Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-18
CREAM OF THE LONDON PRESS
The Most Interesting News in the Dailies
This Morning

This Morning.
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-The Times Paris corre-
spondent says that neither the date of the
trial nor the persons who will be co-defendants
with NJ. de Lesseps are yet settled upon
The senate committee favors the bill repeal
ing the Legion of Honor exemption from Grim
lnal process, but opposes hasty action. In any
event the bill will be too late to apply to those
connected with the Panama canal case.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Ne,rs
says: The impending cabinet crisis is of less
interest than are the Panama canal troubles and
the revelations the directors are likely to make
il cornered. Wisconsin rampant at the
the Palais Bourbon when the Panama canal
bubble was being inflated. and the Wilsonites
are now incensed att the government for forcing
trial The number of persons compromised
is said to be 160, belonging TO all par
ties. 1t is said that the sum of
fs0O, 600 WAS spent in Wisconsin, and that the
sum of 81 600 600 was devoured in sham con-
tracts. That the trial will become a gigantic
ure is adopted, the case cannot be opened be-
fore the beginning Of January.
IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
The Times Paris correspondent teiegrapbs
under yesterdays date as follows: To-day
sitting in the French chamber of deputies will
be memorable. NJ Loubets speech fairly sur
prised everybody present. At the close the
triple round of applause, in which more than
three-quarters of the members joined. seemed
to prove that the government had a majority.
VI. de Ramel followed VI. Loubet with an at
tack which somewhat dissipated the effect of VI.
Loubets speech. Considering this fact and the
ominous silence of the radicals with their hob
nobbings and whisperings like conspirators in
the lobbies, il is difficult to predict the out
come. There is a general feeling, however,
that the cabinet will triumph.
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placarded throughout France by the Catholic
social propaganda league.
THE GERMAN BUDGET.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times states
hat the budget of the German empire for 1898
and 1894 shows that the revenue and expendi-
lures, estimated in round numbers. will be
1,277 100000 marks. This is an increase of
55. 600 600 marks over the preceding year.
The Standards Shanghai correspondent gives
Bishop Hughs' account of Chinese attack
made at Nsantinghsien Shenhi in August last
upon him and an Engiishman belong
ing to the French Franciscan mis-
sion. The bishop says that in revenge for
his attempt to get redress for former outrage
horde OF fanatics dragged him through pub
lie street and then. after stoning him, left him
for dead. The local officials took steps to pun
ish the ringleaders. says the correspondent. but
unless the European governments act with
China away from the treaty ports.
PARIS ANARCHISTS INDIGNANT
The anarchists of Paris are indignant over the
extradition of Francois, who was surrendered
to the French authorities by an English magis-
trate to answer the charge OF blowing up the
restaurant Of NJ. Very, in Paris, in April last
The project of police has received warning
that if the decision of the English magistrate is
confirmed on appeal there will be fresh explo-
sions here. Special threats are made against
the British embassy
The Times Paris correspondent says tina.
the Russian journalist, Michel Bernoff. arrived
In Paris yesterday after n journey afoot from
St. Petersburg by the way of Vienna and
Munich. He started from ST. Petersburg on
December II last
The Standards Paris correspondent saws that
five employees in q brush factor at Point de
Marc, near Lille. have died in the past two
days of mysterious illness, resembling the
plague The victims had been engaged prior
to their illness in sorting bristes imported from
Persia. The factory has been closed.
The st. Petersburg Herald says that the COM
mission appointed by the Russian government
for the purpose of considering Germany .
proposition for commercial convention have
decided that it would be incompatible with
Russia s interests.
NJ. Witte, the Russian finance minister, is
making third attempt to raise a loan in
Europe.
The Rev. Charles Clark. the Unitarian divine.
better known as u chartist and radical reformer,
died at birmingham yesterday.