Foreign Facts

A nuuiber of prisoners wliile being taken from South Kussia to tbe Caucasus mutinied and uttack the eugine driver. The train was stopped aud a desp érate fight ensued, in which eight soldier, the gendarmes and 31 prisoners were killed. Twonty-oue prisonera escaped. Belgian coal minera are getting troublesome again. 5Prince Henry of Germany is to be married to Princesa Irene in May. The Baptist Union of Londou has ac cepted Spurgeon's resignation. A dispatcb from Mardin, in East Turkey, states that 10,000 people are gtarving there, and calling tor immediate relief. It Is also reported that the famine a' Adana, in central Turkey, still continúes. and the number who are suffering increases daily. The students of Milán havo presented Mr. Gladstone with an album containing the autographs of thousands of Italian students attached to au address of respect. Russian universities are atill closed, because the pólice have learned of a new movement among the studeuts. Mr. William O'iirien, M. P., and editor of United Ireland, who has been contlned n prison since Oct. 21, has been released from Tullamore. An attempt was made to kill Louise Michel while she was delivering an incen. diary address at Havra the other night. The trouble with the Bcotlish crofters continúes. President Cleveland's jubilee present to the pope was formally tendered and ac cepted on the 22d. The announcement comes from England that the Hou. Joseph Chamberlain is likely to succeed Lord Lansdowne as governor general of Canada. It is known that Lord Lansdowne is anxious to return to his Irish estatus. It is semi-ofBcially stated in Ottawa that the home government has urged the dominion cabinet to malee such concessions on the fishery question as will bring about a settlement. There are indicationa of a yielding disposition on the part of the Canadian government under the absolute certainty that the Canadian terms would in any case be ref used by the Amer. ican congress. An explosión of gunpowder occurred in Brestlitovski, Kussian Poland, the other day, killing 11 persons and in j uring 30. The new Manitoba government alleges that the late ministry needs investigationThe outgoing party left but (10,390 in the treasury, though $250,000 had been receivcd from Ottawa but a a few days before the collapse. Ishmail Pashu's claim against Kgypt has been settled. Ha received the Egyptian palaces, which formerly belonged to him, $25,000,000 worth of proporty in Stamboul, $5üU,000 cash, and the commn. tation of his civil allowances at 14 years' purchase. The house of Israel Evans, a licens inspector of Chatham, Ont., was shattered by dynamite tho otber night. No one was hurt, but tli house was badly damaged. Several suspocts have been urrested. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY . January 18, Sexatk.- The bill redueing [rom t5 to $1 the charge for passports was passed; also the bill refunding the direct taz of 1861. The bill directa the secretary af the treasury to credit to each state and territory aad to the District of Columbia a suui equal to all collections made therelrom or trom the citizens or inhabitants thereof or other persons under the direct tax act of Augusto, le!01. H remit all moneys still duu the United States under such act and it appropriates thü amount necessary for the reimbursement. 'lha sums collected directly froui individúala to be heid in trust by the state for the benefit of the persons from whom they were collected or thelr legal representativa. The J-.lair educational bill was discussed uutil the hour for adjournraent. House.- The House adopted the reso'.ution of Mr. Stone of Missouri calling on the secretary of the interior for iruformation as to what legislation is necessary to protect forest lands at the head waters of navigable rivera and put witbin reach of settlers a legal niethod ot' providing themselves with timber. - The house theu went into committee of the whole on the agricultural experiment stations bill. The bill appropriates (585,000 to carry into etl'oct the provisión of the act of Marco, 1887, to establi8h agricultura! experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the various states under the provisions of an act approved .iuly ', lb i. After a brief debate the committee arose and the bill was passed. The banking bill was tben taken up as unflnished business and discuased until the hour of adjournment. Januart, 19, Benate- The bill providing that steamboats under five tons and used for private purposes, shall not be snbjuct to license, was adversely reported. A number of bilis were introduced, among them the following: To grant a service pension to all survivors of the late war. It provides that all otlicers and enlisted men wbo aerved in the army, navy or marine corps, including regulara and volunteers, subgequently to Murch 4, lxl, and prior to .Iuly 1, 1S66, sball ba entitled to a pension at the rate of one cent for each day's service, this sum to be in addition to any pension granted for disability ; for the erection of a public building at Grand Haven; authorizing the secretary of the treasury to pay to any captain, pilot, engineer or mate of steam vessels the sums paid by them as a license fee and for a certifícate authorizing them to prosecute their business hetween 171 and 1882, less 50 cents for each certifícate issued during that time. The senate adjourned until Monday. House. - The consideration of invitations to particípate in t.he Melbourneexhibition and to particípate in the t'ail of the bastile occupied some time, and Lot ti matters were referred. - The committee on appropriations reported the invalis pension approDriation bill. --Discussion of the Wilkins banking bill occupied the remuiuderof the session. JaKQABT 20- Hot:se.