Other Lands

Germán Boldlera employed in Schmertz' factor; at Marlanvlller, recently closcd by the government, have been Bummarlïy i'xpt'leil trom Flanee, lt s reportad that a slmllf factor? on the frontier is about j to be closi-d. Reprlsala are beiug made on , the other skle of the frontier, wbere varioua. persona have been punlshed fur BlrigIng thé "ïlarselllaisé" and shouting ; "Vive Ib Kranee. " There te murli [ Jecture in diplomatic circles as to how the matter will end. lt .i reported that the Bnlgarian regents ] are medltatlng the proclamation of King Charlea f Ronmanla asprlnceof Bulgaria, tlius virtually making of the Danublan Balkan provinces one kingdom, Ronmanla having, it is .aid, consentedto thescheme. 'i'liis pollcy is attributed to tluj initiative of England and is said to have the ; al of (iermatiy. The Ainci-iciin exliibilion is ilaily gainIng in public favor, and enormous cruwds vlalt the Wild West Bhow. When the Qneen visited the show Sergeant Bates I ui vaneed aml presen ted the American llaji, whereupon the Queen stepped torward ihd eeremonlously bowvd toward the ilag as it was lowered. Slf Arthur llavclock, governor of Natal, ias been Instriicted tp proclaiin Zululand, ixcepting that portion cohstltutlng tho u-w Boet republlc, a British possesslon. ; I'lie new Boer republic ocouplefl the ! western part of Zululand, but does not n ach to the coast. lts arca is about 1,800 square miles. lts capital i.s Vryheld. The Qnean'g jubilee celebratlon will 'ast trom .June 20 to '5. Tlie royal palaces wil] nut Bccoramodate the royal vi-iims, so that the chamberlain has engaged romns tor them at the hotels. .Unie 21 will bü observed as a holiday thronghon) Great Brltaln. On that day (he Qneen will have COmpleted the 50th year of her reign. William O'Brien, editor of United ] huid, now lecturlng in Canada, lus been elected to a seat in the house of commous. ! A contract has be.en let for the eoustruction of tlio Manchester sliip canal; The "ititch'" will cost L5,000,00a. The five men who took tho most prominent part in the plot to assassinate theczar have been exeeuted. The bridge over the Avon river at Windsor, N. S., was bunied the Other ilay. Qladstone has gono t; Swansea, Wales, to speml a few days. .