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Day
2
Month
December
Year
1887
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Public Domain
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The Germán reichstag convened on the 24th iast. 'f ho ex-Empress Eugenia is seriously UI in Amsterdam. Two Kussian stcamers collided off the Criniean coast Kov. '4, and 35 of the crew were drowned. l'rinceas Beatrice's second child has been christenedYictiriaEueeniaJulia Eva. Mr. O'Brien, the Irish editor now in jai' at Tuitamqre, is writing a letter to the Irish jiarty with bis owu bluod för iuk and a bras, pin for a peu. Micbael Davitt says that the Irish alone could settle land queation with landlords. Denied that there is any immediate prospect of an Austrian-Kussian war. Dennis McKamara, a suopkeepeer at Ennis, has been genteneed to a week't imprisunnieut lor sel. ing copies of United Ireland, Williara O'Brleu'a paper, the selliug oí wbicu has been jirohibited. This is the tirst instance whcre a person has been pros-eeuted lor selling papers. Germany's army is to be iucreased in strengtli and the age of liability to service is to be extended. The latest report shows that 112 persons were drowned in the Scholten disaster. The coroner s jury found that the accident was ilue to an error of judgment on the part oL tha Scuolten's oflieers, but on re. quest of the coroner the objectional een. sure was expunged. Don Juan, fatherof Don Carlos of Spain, died in Kngiand rocently. Don Carlos claims that by viitue of hls father's death he becomes the legitímate king of Spain, as well as of France, because of hu place in tuu Bourbon family. A boarding scuool in thu village of Werchobistritzkioi, liussia, was destroj-ed by lire the othor uight, and ,6 girls were burned to death. The czar has accepted the offer of L i,000,0ü madeby Baron Hirt,ch for Ihe benefit of the Jews in turoije. The object is the founding of primary schools in Kussia. A report has been received ín London that Stanlej and his lollowers are starving. The Chinese govêrnment has effected a loan of ü,UW),LÜO teels at 5)4 per cent. for 30 years.

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