NEWS OF THE WORLD

Oxford Observer, Volume 3, Issue 109, 26 September 1891, Page 3

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Berlin, A million of pilgrims, have visited Treves. The Roman Catholic journals are relating miraoles whioh are alleged to have been worked through the agency bf the " Holy Coat," The

lame are said to walk, and the blind made to see. Vienna. It is reported that the Archduke John, who was believed to have been lost m a ship during a voyage to Valparaiso m October last year, holds a leading position m tha Junta's army. Paris. The production of the Opera Lohengrin has led to further rioting, and one hundred and sixty of those suspected of taking a leading part m the disturbance have been arrested. Constantinople. Kiamil Pasha, the Grand Vizier whom it was alleged was dismissed from office owing to his adopting a policy favourable to England, has been granted a pension of £300 by the Sultan. Hong Kong. It is understood that the ultimatum to the Chinese Government relative to the recent atrocities has been delayed urtil the decision of the Great Powers is received as to which shall be the commanding fleet. St Petersburg. The Novoe Vremya, m discussing the action of the British squadron m manoeuvring at Sigri, demands the punishment of the Admiral who was responsible for the scare. Phylloxera is spreading m Southern Russia, and the vineyards m the Crimea are hopelessly ruined. Berlin. The Emperor is anxious that the birthday of Karl Theodore Korner, the popular German poet and patriot, who, m 1813, incited the expulsion of the French, shall be celebrated with enthusiasm on Wednesday next. Vienna. The Austrian Minister for War demands that the peace footing of the Army shall be increased by -29,000, and the erection of a third fortified camp m Galicia. The Minister for Finance is opposed to the increase, and threatens to resign if the proposal is carried out. A split m the Cabinet is likely to result, and the Emperor Joseph will probably be asked to settle the difference. GENERAL BOOTH. Melbourne. General Booth received an immense ovation on his arrival, and thousands were unable to gain admission to the Exhibition Building, where the reception was held. . FIFTY DAYS' FAST. London. Alexandre Jacques has completed his self-imposed fast ol fifty days. Towards the end of the term he suffered somewhat severly from gout, but to demonstrate that his strength was not materially reduced he carried Mr Kennedy,' the mesmerist, twice across the room. During the fast Jacques lost 28£lb. Of the £3,608,504 given last yea.x m Government grants to elementary sohools, the Church of England took £1,350,767, and the Roman Catholics! £172,845. The Board schools evi-l dently do their educational work betteri than th© Church, for they earned! 18s. s|d. per soholar m Government! grants, while the Church only obtained! 17s. s£d. per head, and the Roman! Catholics 17s. 4|d. I A young woman recently died mi

•Germany f.om the effect of ln'mersicn m cold watef according to the rites of tbe Baptist-i. The minister who baptised her was sentenced to a week's imprison ment for thus causing her death, but the sentence was subsequently remitted. The neighboring- Baptist congregations liave made arrangements for warming the water .m future The Lancet suggests that a medical examination should, also take place to sec. that the candidates art- free from heart disc-ase before being submitted to the shock of immersion. General Booth is lamenting a falling oil' of £8,000 m annual receipts, the gifts to some extent having* been diverted from the ordinary funds to the ,( Social Scheme." The Wesleyan Missionary Society is also suffering from a marked diminution of its income. The deficiency is close upon £11,000 aud the debt amounts to £19,000. Some of the fisherman of St. Ives, Cornwall are such desperate Sabbatarians that they will no.t allow fish to land on Monday that have been caught by going out the previous evening — ■ whereby they lose some trade ahd some fish. D. L, Moody, the novelist, has, says Mr James W. Stillman m the Boston . Investigator, accumulated a fortune of over half a million dollars, iluw he propose? to get into heaven with that amount is not stated. But the Lord is good to his saints. The Boston Journ-il, speaking'of Mr Brad laugh, says : '" There was a peculiar resemblance m liis oratory t'6 that ol Henry- Ward JRetcher. He had moment!-, of emotion and splendid diction born of sudden inspiration,, which were all the more remarkable because there was nothing m his en- , vironment to suggest them. They^ were, so to speak, - lightning flashes Irom the intensity of his inner life, and thpy appeared at "intervals always to startle and to charm throughout his whole career." From what we heard ofH. W. Beecher's oratory, it was not to be compared to that of Mr Bradlaugh. Prophet Baxter has fixed the end of the world for April 11th, 1901. Surely t'ns is a mistake of ten days. . The first of April looks more likely. British Methodists' subscriptions to bhe General Fund are less to-day than m 1 868 by £4,000, and less than m 1878 by £12,470. The figures are taken from tlie Methodist Times. Spurgeon says he expects to have a pulpit beyond the ■ipheres, and to preach with a voice louder than ten thousand thunders. His congregation will need their ears strengthened, if not lengthened. '" The young man Hardy, who is under apprehension for shooting Sergeant Applegarth at Merrington Lane, has addressed a letter to bis mother, m which he hopes the Lord will forgive him, and says "it is the "Lord's will that I have to be called away." But did the Lord commission him to call away Sergeant Applegarth at the same time '? The young shooter is religious : and, like many other religious persons, his brains are muddled.