The Dickinson press., 1893-06-03
From Other Shores.

Ttout Sltiot SIlOTSS.
Russia will send three additional war
ships to New York, being determined to
surpass England.
Herr Frentz of Mannheim, socialist
editor, has been arrested for having writ
ten lender disrespectful to the emperor.
Advices from Japan say that the vol
cano Bandaisan has become active and
that widespread disaster has been caused
by its eruption.
A new blue book issued by the Can
adian government tells why the confer
ence, in Washington, on the matter of
reciprocity with the United States came
to naught.
The Russian imperial council has under
consideration proposal by Count Voront-
zoH Dashkoff TO make the Russian peas
antry direct owners of the land which
they now till for the commune.
that Italy and the United States have
agreed that the American legation in
Rome and the Italian legation in WASH
ington shall be raised to the rank of en-
bassies.
The reports regarding the crop of WIN
ter wheat in European Russia show that
in 124 districts it is excellent, in 3O2 dis
tricts good, and in ten districts bad. Sum-
mer wheat in the Southern provinces is
generally promising.
The epidemic of smallpox is increasing
ut Gothenburg. Twenty-four persons
have already died from the disease, and
the schools and the college are closed for
fear of infection.
M. Basly and NJ Lamaudin, French
delegates to the miners international
Belgium on the ground that they had
miners from Northern France in 1892
A dispatch from Porto Novo says that
King Behanzin has placed himself at the
head of the remains of his army and
threatens to take the offensive. Conse-
quently Col. Lambinet will start out in
September with small expedition to
crush him.
AT the Seine assize at Paris NJ. Arton,
the Panama lobbyist, was sentenced to
twenty years penal servitude for frauds
in connection with the dynamite society
and to five years civil degradation and
the payment Of 10000 francs fine for his
unlawful and dishonest practices in his
relations to the Panama Canal company.
A wine merchant named Coupe, living
in the Rue de la Glacicre, Paris. became
ST ddenly inslne and shot his
wife, son and eldest daughter dead and
seriously wounded his youngest daughter.
He then attempted suicide. Jealousy of
his wife was the cause of his insanity.
El Porvenir in Cartagena says that the
Italians and other foreign laborers i'm
ported to do railway work have quit
their employers, and are drinking and
stealing in the city. They have become
such menace to the safety of life and
property that the police have been ordered
to get them out of the country
The German government has denied the
truth of the statement that Emperor Will
lam in his capacity as supreme com
mander of the imperial armies would is
sue manifesto concerning the army bill.
To the denial is added the explanation
that the emperor is supreme commander
only in war. In peace the federated
princes command their respective armies
The Honved monument was unveiled
at Buda-Pesth in the presence of ali
enormous crowd. The people were en-
tlnnsiastic, but perfectly orderly. The
emperor was received with cheers when
ever he appeared. After the ceremony
closed with cheers for him several stu
dents sang Kossuth's hymn and were
applauded until they sang it again. Many
wreaths were placed on the monument.