- TueThabe-Carlis e contested election case wa.s the only matter under discussion. The disonssiOD was, from the very nature of the case, pureiy partisun, and of no public interest. January 21, House.- Mr. Crisp oL Georgia, called up the contested election case of Thoebe against Cariislo - the pending questlon being on the resolution of tue majority of the conimitteo on elections conflrming Mr. Carlisle's title to bis seat. The vote taken dlsclosed the (act that no quorum was present and tho House adjourned. Janunry 23. Se a. -Mr. Hoar of llassachusetts presented the uovuinor of Masachusetts, the Mayor of Boston, presidenta of colleges and a large number of other distinguished persons represen ting n tnasi meeting held in Tremont Temple on the 12th of Movember last to wolrom tha British peace deputation. This message of peace, ho said, was agood thing to come from one country to another, ami was well worth the respect ful al tention of the Amorican peopli. Mr. lrys of Maine called up the motion to refer to the com mittee on finance the President's annua message, and proceeded to deliver a turif speech of some length. At th close o .Ir. Frve's remarks Mr. Blair of New Hampshire spoke for an hour on bis eau cational bill, and the sonate adjourued. Hor-r.- After some preliminary wrang ling the Thoebe-Carlisle contest was callet up and the resolution confirming Speaker t'arlisle's title to his seat wu adopted - yeas. VA', nays, 7. Among the bilis ane resolutions introduced were the following Amen.ling the civil service law by foruid ding the debarment of any person on ac co u n t of age. Au thorizing the institution o judicial proceediugs against the Pacinc railroad compauies. Propt ling a consti tutionai amendment prohibiting t'io re peal of general pension laws. Kesolution for the appointment of a special committee to investígate the truth of the charge made by the governor of Alaska agains the Alaska commercial company in lu report to the ecretary of the interior A resolution declaring it to be the sense of the House that th United States should. in the interest o peaca aud amitv bet ween the nations an in response to the detnans of manufactur ers, merchants and producers for the ex tensión of the trade and commerce of th country, use all proper means lo secure aD honorable, speedy and permanent adjust ment of all (litferences and contro versie between the United States and Grea Britain and Canada in regard to th tisheries; provided that in such se'.tlemen the claim that vessels of the United State shall have and enjoy the same rigbts in Canadian ports as are accorded to Cana dian vessels in the ports of the I'nitei States shall be maincained. Appropriat ing f 150,000 to A. D Baussell to build an air line shipto convoy passengers tliroug the air, i.eferred to the committee on ventilation. January 24, Sesate.- After a long dis cussion to refer the President's message on the Pitcific railroads to a special commit tee of geven lenators (changed from live was agreed to- yeas, 24; nays 15. - Mr Palmer addressed the senateon tbe subjec of the bill introduced by him on the I2t inst. to regúlate immigration. He sai that if the standard of American labo was to be maintained we must impos restraints on the foreign influx, which de grades by undue competition, From Ger man y and Bohemia, mingled with bonos immigrant8, are coming a horde of aoarch ists, social wolves honoring no llag, defy ing laws, persons andproperty, whoseem blem is colored with blood, lighted by in cendiary torches and saluted by dynamit bombs. In the present condition o tbe labor market tbere is no room for this class. and they should b excluded like the Chinese. The Haymarke crime was un-Amorican and foreign. W should have a moral quarantineas well as a physical one. We have 10,000,000 foi eigners here to-day, but the country i now bevond the need of immigration, am should exercise the right of selectiou, 1 is time for America to stop allowing thi country to be the dumping ground for tb scuin of foreign countries, We have tb bigbest wages, tbe largest liberty and th most comfort of the world, and we siiouk exercise discretion in ailowing these u vantages to be shared. The bill was re ferred to the committee on foreign rola tions, and the senate proceeded to th consideration of the Denciency bill. House - The proceedings in the hpus were of a routine character and devoid o public interest.