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dressed man struck him knocking off his
= hat and then threw his arm around the Pre-
sident's neck trying to seize his beard,
squeezing the neck so hard that the skin
was broken. Colonel Lasson and M. Ra-
mandow, the Presidents Secretary, dragged
him off NJ. FalliGres, and detectives arrested
him. He is named MATHS, a waiter at a
cafe, and is apparently demented. Royalist
documents were found in his possession, and
during his examination, he boosted Of hav-
ing done his duty and followed bis con-
science m making q demonstration of dis
pleasure with NJ. Fallieres' alliances with
Freemasons, ~etcetera. The leaders OF the
reactionary opposition disavow their vol
unteer champion, although they are certainly
closely related. NJ. FalliGres continued his
usual walk, and returned gu foot to the
ElysGe.
The attack is compared with that made
upon President Loubet on the race track N
1899, when his unpopularity over the Pan
anna scandal was much alleviated by the re-
action in his favour.
M. Iswolsky, Russian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, in his annual statement of RusSIN's
foreign policy, said that although the treaty
Of Berlin annihilated half of what Russia
had accomplished for the Slavs, Russia had
observed it for thirty years, until another
pOW6I uuCt CldiJu6O II0 lSSH0 " L4A1NllN a
portion disadvantageous to itself this gives
Russia the the moral right to indicate the
portions which are disadyantageous to Russia.
TheBllkan states and Turkey are raising qpcs-
tons which can only be settle by a confer
ence Of the signatories, w~bere&Ilussla would
seek to promote a Turco-Pulgarlan agree
ment. Bulgaria's declaration Of indie
pendence had produced a painful lm-
preston, and Russia, although sympathetic,
would continue her favour only if Bulgaria
maintained solidarity with the other Balkan
states. After a debate a vote of confidence
was passed with an expression OF sympathy
with the Slav states and counsel to make
pacific efforts III these interests.
A despatch from Curacao announces
thearrival there Of the warship Gelderland,
closing the Dutch demonstration against
Venezuela. President Gomez has revoked
the decree preventing MINER between
Venezuela and Colombia.
A despatch from Sydney, New South
Wales, states that johnson, an American
negro, defeated Burns, the Canadian, i'll the
fourteenth round, when the police interfered,
but the referee declared Johnson the worlds
heavy weight champion.
Prices unchanged. a.
London, Dec. 28th.-The first snow has
fallen and is several inches deep in England
and Wales, and binding along the COAST, ana
several minor accidents have occurred. The
King was out shooting on Saturday and
attended Church yesterday although it was
extremely cold.
In the football match between Swansea
and the Australians the forme scored six
against nothing for the latter.
Tottenham Hotspur scored TIN 9 against =
nothing for Oldham, reversing Frio vs. re-
suit. Fifty thousand spectators WEI pre-
sent and overlooked the field, sroppi g tae
game for ten minutes; one pel~on was killed
at tire entrance.
At johannesburg, Walker covered one
hundred yards in nine and two-tifths Sc
conds and one hundred and twenty yards
in eleven and two-ifths, the worlds record,
displacing the American Kelly.
A despatch from Annoy states that the
natives disobeted orders to cease planting
peoples, and a riot followed, during which
eleven persons were killed. Troops have
been despatched'to enforce the anti-opinm
edict.
Negotiations between Austria and Turkey
are at a deadlock over Austria refusal tc
pay cash and Turkeys refusal to accept 'any
other settlement. Austria has 155, OO0troops
ready. but there have been many deaths and