are dir,y beyond descrip-
ton.
The Sutan's cavalry and infantry
started from 1angier on "a expedition
into the country of the rebelliOus
Angheras Monday morning. Arter bnrn-
inc four villages they met the ii in body
Of insurgents. A brisk eXchG 20 Of
musketry shot followed, but in short
time q majority of the rebels fled. 1fanv
of the tugitiyes made their way TO ne
seash0re, whence they escaped i'm hshitg
boats. A few of the insurgents fougl
desperately, until Hannah, their leader
seeing that the battle was lost. mounted
his horse and fled. The troops then re-
turned 60 Tangier With the heads of
the rebels they had killed for which
they will receive s. per head from the
Sultan'S treasury. They brought with
them number of cattle and a quantity
OF furniture they had seized in the camp
OF the rebels II is reported that I'm
the encounter With the rebels eighty of
the Sultan's troops and officers were
Killed and wounded.
Chauncey VI. Depew arrived in Lon |
don Monday from Hamburg where he |
has been taking the cure for the last !
$50 weeks. Be sails for home to-day /
by the steamer City Of New York Mr. /
Depew was seen this evening on his way /
g. due with Lord Rosebery. He said. |
j have enjoyed my stay at Hamburg |
Immensely. Not only is the place itself
perfection. but one meets there the cream
OF European society i'm a sort of ndress /
unifOrm, which offers every advantage |
to student Of human nature like my
self 1 diued twice with the Prince of
Wales, twice with the Grand Duke of
Aleckenburg. and | constantly met other
nobilities, royal diplomatic, literary aud
artistic. The most serious conversation
turned on European politics. which it
is becoming every day more our duty as
Amerlcans 10 study. Americas interest
in European politics increases with each
new ship added TO her navy.
Mr. Norbert r. Asquith, the Home !
Secetary. has visited Bridgend, Wales
near which place is located the Park
slip coal pit, the scene Of the disastrous
explosion on Friday last. Speaking 10
q miners widow, Mr.. AsQuith said the
Queen had asked him to convey her sym
pathy 10 the wives who had lost their /
husbands and sons in the pit. for, ne add
ed, she knew what it was to lose husband
and children. The Parkslip Mining Com
pany has given $500; Colonel North,
chairman of the board Of directors Of
the company, $3.50, and three OF the di-
rect0rs 300 each to form the nucleus of
a fund TO be started under the auspices
of the Lord Mayor of London, for the
purpose of relieving the distress caused
Inv the disaster. One of the men who
had been rescued from the mine died
Monday. Two Wore bodies were found |
by the searching parties during the day,
making the number of names on the
death roll eleven.
The trial of the Marquis de- Morcs for
q ]
Juue 23d last. Captain Mayer, of the En-
ginccr Corps. and a professor in the
EcOle Polytcchnique. began Monday.
Count Lamasse and NJ. Guerin, the Mar
ouis seconds. and Captain Paujadc and
NJ Delorme Captain Mayors sec
onds. were also then arraigned,
charged With completely In the crime. /
4 fter the proceedings had commenced the
Marquis de Mores arose i'm the dock,
and. standing with folded arms, har-
angucd the Court for half an hour on
his meat speculations in the United
States and his colonization enterprises in
YonQum. The duel was the outcome OF
the anti-Semite campaign conducted by
l1dOuard DrumOnt. editor OF the Libre
Parole, an Anarchist paper. Captain
Mayer was a Hebrew. aud the Marquis
de- AorcS who poses rs an advanced So
cialiSt. became involved i'm a religious dis
putc with him. which ended i'm a chal-
iengc. a duel and the death of Captain
Mayer from a sword thrust
4 disastrous accident occurred about .
o'clock Monday on the railway. near
Brussels The express train from Ostend
10 Brussels was near Dieghem and Scha-
erbeek when the ordinary acc0mm0da-
ton train from Brussels TO Antwerp col
lided with IT, The express train was
most damaged a irst-class carriage Of
the express was smashed 10 pieces and
three of those ia the carriage were killed.
4. JeSlein. consul-generai at Brussels
for the Orange Free State, was among
the many injured, and it is feared that
several of the injured will die. The loco
motive Of the express was also badly
damaged i'm the collision. and the fire.
1Oan and engineer We're crushed TO death
Other lirst-class carriages were damaged.
and the second end third-class coaches
were minjured. News was at once sent
10 Brussels. aud a train, loaded with rail-
way officers and workmen was forwarded
To the scene The uead We're brought 10
me city aud the injured attended 80 Oh !
rho spot. the most severely hurt being
conveyed 10 their homes or 70 the hos
pifals. An inquiry has been instituted as
10 the cause of the disaster. King Leo
pold of Belgium. was in the next train
from Ostend following that which was
wrecked. Owing 10 The blOckadlng of
the line by the wreck His Majesty had
10 leave the train in which he was trav-
cling and take another route into Brus-
sells