The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-10
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Admiral Won Knorr, head of the Ger
man navy, has resigned.
Burton, the last of the dynamiters,
has been released from British prison.
Germany is said to have renewed ne
gotiations for the purchase of the Caro-
line islands
According to statistics issued by the
Lima Chamber of Commerce, Peruvian
exports for 1898 exceeded the imports
by more than 100000 soils.
The French senate has elected ex-
Minister Falieres to be president of
that body by a vote of ISL against So
cast for Minister Constans.
The Madrid authorities have offered
Aguinaldo a ransom of $1,000 for each
officer, 500 each for the privates and
$500 for each civil servant. They have
not offered to ransom the priests.
The Venezuelan troops have captured
the city of Calabozo, capital of the new
state of Guarico, in which the revolu-
ton led by General Ramon Guerra, sup
ported by the Crespo party, has been in
progress for several weeks.
Details of the instruction in the CEN
trail provinces of China, received by the
Empress of India, state that the rebel
forces and the imperial troops met in a
pitched battle on Jan. %, and the latter
were defeated with great slaughter
Advices received from Bocas del Toro
say General Reyes. the Nicaraguan Of
ficer who headed the recent revolution
at Bluefields and who succeeded in es-
Gaping from that place, is still at Bocas
del Toro. Nothing is known as to his
future movements.
1t is said that the wife of Rigo, the
gypsy musician who eloped with Prin-
cess Chimay, has been granted de-
cree of divorce. Rigo and the ex-prin-
cess are in Cairo appearing in the
Grand Cafe Chantant. The princess
will now marry Rigo, it is said.
The steamer Aberdeen has arrived at
Halifax from Sable island, bringing the
crew of the wrecked steamer Moravia
Captain Jorginson, which was lost on
the northeast bar of the island last
month, Second officer Brenton of the
Moravia is the only one lost out of a
crew of 49,
hurricane has been raging over the
Black sea, and numerous casualties
among shipping have been reported.
Two English steamers went ashore near
Poti, Turkish steamer has been wreck
ed, and a sailing ship bound for Theodo.
STA has been sunk. The crew of the lat
ter persisted.
A dispatch to The Pail Mall Gazette
from st. Jean de Luz says that ammu-
milton has not been supplied to the gov
eminent troops in the north of Spain,
while the Carlists have imported vast
quantities Don Carlos the dispatch
says, is only awaiting the ratification
Of the peace treaty to take the field.
Nine. Bianchini, wife of the famous
French scenic artist, Charles Bianchini
convicted on the charge of attempting
to poison her husband, was sentenced
to five years penal servitude. AS she
was leaving the courtroom the prisoner
made a futile attempt to commit suicide
by stabbing herself with a hatpin.
Sir Edward Fry, formerly lord jus
tice of appeal. is suggested as the sue
cessor of Lord Herschell at the head OF
the Canadian joint commission. Lord
Macnaghten is regarded as a suitable
chairman of the commission, but he is
already fully engaged on the Argentine
ARBITRATION commission. The appoint
ment of Lord Brampton (Sir Henry
Hawkins) is now considered unlikely.
The new Spanish cabinet took office
on Saturday. The ministry is COM
posed as follows: Premier and minister
of foreign affairs, Senior Silvela; minis
ter of the interior, Senior Dato minister
of finance Marquis Villa Verde; minis
ter of justice. Senior Duran; minister OF
war, General Poaveja; minister OF
public works and of the colonies, Mar
quis Pidal; minister of marine, Admiral
Gomez Imaz