The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-19

Iats.sstsas kesss "a Ifssssrs trhas Azs
Talked Of In Europe.

Talked Of I'm Europe.
1t is reported In Vatican circles that
Cardinal Jacobini. who was for 50 many
years the principal assistant Of the late
Cardinal Simeoni at the propaganda, is
now about to be appointed prefect gen.
eral Of that institution, in succession to
Cardinal Ledochowski, who is to take
the place of the late Cardinal Bianchi
as prodatary of his holiness. The 30
called congregation de propaganda fide
is the department. OF the papal admins
tration through which intercourse be-
tween the Catholic church in America
and the holy see is carriedon. Cardinal
Jacobini il one of the most enlightened,
progressive and broad minded mepbers
Of the Sacred college, an jenthusiastic
Simirer of the United States and pne Of
the few prelates Of his rank in hejcuria
who possess knowledge Of the English
language t---l Nl,tt
King Georges action in connection
with Crete was practically forced upon
him by his people, and had Ne not dis
patched the Greek feet 10 Rhania it is
probable that he wOtl4 bAve lost his
throne. For two or three weeks past
Athens has been the scope Of popular
disturbances Of 80 lsefipus q character
that the metropolis has been to all in
tents and purposes in q state Of siege.
The euniversity had to be closed and
cleared by the troops, who had several
sanguinary ARRAYS with the students
and with the mob.
Gar Nicholas is determined that the
law abolishing the knout in his domin-
ions should be observed. A magistrate
who recently sentenced citizen to re-
ceive 90 strokes has been dismissed from
his post and sentenced to six months
imprisonment with hard labor.
! The Russian government has decided
TO transform its artillery armament and
to adopt the new quick firing French
cannon. The cost Of this innovation is
estimated at $40, 900, and until il
is completed it is unlikely that Russia
will take part in any great European
war. rt ,..E .ttsf
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The Hungarian government announces
that, although it has no intention Of
proposing the introduction Of universal
suffrage, it has decided to submit to the
Legislature bill for the extension Of
the parliamentary franchise, which Is
at present exceedingly restricted. II
During q discussion in the English
parliament the fact was brought to light
that the only currency in the delta Of
the African river Niger is rum and gin,
which the missionaries are compelled,
much against their will, to use as such
for all purchases from the natives, there
by promoting the decentralization of the
latter Meanwhile King Prempeh, the
ex-ruler Of Ashanti, has been transferred
from his prison at Elmina to Sierra
Leone, where, according to letters from
Freetown, he is drinking himself to
death with benedictine.
In consequence of disturbances among
the students the Universities Of Rome
and of Naples have been closed by order
Of the government
Two noteworthy concessions have just
been granted by the Anglo Egyptian
government to the English company
controlling Cairo tramways. The one is
/ for the filling up Of the Khalig canal,
which runs through the Egyptian capi-
tai and is source Of much disease, and
for the construction of surface line
along the route which it now traverses,
while the other concession is for laying
down a trolley line from Cairo to the
great pyramids at Gizeh.
There is trouble in the ministry of
the interior at Paris. According to the
official statistics Of 1894, the superficies
Of Frances continental territory was
2.932, 686 hectares. The official stats
tics just published, however, give the
superfcies as 52,921, 578 hectares. The
government is now endeavoring to dis
cover what has become of the missing
j IL, 1O8 hectares.
/ According to the annual report Of the
London fire department, Just issued,
there is an average Of ten fires a day in
the British metropolis One hundred
and six lives were lost by fire during the
IL months which have just been brought
to a close, and no less than 400 instances
Of false alarms maliciously given are
recorded, in only seven cases the offend
ers being arrested and brought to pun.
ishment.
The Ofhcial Gazette at Berlin an
nounces that the commercial treaty be-
tween Germany and the republic Of San
to Domingo has been terminated, having
been denounced by the Dominican gov
eminent. New York Tribune.
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